def handle_post(self, params, path_info, host, post_data, request_method, format_obj = None):
"""Read data from the request and turn it into an UPDATE/DELETE action."""
if format_obj:
actions = []
id = self.get_id_from_path_info(path_info)
if id is not False:
action = Action()
action.method = "update"
action.id = id
features = format_obj.decode(post_data)
action.feature = features[0]
actions.append(action)
else:
if hasattr(format_obj, 'decode'):
features = format_obj.decode(post_data)
for feature in features:
action = Action()
action.method = "insert"
action.feature = feature
actions.append(action)
elif hasattr(format_obj, 'parse'):
format_obj.parse(post_data)
transactions = format_obj.getActions()
if transactions is not None:
for transaction in transactions:
action = Action()
action.method = transaction.__class__.__name__.lower()
action.wfsrequest = transaction
actions.append(action)
return actions
else:
raise Exception("Service type does not support adding features.")
