gramps/src/DbState.py

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# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
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"""
Provide the database state class
"""

from gen.db import DbBsddbRead
from gen.utils import Callback
import config

class DbState(Callback):
    """
    Provide a class to encapsulate the state of the database.
    """

    __signals__ = {
        'database-changed' : (DbBsddbRead, ), 
        'no-database' :  None, 
        }

    def __init__(self):
        """
        Initalize the state with an empty (and useless) DbBsddbRead. This is
        just a place holder until a real DB is assigned.
        """
        Callback.__init__(self)
        self.db      = DbBsddbRead()
        self.open    = False

    def change_database(self, database):
        """
        Closes the existing db, and opens a new one.
        Retained for backward compatibility.
        """
        self.db.close()
        self.change_database_noclose(database)

    def change_database_noclose(self, database):
        """
        Change the current database. and resets the configuration prefixes.
        """
        self.db = database
        self.db.set_prefixes(
            config.get('preferences.iprefix'),
            config.get('preferences.oprefix'),
            config.get('preferences.fprefix'),
            config.get('preferences.sprefix'),
            config.get('preferences.pprefix'),
            config.get('preferences.eprefix'),
            config.get('preferences.rprefix'),
            config.get('preferences.nprefix') )
        self.open = True

    def signal_change(self):
        """
        Emits the database-changed signal with the new database
        """
        self.emit('database-changed', (self.db, ))

    def no_database(self):
        """
        Closes the database without a new database
        """
        self.db.close()
        self.db = DbBsddbRead()
        self.db.db_is_open = False
        self.open = False
        self.emit('database-changed', (self.db, ))
        
    def get_database(self):
        """
        Get a reference to the current database.
        """
        return self.db