def __object_keys(instance):
"""
Retrieves a list with all the instance names (keys),
from the given instance.
This method provides an additional layer of abstraction
that allows it to be used in objects or in maps.
@type instance: Object
@param instance: The instance to retrieve the keys
list (names list).
"""
# retrieves the instance type
instance_type = type(instance)
# in case the instance type is dictionary
if instance_type == dict:
# returns the instance (map) keys values
# using the normal map method
return legacy.keys(instance)
# otherwise the instance is a "normal" instance
else:
# returns the instance dictionary keys
# (the instance names)
return legacy.keys(instance)
def __object_keys(instance):
"""
Retrieves a list with all the instance names (keys),
from the given instance.
This method provides an additional layer of abstraction
that allows it to be used in objects or in maps.
:type instance: Object
:param instance: The instance to retrieve the keys
list (names list).
"""
# retrieves the instance type
instance_type = type(instance)
# in case the instance type is dictionary
if instance_type == dict:
# returns the instance (map) keys values
# using the normal map method
return legacy.keys(instance)
# otherwise the instance is a "normal" instance
else:
# returns the instance dictionary keys
# (the instance names)
return legacy.keys(instance)
def map_clean(map):
"""
Cleans the map from all of its entries.
The clean process is "slow" as it iterates over
all the map keys to remove its values.
@type map: Dictionary
@param map: The map to be cleaned.
"""
# retrieves the map keys
map_keys = legacy.keys(map)
# iterates over all the map keys deleting
# the complete set of item present in it
for map_key in map_keys: del map[map_key]
def map_clean(map):
"""
Cleans the map from all of its entries.
The clean process is "slow" as it iterates over
all the map keys to remove its values.
:type map: Dictionary
:param map: The map to be cleaned.
"""
# retrieves the map keys
map_keys = legacy.keys(map)
# iterates over all the map keys deleting
# the complete set of item present in it
for map_key in map_keys:
del map[map_key]
def call_safe(callable, *args, **kwargs):
"""
Method used to call a callable object using a "safe" approach,
meaning that each of its keyword arguments will be validated
for existence in the target callable definition.
In case the validation of the keyword argument fails the same
argument is removed from the map of keyword arguments.
Note that in case the wildcard based kwargs value exists in
the callable definition the callable is immediately considered
to be valid and the call is ran.
@type callable: Callable
@callable callable: The callable that is going to have the keyword
based arguments validated and the get called.
@rtype: object
@return: The resulting value from the safe call of the provided
callable, this may have any data type.
"""
# retrieves the arguments specification to the provided callable
# and retrieves the various argument names and the existence or
# not of the wildcard kwargs value in the callable and in case it
# exists runs the callable call immediately
argspec = legacy.getargspec(callable)
method_args = argspec[0]
method_kwargs = argspec[2]
if method_kwargs: return callable(*args, **kwargs)
# iterates over the complete set of keyword based arguments to be
# used in the call and validates them against the method specification
# in case they do not exist in the specification deletes them from
# the map of keyword based arguments (not going to be sent)
for name in legacy.keys(kwargs):
if name in method_args: continue
del kwargs[name]
# runs the callable with the "remaining" arguments and keyword arguments
# returning the value to the caller method
return callable(*args, **kwargs)
def call_safe(callable, *args, **kwargs):
"""
Method used to call a callable object using a "safe" approach,
meaning that each of its keyword arguments will be validated
for existence in the target callable definition.
In case the validation of the keyword argument fails the same
argument is removed from the map of keyword arguments.
Note that in case the wildcard based kwargs value exists in
the callable definition the callable is immediately considered
to be valid and the call is ran.
:type callable: Callable
:param callable: The callable that is going to have the keyword
based arguments validated and the get called.
:rtype: object
:return: The resulting value from the safe call of the provided
callable, this may have any data type.
"""
# retrieves the arguments specification to the provided callable
# and retrieves the various argument names and the existence or
# not of the wildcard kwargs value in the callable and in case it
# exists runs the callable call immediately
argspec = legacy.getargspec(callable)
method_args = argspec[0]
method_kwargs = argspec[2]
if method_kwargs: return callable(*args, **kwargs)
# iterates over the complete set of keyword based arguments to be
# used in the call and validates them against the method specification
# in case they do not exist in the specification deletes them from
# the map of keyword based arguments (not going to be sent)
for name in legacy.keys(kwargs):
if name in method_args: continue
del kwargs[name]
# runs the callable with the "remaining" arguments and keyword arguments
# returning the value to the caller method
return callable(*args, **kwargs)