def apply(algorithm, namedArgs): # pylint: disable-msg=C6409,W0622
"""Invoke the given algorithm with a dictionary of args.
Args:
algorithm: The name of an algorithm or a lambda.
namedArgs: A dictionary of named arguments to pass to the given algorithm.
Returns:
The algorithm result. This is cast to the appropriate type if it's
recognized. Otherwise, a dictionary representing the algorithm
invocation JSON is returned.
"""
if isinstance(algorithm, basestring):
signature = algorithms.getSignature(algorithm)
# pylint: disable-msg=W0212
return algorithms._applySignature(signature, **namedArgs)
else:
applied = namedArgs.copy()
applied['algorithm'] = algorithm
return applied
def call(algorithm, *args, **kwargs): # pylint: disable-msg=C6409
"""Invoke the given algorithm with the specified args.
Args:
algorithm: The name of the algorithm or a lambda.
*args: The positional arguments to pass to the specified algorithm.
**kwargs: The named arguments to pass to the specified algorithm.
Returns:
The algorithm result. This is cast to the appropriate type if it's
recognized. Otherwise, a dictionary representing the algorithm
invocation JSON is returned.
"""
if isinstance(algorithm, basestring):
signature = algorithms.getSignature(algorithm)
# pylint: disable-msg=W0212
return algorithms._applySignature(signature, *args, **kwargs)
else:
# Merge positional args into the keyword ones.
applied = {'algorithm': algorithm}
applied.update(dict(zip(algorithm['args'], args)))
applied.update(kwargs)
return applied