$pub.misc.bbs

This code was revised on 6/28/97 with several bug fixes.

@create $thing as bbs
@set bbs.editFailMsg = "%1D %1:(tries) to edit a message on %2i, but to no avail."
@set bbs.startEditMsg = "%1D %1:(begins) editing a message on %2i."
@set bbs.endEditMsg = "%1D %1:(puts) the finishing touches on a message for %2d."
@set bbs.abortEditMsg = "%1D %1:(quits) editing a message on %2i."
@set bbs.highnum = 0
@set me.bbs = bbs
;me.bbs.messages = {}   # only way to get dicts past the POO parser!
;me.bbs.msgowners = {}
@delprop me.bbs
@set bbs.f to 1

@newfunc bbs.reset(self)
self.messages = {}
self.msgowners = {}
self.highnum = 0
show( "%1D %1:(resets) %2d.", {1:user, 2:self} )
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@setown bbs.reset to None
@setperm bbs.reset to rc
@cmd bbs.reset <this> calls reset()
reset bbs

@newfunc bbs.allowAdd(self,who)
"""bbs.allowAdd(self,who):
	Return 1 if 'who' can add a message, else return 0.
	In this version: if self.locked is true,
	then only owner can add; else anyone can.
"""
if self.locked: return who == self.owner
return 1
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@newfunc postedit(self, who, whatobj, propname, saved) on bbs
# get the message number from our propname
num = string.atoi( string.split(propname, '_')[1] )
if saved: 	
	show( self.endEditMsg, {1:who, 2:self} )
	# copy the message to the messages dictionary
	self.messages[num] = getattr(whatobj,propname)
else: 
	show( self.abortEditMsg, {1:who, 2:self} )
# remember to delete the wip message!
delattr(self,propname)
# if message is empty, delete it from the board
if not self.messages[num]:
	del self.msgowners[num]
	del self.messages[num]
	if num == self.highnum: self.highnum = self.highnum - 1	
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@newfunc edit(self,num=0) on bbs
"""bbs.edit(self): implements the "edit" command"""
if not num:
	# is user allowed to add a message to this?
	if not self.allowAdd(user):
		show(self.editFailMsg, {1:user, 2:self})
		return
	# create a new message
	self.highnum = self.highnum + 1
	num = self.highnum
	self.msgowners[num] = user
	self.messages[num] = ()
else:
	# does chosen message exist?
	if num not in self.messages.keys():
		print "Invalid message number."
		return
	# is user editing his own message?
	if self.msgowners[num] != user and user != self.owner:
		print "That message belongs to " + \
				self.msgowners[num].name + '.'
		return
# make a temporary property to hold the edit buffer
propname = "wip_" + str(num)
setattr(self,propname, self.messages[num])
# ok, start editing!
show( self.startEditMsg, {1:user, 2:self} )
user.startEdit( self, propname, self.postedit )
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@set bbs.edit.desc = "edit a message"
@setperm bbs.edit to rc
@cmd bbs.edit <int> on <this> calls edit(%1)
@cmd bbs.post to <this> calls edit()

@newfunc bbs.erase(self,num)
# you can only erase your own message (unless you own this object)
if num not in self.msgowners.keys():
	print "Invalid message number."
elif self.msgowners[num] != user and user != self.owner:
	print "That message belongs to " + self.msgowners[num].name + '.'
else:
	del self.msgowners[num]
	del self.messages[num]
	print "Message", num, "deleted."
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@setown bbs.erase to None
@setperm bbs.erase to rc
@cmd bbs.erase <int> on <this> calls erase(%1)
@cmd bbs.erase <int> from <this> calls erase(%1)
@cmd bbs.delete <int> on <this> calls erase(%1)
@cmd bbs.delete <int> from <this> calls erase(%1)


@newfunc bbs.description(self,looker)
# first, get the standard desc, if any
if self.desc: desc = self.desc + '\n'
else: desc = ''
# then append the message list
for num in self.messages.keys():
	try: subj = self.messages[num][0][:60]
	except: subj = "(no subject)"
	desc = desc + "%4d. %-60s %10s\n" % (num, subj, self.msgowners[num].name)
# finally, if there is a "postdesc" property, append that
if self.postdesc: desc = desc + self.postdesc  + '\n'
return desc[:-1]
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@set bbs.description.desc = "standard desc plus text"

@newfunc bbs.read(self,num)
if num not in self.messages.keys():
	print "Invalid message number."
else:
	for line in self.messages[num]: print line
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@set bbs.read.desc = "read a message"
@cmd bbs.read <int> on <this> calls read(%1)

@edit bbs.help
To prepare a bulletin board simply derive from $pub.misc.bbs,
then reset it (e.g., "reset myBoard").  You can also set the
following properties:

    desc: description to appear before the message list
    locked: if 1, only the owner can add messages

Use "post on bbs" to create a new message, "edit 42 on bbs"
to edit message 42, and "delete 42 on bbs" to delete it
(where "bbs" is the name of the bulletin board object).
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beam bbs to $pub.misc

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