Models - BaseModel

Description

This class is derived from buzhug.Base and is used as a super-class for all SaWALi models that require persistent data storage.

Properties

basename (String)

Database directory name.

basepath (String)

Absolute path of the database directory.

calltime (Float)

Current time in seconds, time.time().

Methods

__init__ (basename="", prefix="")

Sets the `basename` and `basepath` properties, instantiates buzhug.Base, and creates the database schema if the model is used for the first time.

_create_schema

A helper invoked by __init__ to create the database schema. This method is overridden per sub-class.

remove (record_id)

Override of Base.remove. Deletes a database record and removes old record versions (Base.cleanup).

reset

Destroys the database and all records within it, then recreates the database schema.

update (record, kargs**)

Override of Base.update. Updates a specific database record's properties following kargs**, then removes old record versions (Base.cleanup).