diff -r 622592427cec -r 9ed4c7d2bdd2 site/page.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/site/page.py	Fri Feb 06 20:46:43 2009 +0200
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+
+class Page (object) :
+    """
+        A page is kind of like a controller, I guess
+    """
+
+    # the page title, used in the HTML <title>
+    title = None
+
+    # the page name, used in the menu
+    name = None
+
+    # the page path, used in the URL
+    path = None
+
+    # parent page, can be self
+    parent = None
+
+    # menu of sub-pages, may be empty
+    menu = None
+
+    def __init__ (self, req, path_suffix) :
+        self.req = req
+        self.path_suffix = path_suffix
+
+        # default parent to root
+        if not self.parent :
+            from pages import index as index_page
+
+            self.parent = index_page.Page
+    
+    def _build_template (self, template_class) :
+        tpl = template_class(searchList=[self.req])
+        
+        tpl.page_title = self.title
+        tpl.page_name = self.name
+        tpl.page_path = self.path
+
+        tpl.page_menu = self.menu
+        tpl.page = self
+        
+        return tpl
+    
+    def get_response_code (self) :
+        """
+            Returns the HTTP response code to be used
+        """
+
+        return 200
+
+    def render_template (self) :
+        """
+            Returns an instance of Cheetah.Template, prepopulated with whatever variables it needs, ready to be rendered
+        """
+
+        abstract
+
+
+