[Zope3-Users] browser:addview help needed

[Amos Latteier]

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out how to create custom add forms for content 
components that aren't schema-based.

I understand how to use the browser:addform and browser:addMenuItem 
directives. How do I create add forms and actions for non-schema content?

It appears that I should use the browser:addview directive. I'm having 
trouble using this directive. Here's what I'm trying:

   <browser:addview
     permission="zope.ManageContent"
     class=".test.AddView"
     name="add test"
     title="add test"
     menu="add_content"
   >

     <browser:page
       template="add.pt"
       name="add_form.html"
     />

     <browser:page
       attribute="add"
       name="add_action.html"
     />

   </browser:addview>

My hope is that this will allow me to view the add form (defined in 
add.pt) which can then call the "add_action.html" page that is handled 
by the add method of AddView class. The add method would then need to 
create an instance and add it using its context which should be an 
IAdding object.

When I try running Zope 3 head with this configuration I get:

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "z3.py", line 63, in ?
     run()
   File "z3.py", line 59, in run
     main(argv[1:])
   File "/usr/local/src/Zope3/src/zope/app/server/main.py", line 53, in main
     setup(load_options(args))
   File "/usr/local/src/Zope3/src/zope/app/server/main.py", line 100, in 
setup
     zope.app.appsetup.config(options.site_definition)
   File "/usr/local/src/Zope3/src/zope/app/appsetup/appsetup.py", line 
68, in config
     context = xmlconfig.file(file, execute=execute)
   File "/usr/local/src/Zope3/src/zope/configuration/xmlconfig.py", line 
456, in file
     context.execute_actions()
   File "/usr/local/src/Zope3/src/zope/configuration/config.py", line 
585, in execute_actions
     callable(*args, **kw)
   File "/usr/local/src/Zope3/src/zope/app/component/metaconfigure.py", 
line 48, in handler
     method(*args, **kwargs)
   File "/usr/local/src/Zope3/src/zope/component/adapter.py", line 121, 
in register
     raise TypeError(iface, IInterface)
zope.configuration.config.ConfigurationExecutionError: 
exceptions.TypeError: (u'addsighting', <InterfaceClass 
zope.interface.interfaces.IInterface>)
   in:
   File "/usr/local/src/Zope3/src/sighting/configure.zcml", line 61.0-79.0
   <browser:addview
     permission="zope.ManageContent"
     class=".test.AddView"
     name="add test"
     title="add test"
     menu="add_content"
   >

     <browser:page
       template="add.pt"
       name="add_sighting_form.html"
     />

     <browser:page
       attribute="add"
       name="add_sighting_action.html"
     />

   </browser:addview>

Does anyone have any suggestions or any examples of correct use of 
browser:addview?

Thanks!

-Amos