--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/memory/persistent.py	Sun Nov 20 15:34:37 2011 +0100
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+SAT: a jabber client
+Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011  Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+from logging import debug, info, warning, error
+
+class MemoryNotInitializedError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+class PersistentDict:
+    """A dictionary which save persistently each value assigned
+    /!\ be careful, each assignment means a database write
+    /!\ Memory must be initialised before loading/setting value with instances of this class"""
+    storage = None
+
+    def __init__(self, namespace, profile=None):
+        """@param namespace: unique namespace for this dictionary
+        @param profile: profile which *MUST* exists, or None for general values"""
+        if not self.storage:
+            error(_("PersistentDict can't be used before memory initialisation"));
+            raise MemoryNotInitializedError
+        self._cache = {}
+        self.namespace = namespace
+        self.profile = profile
+
+    def load(self):
+        """load persistent data from storage
+        """
+        if not self.profile:
+            return self.storage.loadGenPrivates(self._cache, self.namespace)
+        else:
+            return self.storage.loadIndPrivates(self._cache, self.namespace, self.profile)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self._cache.__repr__()
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self._cache.__str__()
+
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return self._cache.__lt__(other)
+
+    def __le__(self, other):
+        return self._cache.__le__(other)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self._cache.__eq__(other)
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return self._cache.__ne__(other)
+
+    def __gt__(self, other):
+        return self._cache.__gt__(other)
+
+    def __ge__(self, other):
+        return self._cache.__ge__(other)
+
+    def __cmp__(self, other):
+        return self._cache.__cmp__(other)
+    
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return self._cache.__hash__()
+
+    def __nonzero__(self):
+        return self._cache.__nonzero__()
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self._cache.__unicode__()
+
+    def __contains__(self, key):
+        return self._cache.__contains__(key)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        return self._cache.__getitem__(key)
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        if not self.profile:
+            self.storage.setGenPrivate(self.namespace, key, value)
+        else:
+            self.storage.setIndPrivate(self.namespace, key, value, self.profile)
+        return self._cache.__setitem__(key, value)
+
+    def __delitem__(self, key):
+        if not self.profile:
+            self.storage.delGenPrivate(self.namespace, key)
+        else:
+            self.storage.delIndPrivate(self.namespace, key, self.profile)
+        return self._cache.__delitem__(key)
+
+    def force(self, name):
+        """Force saving of an attribute to storage
+        @return: deferred fired when data is actually saved"""
+        if not self.profile:
+            return self.storage.setGenPrivate(self.namespace, name, self._cache[name])
+        return self.storage.setIndPrivate(self.namespace, name, self._cache[name], self.profile)
+
+
+class PersistentBinaryDict(PersistentDict):
+    """Persistent dict where value can be any python data (instead of string only)"""
+    
+    def load(self):
+        """load persistent data from storage
+        """
+        if not self.profile:
+            return self.storage.loadGenPrivatesBinary(self._cache, self.namespace)
+        else:
+            return self.storage.loadIndPrivatesBinary(self._cache, self.namespace, self.profile)
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        if not self.profile:
+            self.storage.setGenPrivateBinary(self.namespace, key, value)
+        else:
+            self.storage.setIndPrivateBinary(self.namespace, key, value, self.profile)
+        return self._cache.__setitem__(key, value)
+
+    def __delitem__(self, key):
+        if not self.profile:
+            self.storage.delGenPrivateBinary(self.namespace, key)
+        else:
+            self.storage.delIndPrivateBinary(self.namespace, key, self.profile)
+        return self._cache.__delitem__(key)
+
+    def force(self, name):
+        """Force saving of an attribute to storage
+        @return: deferred fired when data is actually saved"""
+        if not self.profile:
+            return self.storage.setGenPrivateBinary(self.namespace, name, self._cache[name])
+        return self.storage.setIndPrivateBinary(self.namespace, name, self._cache[name], self.profile)
+