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87
88def manage_addXMLRPCMethod(id, title, module, function):
89    """
90    Add an XMLRPC method to an
91    'ObjectManager'.
92 
93    In addition to the standard object-creation arguments,
94    'id' and title, the following arguments are defined:
95
96      function -- The name of the python function. This can be a
97        an ordinary Python function, or a bound method.
98
99      module -- The name of the file containing the function
100        definition.
101
102    The module normally resides in the 'Extensions'
103    directory, however, the file name may have a prefix of
104    'product.', indicating that it should be found in a product
105    directory.
106
107    For example, if the module is: 'ACMEWidgets.foo', then an
108    attempt will first be made to use the file
109    'lib/python/Products/ACMEWidgets/Extensions/foo.py'. If this
110    failes, then the file 'Extensions/ACMEWidgets.foo.py' will be
111    used.
112
113    """
114
115class XMLRPCMethod:
116    """
117    Web-callable functions that encapsulate remote functions.
118    """
119
120    __constructor__=manage_addXMLRPCMethod
121
122    def manage_edit(title, module, function, REQUEST=None):
123        """
124        Change the
125        XMLRPC Method.
126
127        See the description of manage_addXMLRPCMethod for a
128        description of the arguments 'module' and 'function'.
129
130        Note that calling 'manage_edit' causes the "module" to be
131        effectively reloaded.  This is useful during debugging to see
132        the effects of changes, but can lead to problems of functions
133        rely on shared global data.
134
135        """
136
137    def __call__(*args, **kw):
138
139        """
140        Call the
141        XMLRPC Method.
142
143        Calling an XMLRPC Method is roughly equivalent to calling
144        the original actual function from Python.  Positional and
145        keyword parameters can be passed as usual.  Note however that
146        unlike the case of a normal Python method, the "self" argument
147        must be passed explicitly.  An exception to this rule is made
148        if:
149
150        - The supplied number of arguments is one less than the
151          required number of arguments, and
152
153        - The name of the function's first argument is 'self'.
154
155        In this case, the URL parent of the object is supplied as the
156        first argument.
157
158        """
159
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