def render_object_from_spec(self,
obj,
spec,
colors='_follow_object_spec_',
align=True):
"""
Description:
render an object by using an ObjectModelSpec to get the rendering specs
Input:
obj: the object to be rendered
spec: the ObjectModelSpec to use
Notes:
Creates a GroupModel and renders that
All the other render_object* methods end up calling this one
"""
log = LoggerAdapter(logger, {'name_ext':'{}.render_object_from_spec'.format(\
self.__class__.__name__)})
log.debug("Entering: obj: {} | spec: {} | colors: {} | align: {}".format(\
obj, spec, colors, align))
#- go through and first create the ObjectModels
obj_models = list()
if self.is_render_iterable(obj):
for i, obj_x in enumerate(obj):
obj_models.append(
ObjectModel(obj_x, spec, colors=next(spec.colors)))
else:
prologue = ColoredText('')
obj_models = [ObjectModel(obj, spec, colors=next(spec.colors))]
if colors == '_follow_object_spec_':
colors = copy.copy(spec.colors)
#- collect the ObjectModels in a GroupModel
group_model = GroupModel(object_models=obj_models,
colors=colors,
align=align)
#-TODO: wrap GroupModel in CollectionModel here
return group_model.render()