[Chandler-dev] Introduction and questions

[Phillip J. Eby]

At 10:43 AM 6/20/2006 -0700, Travis wrote:
>repository.persistence.RepositoryError.SaveValueError: While saving value 
>for 'watcherDispatch' on <Extent (new): 
>f32200d8-007f-11db-ae80-e122534d4185>: No handler for values of type <type 
>'instancemethod'>
>
>
>It looks like it doesn't like persisting the watcher method. I haven't 
>mentioned the method in the schema for ChandlerIMailbox, do I have to? If 
>so, how is this done? I can't find method or function as schema types in 
>the documentation.

The repository doesn't support saving objects like this in the general 
case; it can save classes, but not functions or methods.  The usual pattern 
is that method *names* get saved, instead.  Googling "watchkind 
site:chandler.osafoundation.org" turned up this:

http://chandler.osafoundation.org/docs/0.6/api/repository.item.Item.Item-class.html

Which states that 'watchKind' takes a method name, not the actual 
method.  Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any other documentation there.