From 6f2f5e7c6f6cf9a11398a17b1235056af77b4161 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Hymers Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 14:01:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add very basic singleton class Signed-off-by: Mark Hymers --- daklib/Singleton.py | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+) create mode 100644 daklib/Singleton.py diff --git a/daklib/Singleton.py b/daklib/Singleton.py new file mode 100644 index 00000000..456d2ccd --- /dev/null +++ b/daklib/Singleton.py @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env python +# vim:set et ts=4 sw=4: + +# Singleton pattern code +# Copyright (C) 2008 Mark Hymers + +# Inspiration for this very simple ABC was taken from various documents / +# tutorials / mailing lists. This may not be thread safe but given that +# (as I write) large chunks of dak aren't even type-safe, I'll live with +# it for now + +################################################################################ + +# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or +# (at your option) any later version. + +# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +# GNU General Public License for more details. + +# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software +# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA + +################################################################################ + +# < sgran> NCommander: in SQL, it's better to join than to repeat information +# < tomv_w> that makes SQL the opposite to Debian mailing lists! + +################################################################################ + +""" +This class set implements objects that may need to be instantiated multiple +times, but we don't want the overhead of actually creating and init'ing +them more than once. It also saves us using globals all over the place +""" + +class Singleton(object): + """This is the ABC for other dak Singleton classes""" + __single = None + def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs): + # Check to see if a __single exists already for this class + # Compare class types instead of just looking for None so + # that subclasses will create their own __single objects + if cls != type(cls.__single): + cls.__single = object.__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs) + cls.__single._startup(*args, **kwargs) + return cls.__single + + def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): + if type(self) == "Singleton": + raise NotImplementedError("Singleton is an ABC") + + def _startup(self): + """ + _startup is a private method used instead of __init__ due to the way + we instantiate this object + """ + raise NotImplementedError("Singleton is an ABC") + -- 2.39.2