"""Store interface Allows arbitrary classes to offer a simple get/set store interface by deriving from the Store class in this module """ class Store(object): """Interface for storing and retrieving simple values""" def __init__(self): super(Store, self).__init__() self._data = {} def set(self, key, value): """Sets key to value, overwriting any existing data for that key :param key: the name of the parameter to set :param value: the value to be set """ self._data[key] = {"value": value, "used": False} def unused_keys(self): """Returns a list of unused keys :return: a list of keys that are set, but never used :rtype: list of strings """ return [key for key, value in self._data.items() if value["used"] == False] def get(self, key, default=None): """Returns the current value for the specified key, or a default value, if the key is not set :param key: the name of the parameter to retrieve :param default: the default value to return, defaults to None """ if key in self._data: self._data[key]["used"] = True return self._data.get(key, {"value": default})["value"] # vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4