transmogrify.ploneremote 1.1

Transmogrifier blueprints for uploading content via xmlrpc to a plone site

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Introduction
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*transmogrifier.ploneremote* is package of transmogrifier blueprints for
uploading content via Zope XML-RPC API to a Plone site.

Plone site does not need any modifications, but vanilla Zope XML-RPC is used.

Usage
-----

Five different blueprints are provided.

Common Options
==============

target
Url of Plone folder to upload content. You will need to include the username and
password using the url syntax. e.g. http://user:[e-mail]/folder.
If you'd prefer not to hardcode your password in a pipeline.cfg you can use
`mr.migrator` which lets you override your pipeline using the commandline.

path-key
Which blueprint item dictionary key is used to extract the remote path information
or the item. Default value *path* .


transmogrify.ploneremote.constructor
====================================

Drop in replacement for constructor that will use xmlprc calls to construct content on a remote plone site

Options:

:target:
see `Common Options`_

:path-key:
see `Common Options`_

:type-key:
Key of the field with item type to create. Defaults to 'type','portal_type', 'Type','_type'

:creation-key:
Key of the field to determine if item should be created. Defaults to '_creation_flag'

:create-condition:
TAL expression to determine if item should be added. Defaults to 'python:True'

:move-condition:
If the content has already been uploaded and then moved this TAL expression
will determine if the content should be moved back. Default is 'python:True'

:remove-condition:
If the content has already been uploaded and is of a different type this
TAL expression will determine if the item can be removed and recreated.



transmogrify.ploneremote.remoteschemaupdater
============================================

This will use XML-RPC to call Archetypes setXXX() mutator methods remotely
to set field values.

TODO: How to input schema fields

Options:

:target:
see `Common Options`_

:path-key:
see `Common Options`_

:condition:
TAL Expression to determine to use this blueprint

:skip-existing:
Default is 'False'


transmogrify.ploneremote.remoteworkflowupdater
==============================================

Triggers the state transition of the remote item workflow i.e.
publishes the item if it is not public.

Options:

:target:
see `Common Options`_

:path-key:
see `Common Options`_

:transitions-key:
which blueprint item dictionary key is used as the transition name
for the item.


transmogrify.ploneremote.remoteredirector
=========================================

This blueprint adds redirection aliases to those content items that have changed
it's paths during tranmogrification process. It takes into account item's
*_orig_path* key set by webcrawler blueprint. Redirection uses
Products.RedirectionTool Aliases form to add appropriate redirections. So this
is required to install that addon in order to make
*transmogrify.ploneremote.redirector* blueprint work.

If *path* is not equal to *orig_path* then appropriate aliases is being added
to local Plone utility (IRedirectionStorage) using Aliases form.


Example::

#
# Add content aliases for content that changed it's paths
#
[redirector]
blueprint = transmogrify.ploneremote.remoteredirector

Options:

:target:
see `Common Options`_

:path-key:
see `Common Options`_

transmogrify.ploneremote.remoteprune
====================================

Removes any items from a folder if it's not an item in the pipeline.

Options:

:target:
see `Common Options`_

:path-key:
see `Common Options`_

:prune-folder-key:
which transmogrifier field is read to check
if the prune folder is run against the remote folder.
The default value os "_prune-folder"

transmogrify.ploneremote.remotenavigationexcluder
=================================================

Set "Exclude from Navigation" setting for remote Plone content items.

Options:

:target:
see `Common Options`_

:path-key:
see `Common Options`_

:exclude-from-navigation-key:
Which key we use to read navigation exclusion hint.
Default is 'exclude-from-navigation'


Authors
--------------

In the order of apperance

* Dylan Jay, [e-mail]

* Mikko Ohtamaa, [e-mail], http://mfabrik.com

* Vitaliy Podoba, [e-mail]


1.1 (2012-04-19)
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- remoteconstructor: handle uploading with moved content or content thats changed type
- ploneprune: ignore items with no path
- handle Protocol errors in schemaupdater
- handle some xmlrpc errors better
- add conditions so can skip existing
- improve documentation


1.0b4 (2011-06-29)
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- fix uploading html in plone 4.1 by setContentType
- log errors to logger and continue
- simplify update code
- better logging
- close files so don't run out of file handles


1.0b3 (2011-02-06)
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- handle uploading files using less memory
- fix bug in debug output

1.0b2 (2010-12-13)
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- better logging


1.0b1 (2010-11-08)
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- Added remote folder pruning ["Mikko Ohtamaa"]

- skips if there are no target ["Dylan Jay"]

- add remoteredirector blueprint ["Vitaliy Podoba"]

- Added exclude_from_nav remote setting ["Mikko Ohtamaa"]

- added remote workflow updater ["Mikko Ohtamaa"]


1.0a1 (2010-03-22)
----------------

- split from pretaweb.funnelweb and released
["Dylan Jay"]