[Plone-developers] Re: Fwd: r21576 - in StagingAddOn: . tags tags/0.9 tags/0.9/Extensions tags/0.9/i18n tags/0.9/skins tags/0.9/skins/staging_add_on trunk trunk/Extensions trunk/i18n trunk/skins trunk/skins/staging_add_on

[Martin A. <opt...@gm...>]

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:48:45 +0100, Damien Baty  
<da...@pi...> wrote:

>    From the README [1]:

I read that, but it didn't have any implementation detail.


>    Basically, creating a new version is nothing more than copy-pasting  
> the current item and setting some attributes. This is done through a  
> workflow transition, but can be triggered from somewhere else (a link in  
> a portlet, for example).

Where does it copy it to? How does it copy it back? What does it do once  
it's copied it back?

>    We needed to have a staging tool that stores items in the same  
> folder, but we found EnSimpleStaging too complex and./or not adapted to  
> our use case. (The product has been developped in a short period of  
> time, some weeks ago. I think that a new version of ESS has been  
> released, which might provide the same features.)

You're right - they're focusing on different problems.

>    This product is very simple. Features (rollback, at least) may be  
> missing to some users (rollback was not implemented mainly because use  
> cases vary and we did not need it). Tests are missing, too. But,  
> actually, it works pretty well in a standard or softly modified Plone  
> portal, and that is what we need(ed). Some code still needs to be  
> enhanced, though.

Rollback is really hard - talk to the CMFEditions people. :-)

Tests are a must if you want this to gain wider adoption. I do hope you'll  
be able to add some in the future.

>    If I understood correctly, new versions of EnSimpleStaging might  
> allow the very same features, which might make StagingAddOn less useful  
> (read: useless). I would probably know that if I had read the last  
> thread on this subject (the one which started from Maik Roeder's  
> PLIP)... ;)

I'm not aware of ESS tackling this use case directly, though Sidnei seemed  
to think it could be done. I don't see how exactly myself, but I'm not  
familiar with ESS internals.

The reason why I'm taking an interest is that I think this kind of thing  
is (a) very desirable for a lot of people and (b) quite difficult to do  
right :)

Martin

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