I can see both the form and crumb_trail. That's the strange part - everything works fine up to the redirect.
I will try calling trashit as you suggest, though. It had occurred to me that it might be a possibility. But I don't understand why it should not work... On Mar 8, 2:11 pm, Richard Vézina <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok then, I think you have to map your form > > ### Controller: > def trash(): > import trash_it > return trash_it.trashit(request, session,response, db) > > From trash_it.trashit() return : > > return dict( form=form, crumb_trail=crumb_trail) > > So, your controller trash() function should look like this... > > ### Controller: > def trash(): > import trash_it > from, crumb_trail = trash_it.trashit(request, session,response, db) > return dict( form=form, crumb_trail=crumb_trail) > > I am not sure, but you can try... > > Do you see your form and crumb_trail object in your controller trash() > function view?? > > If you don't it may because of mapping issue... > > Richard > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Cliff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, it works. > > > Every controller has a trash function because every index table has a > > trash link. Similar to the way grid has a delete button on its index > > tables. > > > It is like this: > > > def index(): > > query = db.sometable.is_active==True > > if such_and_such: > > query = query & db.sometable.somefield== foo > > ... > > > So I don't want to copy/paste this generic function in every > > controller. > > > I guess I could do a redirect and then redirect back, but I need to > > understand modules better so that's the approach I tried. > > > On Mar 8, 1:08 pm, Richard Vézina <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you bring your module trashit function into controller does it work? > > > > Make what you try to do (I mean define a "page" controller function into > > > module) and what the utility to put the trash function into module? > > Modules > > > are useful for function you want to use every where (any controller > > files) > > > without having to copy/paste them. But I don't see the utility for page > > > controller function... Why not just make a controller file for you trash > > > function and redirect from one an other controller when you need this > > > function??? > > > > Richard > > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Cliff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Here is the controller > > > > > ### Controller: > > > > def trash(): > > > > import trash_it > > > > return trash_it.trashit(request, session,response, db) > > > > > On Mar 8, 12:06 pm, Richard Vézina <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > I didn't see rapidly other problem in the code... > > > > > > The only thing I could suspect is if you use directly (I mean call > > the > > > > > module trashit function from the URL) trashit... > > > > > > Since it is a parameted function if won't be allowed to execute it > > from > > > > the > > > > > URL. > > > > > > We don't see your controller... > > > > > > Also, maybe try without sub-func "crumbs.do_crumbs(session, request, > > > > db)" > > > > > first and then add it... > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Cliff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Richard, > > > > > > > Thanks for the hints. > > > > > > > You can pass the response object to a module directly, without > > using > > > > > > current. I have other modules that work this way; the only > > problem is > > > > > > the long parms list. > > > > > > > I know the html imports are working correctly because the form > > > > > > renders. > > > > > > I suspect the http imports are working because no exception gets > > > > > > raised and the the traceback points to gluon/http.py. So it must > > be > > > > > > imported. > > > > > > > On Mar 8, 11:21 am, Richard Vézina <[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > You may check if those import are working properly : > > > > > > > > from html import FORM, H2, P, BR, INPUT, URL > > > > > > > from http import HTTP, redirect > > > > > > > > Could it be possible that it should be import like this : > > > > > > > > from gluon.html import FORM?? > > > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Richard Vézina < > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I think you will need to read a bit about current, > > > > current.response, > > > > > > > > current.request, etc. > > > > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Cliff <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> What am I doing wrong? > > > > > > > > >> This code works fine in a controller. When moved to a module > > it > > > > fails > > > > > > > >> with a 303 error. > > > > > > > >> Here is the code: > > > > > > > > >> ### Controller: > > > > > > > >> def trash(): > > > > > > > >> import trash_it > > > > > > > >> return trash_it.trashit(request, session,response, db) > > > > > > > > >> ## module trash_it.py > > > > > > > >> from html import FORM, H2, P, BR, INPUT, URL > > > > > > > >> from http import HTTP, redirect > > > > > > > > >> def trashit(request, session, response, db): > > > > > > > >> import crumbs > > > > > > > >> crumb_trail = crumbs.do_crumbs(session, request, db) > > > > > > > >> form = FORM( > > > > > > > >> H2('Are you sure?'), > > > > > > > >> P('Do you really want to move the item to the trash?'), > > > > > > > >> BR(), > > > > > > > >> INPUT(_type='submit', _name='yes', _value='Yes, trash > > it', > > > > > > > >> _style='margin-right:1em' > > > > > > > >> ), > > > > > > > >> INPUT(_type='submit', _name='no', _value='No'), > > > > > > > >> ) > > > > > > > >> response.view = 'are_you_sure.html' > > > > > > > > >> if form.accepts(request, session): > > > > > > > >> if 'yes' in request.post_vars: > > > > > > > >> db[request.controller][request.args(0)] = > > > > > > > >> dict(is_active=False) > > > > > > > >> session.flash = 'Item moved to trash.' > > > > > > > >> redirect(URL(request.application, > > request.controller, > > > > > > > >> 'index')) > > > > > > > >> elif 'no' in request.post_vars: > > > > > > > >> session.flash = 'Trash cancelled.' > > > > > > > >> redirect(URL(request.application, > > request.controller, > > > > > > > >> 'index')) > > > > > > > >> else: > > > > > > > >> response.flash = 'Just checking.' > > > > > > > > >> return dict( form=form, crumb_trail=crumb_trail) > > > > > > > > >> # The traceback > > > > > > > > >> Traceback (most recent call last): > > > > > > > >> File "/media/Myfiles/3-o/gluon/main.py", line 493, in > > wsgibase > > > > > > > >> serve_controller(request, response, session) > > > > > > > >> File "/media/Myfiles/3-o/gluon/main.py", line 202, in > > > > > > > >> serve_controller > > > > > > > >> page = run_controller_in(request.controller, > > request.function, > > > > > > > >> environment) > > > > > > > >> File "/media/Myfiles/3-o/gluon/compileapp.py", line 537, in > > > > > > > >> run_controller_in > > > > > > > >> restricted(code, environment, filename) > > > > > > > >> File "/media/Myfiles/3-o/gluon/restricted.py", line 204, in > > > > > > > >> restricted > > > > > > > >> exec ccode in environment > > > > > > > >> File "/media/Myfiles/3-o/applications/operations/controllers/ > > > > > > > >> buckslips.py", line 344, in <module> > > > > > > > >> File "/media/Myfiles/3-o/gluon/globals.py", line 172, in > > <lambda> > > > > > > > >> self._caller = lambda f: f() > > > > > > > >> File "/media/Myfiles/3-o/applications/operations/controllers/ > > > > > > > >> buckslips.py", line 341, in trash > > > > > > > >> return trash_it.trashit(request, session,response, db) > > > > > > > >> File "applications/operations/modules/trash_it.py", line 22, > > in > > > > > > > >> trashit > > > > > > > >> redirect(URL(request.application, request.controller, > > 'index'), > > > > > > > >> File "/media/Myfiles/3-o/gluon/http.py", line 128, in > > redirect > > > > > > > >> Location=location) > > > > > > > >> HTTP: 303 SEE OTHER
