diff --git a/configuration_helper/__init__.py b/configuration_helper/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Author: David BEAL
+# Copyright 2014 Akretion
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see .
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+from . import config # noqa
diff --git a/configuration_helper/__openerp__.py b/configuration_helper/__openerp__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Author: David BEAL
+# Copyright 2014 Akretion
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see .
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+{
+ 'name': 'Configuration Helper',
+ 'version': '0.8',
+ 'author': "Akretion,Odoo Community Association (OCA)",
+ 'maintainer': 'Akretion',
+ 'category': 'server',
+ 'complexity': 'normal',
+ 'depends': ['base'],
+ 'description': """
+Configuration Helper
+====================
+
+*This module is intended for developer only. It does nothing used alone.*
+
+This module :
+
+ * create automatically related fields in 'whatiwant.config.settings'
+ using those defined in 'res.company' : it avoid duplicated field definitions.
+ * company_id field with default value is created
+ * onchange_company_id is defined to update all related fields
+ * supported fields: char, text, integer, float, datetime, date, boolean, m2o
+
+
+How to use
+----------
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+ from . company import ResCompany
+
+ class WhatiwantClassSettings(orm.TransientModel):
+ _inherit = ['res.config.settings', 'abstract.config.settings']
+ _name = 'whatiwant.config.settings'
+ # fields must be defined in ResCompany class
+ # related fields are automatically generated from previous definitions
+ _companyObject = ResCompany
+
+
+Roadmap
+-------
+ * support (or check support) for these field types : o2m, m2m, reference, property, selection
+ * automatically generate a default view for 'whatiwant.config.settings' (in --debug ?)
+
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+* David BEAL
+* Sébastien BEAU
+* Yannick Vaucher, Camptocamp, (code refactoring from his module 'delivery_carrier_label_postlogistics')
+
+ """,
+ 'website': 'http://www.akretion.com/',
+ 'data': [
+ ],
+ 'tests': [],
+ 'installable': False,
+ 'auto_install': False,
+ 'license': 'AGPL-3',
+ 'application': True,
+}
diff --git a/configuration_helper/config.py b/configuration_helper/config.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Author: David BEAL, Copyright 2014 Akretion
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see .
+#
+##############################################################################
+import re
+
+from openerp.osv import orm, fields
+
+
+class AbstractConfigSettings(orm.AbstractModel):
+ _name = 'abstract.config.settings'
+ _description = 'Abstract configuration settings'
+ # prefix field name to differentiate fields in company with those in config
+ _prefix = 'setting_'
+ # this is the class name to import in your module
+ # (it should be ResCompany or res_company, depends of your code)
+ _companyObject = None
+
+ def _filter_field(self, field_key):
+ """Inherit in your module to define for which company field
+ you don't want have a matching related field"""
+ return True
+
+ def __init__(self, pool, cr):
+ super(AbstractConfigSettings, self).__init__(pool, cr)
+ if self._companyObject:
+ for field_key in self._companyObject._columns:
+ # allows to exclude some field
+ if self._filter_field(field_key):
+ args = ('company_id', field_key)
+ kwargs = {
+ 'string': self._companyObject._columns[field_key].string,
+ 'help': self._companyObject._columns[field_key].help,
+ 'type': self._companyObject._columns[field_key]._type,
+ }
+ if '_obj' in self._companyObject._columns[field_key].__dict__.keys():
+ kwargs['relation'] = \
+ self._companyObject._columns[field_key]._obj
+ if '_domain' in \
+ self._companyObject._columns[field_key].__dict__.keys():
+ kwargs['domain'] = \
+ self._companyObject._columns[field_key]._domain
+ field_key = re.sub('^' + self._prefix, '', field_key)
+ self._columns[field_key] = \
+ fields.related(*args, **kwargs)
+
+ _columns = {
+ 'company_id': fields.many2one(
+ 'res.company',
+ 'Company',
+ required=True),
+ }
+
+ def _default_company(self, cr, uid, context=None):
+ user = self.pool['res.users'].browse(cr, uid, uid, context=context)
+ return user.company_id.id
+
+ _defaults = {
+ 'company_id': _default_company,
+ }
+
+ def field_to_populate_as_related(self, cr, uid, field, company_cols, context=None):
+ """Only fields which comes from company with the right prefix
+ must be defined as related"""
+ if self._prefix + field in company_cols:
+ return True
+ return False
+
+ def onchange_company_id(self, cr, uid, ids, company_id, context=None):
+ " update related fields "
+ values = {}
+ values['currency_id'] = False
+ if not company_id:
+ return {'value': values}
+ company_m = self.pool['res.company']
+ company = company_m.browse(
+ cr, uid, company_id, context=context)
+ company_cols = company_m._columns.keys()
+ for field in self._columns:
+ if self.field_to_populate_as_related(
+ cr, uid, field, company_cols, context=context):
+ cpny_field = self._columns[field].arg[-1]
+ if self._columns[field]._type == 'many2one':
+ values[field] = company[cpny_field]['id'] or False
+ else:
+ values[field] = company[cpny_field]
+ return {'value': values}
+
+ def create(self, cr, uid, values, context=None):
+ id = super(AbstractConfigSettings, self).create(
+ cr, uid, values, context=context)
+ # Hack: to avoid some nasty bug, related fields are not written
+ # upon record creation. Hence we write on those fields here.
+ vals = {}
+ for fname, field in self._columns.iteritems():
+ if isinstance(field, fields.related) and fname in values:
+ vals[fname] = values[fname]
+ self.write(cr, uid, [id], vals, context)
+ return id