server-tools/mail_client_view/model/mail_message.py

# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
'''
Created on 16 apr. 2013

@author: Therp BV

http://www.therp.nl
'''
from openerp.osv import osv
from openerp.osv import fields


class mail_message(osv.osv):
    '''Extend mail_message with action_needed flag'''
    _inherit = 'mail.message'
    
    def set_action_needed_off(self, cr, user, ids, args):
        self.write(cr, user, ids, {'action_needed': False})
        return True

    def set_action_needed_on(self, cr, user, ids, args):
        self.write(cr, user, ids, {'action_needed': True, })
        return True
    
    def create(self, cr, user, vals, context=None):
        # Set newly received messages as needing action, unless an
        # explicit value for action_needed has been passed.
        if ((not 'action_needed' in vals)
        and ('state' in vals)
        and (vals['state'] == 'received')):
            vals['action_needed'] = True
        mm_id = super(mail_message, self).create(cr, user, vals, context)
        return mm_id
    
    _columns = {
        'action_needed': fields.boolean('Action needed',
            help='Action needed is True whenever a new mail is received, or'
                 ' when a user flags a message as needing attention.'
            ),
    }