gramps/src/gen/lib/privacybase.py
2010-07-22 02:16:32 +00:00

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#
# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
#
# Copyright (C) 2000-2005 Donald N. Allingham
# Copyright (C) 2010 Michiel D. Nauta
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
#
# $Id$
"""
PrivacyBase Object class for GRAMPS.
"""
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# PrivacyBase Object
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
class PrivacyBase(object):
"""
Base class for privacy-aware objects.
"""
def __init__(self, source=None):
"""
Initialize a PrivacyBase.
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: PrivacyBase
"""
if source:
self.private = source.private
else:
self.private = False
def serialize(self):
"""
Convert the object to a serialized tuple of data.
"""
return self.private
def unserialize(self, data):
"""
Convert a serialized tuple of data to an object.
"""
self.private = data
return self
def set_privacy(self, val):
"""
Set or clears the privacy flag of the data.
:param val: value to assign to the privacy flag. True indicates that
the record is private, False indicates that it is public.
:type val: bool
"""
self.private = val
def get_privacy(self):
"""
Return the privacy level of the data.
:returns: True indicates that the record is private
:rtype: bool
"""
return self.private
def _merge_privacy(self, other):
"""
Merge the privacy level of this object with that of other.
:returns: Privacy of merged objects.
:rtype: bool
"""
self.private = self.private or other.private