#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
A class that uses different static function depending of a parameter passed in
init. Note the use of a single dictionary instead of multiple conditions
"""
__author__ = "Ibrahim Diop "
__gist__ = ""
class Catalog():
"""
catalog of multiple static methods that are executed depending on an init
parameter
"""
def __init__(self, param):
# dictionary that will be used to determine which static method is
# to be executed but that will be also used to store possible param
# value
self._static_method_choices = {'param_value_1': self._static_method_1,
'param_value_2': self._static_method_2}
# simple test to validate param value
if param in self._static_method_choices.keys():
self.param = param
else:
raise ValueError("Invalid Value for Param: {0}".format(param))
@staticmethod
def _static_method_1():
print("executed method 1!")
@staticmethod
def _static_method_2():
print("executed method 2!")
def main_method(self):
"""
will execute either _static_method_1 or _static_method_2
depending on self.param value
"""
self._static_method_choices[self.param]()
def main():
"""
>>> c = Catalog('param_value_1').main_method()
executed method 1!
>>> Catalog('param_value_2').main_method()
executed method 2!
"""
test = Catalog('param_value_2')
test.main_method()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
### OUTPUT ###
# executed method 2!