Finally found and fixed the problem with editing objects in the admin interface.

evennia/trunk/apps/objects/models.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-import global_defines
+import evennia.defines_global as global_defines
-import ansi
+import evennia.ansi
 
 class Attribute(models.Model):
    """
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Attribute(models.Model):
       return "%s(%d)" % (self.name, self.id,)
    
    class Admin:
-      list_display = ('name', 'value',)
+      list_display = ('object', 'name', 'value',)
 
 class Object(models.Model):
    """
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Object(models.Model):
       )
    
    class Admin:
-      list_display = ('name',)
+      list_display = ('id', 'name', 'type', 'owner', 'date_created')
    
    """
    BEGIN COMMON METHODS
@@ -583,5 +583,5 @@ class Object(models.Model):
    def __str__(self):
       return "%s(#%d%s)" % (self.get_ansiname(), self.id, self.flag_string())
 
-import functions_db
+import evennia.functions_db
-import session_mgr
+import evennia.session_mgr

evennia/trunk/commands_general.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import time
 import functions_general
 import functions_db
 import functions_help
-import global_defines
+import evennia.defines_global as global_defines
 import session_mgr
 import ansi
 import os
@@ -231,10 +231,16 @@ def cmd_help(cdat):
       session.msg("Your search query is too short. It must be at least three letters long.")
       return
       
-   topics = functions_help.find_topicmatch(topicstr, pobject)      
+   topics = functions_help.find_topicmatch(pobject, topicstr)      
       
    if len(topics) == 0:
       session.msg("No matching topics found, please refine your search.")
+      suggestions = functions_help.find_topicsuggestions(pobject, topicstr)
+      if len(suggestions) > 0:
+         session.msg("Matching similarly named topics:")
+         for result in suggestions:
+            session.msg(" %s" % (result,))
+            session.msg("You may type 'help <#>' to see any of these topics.")
    elif len(topics) > 1:
       session.msg("More than one match found:")
       for result in topics:

evennia/trunk/functions_db.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.db import connection
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from apps.objects.models import Object
 from apps.config.models import ConfigValue
-import global_defines
+import evennia.defines_global as global_defines
 import gameconf
 
 """

evennia/trunk/functions_help.py

@@ -2,17 +2,28 @@ from apps.helpsys.models import HelpEntry
 """
 Help system functions.
 """
-def find_topicmatch(topicstr, pobject):
+def find_topicmatch(pobject, topicstr):
    """
    Searches for matching topics based on player's input.
    """
+   is_staff = pobject.is_staff()
    if topicstr.isdigit():
-      return HelpEntry.objects.filter(id=topicstr)
+      if is_staff:
+         return HelpEntry.objects.filter(id=topicstr)
+      else:
+         return HelpEntry.objects.filter(id=topicstr).exclude(staff_only=1)
    else:
-      return HelpEntry.objects.filter(topicname__istartswith=topicstr)
+      if is_staff:
+         return HelpEntry.objects.filter(topicname__istartswith=topicstr)
+      else:
+         return HelpEntry.objects.filter(topicname__istartswith=topicstr).exclude(staff_only=1)
    
-def find_topicsuggestions(topicstr, pobject):
+def find_topicsuggestions(pobject, topicstr):
    """
    Do a fuzzier "contains" match.
    """
-   return HelpEntry.objects.filter(topicname__icontains=topicstr)
+   is_staff = pobject.is_staff()
+   if is_staff:
+      return HelpEntry.objects.filter(topicname__icontains=topicstr)
+   else:
+      return HelpEntry.objects.filter(topicname__icontains=topicstr).exclude(staff_only=1)

evennia/trunk/prepenv.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="settings"
-export PYTHONPATH=/home/evennia
+export PYTHONPATH=/home/gtaylor/dev/
-python server.py
+python2.5 server.py

evennia/trunk/server.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from asyncore import dispatcher
 from asynchat import async_chat
-import socket, asyncore, time, sys
+import socket, asyncore, time
 from django.db import models
 from django.db import connection
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from apps.config.models import CommandAlias
 import scheduler
 import functions_db
 import functions_general
-import global_defines
+import evennia.defines_global as global_defines
 import session_mgr
 import gameconf
 import settings