Source code for gramps.gen.lib.privacybase

#
# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
#
# Copyright (C) 2000-2005  Donald N. Allingham
# Copyright (C) 2010       Michiel D. Nauta
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"""
PrivacyBase Object class for Gramps.
"""

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#
# PrivacyBase Object
#
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class PrivacyBase:
    """
    Base class for privacy-aware objects.
    """

    def __init__(self, source=None):
        """
        Initialize a PrivacyBase.

        If the source is not None, then object is initialized from values of
        the source object.

        :param source: Object used to initialize the new object
        :type source: PrivacyBase
        """

        if source:
            self.private = source.private
        else:
            self.private = False



    def serialize(self):
        """
        Convert the object to a serialized tuple of data.
        """
        return self.private




    def unserialize(self, data):
        """
        Convert a serialized tuple of data to an object.
        """
        self.private = data
        return self




    def set_privacy(self, val):
        """
        Set or clears the privacy flag of the data.

        :param val: value to assign to the privacy flag. True indicates that
            the record is private, False indicates that it is public.
        :type val: bool
        """
        self.private = val




    def get_privacy(self):
        """
        Return the privacy level of the data.

        :returns: True indicates that the record is private
        :rtype: bool
        """
        return self.private


    def _merge_privacy(self, other):
        """
        Merge the privacy level of this object with that of other.

        :returns: Privacy of merged objects.
        :rtype: bool
        """
        self.private = self.private or other.private