def dump(self, tz=None):
'''
Level 1 serialization: console output.
This level targets console output. It only digests essnetial
information which end users can understand. e.g. the text
of a status is digested whereas the ID fields is not digested.
To control the format, please rewrite dump() in derived Message class.
See also __str__(), __unicode__(), show()
'''
if tz:
return unicode("[%s] at %s \n %s") % \
(self.parsed.username, utils.utc2str(self.parsed.time, tz), self.parsed.text)
else:
return unicode("[%s] at %s \n %s") % \
(self.parsed.username, utils.utc2str(self.parsed.time), self.parsed.text)
def __unicode__(self):
'''
Level 1 serialization and convert to unicode
See dump()
'''
# NOTE:
#
# dump() method remains stable because the downstream is
# digest methods. The __str__ and __unicode__ are only
# for console interaction. Normal apps should refer to
# those fields in 'parsed' themselves.
#
# We limit the output to 500 characters to make the console
# output uncluttered.
return unicode("[%s] at %s \n %s") % (self.parsed.username,
utils.utc2str(self.parsed.time),
self.parsed.text[0:500])
