mongo-python-driver/objectid.py
2009-01-16 15:00:30 -05:00

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"""Representation of an ObjectId for Mongo."""
import random
import types
from errors import InvalidId
class ObjectId(object):
"""A Mongo ObjectId.
"""
def __init__(self, id=None):
"""Initialize a new ObjectId.
If no value of id is given, create a new (unique) ObjectId. If given id
is an instance of (string, ObjectId) validate it and use that.
Otherwise, a TypeError is raised. If given an invalid id, InvalidId is
raised.
Arguments:
- `id` (optional): a valid ObjectId
"""
if id is None:
self.__generate()
else:
self.__validate(id)
def __generate(self):
"""Generate a new value for this ObjectId.
"""
# TODO for now, just generate 12 random bytes. this will change when we decide on an _id algorithm...
self.__new = True
oid = ""
for _ in range(12):
oid += chr(random.randint(0, 255))
self.__id = oid
def __validate(self, oid):
"""Validate and use the given id for this ObjectId.
Raises TypeError if id is not an instance of (str, ObjectId) and
InvalidId if it is not a valid ObjectId.
Arguments:
- `id`: a valid ObjectId
"""
self.__new = False
if isinstance(oid, ObjectId):
self.__id = oid.__id
elif isinstance(oid, types.StringType):
if len(oid) == 12:
self.__id = oid
else:
raise InvalidId("%s is not a valid ObjectId" % oid)
else:
raise TypeError("id must be an instance of (str, ObjectId), not %s" % type(oid))
def __str__(self):
return self.__id
def __repr__(self):
return "ObjectId(%r)" % self.__id
def __cmp__(self, other):
if isinstance(other, ObjectId):
return cmp(self.__id, other.__id)
return NotImplemented
def _use(self):
self.__new = False
def is_new(self):
"""Return True if this ObjectId has not been used as an _id field.
"""
return self.__new