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

"""
LdsOrdBase class for GRAMPS
"""

__revision__ = "$Revision$"

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#
# GRAMPS modules
#
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from _LdsOrd import LdsOrd

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#
# LdsOrdBase classes
#
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class LdsOrdBase:
    """
    Base class for lds_ord-aware objects.
    """

    def __init__(self, source=None):
        """
        Initialize a LdsOrdBase. 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: LdsOrdBase
        """
        
        if source:
            self.lds_ord_list = [ LdsOrd(lds_ord) \
                                    for lds_ord in source.lds_ord_list ]
        else:
            self.lds_ord_list = []

    def serialize(self):
        """
        Converts the object to a serialized tuple of data
        """
        return [lds_ord.serialize() for lds_ord in self.lds_ord_list]

    def unserialize(self, data):
        """
        Converts a serialized tuple of data to an object
        """
        self.lds_ord_list = [LdsOrd().unserialize(item) for item in data]

    def add_lds_ord(self, lds_ord):
        """
        Adds the L{LdsOrd} instance to the object's list of lds_ordes

        @param lds_ord: L{LdsOrd} instance to add to the object's lds_ord list
        @type lds_ord: list
        """
        self.lds_ord_list.append(lds_ord)

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

        @param lds_ord: L{LdsOrd} instance to remove from the list
        @type lds_ord: L{LdsOrd}

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

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

        @return: Returns the list of L{LdsOrd} instances
        @rtype: list
        """
        return self.lds_ord_list

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