Module factory

Import from a string module name and object name. Object can be any entity contained in a module

Parameters:

• moduleName (str) - Name of module containing the class
• objectName (str) - Name of the class to import. If none is given, the class name will be assumed to be the last component of modulePath

Returns: class object

imported class

Create and return an instance of the specified class or invoke callable

Parameters:

• moduleName (str) - Name of module containing the class
• objectName (str) - Name of the class to instantiate. May be None in which case, the class name is parsed from the moduleName last element
• moduleFilePath (str) - Path to the module - if unset, assume module on system path already
• objectProperties (dict) - dict of properties to use when instantiating the class
• objectType (object) - expected type for the object to instantiate - to enforce use of specific interfaces

Returns:

object - instance of the class specified