From a09db9f287a02873c0226759f8ea444bb304cd59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Choquette Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2023 12:46:53 -0400 Subject: LaaS 3.0 Almost MVP Change-Id: Ided9a43cf3088bb58a233dc459711c03f43e11b8 Signed-off-by: Justin Choquette --- src/workflow/README | 32 +------------------------------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 31 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/workflow/README') diff --git a/src/workflow/README b/src/workflow/README index fb4b949..565d1c2 100644 --- a/src/workflow/README +++ b/src/workflow/README @@ -1,31 +1 @@ -This app creates "workflows", which are long and complex interactions from the user. -Workflows are composed of multiple steps. At each step the user inputs some information. -The content of one step may impact following steps. - -The WorkflowStep object is the abstract type for all the workflow steps. -Important attributes and methods: - -template - the django template to use when rendering this step -valid - the status code from WorkflowStepStatus - -get_context() - returns a dictionary that is used when rendering this step's template - You should always call super's get_context and add / overwrite any data into that - dictionary - -post(data, user) - this method is called when the step is POST'd to. - data is from the request object, suitable for a Form's constructor - - -Repository -Each step has a reference to a shared repository (self.repo). -The repo is a key-value store that allows the steps to share data - -Steps render based on the current state of the repo. For example, a step -may get information about each host the user said they want and ask for additional -input for each machine. -Because the steps render based on what is in the repo, a user can easily go back to -a previous step and change some data. This data will change in the repo and -affect later steps accordingly. - -Everything stored in the repo is temporary. After a workflow has been completed, the repo -is translated into Django models and saved to the database. +TODO: Document how new workflows work -- cgit 1.2.3-korg