py-constant

General purpose Constant class for Python apps


License
CC-BY-NC-SA-2.5
Install
pip install py-constant==1.4

Documentation

python-constant

General purpose Constant class for Python apps

Usage / definition

from py_constant import Constant

class Aircraft():

    # Some random defined class, just to set an example...

    def __init__(brand, model, type):
        pass
        ...

class AircraftType(Constant):
    GLIDER = 'glider'
    BALOON = 'baloon'
    MILITARY = 'military'
    CARGO_JET = 'cargo_jet'
    PASSENGER_JET = 'passenger_jet'
    ROTORCRAFT = 'rotorcraft'

    _titles = {
        GLIDER: 'Glider',
        BALOON: 'Air baloon',
        MILITARY: 'Military aircraft',
        CARGO_JET: 'Cargo jet',
        PASSENGER_JET: 'Passenger jet',
        ROTORCRAFT: 'Rotorcraft',
    }

    _descriptions = {
        GLIDER: 'Lightweight aircrafts with no propulsion',
        BALOON: 'Big plastic bag like objects, filled with hot air.',
        MILITARY: 'Aircrafts designed to do harm to other people :(',
        CARGO_JET: 'Aircrafts designed to carry as much stuff as possible',
        PASSENGER_JET: 'Aircrafts that carry people. Maybe animals and some stuff too',
        ROTORCRAFT: 'Aircrafts which have (usually) two rotors, keeping them in the air, a.k.a helicopters'
    }


class AircraftPartCategory(Constant):
    EXTERIOR = 'exterior'
    INTERIOR = 'interior'
    ENGINE = 'engine'
    ELECTRONICS = 'electronics'
    HYDRAULICS = 'hydraulics'


helicopter = Aircraft(
    brand='Sikorsky',
    model='MH-60 Seahawk',
    type=AircraftType.ROTORCRAFT
)

jet = Aircraft(
    brand='Boeing',
    model='777-300',
    type=AircraftType.PASSENGER_JET
)

Use-cases / examples

Backend validation

class AircraftCreate(View):

    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):

        if request.POST['aircraft_type'] not in AircraftType.get_all():
            raise ValueError('Invalid aircraft type "%s". Should be one of "%s"' % (
                request.POST['aircraft_type'], AircraftType.get_all()))
        ...            

Terminal select

Terminal select example

for i, a_type in enumerate(AircraftType().get_all()):
    print('#%s - %s' % (i, AircraftType.get_title(a_type)))

#0 - Air baloon
#1 - Rotorcraft
#2 - Cargo jet
#3 - Passenger jet
#4 - Military aircraft
#5 - Glider
# Select aircraft type (by index):  1

aircraft_type_inx = int(raw_input('Select aircraft type (by index):  '))
aircraft_type_value = AircraftType.get_all()[aircraft_type_inx]
aircraft_type_title = AircraftType.get_title(aircraft_type_value)
aircraft_type_description = AircraftType.get_description(aircraft_type_value)
print('\nSelected index: %s' % aircraft_type_inx)
print('Selected AircraftType value: %s' % aircraft_type_value)
print('Selected AircraftType title: %s' % aircraft_type_title)
print('Selected AircraftType description: %s' % aircraft_type_description)

# Selected index: 1
# Selected AircraftType value: rotorcraft
# Selected AircraftType title: Rotorcraft
# Selected AircraftType description: Aircrafts which have (usually) two rotors, keeping them in the air, a.k.a helicopters