Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of RemovingTheMagic

Timestamp:

Dec 15, 2005, 8:02:52 PM (19 years ago)

Author:

Adrian Holovaty

Comment:

Added "Removed SilentVariableFailure exception" section

RemovingTheMagic

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-== API usage: Overriding model methods (and pre- and post-save hooks) ==
-
-'''Status: Done'''
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-Proper subclassing of methods will now work, so you can subclass the automatic {{{save()}}} and {{{delete()}}} methods. This removes the need for the {{{_pre_save()}}} and {{{_post_save()}}} hooks. Example:
+== Added a more powerful way of overriding model methods, removed hard-coded _pre_save(), _post_save(), etc. ==
+
+'''Status: Done'''
+
+Proper subclassing of methods now works, so you can subclass the automatic {{{save()}}} and {{{delete()}}} methods. This removes the need for the {{{_pre_save()}}}, {{{_post_save()}}}, {{{_pre_delete()}}} and {{{_post_delete()}}} hooks -- all of which have been removed. Example:
 
 {{{
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-== API usage: Overriding table-level functions ==
+== New API functionality: Overriding table-level functions ==
 
 '''Status: Done'''
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-== DoesNotExist exception renamed ==
+== Renamed DoesNotExist exception ==
 
 '''Status: Done'''
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+== Removed SilentVariableFailure exception ==
+
+'''Status: Done'''
+
+Old behavior: Any exception that subclasses {{{django.core.template.SilentVariableFailure}}} fails silently in the template system.
+
+New behavior: Any exception that has a {{{silent_variable_failure}}} attribute fails silently in the template system. {{{django.core.template.SilentVariableFailure}}} no longer exists.
+
 == Automatic manipulators ==