def newElem(type='post'):
'''Create a new XML element.
Args:
type: The type of element to create (post or page).
Returns:
A default XML element of the given type.
'''
now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
now = now.replace(microsecond = 0)
nowSpace = now.isoformat(' ')
slug = util.onlyAlphaNum(now.isoformat('_'),'-')
filepath = util.getContentFilepath(now, slug)
while os.path.exists(filepath):
nowSpace = "%s0"%(nowSpace)
slug = "%s0"%(slug)
filepath = util.getContentFilepath(now, slug)
item = {
'date': nowSpace,
'name': slug,
'title': nowSpace,
'type': type,
'status': 'hidden',
'filepath': util.getContentFilepath(now, slug),
'url': util.getURL(now, slug, type),
'parent': '',
'trash': ''
}
new_elem = ET.Element(type)
updateElem(new_elem, item)
return new_elem
def formToItem(form, orig_item):
'''Convert an EditForm object to an item.
Args:
form: Form to convert.
orig_item: Original item to use for default values.
Returns:
An item.
'''
keys = ['status','categories','name','title','tags','content']
if orig_item['type'] == 'page':
keys.append('parent')
item = dict((k, form.cleaned_data[k]) for k in keys)
date = datetime.datetime.combine(form.cleaned_data['date'], form.cleaned_data['time'])
item['date'] = date.isoformat(' ')
item['url'] = util.getURL(date, item['name'], orig_item['type'])
item['categories'] = util.cleanCSV(item['categories'])
item['tags'] = util.cleanCSV(item['tags'])
item['type'] = orig_item['type']
item['filepath'] = util.getContentFilepath(date, item['name'])
return item
