def __init__(self, cid_or_ch):
if isinstance(cid_or_ch, basestring):
ch = Channel.get_by_cid(cid_or_ch)
else:
ch = cid_or_ch
if not isinstance(ch, Channel):
raise ValueError('invalid channel or cid')
self.channel = ch
def dict_to_channel(self, data):
c = Channel.get_by_cid(data['cid'], sess=self.sess)
return self._dict_to_object(data, Channel, c)
