Re: cb_filestat patch

I (finally) applied this to the code-base.  It looks ok, but I haven't 
tested it rigorously.

/will


On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Ryan Barrett wrote:
> 
> hi again. i'm attaching a proposed patch to tools.filestat that changes the
> way the cb_filestat callback is handled.
>
> currently, cb_filestat is intended to let plugins override the mtime returned
> from os.stat(). however, those plugins are often also in the position to
> provide a cheaper alternative to os.stat() altogether.
>
> hardcodedates is a good example; it stores all mtimes in a single file. in 
> the
> case of large pyblosxom sites, reading that file once is *much* faster and
> cheaper than statting hundreds, possibly thousands of separate entry files.
>
> this patch changes tools.filestat to let plugins provide a stat value first.
> it only falls back to os.stat() if no plugin provides a value.
>
> -Ryan

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