Source code for gramps.gen.lib.baseobj
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# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
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# Copyright (C) 2024 Nick Hall
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"""
Base Object class for Gramps
"""
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# Python modules
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import re
from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
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# BaseObject
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class BaseObject(metaclass=ABCMeta):
"""
The BaseObject is the base class for all data objects in Gramps,
whether primary or not.
Its main goal is to provide common capabilites to all objects, such as
searching through all available information.
"""
[docs]
@abstractmethod
def serialize(self):
"""
Convert the object to a serialized tuple of data.
"""
[docs]
@abstractmethod
def unserialize(self, data):
"""
Convert a serialized tuple of data to an object.
"""
[docs]
def get_object_state(self):
"""
Get the current object state as a dictionary.
By default this returns the public attributes of the instance. This
method can be overridden if the class requires other attributes or
properties to be saved.
This method is called to provide the information required to serialize
the object.
:returns: Returns a dictionary of attributes that represent the state
of the object.
:rtype: dict
"""
attr_dict = dict(
(key, value)
for key, value in self.__dict__.items()
if not key.startswith("_")
)
attr_dict["_class"] = self.__class__.__name__
return attr_dict
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def set_object_state(self, attr_dict):
"""
Set the current object state using information provided in the given
dictionary.
By default this sets the state of the object assuming that all items in
the dictionary map to public attributes. This method can be overridden
to set the state using custom functionality. For performance reasons
it is useful to set a property without calling its setter function. As
JSON provides no distinction between tuples and lists, this method can
also be use to convert lists into tuples where required.
:param attr_dict: A dictionary of attributes that represent the state of
the object.
:type attr_dict: dict
"""
self.__dict__.update(attr_dict)
[docs]
def matches_string(self, pattern, case_sensitive=False):
"""
Return True if any text data in the object or any of it's child
objects matches a given pattern.
:param pattern: The pattern to match.
:type pattern: str
:param case_sensitive: Whether the match is case-sensitive.
:type case_sensitive: bool
:returns: Returns whether any text data in the object or any of it's
child objects matches a given pattern.
:rtype: bool
"""
# Run through its own items
patern_upper = pattern.upper()
for item in self.get_text_data_list():
if not item:
continue
if case_sensitive:
if item.find(pattern) != -1:
return True
else:
if item.upper().find(patern_upper) != -1:
return True
# Run through child objects
for obj in self.get_text_data_child_list():
if obj.matches_string(pattern, case_sensitive):
return True
return False
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def matches_regexp(self, pattern, case_sensitive=False):
"""
Return True if any text data in the object or any of it's child
objects matches a given regular expression.
:param pattern: The pattern to match.
:type pattern: str
:returns: Returns whether any text data in the object or any of it's
child objects matches a given regexp.
:rtype: bool
"""
# Run through its own items
if case_sensitive:
pattern_obj = re.compile(pattern)
else:
pattern_obj = re.compile(pattern, re.IGNORECASE)
for item in self.get_text_data_list():
if item and pattern_obj.match(item):
return True
# Run through child objects
for obj in self.get_text_data_child_list():
if obj.matches_regexp(pattern, case_sensitive):
return True
return False
[docs]
def get_text_data_list(self):
"""
Return the list of all textual attributes of the object.
:returns: Returns the list of all textual attributes of the object.
:rtype: list
"""
return []
[docs]
def get_text_data_child_list(self):
"""
Return the list of child objects that may carry textual data.
:returns: Returns the list of child objects that may carry textual data.
:rtype: list
"""
return []
[docs]
def get_referenced_handles(self):
"""
Return the list of (classname, handle) tuples for all directly
referenced primary objects.
:returns: Returns the list of (classname, handle) tuples for referenced
objects.
:rtype: list
"""
return []
[docs]
def get_handle_referents(self):
"""
Return the list of child objects which may, directly or through
their children, reference primary objects.
:returns: Returns the list of objects referencing primary objects.
:rtype: list
"""
return []
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def get_referenced_handles_recursively(self):
"""
Return the list of (classname, handle) tuples for all referenced
primary objects, whether directly or through child objects.
:returns: Returns the list of (classname, handle) tuples for referenced
objects.
:rtype: list
"""
ret = self.get_referenced_handles()
# Run through child objects
for obj in self.get_handle_referents():
ret += obj.get_referenced_handles_recursively()
return ret
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def merge(self, acquisition):
"""
Merge content of this object with that of acquisition.
There are two sides to merger. First, the content of acquisition needs
to be incorporated. Second, handles that reference acquisition (if
there are any) need to be updated. Only the first part is handled in
gen.lib, the second part needs access to the database and should be
done in its own routines.
:param acquisition: The object to incorporate.
:type acquisition: BaseObject
"""
[docs]
@classmethod
def create(cls, data):
"""
Create a new instance from serialized data.
"""
if data:
return cls().unserialize(data)