reinstate the original messages mode in addition to the new popup-based one

[myslice.git] / plugins / messages / messages.py

diff --git a/plugins/messages/messages.py b/plugins/messages/messages.py
index 0faee93..65baea1 100644 (file)
--- a/plugins/messages/messages.py
+++ b/plugins/messages/messages.py
@@ -3,18 +3,29 @@ from unfold.plugin import Plugin
 # lists levels and sets them to enabled or not at startup
 default_levels = {'fatal': True, 'error': True, 'warning' : True, 'info' : True, 'debug' : False}
 
+# there are two implementations available here
+# one shows up in the main page like a regular part of the page,
+# while the other one relies on transient popups
+# by default we use the latter, but you can specify 
+# transient=False if you want to use the former
+# xxx
+# also the pieces that go with this transient mode are
+# under views/templates, it would make sense to move them over here
+# however it turns out that views/templates/base.html unconditionnally
+# includes messages-transient-header.html 
 class Messages (Plugin):
 
-    def __init__ (self, levels=None, **settings):
+    def __init__ (self, transient=True, levels=None, **settings):
         Plugin.__init__ (self, **settings)
         if levels is None: levels=default_levels
         # shortcut: 'ALL' turn everything on
         elif levels=='ALL': levels=dict( [ (k,True) for k in default_levels ] )
         elif levels=='NONE': levels=dict( [ (k,False) for k in default_levels ] )
+        self.transient=transient
         self.levels=levels
 
     def template_file (self):
-        return "messages.html"
+        return "messages.html" if not self.transient else "messages-transient.html"
 
     def requirements (self):
         return {