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ClassRegistry
At the intersection of the Registry and Factory patterns lies the ClassRegistry
:
- Define global factories that generate new class instances based on configurable keys.
- Seamlessly create powerful service registries.
- Integrate with setuptools's
entry_points
system to make your registries infinitely
extensible by 3rd-party libraries! - And more!
Upgrading from ClassRegistry v4
.. important::
ClassRegistry v5 introduces some changes that can break code that was previously
using ClassRegistry v4. If you are upgrading from ClassRegistry v4 to ClassRegistry
v5, please read Upgrading to ClassRegistry v5 <./docs/upgrading_to_v5.rst>
_.
Getting Started
Create a registry using the class_registry.ClassRegistry
class, then
decorate any classes that you wish to register with its register
method:
.. code-block:: python
from class_registry import ClassRegistry
pokedex = ClassRegistry()
@pokedex.register('fire')
class Charizard(Pokemon):
...
@pokedex.register('grass')
class Bulbasaur(Pokemon):
...
@pokedex.register('water')
class Squirtle(Pokemon):
...
To create a class instance from a registry, use the subscript operator:
.. code-block:: python
Charizard, I choose you!
fighter1 = pokedex['fire']
CHARIZARD fainted!
How come my rival always picks the type that my pokémon is weak against??
fighter2 = pokedex['grass']
.. tip::
If a ClassRegistry
always returns objects derived from a particular base class,
you can provide a
type parameter <https://typing.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/generics.html#generics>
_
to help with type checking, autocomplete, etc.:
.. code-block:: python
# Add type parameter ``[Pokemon]``:
pokedex = ClassRegistry[Pokemon]()
# Your IDE will automatically infer that ``fighter1`` is a ``Pokemon``.
fighter1 = pokedex['fire']
Advanced Usage
There's a whole lot more you can do with ClassRegistry, including:
- Provide args and kwargs to new class instances.
- Automatically register non-abstract classes.
- Integrate with setuptools's ``entry_points`` system so that 3rd-party libraries can
add their own classes to your registries.
- Wrap your registry in an instance cache to create a service registry.
- And more!
For more advanced usage, check out the documentation on
`ReadTheDocs <https://class-registry.readthedocs.io/>`_!
Requirements
------------
ClassRegistry is known to be compatible with the following Python versions:
- 3.12
- 3.11
- 3.10
.. note::
I'm only one person, so to keep from getting overwhelmed, I'm only committing to
supporting the 3 most recent versions of Python. ClassRegistry's code is pretty
simple, so it's likely to be compatible with versions not listed here; there just
won't be any test coverage to prove it 😇
Installation
------------
Install the latest stable version via pip::
pip install phx-class-registry
.. important::
Make sure to install `phx-class-registry`, **not** `class-registry`. I created the
latter at a previous job years ago, and after I left they never touched that project
again and stopped responding to my emails — so in the end I had to fork it 🤷
Maintainers
===========
To install the distribution for local development, some additional setup is required:
#. `Install poetry <https://python-poetry.org/docs/#installation>`_ (only needs to be
done once).
#. Run the following command to install additional dependencies::
poetry install --with=dev
#. Activate pre-commit hook::
poetry run autohooks activate --mode=poetry
Running Unit Tests and Type Checker
-----------------------------------
Run the tests for all supported versions of Python using
`tox <https://tox.readthedocs.io/>`_::
poetry run tox -p
.. note::
The first time this runs, it will take awhile, as mypy needs to build up its cache.
Subsequent runs should be much faster.
If you just want to run unit tests in the current virtualenv (using
`pytest <https://docs.pytest.org>`_)::
poetry run pytest
If you just want to run type checking in the current virtualenv (using
`mypy <https://mypy.readthedocs.io>`_)::
poetry run mypy class_registry test
Documentation
-------------
To build the documentation locally:
#. Switch to the ``docs`` directory::
cd docs
#. Build the documentation::
make html
Releases
--------
Steps to build releases are based on
`Packaging Python Projects Tutorial <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/packaging-projects/>`_.
.. important::
Make sure to build releases off of the ``main`` branch, and check that all changes
from ``develop`` have been merged before creating the release!
1. Build the Project
#. Delete artefacts from previous builds, if applicable::
rm dist/*
#. Run the build::
poetry build
#. The build artefacts will be located in the dist
directory at the top
level of the project.
- Upload to PyPI
#. `Create a PyPI API token <https://pypi.org/manage/account/token/>`_ (you only have to
do this once).
#. Increment the version number in ``pyproject.toml``.
#. Upload build artefacts to PyPI::
poetry publish
3. Create GitHub Release
#. Create a tag and push to GitHub::
git tag <version>
git push <version>
<version>
must match the updated version number in pyproject.toml
.
#. Go to the Releases page for the repo
_.
#. Click Draft a new release
.
#. Select the tag that you created in step 1.
#. Specify the title of the release (e.g., ClassRegistry v1.2.3
).
#. Write a description for the release. Make sure to include:
- Credit for code contributed by community members.
- Significant functionality that was added/changed/removed.
- Any backwards-incompatible changes and/or migration instructions.
- SHA256 hashes of the build artefacts.
#. GPG-sign the description for the release (ASCII-armoured).
#. Attach the build artefacts to the release.
#. Click
Publish release
.
.. _Releases page for the repo: https://github.com/todofixthis/class-registry/releases