I'm using AttributeExtension for my project and it would greatly
simplify things if I could receive the events after the attributes are
set.  Is there any way this will make it into SqlAlchemy?

On Sep 28, 8:09 pm, Mike Bernson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Michael Bayer wrote:
>
> > On Sep 28, 2008, at 8:23 PM, Mike Bernson wrote:
>
> >> The set method has changed from 0.5b3 to 0.5rc1.
>
> >> The old set method set the value before it called the set method
> >> in attribute extension. The new method set the value after the
> >> set method is called.
>
> >> This is cause me problems because the methods that I am dispatching
> >> to think the attribute is set. Is it safe in the set method of the
> >> attribute method to set the attribute value by doing a follow:
>
> >> class ReceiveEvents(AttributeExtension):
>
> >>     def set(self, obj, child, oldchild, initiator):
> >>         key = initiator.key
> >>         obj.dict[key] = child
>
> >>         if child != oldchild:
> >>             instance = obj.obj.__call__()
> >>             instance.notify(model=instance, property=key,  
> >> old=oldchild, new=newchild)
>
> >>         return obj.dict[key]
>
> >> instance.notify dispatch to methods that have register that they need
> >> to known about property changing value. The methods that get dispatch
> >> then can modify the property.
>
> > oh yeah.   I think I meant to let you know about this (you're the only  
> > person usingAttributeExtension) but i probably forgot :) .   The  
> > change is necessary so that the extension can raise errors or modify  
> > the value before its actually set.
>
> > whats the question, you want to populate dict directly ?   Should be  
> > fine for scalar attributes since thats what happens right after the  
> > event anyway.
>
> Are there any other attribute type that might cause a problem ?
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