if value is not None and hasattr(self, 'validate_' + key):
validate = getattr(self, 'validate_' + key)
self[key] = validate(value)
+
+ def separate_types(self, items):
+ """
+ Separate a list of different typed objects.
+ Return a list for each type (ints, strs and dicts)
+ """
+
+ if isinstance(items, (list, tuple, set)):
+ ints = filter(lambda x: isinstance(x, (int, long)), items)
+ strs = filter(lambda x: isinstance(x, StringTypes), items)
+ dicts = filter(lambda x: isinstance(x, dict), items)
+ return (ints, strs, dicts)
+ else:
+ raise PLCInvalidArgument, "Can only separate list types"
+
+
+ def associate(self, *args):
+ """
+ Provides a means for high lvl api calls to associate objects
+ using low lvl calls.
+ """
+
+ if len(args) < 3:
+ raise PLCInvalidArgumentCount, "auth, field, value must be specified"
+ elif hasattr(self, 'associate_' + args[1]):
+ associate = getattr(self, 'associate_'+args[1])
+ associate(*args)
+ else:
+ raise PLCInvalidArguemnt, "No such associate function associate_%s" % args[1]
+
+ def validate_timestamp(self, timestamp, check_future = False):
+ """
+ Validates the specified GMT timestamp string (must be in
+ %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S format) or number (seconds since UNIX epoch,
+ i.e., 1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT). If check_future is True,
+ raises an exception if timestamp is not in the future. Returns
+ a GMT timestamp string.
+ """
+
+ time_format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
- time_format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
- def validate_timestamp (self, timestamp, check_future=False):
- # in case we try to sync the same object twice
if isinstance(timestamp, StringTypes):
- # calendar.timegm is the inverse of time.gmtime, in that it computes in UTC
- # surprisingly enough, no other method in the time module behaves this way
- # this method is documented in the time module's documentation
- timestamp = calendar.timegm (time.strptime (timestamp,Row.time_format))
- human = time.strftime (Row.time_format, time.gmtime(timestamp))
- if check_future and (timestamp < time.time()):
- raise PLCInvalidArgument, "%s: date must be in the future"%human
+ # calendar.timegm() is the inverse of time.gmtime()
+ timestamp = calendar.timegm(time.strptime(timestamp, time_format))
+
+ # Human readable timestamp string
+ human = time.strftime(time_format, time.gmtime(timestamp))
+
+ if check_future and timestamp < time.time():
+ raise PLCInvalidArgument, "'%s' not in the future" % human
+
return human
- @classmethod
def add_object(self, classobj, join_table, columns = None):
"""
Returns a function that can be used to associate this object
assert isinstance(obj, classobj)
assert isinstance(obj, Row)
assert obj.primary_key in obj
- assert join_table in obj.join_tables
+ assert join_table in obj.join_tables
# By default, just insert the primary keys of each object
# into the join table.
self.api.db.commit()
return add
-
- @classmethod
+
+ add_object = classmethod(add_object)
+
def remove_object(self, classobj, join_table):
"""
Returns a function that can be used to disassociate this
return remove
+ remove_object = classmethod(remove_object)
+
def db_fields(self, obj = None):
"""
Return only those fields that can be set or updated directly