Add schema consistency checks.

git-svn-id: http://svn.roundup-tracker.org/svnroot/roundup/roundup/trunk@4370 57a73879-2fb5-44c3-a270-3262357dd7e2

diff --git a/roundup/instance.py b/roundup/instance.py
index 06cff33558c25a761a5084c980de13fdd0a933ab..53fe56bfab597adca7079cbce956320aed2367a4 100644 (file)
--- a/roundup/instance.py
+++ b/roundup/instance.py
@@ -136,6 +136,27 @@ class Tracker:
         # or this is the first time the database is opened,
         # do database upgrade checks
         if not (self.optimize and self.db_open):
+            # As a consistency check, ensure that every link property is
+            # pointing at a defined class.  Otherwise, the schema is
+            # internally inconsistent.  This is an important safety
+            # measure as it protects against an accidental schema change
+            # dropping a table while there are still links to the table;
+            # once the table has been dropped, there is no way to get it
+            # back, so it is important to drop it only if we are as sure
+            # as possible that it is no longer needed.
+            classes = db.getclasses()
+            for classname in classes:
+                cl = db.getclass(classname)
+                for propname, prop in cl.getprops().iteritems():
+                    if not isinstance(prop, (hyperdb.Link,
+                                             hyperdb.Multilink)):
+                        continue
+                    linkto = prop.classname
+                    if linkto not in classes:
+                        raise ValueError, \
+                            ("property %s.%s links to non-existent class %s"
+                             % (classname, propname, linkto))
+
             db.post_init()
             self.db_open = 1
         return db