1 

     2 class Page (object) :

     3     """

     4         A page is kind of like a controller, I guess

     5     """

     6 

     7     # the page title, used in the HTML <title>

     8     title = None

     9 

    10     # the page name, used in the menu

    11     name = None

    12 

    13     # the page path, used in the URL

    14     path = None

    15 

    16     # parent page, can be self

    17     parent = None

    18 

    19     # menu of sub-pages, may be empty

    20     menu = None

    21 

    22     def __init__ (self, req, path_suffix) :

    23         self.req = req

    24         self.path_suffix = path_suffix

    25 

    26         # default parent to root

    27         if not self.parent :

    28             from pages import index as index_page

    29 

    30             self.parent = index_page.Page

    31     

    32     def _build_template (self, template_class) :

    33         tpl = template_class(searchList=[self.req])

    34         

    35         tpl.page_title = self.title

    36         tpl.page_name = self.name

    37         tpl.page_path = self.path

    38 

    39         tpl.page_menu = self.menu

    40         tpl.page = self

    41         

    42         return tpl

    43     

    44     def get_response_code (self) :

    45         """

    46             Returns the HTTP response code to be used

    47         """

    48 

    49         return 200

    50 

    51     def render_template (self) :

    52         """

    53             Returns an instance of Cheetah.Template, prepopulated with whatever variables it needs, ready to be rendered

    54         """

    55 

    56         abstract

    57 

    58 

    59