ZODB + Traversal Wiki Tutorial

This tutorial introduces a traversal -based repoze.bfg application to a developer familiar with Python. When we’re done with the tutorial, the developer will have created a basic Wiki application with authentication.

Contents:

• Background
• Installation
  • Preparation
  • Making a Project
  • Installing the Project in “Development Mode”
  • Running the Tests
  • Starting the Application
  • Exposing Test Coverage Information
  • Visit the Application in a Browser
  • Decisions the bfg_zodb Template Has Made For You
• Basic Layout
  • __init__.py
  • Configuration With configure.zcml
  • Content Models with models.py
  • App Startup with run.py
• Defining Models
  • Deleting the Database
  • Adding Model Classes
  • Add an Appmaker
  • Looking at the Result of Our Edits to models.py
  • Testing the Models
  • Running the Tests
  • Declaring Dependencies in Our setup.py File
• Defining Views
  • Adding View Functions
  • Viewing the Result of Our Edits to views.py
  • Adding Templates
  • Testing the Views
  • Running the Tests
  • Mapping Views to URLs in configure.zcml
  • Examining tutorial.ini
  • Viewing the Application in a Browser
• Using View Decorators Rather than ZCML view directives
  • Adding View Decorators
  • Adding a Scan Directive
  • Viewing the Result of Our Edits to views.py
  • Viewing the Results of Our Edits to configure.zcml
  • Running the Tests
  • Viewing the Application in a Browser
• Adding Authorization
  • Configuring a repoze.bfg Authentication Policy
  • Giving Our Root Model Object an ACL
  • Adding permission Declarations to our bfg_view Decorators
  • Viewing the Application in a Browser
  • Seeing Our Changes To views.py and our Templates
  • Revisiting the Application
• Distributing Your Application