Metadata-Version: 1.1
Name: docar
Version: 0.9.1
Summary: Create resource oriented architectures for RESTful client and server applications.
Home-page: https://github.com/30loops/python-docar
Author: Christo Buschek
Author-email: crito@30loops.net
License: UNKNOWN
Description: ============
        python-docar
        ============
        
        ``python-docar`` gives an declarative syntax for defining messages passed
        between client and server applications. By moving the focus of web applications
        to the documents exchanged it gives you the possibility to implement document
        oriented architectures. In this way you can map documents (messages) to
        resources identified by an URI. This is helpful for applications that implement
        a RESTful API. In the context of frameworks like Django, docar serves as a
        supporting library.
        
        On the server side those documents can be mapped to an underlying model store.
        At this time ``python-docar`` supports a Django ORM backend and a HTTP backend.
        Other model mappers like Sqlalchemy or a MongoDB backend mappers are possible.
        Currently a MongoDB backend is in the making.
        
        The same document definitions can be reused on the client side. In the future
        it will come with a HTTP client that can craft messages and send them right
        away to the server applications. Those documents can be validated, on the
        client side as well as on the server side.
        
        At the moment the only messaging format supported is a very simple JSON format.
        It is planned to provide more dialects (like XML) or the possibility to
        override the built-in serializers.
        
        For the full documentation, either `build it yourself`_ or visit the online
        documentation at readthedocs: http://readthedocs.org/docs/python-docar/
        
        Report any issues on the `issue tracker`_ of github. For any questions, send me
        a mail at crito[AT]30loops.net.
        
        ``python-docar`` is influenced by roar_.
        
        .. _`issue tracker`: https://github.com/30loops/python-docar/issues
        .. _roar: https://github.com/apotonick/roar
        
        Example
        =======
        
        The following code is a simplified example of how to use ``python-docar``. We
        start using the Django backend::
        
            # First declare your document
            from webapp.models import EntryModel, AuthorModel
            from docar import Document, Collection, fields
        
            class Author(Document):
                name = fields.StringField()
        
                class Meta:
                    backend_type = 'django'
                    model = AuthorModel
                    identifier = 'name'
        
            class BlogEntry(Document):
                id = fields.NumberField()
                title = fields.StringField()
                body = fields.StringField()
                published = fields.BooleanField(default=False)
                author = fields.ForeignDocument(Author)
        
                class Meta:
                    backend_type = 'django'
                    model = EntryModel
                    #identifier = 'id'  # The identifier defaults to 'id'
        
            # You can also declare collections of documents
            class Blog(Collection):
                document = BlogEntry
        
        You can use those documents in the views of your application::
        
            from webapp.documents import Author, BlogEntry, Blog
        
            entry = BlogEntry({'id': 1})
        
            # Bind the document to a model
            entry.fetch()
        
        I can also change attributes of the document and save it back to the model::
        
            entry.title = "20000 Leagues under the sea"
            entry.save()  # --> saves to the django model backend
        
        The ``render`` method renders the document into a normalized dictionary.
        Serializers take the normalized output, and transform it into the message
        format that is needed.::
        
            # render the document as a json string
            entry.render()
        
            {
                "id": 1,
                "title": "20000 Leagues under the sea",
                "body": "The whole story about captain Nemo ...",
                "published": True,
                "author": {
                    "name": "Jules Vernes",
                }
            }
        
        Installation
        ============
        
        Clone yourself the latest source from github. Development happens fast, so its
        good to always go with the latest commit::
        
            $ git clone git://github.com/30loops/python-docar.git
            $ cd python-docar
            $ sudo python setup.py install
        
        Development
        ===========
        
        This module comes along with a thorough test suite. Run it the following way::
        
            $ python setup.py nosetests
        
        .. _`build it yourself`:
        
        Documentation
        =============
        
        To build the documentation you need sphinx installed::
        
            $ cd docs
            $ make html
        
        You find the documentation in ``docs/_build/html/``.
        
        Disclaimer
        ==========
        
        The use of this software comes without any warranty. It is released under a BSD
        license. See ``LICENSE`` for details.
        
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Environment :: Web Environment
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP
