Package pypat :: Package structural :: Module flyweight :: Class FlyweightMeta

Type FlyweightMeta

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      type --+
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            FlyweightMeta


Flyweight meta class as part of the Flyweight design pattern.

- External Usage Documentation: U{https://github.com/tylerlaberge/PyPatterns/wiki/Structural-Pattern-Usage}
- External Flyweight Pattern documentation: U{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyweight_pattern}

Instance Methods

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__call__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
Override call to use objects from a pool if identical parameters are used for object creation.

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Inherited from type: __delattr__, __eq__, __ge__, __getattribute__, __gt__, __hash__, __init__, __instancecheck__, __le__, __lt__, __ne__, __repr__, __setattr__, __subclasscheck__, __subclasses__, mro

Inherited from object: __format__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Static Methods

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a new object with type S, a subtype of T

__new__(mcs, name, bases, attrs)
Override class construction to add 'pool' attribute to classes dict.

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_serialize(cls, *args, **kwargs)
Serialize arguments to a string representation.

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Properties

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Inherited from type: __abstractmethods__, __base__, __bases__, __basicsize__, __dictoffset__, __flags__, __itemsize__, __mro__, __name__, __weakrefoffset__

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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new(mcs, name, bases, attrs)
Static Method

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Override class construction to add 'pool' attribute to classes dict.

Parameters:

name - The name of the class.
bases - Base classes of the class.
attrs - Attributes of the class.

Returns: a new object with type S, a subtype of T

A new Class.

Overrides: object.__new__

call(cls, *args, **kwargs)
(Call operator)

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Override call to use objects from a pool if identical parameters are used for object creation.

Parameters:

args - Arguments for class instantiation.
kwargs - Keyword arguments for class instantiation.

Returns:

A new instance of the class.

Overrides: type.__call__

Type FlyweightMeta

__new__(mcs, name, bases, attrs) Static Method

__call__(cls, *args, **kwargs) (Call operator)

new(mcs, name, bases, attrs)
Static Method

call(cls, *args, **kwargs)
(Call operator)