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"""
A class for storing a tree graph. Primarily used for filter constructs in the
ORM.
"""
from copy import deepcopy
class Node(object):
"""
A single internal node in the tree graph. A Node should be viewed as a
connection (the root) with the children being either leaf nodes or other
Node instances.
"""
# Standard connector type. Clients usually won't use this at all and
# subclasses will usually override the value.
default = 'DEFAULT'
def __init__(self, children=None, connector=None, negated=False):
"""
Constructs a new Node. If no connector is given, the default will be
used.
Warning: You probably don't want to pass in the 'negated' parameter. It
is NOT the same as constructing a node and calling negate() on the
result.
"""
self.children = children and children[:] or []
self.connector = connector or self.default
self.subtree_parents = []
self.negated = negated
# We need this because of django.db.models.query_utils.Q. Q. __init__() is
# problematic, but it is a natural Node subclass in all other respects.
def _new_instance(cls, children=None, connector=None, negated=False):
"""
This is called to create a new instance of this class when we need new
Nodes (or subclasses) in the internal code in this class. Normally, it
just shadows __init__(). However, subclasses with an __init__ signature
that is not an extension of Node.__init__ might need to implement this
method to allow a Node to create a new instance of them (if they have
any extra setting up to do).
"""
obj = Node(children, connector, negated)
obj.__class__ = cls
return obj
_new_instance = classmethod(_new_instance)
def __str__(self):
if self.negated:
return '(NOT (%s: %s))' % (self.connector, ', '.join([str(c) for c
in self.children]))
return '(%s: %s)' % (self.connector, ', '.join([str(c) for c in
self.children]))
def __deepcopy__(self, memodict):
"""
Utility method used by copy.deepcopy().
"""
obj = Node(connector=self.connector, negated=self.negated)
obj.__class__ = self.__class__
obj.children = deepcopy(self.children, memodict)
obj.subtree_parents = deepcopy(self.subtree_parents, memodict)
return obj
def __len__(self):
"""
The size of a node if the number of children it has.
"""
return len(self.children)
def __nonzero__(self):
"""
For truth value testing.
"""
return bool(self.children)
def __contains__(self, other):
"""
Returns True is 'other' is a direct child of this instance.
"""
return other in self.children
def add(self, node, conn_type):
"""
Adds a new node to the tree. If the conn_type is the same as the root's
current connector type, the node is added to the first level.
Otherwise, the whole tree is pushed down one level and a new root
connector is created, connecting the existing tree and the new node.
"""
if node in self.children and conn_type == self.connector:
return
if len(self.children) < 2:
self.connector = conn_type
if self.connector == conn_type:
if isinstance(node, Node) and (node.connector == conn_type or
len(node) == 1):
self.children.extend(node.children)
else:
self.children.append(node)
else:
obj = self._new_instance(self.children, self.connector,
self.negated)
self.connector = conn_type
self.children = [obj, node]
def negate(self):
"""
Negate the sense of the root connector. This reorganises the children
so that the current node has a single child: a negated node containing
all the previous children. This slightly odd construction makes adding
new children behave more intuitively.
Interpreting the meaning of this negate is up to client code. This
method is useful for implementing "not" arrangements.
"""
self.children = [self._new_instance(self.children, self.connector,
not self.negated)]
self.connector = self.default
def start_subtree(self, conn_type):
"""
Sets up internal state so that new nodes are added to a subtree of the
current node. The conn_type specifies how the sub-tree is joined to the
existing children.
"""
if len(self.children) == 1:
self.connector = conn_type
elif self.connector != conn_type:
self.children = [self._new_instance(self.children, self.connector,
self.negated)]
self.connector = conn_type
self.negated = False
self.subtree_parents.append(self.__class__(self.children,
self.connector, self.negated))
self.connector = self.default
self.negated = False
self.children = []
def end_subtree(self):
"""
Closes off the most recently unmatched start_subtree() call.
This puts the current state into a node of the parent tree and returns
the current instances state to be the parent.
"""
obj = self.subtree_parents.pop()
node = self.__class__(self.children, self.connector)
self.connector = obj.connector
self.negated = obj.negated
self.children = obj.children
self.children.append(node)