r15930 - /branches/uf_redesign/user_functions/objects.py -- May 03, 2012 - 22:02

Author: bugman
Date: Thu May  3 22:02:26 2012
New Revision: 15930

URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax?rev=15930&view=rev
Log:
Modified the Class_container class to be more like the Uf_container class.


Modified:
    branches/uf_redesign/user_functions/objects.py

Modified: branches/uf_redesign/user_functions/objects.py
URL: 
http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax/branches/uf_redesign/user_functions/objects.py?rev=15930&r1=15929&r2=15930&view=diff
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--- branches/uf_redesign/user_functions/objects.py (original)
+++ branches/uf_redesign/user_functions/objects.py Thu May  3 22:02:26 2012
@@ -28,13 +28,38 @@
 
 
 class Class_container:
-    """This class is used to process and store all of the user function 
class information."""
+    """This class is used to process and store all of the user function 
class information.
+
+    @ivar title:            The user function class description.
+    """
+
+    # The list of modifiable objects (anything else will be rejected to 
prevent coding errors).
+    __mod_attr__ = [
+            'title'
+    ]
 
     def __init__(self):
         """Initialise all the data."""
 
         # Initialise the variables for all user function classes.
         self.title = None
+
+
+    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
+        """Override the class __setattr__ method.
+
+        @param name:    The name of the attribute to modify.
+        @type name:     str
+        @param value:   The new value of the attribute.
+        @type value:    anything
+        """
+
+        # Test if the attribute that is trying to be set is modifiable.
+        if not name in self.__mod_attr__:
+            raise RelaxError("The object '%s' is not a modifiable 
attribute." % name)
+
+        # Set the attribute normally.
+        self.__dict__[name] = value