Package: z3c.jbot
OverviewThez3c.jbot(or “Just a bunch of templates”) package allows easy
customization of existing templates and images. It works on Zope 2 and
Zope 3.The Chameleon rendering engine is supported[1].Use of this package adds a small (2-3 ms per request on Plone) to the
total application response time.[1]To enable Chameleon on Zope 2, use thefive.ptpackage (CMF-apps like Plone should usecmf.ptwhich adds full support).UsageTo override a particular file, first determine itscanonical
filename. It’s defined as the path relative to the package within
which the file is located; directory separators are replaced with
dots.Example:Suppose you want to override: /plone/app/layout/viewlets/logo.ptYou would use the filename:   plone.app.layout.viewlets.logo.ptSimply drop the file in a directory and register that directory for
use with jbot using a ZCML-directive:<include package="z3c.jbot" file="meta.zcml" />

<browser:jbot
    directory="<path>"
    layer="<layer>" />Templates in views, viewlets and portletsAny template that is defined as a class-attribute can be overriden
using jbot, e.g. those used in views, viewlets and portlets. The
template overrides may be registered for any request layer or only a
specific layer.CMF objectsAny skin-object (e.g. images, templates) on the file system (directory
views) can be overridden.Plone resourcesIfplone.resourceis installed, it’s possible to use jbot to
override filesystem resources.AuthorMalthe Borch <mborch@gmail.com>Changes2.0 (2023-05-04)Add support for Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11.Drop support for Python 2.7, 3.5, 3.6.1.1.1 (2021-08-18)Fix error in find_zope2_product: “TypeError: expected str, bytes or os.PathLike object, not list”.
[jensens]1.1.0 (2020-09-20)Added support for static resource registered using the “static”
directive ofplone.resource.
[malthe]1.0.0 (2020-08-25)Breaking: Remove long deprecated backward compatibility imports of getSite and setHooks.
[jensens]Fix #8:  Broken on Windows (non case-sensitive filesystem).
[jensens]Fix tests to run onwindows.
[jensens]Add Github Actions testrunners forubuntu,windows.
[jensens]Run tests with Zope 4.5.
[jensens]Breaking: Add and test/support for Python 3.8. Drop support for Python 3.5.
[jensens]0.8 (2018-11-07)Added support for Python 3.5, 3.6, 3.7; dropped support for 2.6.
[ale-rt, pbauer]Fix: Be sure ignored templates will reread from disk.
[ale-rt]Standardize namespace __init__Fix issue where zope.browserpage.viewpagetemplatefile.ViewPageTemplateFile
was not using jbot overrides.
[davisagli]0.7.1 (2012-01-09)Fixed an issue where multiple registrations against the same layer
would cause only one registration (decided randomly) to have effect.The lookup code now uses the specification resolution order to query
for override registrations in order of specialization.
[malthe]0.7 (2012-01-05)Fixed issue where templates being patched byfive.ptwould not
get properly jbotted.Usefive.ptif available. [malthe]Fixed an issue where tests would fail on Zope 2.10. [malthe]0.6.3 (2010-09-07)Fixed compatibility with Plone 3.x. [malthe]0.6.2 (2010-02-17)Downgrade log messages to debug level. In normal operation they don’t contain
any valuable information. [hannosch]Prefer zope.site over zope.app.component if it is available. [hannosch]0.6.1 (2010-02-09)Fix bungled release [optilude]0.6.0 (2010-02-09)Zope 2.12 compatibility. [malthe]Added support for automatic configuration. [malthe]Fixed layer specialization ordering. [malthe]0.5.3 (2009-10-31)ZCML-directive is now calledjbot. [malthe]0.5.2 (2009-10-23)Fixed issue where an exception would be raised if a view was not an
acquirer, while the context was. [gweis]0.5.1 (2009-10-19)Acquisition-wrap template instance, if applicable. This fixes an
issue on Zope 2.10 where legacy code would break.0.5 (2009-10-16)Added support for CMF skin objects.0.4 (2009-10-15)Added Chameleon-support.Reimplemented override logic; the total usage cost is now reduced to
an insignificant amount. Meanwhile, only templates that are defined
as class-attributes (e.g. on views, viewlets and portlets) can be
overriden.0.3 (2009-09-26)Improved test coverage.Refactored code, improving performance.Fixed issue with multiple layers.0.2 (2008-07-14)Added layer support.0.1 (2007-11-27)Initial public release.