gramps/src/gen/lib/mediabase.py

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

"""
MediaBase class for GRAMPS.
"""

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#
# GRAMPS modules
#
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from gen.lib.mediaref import MediaRef

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#
# MediaBase class
#
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class MediaBase(object):
    """
    Base class for storing media references.
    """
    
    def __init__(self, source=None):
        """
        Create a new MediaBase, copying from source if not None.
        
        :param source: Object used to initialize the new object
        :type source: MediaBase
        """
        self.media_list = map(MediaRef, source.media_list) if source else []

    def serialize(self):
        """
        Convert the object to a serialized tuple of data.
        """
        return [mref.serialize() for mref in self.media_list]

    def unserialize(self, data):
        """
        Convert a serialized tuple of data to an object.
        """
        self.media_list = [MediaRef().unserialize(item) for item in data]

    def add_media_reference(self, media_ref):
        """
        Add a :class:`~gen.lib.mediaref.MediaRef` instance to the object's media list.

        :param media_ref: :class:`~gen.lib.mediaref.MediaRef` instance to be added to the object's
            media list.
        :type media_ref: :class:`~gen.lib.mediaref.MediaRef`
        """
        self.media_list.append(media_ref)

    def get_media_list(self):
        """
        Return the list of :class:`~gen.lib.mediaref.MediaRef` instances associated with the object.

        :returns: list of :class:`~gen.lib.mediaref.MediaRef` instances associated with the object
        :rtype: list
        """
        return self.media_list

    def set_media_list(self, media_ref_list):
        """
        Set the list of :class:`~gen.lib.mediaref.MediaRef` instances associated with the object.
        It replaces the previous list.

        :param media_ref_list: list of :class:`~gen.lib.mediaref.MediaRef` instances to be assigned
            to the object.
        :type media_ref_list: list
        """
        self.media_list = media_ref_list

    def has_media_reference(self, obj_handle) :
        """
        Return True if the object or any of it's child objects has reference
        to this media object handle.

        :param obj_handle: The media handle to be checked.
        :type obj_handle: str
        :returns: Returns whether the object or any of it's child objects has 
                reference to this media handle.
        :rtype: bool
        """
        return obj_handle in [media_ref.ref for media_ref in self.media_list]

    def remove_media_references(self, obj_handle_list):
        """
        Remove references to all media handles in the list.

        :param obj_handle_list: The list of media handles to be removed.
        :type obj_handle_list: list
        """
        new_media_list = [ media_ref for media_ref in self.media_list \
                                    if media_ref.ref not in obj_handle_list ]
        self.media_list = new_media_list

    def replace_media_references(self, old_handle, new_handle):
        """
        Replace all references to old media handle with the new handle.

        :param old_handle: The media handle to be replaced.
        :type old_handle: str
        :param new_handle: The media handle to replace the old one with.
        :type new_handle: str
        """
        refs_list = [ media_ref.ref for media_ref in self.media_list ]
        n_replace = refs_list.count(old_handle)
        for ix_replace in xrange(n_replace):
            ix = refs_list.index(old_handle)
            self.media_list[ix].ref = new_handle
            refs_list[ix] = new_handle