Add DefaultChannel.basetype_setup and add default locks, empty at_channel_creation to avoid having to use super()

evennia/comms/comms.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class DefaultChannel(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, ChannelDB)):
         the hooks called by this method.
 
         """
+        self.basetype_setup()
         self.at_channel_creation()
         self.attributes.add("log_file", "channel_%s.log" % self.key)
         if hasattr(self, "_createdict"):
@@ -46,11 +47,7 @@ class DefaultChannel(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, ChannelDB)):
             if cdict.get("desc"):
                 self.attributes.add("desc", cdict["desc"])
 
-    def at_channel_creation(self):
-        """
-        Called once, when the channel is first created.
-
-        """
+    def basetype_setup(self):
         # delayed import of the channelhandler
         global _CHANNEL_HANDLER
         if not _CHANNEL_HANDLER:
@@ -58,6 +55,15 @@ class DefaultChannel(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, ChannelDB)):
         # register ourselves with the channelhandler.
         _CHANNEL_HANDLER.add(self)
 
+        self.locks.add("send:all();listen:all();control:perm(Admin)")
+
+    def at_channel_creation(self):
+        """
+        Called once, when the channel is first created.
+
+        """
+        pass
+
     # helper methods, for easy overloading
 
     def has_connection(self, subscriber):

evennia/comms/models.py

@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ class SubscriptionHandler(object):
         for subscriber in make_iter(entity):
             if subscriber:
                 clsname = subscriber.__dbclass__.__name__
+                print("subscriber:", subscriber, clsname)
                 # chooses the right type
                 if clsname == "ObjectDB":
                     self.obj.db_object_subscriptions.add(subscriber)