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):
"""