"""
stripes.py - provide alternating things for stories

Set py['stripe_values'] to a list of values, and these values will be
put in the $stripe variable in each story.

eg

py['stripe_values'] = [ '#eeeeee', '#ffffff' ]


"""
__author__ = "Mike Lynch - spike@it.uts.edu.au"
__version__ = "0.1"

# $Id: stripes.py 2 2003-11-04 00:28:01Z spike $

stripes = []
stripe = 0
test = 0

def cb_start(args):
	global stripes, stripe, data
	config = args['request'].getConfiguration()
	stripes = config['stripe_values']

def cb_date_head(args):
	global stripe
	stripe = 0
	do_stripes(args['entry'])
	
def cb_story(args):
	do_stripes(args['entry'])

def do_stripes(entry):
	global stripes, stripe
	entry['stripe'] = stripes[stripe]
	stripe += 1
	if stripe == len(stripes):
		stripe = 0