def deserialize_project(datum, projectSchema, nbhd):
# type: (dict, NewProjectSchema, Neighborhood) -> object
p = projectSchema.deserialize(datum)
p = Object(p) # convert from dict to something with attr-access
# generate a shortname, and try to make it unique
if not p.shortname:
max_shortname_len = 15 # maybe more depending on NeighborhoodProjectShortNameValidator impl, but this is safe
shortname = orig_shortname = make_shortname(p.name, max_shortname_len)
for i in range(1, 10):
try:
ProjectRegistrationProvider.get(
).shortname_validator.to_python(shortname, neighborhood=nbhd)
except formencode.api.Invalid:
if len(orig_shortname) == max_shortname_len - 1:
shortname = orig_shortname + str(i)
else:
shortname = orig_shortname[:max_shortname_len - 1] + str(i)
else:
# we're good!
break
p.shortname = shortname
return p
