def toContentElement(element, content=None):
'''Convert an element to a content element.
Args:
element: The XML element to convert.
content: String to save as the element's content instead of the default.
Returns:
The converted element.
'''
element.tag = 'item'
if not content:
content = 'Add content <b>here</b>...'
util.et_sub(element, 'content', content)
return element
def updateElem(element, item):
'''Update the contents of the element with the contents of the item.
Note: Everything in the element will be removed before saving the
content from item.
Args:
element: The XML element to update.
item: The source item with the data saved to the element. It must
have: date, name, url, type, and filepath.
Returns:
The updated element.
'''
if 'date' not in item or \
'name' not in item or \
'url' not in item or \
'type' not in item or \
'filepath' not in item:
raise Exception('Dict parameter is missing required key')
element.clear()
for key, value in item.iteritems():
if value and not isinstance(value, basestring):
value = ','.join(value)
if key == 'tag':
element.tag = value
elif key != 'content':
util.et_sub(element, key, value)
# Defaults for optional arguments
if 'title' not in item:
util.et_sub(element, 'title', item['date'])
if 'status' not in item:
util.et_sub(element, 'status', 'hidden')
return element
