def serialize(self):
serialized = PersistentID.serialize(self)
for attr in Interface._STD_ATTRS:
serialized[attr] = serializeElement(getattr(self, attr))
for attr in 'nets routes'.split():
collection = getattr(self, attr)
serialized[attr] = list2dict(
(item.serialize() for item in collection)
)
return serialized
