should no longer need to normalize dict

diff --git a/sfa/plc/api.py b/sfa/plc/api.py
index 4ce2f9e..2977a53 100644 (file)
--- a/sfa/plc/api.py
+++ b/sfa/plc/api.py
@@ -584,15 +584,15 @@ class SfaAPI(BaseAPI):
             oldList = []     
         newList = record.get(listName, [])
         # ugly hack to see what's next
-        def normalize (value):
-            from types import StringTypes
-            from sfa.util.sfalogging import logger
-            if isinstance(value,StringTypes): return value
-            elif isinstance(value,dict): 
-                newvalue=value['text']
-                logger.info("Normalizing %s=>%s"%(value,newvalue))
-                return newvalue
-        newList=[normalize(v) for v in newList]
+        #def normalize (value):
+        #    from types import StringTypes
+        #    from sfa.util.sfalogging import logger
+        #    if isinstance(value,StringTypes): return value
+        #    elif isinstance(value,dict): 
+        #        newvalue=value['text']
+        #        logger.info("Normalizing %s=>%s"%(value,newvalue))
+        #        return newvalue
+        #newList=[normalize(v) for v in newList]
 
         # if the lists are the same, then we don't have to update anything
         if (oldList == newList):