dabo Commit
Revision 6442
Date: 2011-02-18 01:37:36 -0800 (Fri, 18 Feb 2011)
Author: Werner
Trac: http://trac.dabodev.com/changeset/6442

Changed:
U   trunk/dabo/biz/RemoteBizobj.py
U   trunk/dabo/biz/__init__.py
U   trunk/dabo/biz/dAutoBizobj.py
U   trunk/dabo/biz/dBizobj.py
U   trunk/dabo/dObject.py
U   trunk/dabo/lib/doDefaultMixin.py
U   trunk/dabo/lib/eventMixin.py
U   trunk/dabo/lib/propertyHelperMixin.py

Log:
- first batch of documentation string changes for Sphinx doc

Diff:
Modified: trunk/dabo/biz/RemoteBizobj.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/dabo/biz/RemoteBizobj.py      2011-02-16 22:15:03 UTC (rev 6441)
+++ trunk/dabo/biz/RemoteBizobj.py      2011-02-18 09:37:36 UTC (rev 6442)
@@ -117,13 +117,17 @@
 
        def applyDiffAndSave(self, diff, primary=False):
                """Diffs are dicts in the format:
+                       
                        {hashval: (DataSource, KeyField, [changes])}
+                       
                where 'changes' is a list of dicts; one for each changed row in
                the bizobj. Each row dict has the following key/value pairs:
+                       
                        KeyField: pk value
                        ColumnName: (origVal, newVal)
                        Column2Name: (origVal, newVal)
                        ...
+               
                The 'diff' dict we receive can have 1 or two keys. One that 
will always
                be present is the hashval for this bizobj. If this bizobj has 
related child
                bizobjs, and they have changes, there will be a 'children' key 
that will

Modified: trunk/dabo/biz/__init__.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/dabo/biz/__init__.py  2011-02-16 22:15:03 UTC (rev 6441)
+++ trunk/dabo/biz/__init__.py  2011-02-18 09:37:36 UTC (rev 6442)
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-""" dabo.biz : Dabo Business Objects (bizobjs)
+"""
+dabo.biz : Dabo Business Objects (bizobjs)
 
 Ed Leafe writes:
 
->         Bizobjs are objects whose purpose is to encapsulate
-> business rules about data, and which also serve as the glue
-> between the GUI controls and the backend cursors. In nearly
-> all forms, there is a primary table that is the 'focus' of
-> the form. There can be other tables that are related to the
-> primary one; usually they are related in some sort of
-> parent-child relation. Therefore, each bizobj can have
-> zero-to-many child bizobjs. Each bizobj also has a reference
-> to a cursor object. The cursor objects will encapsulate the
-> data access. The bizobj will have a property that will be
-> used to identify it, along with its cursor, for resolving
-> ControlSource references in the controls.
+Bizobjs are objects whose purpose is to encapsulate
+business rules about data, and which also serve as the glue
+between the GUI controls and the backend cursors. In nearly
+all forms, there is a primary table that is the 'focus' of
+the form. There can be other tables that are related to the
+primary one; usually they are related in some sort of
+parent-child relation. Therefore, each bizobj can have
+zero-to-many child bizobjs. Each bizobj also has a reference
+to a cursor object. The cursor objects will encapsulate the
+data access. The bizobj will have a property that will be
+used to identify it, along with its cursor, for resolving
+ControlSource references in the controls.
 
 So, dabo.biz sits in between dabo.db and dabo.ui
 

Modified: trunk/dabo/biz/dAutoBizobj.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/dabo/biz/dAutoBizobj.py       2011-02-16 22:15:03 UTC (rev 6441)
+++ trunk/dabo/biz/dAutoBizobj.py       2011-02-18 09:37:36 UTC (rev 6442)
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@
 
 def setupAutoBiz(conn, autoBizes):
        """This function sets up a list of dAutoBizobj's for auto creation.
-       Instead of doing this:
+       Instead of doing this::
+
                t = myBiz1(conn)
                t = myBiz2(conn)
                t = myBiz3(conn)
                t = myBiz4(conn)
-       Use SetupAutoBiz like so:
+
+       Use SetupAutoBiz like so::
+               
                dabo.biz.SetupAutoBiz(conn, (myBiz1, myBiz2, myBiz3, myBiz4))
+
        """
        for obj in autoBizes:
                t = obj(conn)
@@ -236,9 +240,11 @@
        def initTable(self):
                """Return the data to be inserted into the table after it has 
been created.
                Return a tuple in the format of ((column list), (lists to 
insert)).
-               Example:
+               Example::
+                       
                        def initTable(self):
                                return  (("firstname","lastname"), 
(("bob","smith"),("granny","smith"))
+
                """
                #Override in subclass
 

Modified: trunk/dabo/biz/dBizobj.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/dabo/biz/dBizobj.py   2011-02-16 22:15:03 UTC (rev 6441)
+++ trunk/dabo/biz/dBizobj.py   2011-02-18 09:37:36 UTC (rev 6442)
@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@
                will allow you to run those queries, get the results, and then 
dispose
                of the cursor.
 
-               If you send no arguments, you'll get a cursor to use how you 
want, like:
+               If you send no arguments, you'll get a cursor to use how you 
want, like::
 
                        cur = self.getTempCursor()
                        cur.UserSQL = "select count(*) as count from invoices 
where cust_id = ?"
                        cur.requery((883929,))
                        invoiceCount = cur.Record.count
 
-               But you can also simplify by sending the sql and params in the 
call:
+               But you can also simplify by sending the sql and params in the 
call::
 
                        cur = self.getTempCursor("select count(*) as count...", 
(883929,))
                        invoiceCount = cur.Record.count
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@
 
 
        def createCursor(self, key=None):
-               """ Create the cursor that this bizobj will be using for data, 
and store it
+               """
+               Create the cursor that this bizobj will be using for data, and 
store it
                in the dictionary for cursors, with the passed value of 'key' 
as its dict key.
                For independent bizobjs, that key will be None.
 
@@ -239,7 +240,8 @@
 
 
        def first(self):
-               """ Move to the first record of the data set.
+               """
+               Move to the first record of the data set.
 
                Any child bizobjs will be requeried to reflect the new parent 
record. If
                there are no records in the data set, an exception will be 
raised.
@@ -258,7 +260,8 @@
 
 
        def prior(self):
-               """ Move to the prior record of the data set.
+               """
+               Move to the prior record of the data set.
 
                Any child bizobjs will be requeried to reflect the new parent 
record. If
                there are no records in the data set, an exception will be 
raised.
@@ -277,7 +280,8 @@
 
 
        def next(self):
-               """ Move to the next record of the data set.
+               """
+               Move to the next record of the data set.
 
                Any child bizobjs will be requeried to reflect the new parent 
record. If
                there are no records in the data set, an exception will be 
raised.
@@ -296,7 +300,8 @@
 
 
        def last(self):
-               """ Move to the last record of the data set.
+               """
+               Move to the last record of the data set.
 
                Any child bizobjs will be requeried to reflect the new parent 
record. If
                there are no records in the data set, an exception will be 
raised.
@@ -315,7 +320,8 @@
 
 
        def beginTransaction(self):
-               """Attempts to begin a transaction at the database level, and 
returns
+               """
+               Attempts to begin a transaction at the database level, and 
returns
                True/False depending on its success.
                """
                rp = self._RemoteProxy
@@ -328,7 +334,8 @@
 
 
        def commitTransaction(self):
-               """Attempts to commit a transaction at the database level, and 
returns
+               """
+               Attempts to commit a transaction at the database level, and 
returns
                True/False depending on its success.
                """
                rp = self._RemoteProxy
@@ -341,7 +348,8 @@
 
 
        def rollbackTransaction(self):
-               """Attempts to rollback a transaction at the database level, 
and returns
+               """
+               Attempts to rollback a transaction at the database level, and 
returns
                True/False depending on its success.
                """
                rp = self._RemoteProxy
@@ -354,7 +362,8 @@
 
 
        def _getTransactionToken(self):
-               """Ask the Application for the transaction token. If the token 
is granted,
+               """
+               Ask the Application for the transaction token. If the token is 
granted,
                then this bizobj has the ability to begin and end transactions.
                """
                try:
@@ -367,7 +376,8 @@
 
 
        def _hasTransactionToken(self):
-               """Returns True/False, depending on whether this bizobj
+               """
+               Returns True/False, depending on whether this bizobj
                currently "holds" the transaction token.
                """
                try:
@@ -378,7 +388,8 @@
 
 
        def _releaseTransactionToken(self):
-               """Ask the Application to give up the transaction token. Once 
this is done,
+               """
+               Ask the Application to give up the transaction token. Once this 
is done,
                other bizobjs can receive the token to begin and end 
transactions.
                """
                try:
@@ -431,7 +442,8 @@
 
 
        def save(self, startTransaction=True):
-               """Save any changes that have been made in the current row.
+               """
+               Save any changes that have been made in the current row.
 
                If the save is successful, the saveAll() of all child bizobjs 
will be
                called as well.
@@ -502,7 +514,8 @@
 
 
        def cancelAll(self, ignoreNoRecords=None):
-               """Cancel all changes made to the current dataset, including 
all children
+               """
+               Cancel all changes made to the current dataset, including all 
children
                and all new, unmodified records.
                """
                self.scanChangedRows(self.cancel, allCursors=False, 
includeNewUnchanged=True,
@@ -510,7 +523,8 @@
 
 
        def cancel(self, ignoreNoRecords=None):
-               """Cancel all changes to the current record and all children.
+               """
+               Cancel all changes to the current record and all children.
 
                Two hook methods will be called: beforeCancel() and 
afterCancel(). The
                former, if it returns an error message, will raise an exception 
and not
@@ -531,7 +545,8 @@
 
 
        def deleteAllChildren(self, startTransaction=True):
-               """Delete all children associated with the current record 
without
+               """
+               Delete all children associated with the current record without
                deleting the current record in this bizobj.
                """
                cursorKey = self.__currentCursorKey
@@ -616,7 +631,7 @@
 
 
        def deleteAll(self, startTransaction=True):
-               """ Delete all rows in the data set."""
+               """Delete all rows in the data set."""
                rp = self._RemoteProxy
                if rp:
                        return rp.deleteAll()
@@ -652,7 +667,8 @@
 
 
        def executeSafe(self, sql, params=None):
-               """Execute the passed SQL using an auxiliary cursor.
+               """
+               Execute the passed SQL using an auxiliary cursor.
 
                This is considered 'safe', because it won't harm the contents 
of the
                main cursor.
@@ -662,7 +678,8 @@
 
 
        def getDataDiff(self, allRows=False):
-               """Get a dict that is keyed on the hash value of this bizobj, 
with the value
+               """
+               Get a dict that is keyed on the hash value of this bizobj, with 
the value
                being  a list of record changes. Default behavior is to only 
consider the
                current row; you can change that by passing allRows=True. Each 
changed
                row will be present in the diff, with its PK and any columns 
whose values
@@ -679,7 +696,8 @@
 
 
        def getChangedRows(self, includeNewUnchanged=False):
-               """ Returns a list of row numbers for which isChanged() returns 
True. The
+               """
+               Returns a list of row numbers for which isChanged() returns 
True. The
                changes may therefore not be in the record itself, but in a 
dependent child
                record. If includeNewUnchanged is True, the presence of a new 
unsaved
                record that has not been modified from its defaults will 
suffice to mark the
@@ -696,7 +714,8 @@
 
 
        def _listChangedRows(self, includeNewUnchanged=False):
-               """ Called from a scan loop. If the current record is changed,
+               """
+               Called from a scan loop. If the current record is changed,
                append the RowNumber to the list.
                """
                if self.isChanged(includeNewUnchanged):
@@ -704,7 +723,8 @@
 
 
        def getRecordStatus(self, rownum=None):
-               """ Returns a dictionary containing an element for each changed
+               """
+               Returns a dictionary containing an element for each changed
                field in the specified record (or the current record if none is 
specified).
                The field name is the key for each element; the value is a 
2-element
                tuple, with the first element being the original value, and the 
second
@@ -716,7 +736,8 @@
 
 
        def bizIterator(self, reversed=False, restorePointer=False):
-               """Returns an iterator that moves the bizobj's record pointer 
from
+               """
+               Returns an iterator that moves the bizobj's record pointer from
                the first record to the last, and returns the current record 
number.
                If you pass 'reversed=True', the iterator will go in reverse 
order,
                from the last record to the first.
@@ -729,7 +750,8 @@
 
 
        def bizDataIterator(self, reversed=False, restorePointer=False):
-               """Returns an iterator that moves the bizobj's record pointer 
from
+               """
+               Returns an iterator that moves the bizobj's record pointer from
                the first record to the last, and returns a dict of the 
columns/values
                of the record for the current iteration. If you pass 
'reversed=True',
                the iterator will go in reverse order, from the last record to 
the first.
@@ -743,7 +765,8 @@
 
 
        def scan(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
-               """Iterate over all records and apply the passed function to 
each.
+               """
+               Iterate over all records and apply the passed function to each.
 
                Set self.exitScan to True to exit the scan on the next 
iteration.
 
@@ -763,7 +786,8 @@
 
 
        def scanRows(self, func, rows, *args, **kwargs):
-               """Iterate over the specified rows and apply the passed 
function to each.
+               """
+               Iterate over the specified rows and apply the passed function 
to each.
 
                Set self.exitScan to True to exit the scan on the next 
iteration.
                """
@@ -818,7 +842,8 @@
 
        def scanChangedRows(self, func, allCursors=False, 
includeNewUnchanged=False,
                        *args, **kwargs):
-               """Move the record pointer to each changed row, and call func.
+               """
+               Move the record pointer to each changed row, and call func.
 
                If allCursors is True, all other cursors for different parent 
records will
                be iterated as well.
@@ -875,7 +900,8 @@
 
 
        def _fldReplace(self, expr):
-               """Takes a user-defined, SQL-like expression, and substitutes 
any
+               """
+               Takes a user-defined, SQL-like expression, and substitutes any
                field name with the reference for that value in the bizobj.
                Example (assuming 'price' is a column in the data):
                        self._fldReplace("price > 50")
@@ -892,7 +918,8 @@
 
 
        def replace(self, field, valOrExpr, scope=None):
-               """Replaces the value of the specified field with the given 
value
+               """
+               Replaces the value of the specified field with the given value
                or expression. All records matching the scope are affected; if
                no scope is specified, all records are affected.
 
@@ -904,7 +931,8 @@
 
 
        def _replace(self, field, valOrExpr, scope):
-               """Called once for each record in the bizobj when the replace() 
method
+               """
+               Called once for each record in the bizobj when the replace() 
method
                is invoked.
                """
                if scope is not None:
@@ -925,7 +953,8 @@
 
 
        def new(self):
-               """ Create a new record and populate it with default values. 
Default
+               """
+               Create a new record and populate it with default values. Default
                values are specified in the DefaultValues dictionary.
                """
                errMsg = self.beforeNew()
@@ -951,7 +980,8 @@
 
 
        def setSQL(self, sql=None):
-               """ Set the SQL query that will be executed upon requery().
+               """
+               Set the SQL query that will be executed upon requery().
 
                This allows you to manually override the sql executed by the 
cursor. If no
                sql is passed, the SQL will get set to the value returned by 
getSQL().
@@ -966,7 +996,8 @@
 
 
        def requery(self):
-               """ Requery the data set.
+               """
+               Requery the data set.
 
                Refreshes the data set with the current values in the database,
                given the current state of the filtering parameters.
@@ -1034,7 +1065,8 @@
 
 
        def setChildLinkFilter(self):
-               """ If this is a child bizobj, its record set is dependent on 
its parent's
+               """
+               If this is a child bizobj, its record set is dependent on its 
parent's
                current PK value. This will add the appropriate WHERE clause to
                filter the child records. If the parent is a new, unsaved 
record, or if
                there is no parent record, there cannot be any child records 
saved yet,
@@ -1067,7 +1099,8 @@
 
 
        def getParentLinkValue(self):
-               """Return the value of the parent record on which this bizobj 
is dependent. Usually this
+               """
+               Return the value of the parent record on which this bizobj is 
dependent. Usually this
                is the PK of the parent, but can be a non-PK field, if this 
bizobj's ParentLinkField is
                not empty.
                """
@@ -1091,7 +1124,8 @@
 
 
        def sort(self, col, ordr=None, caseSensitive=True):
-               """ Sort the rows based on values in a specified column.
+               """
+               Sort the rows based on values in a specified column.
 
                Called when the data is to be sorted on a particular column
                in a particular order. All the checking on the parameters is 
done
@@ -1103,7 +1137,8 @@
 
 
        def setParams(self, params):
-               """ Set the query parameters for the cursor.
+               """
+               Set the query parameters for the cursor.
 
                Accepts a tuple that will be merged with the sql statement 
using the
                cursor's standard method for merging.
@@ -1123,15 +1158,16 @@
                If the operator is specified, it will be used literally in the 
evaluation instead of the
                equals sign, unless it is one of the following strings, which 
will be interpreted
                as indicated:
-                       eq, equals: =
-                       ne, nequals: !=
-                       gt: >
-                       gte: >=
-                       lt: <
-                       lte: <=
-                       startswith, beginswith: fld.startswith(expr)
-                       endswith: fld.endswith(expr)
-                       contains: expr in fld
+                       
+                       | eq, equals: =
+                       | ne, nequals: !=
+                       | gt: >
+                       | gte: >=
+                       | lt: <
+                       | lte: <=
+                       | startswith, beginswith: fld.startswith(expr)
+                       | endswith: fld.endswith(expr)
+                       | contains: expr in fld
                """
                currPK = self.getPK()
                if fld in self.VirtualFields:
@@ -1221,7 +1257,8 @@
 
 
        def _validate(self):
-               """ Internal method. User code should override validateRecord().
+               """
+               Internal method. User code should override validateRecord().
 
                _validate() is called by the save() routine before saving any 
data.
                If any data fails validation, an exception will be raised, and 
the
@@ -1238,7 +1275,8 @@
 
 
        def validateRecord(self):
-               """ Hook for subclass business rule validation code.
+               """
+               Hook for subclass business rule validation code.
 
                This is the method that you should customize in your subclasses
                to create checks on the data entered by the user to be sure 
that it
@@ -1246,7 +1284,8 @@
                an error message that describes the reason why the data is not
                valid; this message will be propagated back up to the UI where 
it can
                be displayed to the user so that they can correct the problem.
-               Example:
+               
+               Example::
 
                        if not myNonEmptyField:
                                return "MyField must not be blank"
@@ -1258,7 +1297,8 @@
 
 
        def fieldValidation(self, fld, val):
-               """This is called by the form when a control that is marked for 
field-
+               """
+               This is called by the form when a control that is marked for 
field-
                level validation loses focus. It handles communication between 
the
                bizobj methods and the form. When creating Dabo apps, if you 
want
                to add field-level validation rules, you should override 
fieldValidation()
@@ -1278,7 +1318,8 @@
 
 
        def validateField(self, fld, val):
-               """This is the method to override if you need field-level 
validation
+               """
+               This is the method to override if you need field-level 
validation
                to your app. It will receive the field name and the new value; 
you can
                then apply your business rules to determine if the new value is
                valid. If not, return a string describing the problem. Any 
non-empty
@@ -1289,7 +1330,8 @@
 
 
        def _moveToRowNum(self, rownum, updateChildren=True):
-               """ For internal use only! Should never be called from a 
developer's code.
+               """
+               For internal use only! Should never be called from a 
developer's code.
                It exists so that a bizobj can move through the records in its 
cursor
                *without* firing additional code.
                """
@@ -1298,7 +1340,8 @@
 
 
        def _positionUsingPK(self, pk, updateChildren=True):
-               """ For internal use only! Should never be called from a 
developer's code.
+               """
+               For internal use only! Should never be called from a 
developer's code.
                It exists so that a bizobj can move through the records in its 
cursor
                *without* firing additional code.
                """
@@ -1308,12 +1351,14 @@
 
 
        def _resetChildrenParent(self, updateChildren):
-               """ For internal use only! Should never be called from a 
developer's code.
+               """
+               For internal use only! Should never be called from a 
developer's code.
                Its purpose is to keep child cursor in sync with parent cursor.
                The updateChildren parameter meaning:
-                       None    - the fastest one, doesn't update nor requery 
child cursor
-                       False   - update child cursor with current parent
-                       True    - do both, update child cursor and requery ONLY 
empty cursors.
+               
+                       | None  - the fastest one, doesn't update nor requery 
child cursor
+                       | False - update child cursor with current parent
+                       | True  - do both, update child cursor and requery ONLY 
empty cursors.
                """
                if updateChildren is not None:
                        for child in self.__children:
@@ -1338,7 +1383,8 @@
 
 
        def locate(self, val, fld=None, caseSensitive=False, movePointer=True, 
runRequery=True):
-               """ Search for a value in a field, and optionally move the 
record pointer to the first
+               """
+               Search for a value in a field, and optionally move the record 
pointer to the first
                matching record. Returns the True or False, depending on 
whether the value was found.
 
                If runRequery is True, and the record pointer is moved, all 
child bizobjs
@@ -1357,7 +1403,8 @@
 
 
        def seek(self, val, fld=None, caseSensitive=False, near=False, 
runRequery=True):
-               """ Search for a value in a field, and move the record pointer 
to the match.
+               """
+               Search for a value in a field, and move the record pointer to 
the match.
 
                Used for searching of the bizobj's cursor for a particular 
value in a
                particular field. Can be optionally case-sensitive.
@@ -1405,7 +1452,8 @@
 
 
        def isChanged(self, includeNewUnchanged=None):
-               """ Return True if data has changed in this bizobj and any 
children.
+               """
+               Return True if data has changed in this bizobj and any children.
 
                By default, only the current record is checked. Call 
isAnyChanged() to
                check all records.
@@ -1431,12 +1479,12 @@
 
 
        def onDeleteLastRecord(self):
-               """ Hook called when the last record has been deleted from the 
data set."""
+               """Hook called when the last record has been deleted from the 
data set."""
                pass
 
 
        def _onSaveNew(self):
-               """ Called after successfully saving a new record."""
+               """Called after successfully saving a new record."""
                # If this is a new parent record with a new auto-generated PK, 
pass it on
                # to the children before they save themselves.
                if self.AutoPopulatePK:
@@ -1448,12 +1496,13 @@
 
 
        def onSaveNew(self):
-               """ Hook method called after successfully saving a new 
record."""
+               """Hook method called after successfully saving a new record."""
                pass
 
 
        def _onNew(self, setDefaults=True):
-               """ Populate the record with any default values.
+               """
+               Populate the record with any default values.
 
                User subclasses should leave this alone and instead override 
onNew().
                """
@@ -1481,7 +1530,8 @@
 
 
        def onNew(self):
-               """Called when a new record is added.
+               """
+               Called when a new record is added.
 
                Use this hook to add additional default field values, or 
anything else
                you need. If you change field values here, the memento system 
will not
@@ -1492,7 +1542,8 @@
 
 
        def setParentFK(self, val=None, allRows=True):
-               """ Accepts and sets the foreign key value linking to the
+               """
+               Accepts and sets the foreign key value linking to the
                parent table for all records.
                """
                if self.LinkField:
@@ -1515,7 +1566,8 @@
 
 
        def setCurrentParent(self, val=None):
-               """ Lets dependent child bizobjs update to the current parent
+               """
+               Lets dependent child bizobjs update to the current parent
                record.
                """
                _oldKey = self.__currentCursorKey
@@ -1533,7 +1585,8 @@
 
 
        def addChild(self, child):
-               """ Add the passed child bizobj to this bizobj.
+               """
+               Add the passed child bizobj to this bizobj.
 
                During the creation of the form, child bizobjs are added by the 
parent.
                This stores the child reference here, and sets the reference to 
the
@@ -1545,7 +1598,8 @@
 
 
        def getAncestorByDataSource(self, ds):
-               """Given a DataSource, finds the ancestor (parent, grandparent, 
etc.) of
+               """
+               Given a DataSource, finds the ancestor (parent, grandparent, 
etc.) of
                this bizobj that has that DataSource. If no such ancestor 
exists, returns None.
                """
                ret = None
@@ -1558,7 +1612,8 @@
 
 
        def requeryAllChildren(self):
-               """ Requery each child bizobj's data set.
+               """
+               Requery each child bizobj's data set.
 
                Called to assure that all child bizobjs have had their data sets
                refreshed to match the current master row. This will normally 
happen
@@ -1599,7 +1654,8 @@
 
 
        def expireCache(self, recurse=True, _allCursors=False):
-               """Expire the requery cache so that a subsequent 
self.Parent.requeryAllChildren()
+               """
+               Expire the requery cache so that a subsequent 
self.Parent.requeryAllChildren()
                will fetch records from the backend instead of using the cached 
records.
 
                If recurse is True, the cache in the child bizobjs will be 
expired, too.
@@ -1620,7 +1676,7 @@
 
 
        def getPK(self):
-               """ Return the value of the PK field."""
+               """Return the value of the PK field."""
                if self.KeyField is None:
                        raise dException.dException(
                                        _("No key field defined for table: ") + 
self.DataSource)
@@ -1629,7 +1685,8 @@
 
 
        def getParentPK(self):
-               """ Return the value of the parent bizobjs' PK field. 
Alternatively,
+               """
+               Return the value of the parent bizobjs' PK field. Alternatively,
                user code can just call self.Parent.getPK().
                """
                try:
@@ -1669,7 +1726,8 @@
 
 
        def setFieldVals(self, valDict=None, row=None, pk=None, **kwargs):
-               """Allows you to set the value for multiple fields with one 
call by passing a dict
+               """
+               Allows you to set the value for multiple fields with one call 
by passing a dict
                containing the field names as keys, and the new values as 
values.
                """
                if valDict is None:
@@ -1705,7 +1763,8 @@
 
 
        def dataToXML(self):
-               """Returns XML representing the data set. If there are child 
bizobjs,
+               """
+               Returns XML representing the data set. If there are child 
bizobjs,
                the data for the related child records will be nested inside of 
the
                parent record; this nesting can go as many levels deep as there 
are
                child/grandchild/etc. bizobjs.
@@ -1734,7 +1793,8 @@
 
 
        def _xmlForRow(self, level, callback):
-               """Returns the xml for the given row to the specified
+               """
+               Returns the xml for the given row to the specified
                callback function.
                """
                xml = self._CurrentCursor._xmlForRow()
@@ -1749,7 +1809,8 @@
 
 
        def getDataSet(self, flds=(), rowStart=0, rows=None, 
returnInternals=False):
-               """ Get the entire data set encapsulated in a list.
+               """
+               Get the entire data set encapsulated in a list.
 
                If the optional 'flds' parameter is given, the result set will 
be filtered
                to only include the specified fields. rowStart specifies the 
starting row
@@ -1763,7 +1824,8 @@
 
 
        def appendDataSet(self, ds):
-               """Appends the rows in the passed dataset to this bizobj's 
dataset. No checking
+               """
+               Appends the rows in the passed dataset to this bizobj's 
dataset. No checking
                is done on the dataset columns to make sure that they are 
correct for this bizobj;
                it is the responsibility of the caller to make sure that they 
match. If invalid data is
                passed, a dException.FieldNotFoundException will be raised.
@@ -1772,7 +1834,8 @@
 
 
        def cloneRecord(self):
-               """Creates a copy of the current record and adds it to the 
dataset. The KeyField
+               """
+               Creates a copy of the current record and adds it to the 
dataset. The KeyField
                is not copied.
                """
                cc = self._CurrentCursor
@@ -1785,7 +1848,8 @@
 
 
        def isRemote(self):
-               """Returns True/False, depending on whether this bizobj's 
connection
+               """
+               Returns True/False, depending on whether this bizobj's 
connection
                is remote or not.
                """
                return self._connection.isRemote()
@@ -1806,27 +1870,32 @@
 
 
        def getDataStructure(self):
-               """ Gets the structure of the DataSource table. Returns a list
+               """
+               Gets the structure of the DataSource table. Returns a list
                of 3-tuples, where the 3-tuple's elements are:
-                       0: the field name (string)
-                       1: the field type ('I', 'N', 'C', 'M', 'B', 'D', 'T')
-                       2: boolean specifying whether this is a pk field.
+               
+                       | 0: the field name (string)
+                       | 1: the field type ('I', 'N', 'C', 'M', 'B', 'D', 'T')
+                       | 2: boolean specifying whether this is a pk field.
                """
                return self._CurrentCursor.DataStructure
 
 
        def getDataStructureFromDescription(self):
-               """ Gets the structure of the DataSource table. Returns a list
+               """
+               Gets the structure of the DataSource table. Returns a list
                of 3-tuples, where the 3-tuple's elements are:
-                       0: the field name (string)
-                       1: the field type ('I', 'N', 'C', 'M', 'B', 'D', 'T')
-                       2: boolean specifying whether this is a pk field.
+               
+                       | 0: the field name (string)
+                       | 1: the field type ('I', 'N', 'C', 'M', 'B', 'D', 'T')
+                       | 2: boolean specifying whether this is a pk field.
                """
                return self._CurrentCursor.getFieldInfoFromDescription()
 
 
        def getDataTypeForField(self, fld):
-               """Given a field name, returns its Python type, or None if no
+               """
+               Given a field name, returns its Python type, or None if no
                DataStructure information is available.
                """
                ds = self.getDataStructure()
@@ -1842,7 +1911,8 @@
 
 
        def getParams(self):
-               """ Return the parameters to send to the cursor's execute 
method.
+               """
+               Return the parameters to send to the cursor's execute method.
 
                This is the place to define the parameters to be used to modify
                the SQL statement used to produce the record set. Normally if 
you have
@@ -1854,7 +1924,7 @@
 
 
        def getChildren(self):
-               """ Return a tuple of the child bizobjs."""
+               """Return a tuple of the child bizobjs."""
                ret = []
                for child in self.__children:
                        ret.append(child)
@@ -1862,7 +1932,7 @@
 
 
        def getChildByDataSource(self, dataSource):
-               """ Return a reference to the child bizobj with the passed 
dataSource."""
+               """Return a reference to the child bizobj with the passed 
dataSource."""
                ret = None
                for child in self.getChildren():
                        if child.DataSource == dataSource:
@@ -1872,7 +1942,8 @@
 
 
        def escQuote(self, val):
-               """ Escape special characters in SQL strings.
+               """
+               Escape special characters in SQL strings.
 
                Escapes any single quotes that could cause SQL syntax errors. 
Also
                escapes backslashes, since they have special meaning in SQL 
parsing.
@@ -1882,33 +1953,37 @@
 
 
        def formatForQuery(self, val):
-               """ Wrap up any value(int, long, string, date, date-time, 
decimal, none)
+               """
+               Wrap up any value(int, long, string, date, date-time, decimal, 
none)
                for use to be in a query.
                """
                return self._CurrentCursor.formatForQuery(val)
 
 
        def formatDateTime(self, val):
-               """ Wrap a date or date-time value in the format
+               """
+               Wrap a date or date-time value in the format
                required by the backend.
                """
                return self._CurrentCursor.formatDateTime(val)
 
 
        def moveToRowNumber(self, rowNumber):
-               """ Move to the specified row number."""
+               """Move to the specified row number."""
                self.RowNumber = rowNumber
 
 
        def getWordMatchFormat(self):
-               """Returns the backend's SQL format for creating queries that 
are based
+               """
+               Returns the backend's SQL format for creating queries that are 
based
                on matching words in a given column.
                """
                return self._CurrentCursor.getWordMatchFormat()
 
 
        def oldVal(self, fieldName, row=None):
-               """Returns the value that was in the specified field when it 
was last fetched
+               """
+               Returns the value that was in the specified field when it was 
last fetched
                from the backend. Used to determine if the current value has 
been modified.
                """
                return self._CurrentCursor.oldVal(fieldName, row)
@@ -1916,19 +1991,21 @@
 
        ########## SQL Builder interface section ##############
        def addField(self, exp, alias=None):
-               """ Add a field to the field clause."""
+               """Add a field to the field clause."""
                return self._CurrentCursor.addField(exp, alias)
        def addFrom(self, exp, alias=None):
-               """ Add a table to the sql statement. For joins, use
+               """
+               Add a table to the sql statement. For joins, use 
                the addJoin() method.
                """
                return self._CurrentCursor.addFrom(exp, alias)
        def addJoin(self, tbl, exp, joinType=None):
-               """Add SQL JOIN clause.
+               """
+               Add SQL JOIN clause.
 
-               tbl: the name of the table to join with
-               exp: the join expression
-               joinType examples: "LEFT", "RIGHT", "INNER", "OUTER"
+               :param tbl: the name of the table to join with
+               :param exp: the join expression
+               :param joinType: examples: "LEFT", "RIGHT", "INNER", "OUTER"
                """
                return self._CurrentCursor.addJoin(tbl, exp, joinType)
        def addGroupBy(self, exp):
@@ -1970,7 +2047,8 @@
                """Explicitly set the where clause. Replaces any existing where 
settings."""
                return self._CurrentCursor.setWhereClause(clause)
        def prepareWhere(self, clause):
-               """Calls the backend's pre-processing routine for improving 
efficiency
+               """
+               Calls the backend's pre-processing routine for improving 
efficiency
                of filter expressions. If the backend does not have this 
capability,
                nothing is done.
                """
@@ -2078,18 +2156,22 @@
 
 
        def afterCreateCursor(self, crs):
-               """This hook is called after the underlying cursor object is 
created.
+               """
+               This hook is called after the underlying cursor object is 
created.
                The crs argument will contain the reference to the newly-created
-               cursor."""
+               cursor.
+               """
                pass
 
 
        def afterSetFieldVal(self, fld, row):
-               """Hook method called after a field's value has been set.
+               """
+               Hook method called after a field's value has been set.
 
                Your hook method needs to accept two arguments:
-                               -> fld : The name of the changed field.
-                               -> row : The RowNumber of the changed field.
+               
+                       | -> fld : The name of the changed field.
+                       | -> row : The RowNumber of the changed field.
 
                If row is None, this is the common case of the change happening
                in the current row.
@@ -2101,7 +2183,8 @@
 
 
        def _syncWithCursors(self):
-               """Many bizobj properties need to be passed through to the 
cursors
+               """
+               Many bizobj properties need to be passed through to the cursors
                that provide it with data connectivity. This method ensures 
that all
                such cursors are in sync with the bizobj.
                """
@@ -2110,7 +2193,8 @@
 
 
        def _syncCursorProps(self, crs):
-               """This method ensures that the passed cursor's properties
+               """
+               This method ensures that the passed cursor's properties
                are in sync with this bizobj.
                """
                crs.KeyField = self._keyField
@@ -2129,7 +2213,8 @@
 
 
        def _cursorDictReference(self):
-               """In rare situations, bizobj subclasses may need to reference 
the
+               """
+               In rare situations, bizobj subclasses may need to reference the
                internal __cursors attribute. This provides a way to do that, 
but
                it should be stressed that this is potentially dangerous and 
could
                lead to lost data if not handled correctly.
@@ -2138,7 +2223,8 @@
 
 
        def _updateCursorKey(self, newKey):
-               """For internal use only! Should never be called from a 
developer's code.
+               """
+               For internal use only! Should never be called from a 
developer's code.
                Handles current cursor key value changes.
                """
                oldKey = self.__currentCursorKey
@@ -2541,7 +2627,8 @@
 
        AutoQuoteNames = property(_getAutoQuoteNames, _setAutoQuoteNames, None,
                        _("""When True (default), table and column names are 
enclosed with
-                       quotes during SQL creation in the cursor.  (bool)"""))
+                       quotes during SQL creation in the cursor.  (bool)
+                       """))
 
        AutoSQL = property(_getAutoSQL, None, None,
                        _("Returns the SQL statement automatically generated by 
the sql manager."))
@@ -2551,7 +2638,8 @@
 
        ChildCacheInterval = property(_getChildCacheInterval, 
_setChildCacheInterval, None,
                        _("""If this is a child bizobj, this represents the 
length of time in seconds that a
-                       subsequent requery request will be ignored.  (int)"""))
+                       subsequent requery request will be ignored.  (int)
+                       """))
 
        CurrentSQL = property(_getCurrentSQL, None, None,
                        _("Returns the current SQL that will be run, which is 
one of UserSQL or AutoSQL."))
@@ -2568,23 +2656,26 @@
        DataStructure = property(_getDataStructure, _setDataStructure, None,
                        _("""Returns the structure of the cursor in a tuple of 
6-tuples.
 
-                               0: field alias (str)
-                               1: data type code (str)
-                               2: pk field (bool)
-                               3: table name (str)
-                               4: field name (str)
-                               5: field scale (int or None)
+                               | 0: field alias (str)
+                               | 1: data type code (str)
+                               | 2: pk field (bool)
+                               | 3: table name (str)
+                               | 4: field name (str)
+                               | 5: field scale (int or None)
 
                                This information will try to come from a few 
places, in order:
-                               1) The explicitly-set DataStructure property
-                               2) The backend table method"""))
 
+                               1. The explicitly-set DataStructure property
+                               2. The backend table method
+                               """))
+
        DefaultValues = property(_getDefaultValues, _setDefaultValues, None,
                        _("""A dictionary specifying default values for fields 
when a new record is added.
 
                        The values of the dictionary can be literal (must match 
the field type), or
                        they can be a function object which will be called when 
the new record is added
-                       to the bizobj."""))
+                       to the bizobj.
+                       """))
 
        Encoding = property(_getEncoding, _setEncoding, None,
                        _("Name of encoding to use for unicode  (str)") )
@@ -2592,14 +2683,16 @@
        FillLinkFromParent = property(_getFillLinkFromParent, 
_setFillLinkFromParent, None,
                        _("""In the onNew() method, do we fill in the foreign 
key field specified by the
                        LinkField property with the value returned by calling 
the bizobj's      getParentPK()
-                       method? (bool)"""))
+                       method? (bool)
+                       """))
 
        IsAdding = property(_isAdding, None, None,
                        _("Returns True if the current record is new and 
unsaved."))
 
        KeyField = property(_getKeyField, _setKeyField, None,
                        _("""Name of field that is the PK. If multiple fields 
make up the key,
-                       separate the fields with commas. (str)"""))
+                       separate the fields with commas. (str)
+                       """))
 
        LastSQL = property(_getLastSQL, None, None,
                        _("Returns the last executed SQL statement."))
@@ -2621,55 +2714,63 @@
 
        ParentLinkField = property(_getParentLinkField, _setParentLinkField, 
None,
                        _("""Name of the field in the parent table that is used 
to determine child
-                       records. If empty, it is assumed that the parent's PK 
is used  (str)"""))
+                       records. If empty, it is assumed that the parent's PK 
is used  (str)
+                       """))
 
        Record = property(_getRecord, None, None,
                        _("""Represents a record in the data set. You can 
address individual
-                       columns by referring to 'self.Record.fieldName' 
(read-only) (no type)"""))
+                       columns by referring to 'self.Record.fieldName' 
(read-only) (no type)
+                       """))
 
        _RemoteProxy = property(_getRemoteProxy, None, None,
                        _("""If this bizobj is being run remotely, returns a 
reference to the RemoteConnector
-                       object that will handle communication with the server.  
(read-only) (RemoteConnector)"""))
+                       object that will handle communication with the server.  
(read-only) (RemoteConnector)
+                       """))
 
        RequeryChildOnSave = property(_getRequeryChildOnSave, 
_setRequeryChildOnSave, None,
                        _("Do we requery child bizobjs after a save()? (bool)"))
 
        RequeryOnLoad = property(_getRequeryOnLoad, _setRequeryOnLoad, None,
                        _("""When True, the cursor object runs its query 
immediately. This
-                       is useful for lookup tables or fixed-size (small) 
tables. (bool)"""))
+                       is useful for lookup tables or fixed-size (small) 
tables. (bool)
+                       """))
 
        RequeryWithParent = property(_getRequeryWithParent, 
_setRequeryWithParent, Non

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