diff --git a/static/files/transaction.py b/static/files/transaction.py
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+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this program; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+# Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+"""
+    Transactions of attributes by inheriting the Transaction class
+
+    Basic Usage:
+    
+    class Test(Transaction):
+        pass
+        
+    a = Test()
+    a.test = "old state"
+    a.commit()
+    a.test = "bad state, roll me back"
+    a.rollback()
+    assert(a.test == "old state")
+    
+ See also: https://harald.hoyer.xyz/2015/10/13/a-python-transaction-class/
+ 
+ Copyright (C) 2008 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com>
+ Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
+"""
+
+import copy
+
+
+def _checksetseen(what, seen):
+    "checks and sets the obj id in seen"
+    if what in seen:
+        return True
+    seen.add(what)
+    return False
+
+
+class Transaction(object):
+    """
+    This class allows sub-classes to commit changes to an instance to a
+    history, and rollback to previous states.
+
+    Because the class only stores attributes in self.__dict__ sub-classes
+    need to use the methods __getstate__ and __setstate__ to provide additional
+    state information. See the Transactionlist below for an example usage.
+    """
+
+    def commit(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Commit the object state.
+
+        If the optional argument "deep" is set to False,
+        objects of class Transaction stored in this object will
+        not be committed.
+        """
+        seen = kwargs.get("_commit_seen", set())
+        if _checksetseen(id(self), seen):
+            return
+        deep = kwargs.get("deep", True)
+
+        # Do not deepcopy the Transaction objects. We want to keep the
+        # reference. Instead commit() them.
+        state = dict()
+        for key, val in self.__dict__.items():
+            if isinstance(val, Transaction):
+                state[key] = val
+                if deep:
+                    val.commit(_commit_seen=seen)
+            elif key == "__l":
+                # do not deepcopy our old state
+                state[key] = val
+            else:
+                state[key] = copy.deepcopy(val)
+
+        if hasattr(self, "__getstate__"):
+            state = (state, getattr(self, "__getstate__")())
+
+        self.__dict__["__l"] = state
+
+    def rollback(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Rollback the last committed object state.
+
+        If the optional argument "deep" is set to False,
+        objects of class Transaction stored in this object will
+        not be rolled back.
+        """
+        seen = kwargs.get("_rollback_seen", set())
+        if _checksetseen(id(self), seen):
+            return
+
+        deep = kwargs.get("deep", True)
+        state = None
+        extrastate = None
+        gotstate = False
+        gotextrastate = False
+        if "__l" in self.__dict__:
+            state = self.__dict__["__l"]
+            gotstate = True
+            if type(state) is tuple:
+                gotextrastate = True
+                (state, extrastate) = state
+
+        # rollback our childs, then ourselves
+        for child in self.__dict__.values():
+            if isinstance(child, Transaction):
+                if deep:
+                    child.rollback(_rollback_seen=seen)
+
+        if gotstate:
+            self.__dict__.clear()
+            self.__dict__.update(state)
+
+        if gotextrastate and hasattr(self, "__setstate__"):
+            getattr(self, "__setstate__")(extrastate)
+
+
+class Transactionlist(list, Transaction):
+    """
+    An example subclass of list, which inherits transactions.
+
+    Due to the special list implementation, we need the
+    __getstate__ and __setstate__ methods.
+
+    See the code for the implementation.
+    """
+
+    def commit(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Commit the object state.
+
+        If the optional argument "deep" is set to False,
+        objects of class Transaction stored in this object will
+        not be committed.
+        """
+        # make a local copy of the recursive marker
+        seen = set(kwargs.get("_commit_seen", set()))
+
+        super(Transactionlist, self).commit(**kwargs)
+
+        if _checksetseen(id(self), seen):
+            return
+
+        deep = kwargs.get("deep", True)
+        if deep:
+            for val in self:
+                if isinstance(val, Transaction):
+                    val.commit()
+
+    def rollback(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Rollback the last committed object state.
+
+        If the optional argument "deep" is set to False,
+        objects of class Transaction stored in this object will
+        not be rolled back.
+        """
+        # make a local copy of the recursive marker
+        seen = set(kwargs.get("_rollback_seen", set()))
+
+        super(Transactionlist, self).rollback(**kwargs)
+
+        if _checksetseen(id(self), seen):
+            return
+
+        deep = kwargs.get("deep", True)
+        if deep:
+            for val in self:
+                if isinstance(val, Transaction):
+                    val.rollback()
+
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        """
+        return a deepcopy of all non Transaction class objects in our list,
+        and a reference for the committed Transaction objects.
+
+        """
+        state = []
+        for val in self:
+            if isinstance(val, Transaction):
+                state.append(val)
+            else:
+                state.append(copy.deepcopy(val))
+
+        return state
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        "clear the list and restore all objects from the state"
+        del self[:]
+        self.extend(state)
+
+
+__author__ = "Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com>"
diff --git a/static/files/transaction_test.py b/static/files/transaction_test.py
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+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this program; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+# Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+"""\
+ UnitTests for the Transaction class
+
+ See also: https://harald.hoyer.xyz/2015/10/13/a-python-transaction-class/
+    
+ Copyright (C) 2008 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com>
+ Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
+"""
+
+import unittest
+import sys
+import copy
+
+from transaction import Transaction
+
+
+class TransactionOld1(object):
+    """\
+    Old Transaction class from  
+    http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/284677
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.log = []
+
+    def commit(self, **kwargs):
+        self.log.append(self.__dict__.copy())
+
+    def rollback(self, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            self.__dict__.update(self.log.pop(-1))
+        except IndexError:
+            pass
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "'self.__dict__ = %s'" % self.__dict__
+
+
+class TransactionOld2(TransactionOld1):
+    def commit(self, **kwargs):
+        self.log.append(copy.deepcopy(self.__dict__))
+
+
+class TransactionOld3(TransactionOld2):
+    def rollback(self, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            state = self.log.pop(-1)
+            self.__dict__.clear()
+            self.__dict__.update(state)
+        except IndexError:
+            pass
+
+
+class TransactionNew1(object):
+    def _docommit(self):
+        if "log" not in self.__dict__:
+            self.__dict__["log"] = list()
+
+        self.__dict__["log"].append(copy.deepcopy(self.__dict__))
+
+    def _dorollback(self):
+        if "log" not in self.__dict__:
+            return
+        try:
+            state = self.__dict__["log"].pop(-1)
+            self.__dict__.clear()
+            self.__dict__.update(state)
+        except IndexError:
+            pass
+
+    def commit(self, **kwargs):
+        # commit ourselves, then our childs
+        self._docommit()
+        if kwargs.get("deep", True):
+            for child in self.__dict__.values():
+                if isinstance(child, self.__class__):
+                    child.commit()
+
+    def rollback(self, **kwargs):
+        # rollback our childs, then ourselves
+        if kwargs.get("deep", True):
+            for child in self.__dict__.values():
+                if isinstance(child, self.__class__):
+                    child.rollback()
+        self._dorollback()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "'self.__dict__ = %s'" % self.__dict__
+
+
+class TransactionNew2(TransactionNew1):
+    def _docommit(self):
+        if "log" in self.__dict__:
+            oldstate = self.__dict__.pop("log")
+        else:
+            oldstate = None
+        state = copy.deepcopy(self.__dict__)
+        if oldstate:
+            state["log"] = oldstate
+        self.__dict__["log"] = state
+
+    def _dorollback(self):
+        if "log" not in self.__dict__:
+            return
+        try:
+            state = self.__dict__["log"]
+            self.__dict__.clear()
+            self.__dict__.update(state)
+        except IndexError:
+            pass
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "'self.__dict__ = %s'" % self.__dict__
+
+
+class TransactionNew3(TransactionNew2):
+    def _checksetseen(self, seen):
+        if id(self) in seen:
+            sys.stderr.write("Recursion detected... ")
+            return True
+        seen.add(id(self))
+        return False
+
+    def commit(self, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable-msg=W0613
+        seen = kwargs.get("_commit_seen", set())
+        if self._checksetseen(seen):
+            return
+        # commit ourselves, then our childs
+        self._docommit()
+        if kwargs.get("deep", True):
+            for child in self.__dict__.values():
+                if isinstance(child, self.__class__):
+                    child.commit(_commit_seen=seen)
+
+    def rollback(self, **kwargs):
+        seen = kwargs.get("_rollback_seen", set())
+        if self._checksetseen(seen):
+            return
+        # rollback our childs, then ourselves
+        if kwargs.get("deep", True):
+            for child in self.__dict__.values():
+                if isinstance(child, self.__class__):
+                    child.rollback(_rollback_seen=seen)
+        self._dorollback()
+
+
+class TransactionImproved(Transaction):
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "'self.__dict__ = %s'" % self.__dict__
+
+
+class TestTransaction(unittest.TestCase):
+    doRecursion = False
+
+    def test01(self):
+        "simple rollback"
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.test = "correct"
+        a.commit()
+        a.test = "roll me back"
+        a.rollback()
+        self.assertEqual(a.test, "correct")
+
+    def test02(self):
+        """double rollback
+
+        demonstrates how you can commit / rollback several times
+        """
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.test = "correct"
+        a.commit()
+        a.test = "roll me back second"
+        a.commit()
+        a.test = "roll me back first"
+        a.rollback()
+        a.rollback()
+        self.assertEqual(a.test, "correct")
+
+    def test03(self):
+        """\
+        test list rollback
+        
+        showing the side effects of a non deep rollback
+        """
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.ls = [0, 1, 2]
+        a.commit(deep=False)
+        a.ls.append(3)
+        a.rollback(deep=False)
+        self.assertEqual(a.ls, [0, 1, 2])
+
+    def test031(self):
+        """\
+        non deep rollback
+        
+        showing the side effects of a non deep rollback
+        """
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.ckls = TestClass()
+        b = a.ckls
+        a.ckls.newvar = "correct"
+        a.commit(deep=False)
+        a.ckls.newvar = "roll me back"
+        a.rollback(deep=False)
+        self.assertEqual(b.newvar, "roll me back")
+        self.assertEqual(a.ckls.newvar, "roll me back")
+
+    def test04(self):
+        """commit not deep, rollback deep
+
+        showing the side effects of a non deep commit
+        """
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.ckls = TestClass()
+        a.ckls.newvar = TestClass()
+        a.ckls.newvar.text = "correct"
+        b = a.ckls
+        a.commit(deep=False)
+        a.ckls.newvar.text = "roll me back"
+        a.rollback(deep=True)
+        self.assertEqual(b.newvar.text, "roll me back")
+        self.assertEqual(a.ckls.newvar.text, "roll me back")
+
+    def test041(self):
+        """check for leftover attributes"""
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.newvar = "correct"
+        a.commit()
+        a.shouldnotbethere = True
+        a.rollback()
+        self.failIf(hasattr(a, "shouldnotbethere"), a)
+
+    def test05(self):
+        """commit and rollback deep
+
+        no more side effects
+        """
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.ckls = TestClass()
+        a.ckls.newvar = "correct"
+        b = a.ckls
+        a.commit()
+        a.ckls.newvar = "roll me back"
+        a.rollback(deep=True)
+        self.assertEqual(a.ckls.newvar, "correct")
+        self.assertEqual(b.newvar, "correct")
+        self.assertEqual(id(a.ckls), id(b))
+
+    def test06(self):
+        """commit only a sub object
+
+        though we committed only an attribute, the deep rollback
+        will roll it back.
+        """
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.ckls = TestClass()
+        a.newvar = "correct"
+        a.ckls.newvar = "correct"
+        a.ckls.commit()
+        a.newvar = "will not be rolled back"
+        a.ckls.newvar = "roll me back"
+        a.rollback()
+        self.assertEqual(a.newvar, "will not be rolled back")
+        self.assertEqual(a.ckls.newvar, "correct")
+
+    def test07(self):
+        """commit only a sub object, rollback with deep=false
+
+        we committed only an attribute and the non deep rollback
+        will not roll it back.
+        """
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.ckls = TestClass()
+        a.newvar = "correct"
+        a.ckls.newvar = "correct"
+        a.ckls.commit()
+        a.newvar = "will not be rolled back"
+        a.ckls.newvar = "will not be rolled back"
+        a.rollback(deep=False)
+        self.assertEqual(a.newvar, "will not be rolled back")
+        self.assertEqual(a.ckls.newvar, "will not be rolled back")
+
+    def test10(self):
+        """check for the commit/rollback recursion"""
+        if not TestTransaction.doRecursion:
+            sys.stderr.write("skipped .. ")
+            return
+
+        a = TestClass()
+        b = a
+        for i in xrange(10):
+            b.newvar = TestClass()
+            b.test = "test" + str(i)
+            b = b.newvar
+        b.newvar = a
+        # would raise a recursion maximum exception
+        a.commit(deep=True)
+
+    def test11(self):
+        """check for swapping Transaction objects"""
+        a = TestClass()
+        a.t1 = TestClass()
+        a.t2 = TestClass()
+        a.t1.text = "test1"
+        a.t2.text = "test2"
+        a.commit()
+        b = a.t1
+        a.t1 = a.t2
+        a.t2 = b
+        a.rollback()
+        self.assertEqual(a.t1.text, "test1")
+        self.assertEqual(a.t2.text, "test2")
+
+    def count_dict(self, seen, what):
+        if id(what) in seen:
+            return 1
+        seen.add(id(what))
+        if not hasattr(what, "__dict__"):
+            return 1
+        i = 1
+        for val in what.__dict__.values():
+            # print "Counting ", id(val), val
+            i = i + self.count_dict(seen, val)
+        return i
+
+    def test91(self):
+        """check for the stack length (deep=False)"""
+        a = TestClass()
+        b = a
+        for i in xrange(10):
+            b.newvar = TestClass()
+            b.test = "test" + str(i)
+            b = b.newvar
+        a.commit(deep=False)
+        a.commit(deep=False)
+        a.commit(deep=False)
+
+        seen = set()
+        count = self.count_dict(seen, a)
+        sys.stderr.write("%d objects in %d places .. " % (len(seen), count))
+
+    def test92(self):
+        """check for the stack length (deep=True)"""
+        a = TestClass()
+        b = a
+        for i in xrange(10):
+            b.newvar = TestClass()
+            b.test = "test" + str(i)
+            b.test2 = "test2" + str(i)
+            b = b.newvar
+            a.commit(deep=True)
+
+        a.commit()
+        a.commit()
+        a.commit()
+
+        seen = set()
+        count = self.count_dict(seen, a)
+        sys.stderr.write("%d objects in %d places .. " % (len(seen), count))
+
+
+def suite():
+    _suite = unittest.TestSuite()
+    _suite = unittest.makeSuite(TestTransaction, "test")
+    return _suite
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    global TestClass
+    #    print >> sys.stderr, """\
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # Old Transaction Class (original)
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # """
+    #    TestClass = TransactionOld1
+    #    testrunner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
+    #    result = testrunner.run(suite())
+
+    #    print >> sys.stderr, """\
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # Old Transaction Class (copy.deepcopy)
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # """
+    #    TestClass = TransactionOld2
+    #    testrunner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
+    #    result = testrunner.run(suite())
+    #
+
+    #    print >> sys.stderr, """\
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # Old Transaction Class (copy.deepcopy + __dict__.clear)
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # """
+    #    TestClass = TransactionOld3
+    #    testrunner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
+    #    result = testrunner.run(suite())
+    #
+
+    #    print >> sys.stderr, """\
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # New Transaction Class (deep commit)
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # """
+    #    TestClass = TransactionNew1
+    #    testrunner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
+    #    result = testrunner.run(suite())
+    #
+
+    #    print >> sys.stderr, """\
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # New Transaction Class (deep commit + stack improvement)
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # """
+    #    TestClass = TransactionNew2
+    #    testrunner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
+    #    result = testrunner.run(suite())
+    #
+
+    #    print >> sys.stderr, """\
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # New Transaction Class (deep commit + stack improvement + recursion check)
+    # **********************************************************************
+    # """
+    #    TestClass = TransactionNew3
+    #    TestTransaction.doRecursion = True
+    #    testrunner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
+    #    result = testrunner.run(suite())
+
+    print >> sys.stderr, """\
+**********************************************************************
+New Transaction Class (final)
+**********************************************************************
+"""
+    TestClass = TransactionImproved
+    TestTransaction.doRecursion = True
+    testrunner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
+    result = testrunner.run(suite())
+
+    sys.exit(not result.wasSuccessful())