def __init__(self, name, bases, attys):
super(EventMetaclass, self).__init__(name, bases, attys)
lower_name = lower(name, ' ')
self.nominative = attys.get('nominative', lower_name)
self.present = attys.get('present', self.nominative + 's')
self.past = attys.get('past', self.nominative + 'ed')
self.past_perfect = attys.get('past_perfect', self.past)
self.events[name] = self
self.events_by_nominative[self.nominative] = self
self.events_by_present[self.present] = self
def event_(self, subject, verb, object = None, *modifiers, **transitives):
parts = []
parts.append(self.verb(subject, verb))
parts.insert(0, self.noun(subject))
if object is not None:
parts.append(self.noun(object, subject))
for modifier in modifiers:
parts.append(modifier)
for modifier, object in transitives.items():
parts.append([lower(modifier, ' '), self.noun(object, subject)])
return sentential(parts)
def singular(self):
return lower(self.__class__.__name__, ' ')