def get_root_folder():
"""Get the Root Folder of a Zope instance."""
site = grok.getSite()
if IApplication.providedBy(site):
return site.__parent__
else:
# another sub-site is within the application, so
# walk up the tree until we get to the root folder
parent = site.__parent__
while not IRootFolder.providedBy(parent):
parent = parent.__parent__
return parent
def get_application(name):
"""get Application by the it's name."""
root = get_root_folder()
app = root[name]
if IApplication.providedBy(app):
return app
