On 9/20/06 1:55 PM, Christopher Masto wrote: > Jonathan Vanasco wrote: >> as an example, in a system i have, no deletes are immediate, deletes >> are just bool flags + a deletion queue entry / timestemp, that waits >> for a month before actual deletion. >> so 95% of my selects on the public side include 'is_deleted= FALSE" > > I tend to have things set up that way as well, so either the > functionality you describe or an alternate way to accomplish the same > thing could come in handy. I'm also thinking about the situation where > records have permissions/ACLs.
Here's a solution that comes to mind: 1. Override load() in your common base class and check is_deleted() before deciding whether to return success or failure. (You can do some magic object swap stuff to ensure that a "failed" load() leaves the object unchanged.) 2. Override get_objects() in a custom Manager subclass and then base all your Managers on this class. In your new get_objects(), supply some default query arguments before calling through to the standard Manager class. I'm hesitant to provide hooks to alter the behavior of these functions in this way because I really think load() and get_objects() should be straightforward and predictable. (What if I *want* to load "deleted" records?) The subclassing method is explicit; all's fair in your own subclasses :) -John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Rose-db-object mailing list Rose-db-object@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rose-db-object