"""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): self._data = {} def set(self, key, value): """Set 'key' to 'value', overwriting 'key' if it exists already""" self._data[key] = { 'value': value, 'used': False } def unused_keys(self): return [ key for key, value in self._data.items() if value['used'] == False ] def get(self, key, default=None): """Return the current value of 'key', or 'default' if 'key' is not set""" 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