Introduction

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:password@site.com/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'

alias-key

Key of the field with a path of where the original content was found such as by transmogrifier.webcrawler. transmogrify.ploneremote.remoteredirector will set this path as an alias which allows the constructor to find the same content if it is run a second time even if a the items desired path has changed. Defaults to '_origin_path'.

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'

skip_unmodified

if set to true and the items modification date is less than the modification date of the remote item then no fields will be updated. The modification date either comes from 'modificationDate' key in the item or the 'last-modified' header if item was from transmogrify.webcrawler.

headers-key

key for dictionary of headers such as added by transmogrify.webcrawler

skip_fields

Fields that won't be updated

creation_key

if skip existing is true and this field is set in the item the remote item is not updated

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"

trash-path

remote folder to set to move content items not specified locally. If empty

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'

transmogrify.ploneremote.remoteportlets

Set static text portlets. If items contain a key such as '_left_portlet_text_1' it will create a static text portlet at '_path' as the first portlet on the left.

left-title-prefix

defaults to _left_portlet_title.

left-text-prefix

defaults to _left_portlet_text.

right-title-prefix

defaults to _right_portlet_title.

right-text-prefix

defaults to _right_portlet_text.

Authors

In the order of apperance

• Dylan Jay, software@pretaweb.com
• Mikko Ohtamaa, mikko@mfabrik.com, http://mfabrik.com
• Vitaliy Podoba, vitaliypodoba@gmail.com