mongo-python-driver/pymongo/dbref.py
2009-03-17 10:43:25 -04:00

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# Copyright 2009 10gen, Inc.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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"""Tools for manipulating DBRefs (references to Mongo objects)."""
import types
from objectid import ObjectId
class DBRef(object):
"""A reference to an object stored in a Mongo database.
"""
def __init__(self, collection, id):
"""Initialize a new DBRef.
Raises TypeError if collection is not an instance of (str, unicode) or
id is not an instance of ObjectId.
:Parameters:
- `collection`: the collection the object is stored in
- `id`: the value of the object's _id field
"""
if not isinstance(collection, types.StringTypes):
raise TypeError("collection must be an instance of (str, unicode)")
if isinstance(collection, types.StringType):
collection = unicode(collection, "utf-8")
self.__collection = collection
self.__id = id
@property
def collection(self):
"""Get this DBRef's collection as unicode.
"""
return self.__collection
@property
def id(self):
"""Get this DBRef's _id as an ObjectId.
"""
return self.__id
def __repr__(self):
return "DBRef(" + repr(self.__collection) + ", " + repr(self.__id) + ")"
def __cmp__(self, other):
if isinstance(other, DBRef):
return cmp([self.__collection, self.__id], [other.__collection, other.__id])
return NotImplemented