+ # xxx should do side effects from new_record to record
+ # not too sure how to do that
+ # not too big a deal with planetlab as the driver is authoritative, but...
+
+ # update native relations
+ if isinstance (record, RegSlice):
+ researcher_hrns = getattr(new_record,'researcher',None)
+ if researcher_hrns is not None: record.update_researchers (researcher_hrns)
+
+ elif isinstance (record, RegAuthority):
+ pi_hrns = getattr(new_record,'pi',None)
+ if pi_hrns is not None: record.update_pis (pi_hrns)
+
+ # update the PLC information that was specified with the record
+ # xxx oddly enough, without this useless statement,
+ # record.__dict__ as received by the driver seems to be off
+ # anyway the driver should receive an object
+ # (and then extract __dict__ itself if needed)
+ print "DO NOT REMOVE ME before driver.update, record=%s"%record
+ new_key_pointer = -1
+ try:
+ (pointer, new_key_pointer) = self.driver.update (record.__dict__, new_record.__dict__, hrn, new_key)
+ except:
+ pass
+ if new_key and new_key_pointer:
+ record.reg_keys=[ RegKey (new_key, new_key_pointer)]
+ record.gid = gid
+
+ dbsession.commit()