[Zope] method call pre-attribute access

[Jonathan]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Brinegar" <brinegar at ecn.purdue.edu>
To: <zope at zope.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:24 PM
Subject: [Zope] method call pre-attribute access


> I've got product where it would be very beneficial to me if I could have
> a method called prior to any attribute access. For example:
>
>  thing.foo
>  thing.getProperty('foo')
>
> Either of these should trigger a call to a method which could allow or
> deny access to the attribute.

Create a new object class (subclassing some other standard object class if 
you like), then create a getProperty method in the new object class which 
does your security checking prior to allowing access to the attribute.


Jonathan