Options now can be checked in a per network basis, so the username doesn't need to be exposed and compared.

mitterlib/network/__init__.py

@@ -148,12 +148,6 @@ class Networks(object):
             raise NetworksNoSuchNetworkError(shortcut)
         return name
 
-    def is_self(self, message):
-        """Return True if the message belongs to the logged user."""
-        if self.networks[message.network].username() == message.username:
-            return True
-        return False
-
     # This is basically a copy of all methods available in NetworkBase, with
     # the additional parameter "network" (to request data from just one
     # source)
@@ -220,3 +214,15 @@ class Networks(object):
             requests = self.networks[shortcut].available_requests()
             result[shortcut] = requests
         return result
+
+    def can_delete(self, message):
+        """Return True if the message can be deleted; False otherwise."""
+        return self.networks[message.network].can_delete(message)
+        
+    def can_reply(self, message):
+        """Return True if the message can be replied; False otherwise."""
+        return self.networks[message.network].can_reply(message)
+        
+    def can_repost(self, message):
+        """Return True if the message can be resposted; False otherwise."""
+        return self.networks[message.network].can_repost(message)

mitterlib/network/networkbase.py

@@ -188,12 +188,6 @@ class NetworkBase(object):
         this function."""
         return False
         
-    def username(self):
-        """Return the username of the logged user. This is used by the 
-        interfaces to check if the message belongs to the logged user or
-        someone else."""
-        return ''
-
     def messages(self):
         """Return a list of :class:`NetworkData` objects for the main
         "timeline" (the default list presented to the user.)"""
@@ -205,6 +199,16 @@ class NetworkBase(object):
         reply to another message, it could be a simple id or the
         :class:`NetworkData` object of the original data. Must return the id
         for the new status."""
+        # TODO: All networks will return an id? If so, what we do with it
+        # anyway?
+        return None
+        
+    def repost(self, message):
+        """Repost a message in your current timeline. *message* must be a 
+        valid :class:`NetworkData` object. Must return the id of the new
+        message."""
+        # TODO: All networks will return an id? If so, what we do with it
+        # anyway?
         return None
 
     def delete_message(self, message):
@@ -228,3 +232,15 @@ class NetworkBase(object):
         capped. If such limitation doesn't exist for the network, a negative
         number should be returned."""
         return -1
+        
+    def can_delete(self, message):
+        """Return True if the message can be deleted; False otherwise."""
+        return False;
+        
+    def can_reply(self, message):
+        """Return True if the message can be replied; False otherwise."""
+        return False;
+        
+    def can_repost(self, message):
+        """Return True if the message can be resposted; False otherwise."""
+        return False;

mitterlib/network/twitter.py

@@ -144,13 +144,6 @@ class Connection(NetworkBase):
         else:
             return False
             
-    def username(self):
-        """Return the username of the logged user on Twitter."""
-        username = self._options[self.NAMESPACE]['username']
-        if not username:
-            return ''
-        return username
-
     def __init__(self, options):
         self._options = options
 
@@ -410,3 +403,18 @@ class Connection(NetworkBase):
         response = self._request(resource, body=body)
         _log.debug('Delete response: %s', response)
         return response
+        
+    def can_delete(self, message):
+        """Check if the message belongs to the user. If so, returns True; 
+        False otherwise."""
+        return (message.username == self._options[self.NAMESPACE]['username'])
+        
+    def can_reply(self, message):
+        """Always return True; Twitter allows replying to any messages,
+        including the ones from the user."""
+        return True;
+        
+    def can_repost(self, message):
+        """Always return True; Twitter allows reposting (retweeting) to
+        any messages, including the ones from the user."""
+        return True;

mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py

@@ -675,12 +675,12 @@ class Interface(object):
         (model, iter) = view.get_selection().get_selected()
         data = model.get_value(iter, 0)
         
-        user_owned = self._connection.is_self(data)
-        _log.debug('User message: %s', str(user_owned))
-
-        self._delete_action.set_property('sensitive', user_owned)
-        self._reply_action.set_property('sensitive', not user_owned)
-        self._repost_action.set_property('sensitive', not user_owned)
+        self._delete_action.set_property('sensitive', 
+                self._connection.can_delete(data))
+        self._reply_action.set_property('sensitive', 
+                self._connection.can_reply(data))
+        self._repost_action.set_property('sensitive', 
+                self._connection.can_repost(data))
         
         return 0