def _decode_term(obj):
"""Decodes a term from a dictionary.
"""
instance = Term()
instance.alternative_name = obj['alternative_name']
instance.alternative_url = obj['alternative_url']
instance.create_date = arrow.get(obj['create_date']).datetime
instance.data = obj['data']
instance.description = obj['description']
instance.idx = obj['idx']
instance.label = obj['label']
instance.name = obj['name']
instance.status = obj['status']
instance.synonyms = obj['synonyms']
instance.uid = uuid.UUID(unicode(obj['uid']))
instance.url = obj['url']
if instance.parent:
instance.parent = uuid.UUID(unicode(obj['parent']))
return instance
def create_term(collection, name, data=None): """Instantiates, initialises & returns a term. param: pyesdoc.cv.Collection collection: The collection to which the term belongs. param: str name: Name of term. param: dict data: Arbitrary data associated with term. """ # Validate inputs. v.validate(collection) v.validate_term_name(name) if data is not None: v.validate_term_data(data) # Format inputs. name = unicode(name).strip() # Instantiate. i = Term() i.collection = collection i.create_date = arrow.utcnow().datetime i.label = name i.name = name.lower() i.status = constants.GOVERNANCE_STATUS_PENDING i.uid = uuid.uuid4() i.data = data # Append to parent & set idx. collection.terms.append(i) i.idx = len(collection.terms) # Raise validation exception (if appropriate). if not i.is_valid: raise ValidationError(i.errors) return i