gramps/src/gen/lib/urlbase.py

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# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
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# $Id$

"""
UrlBase class for GRAMPS.
"""

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#
# GRAMPS modules
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from gen.lib.url import Url

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#
# UrlBase classes
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class UrlBase(object):
    """
    Base class for url-aware objects.
    """

    def __init__(self, source=None):
        """
        Initialize an UrlBase. 
        
        If the source is not None, then object is initialized from values of 
        the source object.

        @param source: Object used to initialize the new object
        @type source: UrlBase
        """
        
        if source:
            self.urls = [ Url(url) for url in source.urls ]
        else:
            self.urls = []

    def serialize(self):
        """
        Convert the object to a serialized tuple of data
        """
        return [url.serialize() for url in self.urls]

    def unserialize(self, data):
        """
        Convert a serialized tuple of data to an object.
        """
        self.urls = [Url().unserialize(item) for item in data]

    def get_url_list(self):
        """
        Return the list of L{Url} instances associated with the object.

        @returns: List of L{Url} instances
        @rtype: list
        """
        return self.urls

    def set_url_list(self, url_list):
        """
        Set the list of L{Url} instances to passed the list.

        @param url_list: List of L{Url} instances
        @type url_list: list
        """
        self.urls = url_list

    def add_url(self, url):
        """
        Add a L{Url} instance to the object's list of L{Url} instances.

        @param url: L{Url} instance to be added to the Person's list of
            related web sites.
        @type url: L{Url}
        """
        self.urls.append(url)
    
    def remove_url(self, url):
        """
        Remove the specified L{Url} instance from the url list.
        
        If the instance does not exist in the list, the operation has no effect.

        @param url: L{Url} instance to remove from the list
        @type url: L{Url}

        @return: True if the url was removed, False if it was not in the list.
        @rtype: bool
        """
        if url in self.urls:
            self.urls.remove(url)
            return True
        else:
            return False