gramps/src/RelLib/_AddressBase.py

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

"""
AddressBase class for GRAMPS
"""

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#
# GRAMPS modules
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from _Address import Address

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#
# AddressBase classes
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class AddressBase:
    """
    Base class for address-aware objects.
    """

    def __init__(self,source=None):
        """
        Initialize a AddressBase. 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: AddressBase
        """
        
        if source:
            self.address_list = [ Address(address) \
                                    for address in source.address_list ]
        else:
            self.address_list = []

    def serialize(self):
        return [addr.serialize() for addr in self.address_list]

    def unserialize(self,data):
        self.address_list = [Address().unserialize(item) for item in data]

    def add_address(self,address):
        """
        Adds the L{Address} instance to the object's list of addresses

        @param address: L{Address} instance to add to the object's address list
        @type address: list
        """
        self.address_list.append(address)

    def remove_address(self,address):
        """
        Removes the specified L{Address} instance from the address list
        If the instance does not exist in the list, the operation has
        no effect.

        @param address: L{Address} instance to remove from the list
        @type address: L{Address}

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

    def get_address_list(self):
        """
        Returns the list of L{Address} instances associated with the object

        @return: Returns the list of L{Address} instances
        @rtype: list
        """
        return self.address_list

    def set_address_list(self,address_list):
        """
        Assigns the passed list to the object's list of L{Address} instances.
        @param address_list: List of L{Address} instances to be associated
            with the object
        @type address_list: list
        """
        self.address_list = address_list