specless.factory.object_factory.ObjectFactory

class specless.factory.object_factory.ObjectFactory

Bases: object

Generic object factory leveraging the generic Builder interface see: https://realpython.com/factory-method-python/

Methods

create	Returns an instance object built with the keyed builder key and the constructor arguments in kwargs
register_builder	adds the builder object to the internal builder dictionary

create(key: str, **kwargs)

Returns an instance object built with the keyed builder key and the constructor arguments in kwargs

Parameters:

• key (string) – The _builders dict key reffering to the builder

• kwargs (dictionary) – The keywords arguments needed by the builder specified by key

Returns:

A concrete object built by the builder specified with key

Return type:

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Raises:

ValueError – given key must match an existing builder in _builders

register_builder(key: str, builder: Builder) → None

adds the builder object to the internal builder dictionary

effects: the _builders dictionary has the key-builder pair appended

Parameters:

• key (string) – The _builders dict key reffering to the builder

• builder (Builder) – The Builder object This can be any function, class or object implementing the .__call__() method