[Tracker-discuss] Need some help - how do I get my auditor to run for each submission?

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    mk> You used:

    mk>   database.file.audit('create', check_spam)
    mk>   database.file.audit('set', check_spam)

    mk> while you probably meant:

    mk>   database.issue.audit('create', check_spam)
    mk>   database.issue.audit('set', check_spam)

    mk> or maybe:

    mk>   database.msg.audit('create', check_spam)
    mk>   database.msg.audit('set', check_spam)

Thanks.  Shouldn't this be clearly documented somewhere?  Your mail sent me
into the depths of the design document.  As far as I can tell the
distinction between different attributes of the hyperdatabase is only found
in a couple examples in the detectors directory.  What's the difference
between issue and msg?  Web submission vs. email?  Is there one choke point
where I can execute the auditor?  Where do web and email submissions
coincide?  I'm unable to actually create a database interactively.  The
example session in the Application Example section of design.txt clearly
doesn't work.  I poked around a bit and tried creating a
back_anydbm.Database.  That also failed.  If Database objects are supposed
to have issue attributes I ought to be able to find "self.issue" somewhere
in the Roundup code but have not been able to.  I did find "self.msg" and
"self.file", but the grep hits that turned up didn't seem to be related
directly to Database objects.

    mk> Creating a file attachment and creating a new issue are two separate
    mk> events, so you'll have to handle them separately. So, use
    mk> "database.file.audit" to register file attachments checker and use
    mk> "database.msg.audit" to register message checker.

Again, what's the difference between "msg" and "issue"?  Can I read about
any of this anywhere?

I am more than happy to do what I can to make SpamBayes a viable spam
checker for Roundup, Trac, MoinMoin and other web applications, but I really
don't have the time to become a guru for any of those systems.

frustratedly-y'rs,

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