- if debug:
- print '===> backend call',methodName, self.auth, self.url,'->',
- if not result: print "[no/empty result]"
- elif isinstance (result,str): print "result is '%s'"%result
- elif isinstance (result,list): print "result is a %d-elts list"%len(result)
- else: print "[dont know how to display result]"
- return ManifoldResult (code=ManifoldCode.SUCCESS, value=result)
+ ### attempt to cope with old APIs and new APIs
+ if isinstance (result, dict) and 'code' in result:
+ # this sounds like a result from a new API, leave it untouched
+ pass
+ else:
+ if debug:
+ print '===> backend call',methodName, self.auth, self.url,'->',
+ if not result: print "[no/empty result]"
+ elif isinstance (result,str): print "result is '%s'"%result
+ elif isinstance (result,list): print "result is a %d-elts list"%len(result)
+ else: print "[dont know how to display result]"
+ return ManifoldResult (code=ManifoldCode.SUCCESS, value=result)