def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
xml = args[0]
fields = args[1]
if kwargs.has_key('namespaces'):
self.namespaces = kwargs.pop('namespaces')
#super(XMLModel, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
tree = etree.parse(StringIO.StringIO(xml))
self.fieldnames = []
for f in fields:
tag = gettag(tree, f['xpath'], self.namespaces)
value = gettagvalue(tag, f.get('function',None))
field = {'label': f['form']['label'],
'value': value,}
setattr(self, f['name'], field)
self.fieldnames.append(f['name'])
def prep_fields(fields, xml, namespaces=None):
"""Takes raw kwargs, fills in initial data from xml file.
kwargs[*]['initial'] is used to populate form fields
@param fields: Dict data structure representing fields.
@param xml: String representation of an XML document.
@return: fields, with initial data added.
"""
thistree = etree.parse(StringIO.StringIO(xml))
for f in fields:
tag = gettag(thistree, f['xpath'], namespaces)
value = gettagvalue(tag)
# insert into form data
if value:
f['form']['initial'] = value
return fields
