[Zope3-dev] Missing ObjectContentModifiedEvent

[Garrett Smith]

Jim Fulton wrote:
> Garrett Smith wrote:
>> Uwe Oestermeier wrote:
>> 
>>> In the meanwhile we need a decision, whether the
>>> ObjectContentModifiedEvent should be used in the File._setData
>>> method. I  would like to check this solution in. Any objections? The
>>> ObjectContentModifiedEvent class can be removed later on, if noone
>>> else is using it.
>> 
>> 
>> -1 if ObjectContentModifiedEvent does't have a clear distinction from
>> ObjectModifiedEvent. For my part, I don't see a difference in
>> modifying a 'data' attribute because it's a large number of bytes,
>> versus modifying a 'title' attribute or some other non-'content'
>> value. 
>> 
>> If ObjectModifiedEvent isn't firewhen when a file's data changes, it
>> should be (assuming people buy my previous point :)
> 
> I think the distinction is pretty clear.

Clear enough after you explain it.

> We divide information into ordinary/intrinsic and meta/extrinsic
> informatiom. 
> 
> IObjectContentModifiedEvent should indicate that intrinsic information
> has changed.
> 
> IObjectAnnotationsModifiedEvent, which isn't well named, should
> indicate that extrinsic/meta information has changed.

So we shouldn't see ObjectModifiedEvent being fired directly then. It
should be one of the two subclasses, correct? This is not the case
throughout zope/app.

 -- Garrett