Hi, I think GAE is a wonderful development environment, and the Python version is really empowering. However, I have decided to make my life easier by writing a form-generating library suitable for CMS like editing (admin stuff). I think Django is too big.
Requirements: - work well with jinja2, but not assume jinja2 - work well with the ndb modelling - possible to extend the library to allow dynamic online creation of forms - allow multiple ndb objects in a form - allow multipe objects of the same class in a form - allow partial updates of objects (only touch some fields) - return the form content untouched to the browser when validators fail, but indicating the field errors - efficient instancing/generating/handling of forms More suggestions? My experience with GAE is somewhat limited so I am not quite sure how to best represent this in Python. I am thinking usage along these lines (pseudocode) for GET: form = Form( objs={'SITE':model.SiteInfoDbModel,'USR1':model.UserDbModel,'USR2':model. UserDbModel}, ) form.set_template( (Form.GROUP, # generates a DIV or other grouping mechanism (form.SITE.sitename, 40), # allow editing of sitename string 40 chars line (form.USR1.fullname, 50), # 50 chars line (form.USR1.description, 50,15) # generate multi line editing (Form.READONLY,'edited by',form.USR2.username) ) ) form.attach_db_objects(fetch_siteinfo(),fetch_admin(),fetch_currentuser()) self.response.out.write(template.render(form=form)) and something like this for POST: form.attach_db_objects(fetch_siteinfo(),fetch_admin(),fetch_currentuser()) try: form.set_from_request(self.request) form.validate_and_commit() self.response.out.write(template.render(form=form,message='Data Stored')) except ValidationError: self.response.out.write(template.render(form=form,message='Validation failed, not stored')) It might be better to use classes rather than lists for the form template. Comments? Ola. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/ioOwq7yGu8wJ. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.