Package foolscap :: Module copyable :: Class ICopyable

Class ICopyable

zope.interface.Interface --+
                           |
                          ICopyable

I represent an object which is passed-by-value across PB connections.

Instance Methods

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getTypeToCopy()
Return a string which names the class.

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getStateToCopy()
Return a state dictionary (with plain-string keys) which will be serialized and sent to the remote end.

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Class Variables

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_InterfaceClass__attrs = {'getStateToCopy': <zope.interface.in...

__bases__ = (<InterfaceClass zope.interface.Interface>)

__identifier__ = 'foolscap.copyable.ICopyable'

__iro__ = (<InterfaceClass foolscap.copyable.ICopyable>, <Inte...

__name__ = 'ICopyable'

__sro__ = (<InterfaceClass foolscap.copyable.ICopyable>, <Inte...

_implied = {<InterfaceClass foolscap.copyable.ICopyable>: (), ...

dependents = <WeakKeyDictionary at 142704140>

Inherited from zope.interface.Interface (private): _Element__tagged_values

Method Details

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getTypeToCopy()

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Return a string which names the class. This string must match the one that gets registered at the receiving end. This is typically a URL of some sort, in a namespace which you control.

getStateToCopy()

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Return a state dictionary (with plain-string keys) which will be serialized and sent to the remote end. This state object will be given to the receiving object's setCopyableState method.

Class Variable Details

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_InterfaceClass__attrs

Value:

{'getStateToCopy': <zope.interface.interface.Method object at 0x88177e
c>,
 'getTypeToCopy': <zope.interface.interface.Method object at 0x8817dcc
>}

iro

Value:

(<InterfaceClass foolscap.copyable.ICopyable>,
 <InterfaceClass zope.interface.Interface>)

sro

Value:

(<InterfaceClass foolscap.copyable.ICopyable>,
 <InterfaceClass zope.interface.Interface>)

_implied

Value:

{<InterfaceClass foolscap.copyable.ICopyable>: (),
 <InterfaceClass zope.interface.Interface>: ()}