[IMP] Add the possiblity to get the template from an absolute path on the server

report_py3o/models/ir_report.py

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class ReportXml(models.Model):
         size=128,
         help=(
             "If the user does not provide a template this will be used "
-            "it should be a relative path to root of YOUR module"
+            "it should be a relative path to root of YOUR module "
+            "or an absolute path on your server."
         ))
     report_type = fields.Selection(selection_add=[('py3o', "Py3o")])
 

report_py3o/py3o_parser.py

@@ -88,13 +88,19 @@ class Py3oParser(report_sxw):
                 report_obj.py3o_template_id.py3o_template_data
             )
 
-        elif report_obj.py3o_template_fallback and report_obj.module:
+        elif report_obj.py3o_template_fallback:
+            tmpl_name = report_obj.py3o_template_fallback
+            flbk_filename = None
+            if report_obj.module:
                 # if the default is defined
                 flbk_filename = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
                     "openerp.addons.%s" % report_obj.module,
-                report_obj.py3o_template_fallback,
+                    tmpl_name,
                 )
-            if os.path.exists(flbk_filename):
+            elif os.path.isabs(tmpl_name):
+                # It is an absolute path
+                flbk_filename = os.path.normcase(os.path.normpath(tmpl_name))
+            if flbk_filename and os.path.exists(flbk_filename):
                # and it exists on the fileystem
                with open(flbk_filename, 'r') as tmpl:
                    tmpl_data = tmpl.read()