Update to use a help method instead of a help string. Allows sub-classes of

Group/Value to define their own help method.

src/Config.py

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class Config(callbacks.Privmsg):
         name = self._canonicalizeName(name)
         wrapper = getWrapper(name)
         if hasattr(wrapper, 'help'):
-            s = wrapper.help
+            s = wrapper.help()
             if s:
                 if hasattr(wrapper, 'value') and not wrapper._private:
                     s += '  (Current value: %s)' % wrapper
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ class Config(callbacks.Privmsg):
                 irc.reply('That configuration group exists, but seems to have '
                           'no help.  Try "config list %s" to see if it has '
                           'any children values.')
-                
         else:
             irc.error('%s has no help.' % name)
 

src/registry.py

@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ def close(registry, filename, annotated=True, helpOnceOnly=False):
     helpCache = sets.Set()
     fd = utils.transactionalFile(filename)
     for (name, value) in registry.getValues(getChildren=True):
-        if annotated and hasattr(value,'help') and value.help:
-            if not helpOnceOnly or value.help not in helpCache:
-                helpCache.add(value.help)
-                lines = textwrap.wrap(value.help)
+        if annotated and hasattr(value,'_help') and value._help:
+            if not helpOnceOnly or value._help not in helpCache:
+                helpCache.add(value._help)
+                lines = textwrap.wrap(value._help)
                 for (i, line) in enumerate(lines):
                     lines[i] = '# %s\n' % line
                 lines.insert(0, '###\n')
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Group(object):
     """A group; it doesn't hold a value unless handled by a subclass."""
     def __init__(self, help='',
                  supplyDefault=False, orderAlphabetically=False):
-        self.help = help
+        self._help = help
         self._name = 'unset'
         self._added = []
         self._children = utils.InsensitivePreservingDict()
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ class Group(object):
         raise NonExistentRegistryEntry, s
 
     def __makeChild(self, attr, s):
-        v = self.__class__(self._default, self.help)
+        v = self.__class__(self._default, self._help)
         v.set(s)
         v.__class__ = self.X
         v._supplyDefault = False
-        v.help = '' # Clear this so it doesn't print a bazillion times.
+        v._help = '' # Clear this so it doesn't print a bazillion times.
         self.register(attr, v)
         return v
 
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ class Group(object):
         else:
             self.__nonExistentEntry(attr)
 
+    def help(self):
+        return self._help
+
     def get(self, attr):
         # Not getattr(self, attr) because some nodes might have groups that
         # are named the same as their methods.
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ class Value(Group):
         self._default = default
         self._private = private
         self.showDefault = showDefault
-        self.help = utils.normalizeWhitespace(help.strip())
+        self._help = utils.normalizeWhitespace(help.strip())
         if setDefault:
             self.setValue(default)
 
@@ -415,6 +418,11 @@ class OnlySomeStrings(String):
         self.__parent = super(OnlySomeStrings, self)
         self.__parent.__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def help(self):
+        strings = [s for s in self.validStrings if s]
+        return '%s  Valid strings: %s.' % \
+                (self._help, utils.commaAndify(strings))
+
     def error(self):
         raise InvalidRegistryValue, \
               'That is not a valid value.  Valid values include %s.' % \