Examples

IOT lightbulb

Note

Full source located at iot_bulb.

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from datetime import datetime

from oslo_versionedobjects import base
from oslo_versionedobjects import fields as obj_fields

# INTRO: This example shows how a object (a plain-old-python-object) with
# some associated fields can be used, and some of its built-in methods can
# be used to convert that object into a primitive and back again (as well
# as determine simple changes on it.


# Ensure that we always register our object with an object registry,
# so that it can be deserialized from its primitive form.
@base.VersionedObjectRegistry.register
class IOTLightbulb(base.VersionedObject):
    """Simple light bulb class with some data about it."""

    VERSION = '1.0'  # Initial version

    #: Namespace these examples will use.
    OBJ_PROJECT_NAMESPACE = 'versionedobjects.examples'

    #: Required fields this object **must** declare.
    fields = {
        'serial': obj_fields.StringField(),
        'manufactured_on': obj_fields.DateTimeField(),
    }


# Now do some basic operations on a light bulb.
bulb = IOTLightbulb(serial='abc-123', manufactured_on=datetime.now())
print("The __str__() output of this new object: %s" % bulb)
print("The 'serial' field of the object: %s" % bulb.serial)
bulb_prim = bulb.obj_to_primitive()
print("Primitive representation of this object: %s" % bulb_prim)

# Now convert the primitive back to an object (isn't it easy!)
bulb = IOTLightbulb.obj_from_primitive(bulb_prim)

bulb.obj_reset_changes()
print("The __str__() output of this new (reconstructed)"
      " object: %s" % bulb)

# Mutating a field and showing what changed.
bulb.serial = 'abc-124'
print("After serial number change, the set of fields that"
      " have been mutated is: %s" % bulb.obj_what_changed())

Expected (or similar) output:

The __str__() output of this new object: IOTLightbulb(manufactured_on=2017-03-15T23:25:01Z,serial='abc-123')
The 'serial' field of the object: abc-123
Primitive representation of this object: {'versioned_object.version': '1.0', 'versioned_object.changes': ['serial', 'manufactured_on'], 'versioned_object.name': 'IOTLightbulb', 'versioned_object.data': {'serial': u'abc-123', 'manufactured_on': '2017-03-15T23:25:01Z'}, 'versioned_object.namespace': 'versionedobjects.examples'}
The __str__() output of this new (reconstructed) object: IOTLightbulb(manufactured_on=2017-03-15T23:25:01Z,serial='abc-123')
After serial number change, the set of fields that have been mutated is: set(['serial'])