Package pypat :: Package creational :: Module factory :: Class AbstractFactory

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Class AbstractFactory


Abstract Factory Class as part of the AbstractFactory design pattern.

- External Usage documentation: U{https://github.com/tylerlaberge/PyPatterns/wiki/Creational-Pattern-Usage}
- External Abstract Factory Pattern documentation: U{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_factory_pattern}

Instance Methods

__init__(self)
Initialize the abstract factory.

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create(self, **kwargs)
Abstract create method.

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_register(self, key, factory)
Register a factory to a key.

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Method Details

init(self)
(Constructor)

Initialize the abstract factory.

Concrete implementations should call this from within their own __init__ method and register all their factories to keys using the register method.

create(self, **kwargs)

Abstract create method.

Concrete implementations should return a new instance of an object by calling the appropriate factory.

Parameters:

kwargs - Arguments for object creation.

Decorators:

@abstractmethod

_register(self, key, factory)

Register a factory to a key.

Parameters:

key (str) - Key for identifying which factory to use.
factory - The factory to register to the key.