--- ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2008/09/08 19:36:52	1.92
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2008/12/04 21:27:00	1.94
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ def logger(txt,method,txt2):
 
 displayTypes = ['ZSQLExtendFolder','ZSQLBibliography','ECHO_group','ECHO_collection','ECHO_resource','ECHO_link','ECHO_sqlElement','ECHO_pageTemplate','ECHO_externalLink','ImageCollectionIFrame','VLP_resource','VLP_essay','ECHO_ZCatalogElement','ImageCollection','versionedFileFolder','extVersionedFileFolder','ECHO_movie']
 
+def normalizeCt(str):
+        """normalizes content_type"""
+        #str= str.replace(" ","_")
+        return str.replace("-"," ").lower()
 
 #decode and compress for xmlrpc communication with OSAS_server
 
@@ -84,6 +88,27 @@ class ECHO_basis:
     management_page_charset="utf-8"
     isVisible = True
     
+    # Managment for the PID
+    def setPID(self,pid):
+        """set the pid"""
+        self.pid=pid
+        return True
+        
+    def getPID(self):
+        """get the pid"""
+        return getattr(self,'pid',None)
+        
+    def getParentPID(self):
+        """get the PID of the parent"""
+        parent = self.aq_parent
+        
+        pidF = getattr(parent,'getPID',None)
+        
+        if pidF is None:
+            return None
+            
+        else:
+            return pidF()
 
     def unicodify(self, s):
         """return unicode object for string (utf-8 or latin1) or unicode object s"""
@@ -207,6 +232,12 @@ class ECHO_basis:
             return self.isVisible
         return True
     
+    def getDescription(self):
+        """get content of description field"""
+        
+      
+        return self.unicodify(getattr(self,'description',''));
+    
     def getTitle(self):
         """title"""
         if hasattr(self,'getLanguage'):