for use the global variables in modules the new recommended way is using current object.
in models/***.py from gluon import current current.foo = "bar" in modules/***.py from gluon import * foo = current.foo # current already has session, request, response and T http://zerp.ly/rochacbruno Em 13/10/2011 04:38, "pepper_bg" <[email protected]> escreveu: > Hi, > > I have some helper code in applications/myapp/modules/site_helpers.py. > I've been trying to cache the results of some of the functions there. > > The current content is: > > from gluon.shell import exec_environment > ee = exec_environment('applications/myapp/models/db.py') > cache = ee.cache > @cache('cached_result', time_expire = 6000, cache_model=cache.ram) > def my_fun(): > return "stuff" > > Having this I can: > > from applications.myapp.modules.site_helpers import * > > without the exec_environment magic I can't even get this import to > work. Now when I call my_fun() I get an error which seems absolutely > arbitrary: > > In [1]: from applications.myapp.modules.site_helpers import * > In [2]: my_fun() > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TypeError Traceback (most recent call > last) > > /pub/web2py/applications/myapp/models/menu.py in <module>() > ----> 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > > TypeError: action() takes no arguments (4 given) > > Tried using gluon.cache.Cache directly avoiding exec_environment but > it needs a Request instance to get created (for which I again seem to > need exec_environment). > > So would appreciate it if someone helps me with these two questions: > 1. What is the recommended way to use globals like these in the > modules code? I see that exec_environment can bring me the model stuff > but got the impression that other things (like cache in this example) > aren't that easy to get. > 2. What is the penalty for using exec_environment? Can I use it freely > in helper code placed in /modules (in the book I see a note in that > section "While everything discussed here works fine, we recommend > instead building your application using components", which am not sure > is going to help me in this case)? > > Apologies if what I am asking is obvious. Appreciate your help... > > >
