PAS plugin - setting member properties

[Jordan Baker]

I'm writing a little PAS plugin to enable password expiration.

When I set the property in my handler it seems to work but when it 
returns back to the caller the property values have reverted.  For 
example...

     def updateCredentials(self, request, response, login, new_password):
         mtool = getToolByName(self, 'portal_membership', None)
         if not mtool:
             return
         member = mtool.getMemberById(login)
         if not member:
             return
         member.setMemberProperties(dict(must_change_password=True))
         return
         last_password_change = member.getProperty('last_password_change')
         expired = (not last_password_change) or (DateTime() - 
DateTime(last_password_change)  > 60)
         if expired:
             member.setMemberProperties(dict(must_change_password=True))
             assert member.getProperty('must_change_password') == True

This gives me no errors.  But my functional doctest fails:


Try to login now and the system should set must_change_password.  Also 
we should receive a status message

   >>> browser.getLink('Log in').click()
   >>> browser.getControl(name='__ac_name').value = PTC.default_user
   >>> browser.getControl(name='__ac_password').value = PTC.default_password
   >>> browser.getControl(name='submit').click()

   This isn't true black box testing but it is nice to check the 
implementation somewhat as well.
   >>> member.getProperty('must_change_password')
   True


Is this indeed possible ? I can't see any reason why I shouldn't be able 
to set member properties from the PAS property unless there is some 
collision using a PAS plugin (memberdata) from another PAS plugin?

Thanks,

-jordan.