Use python decorators on class methods and subclass methods
- by AlexH
Goal: Make it possible to decorate class methods. When a class method gets decorated, it gets stored in a dictionary so that other class methods can reference it by a string name.
Motivation: I want to implement the equivalent of ASP.Net's WebMethods. I am building this on top of google app engine, but that does not affect the point of difficulty that I am having.
How it Would look if it worked:
class UsefulClass(WebmethodBaseClass):
def someMethod(self, blah):
print(blah)
@webmethod
def webby(self, blah):
print(blah)
# the implementation of this class could be completely different, it does not matter
# the only important thing is having access to the web methods defined in sub classes
class WebmethodBaseClass():
def post(self, methodName):
webmethods[methodName]("kapow")
...
a = UsefulClass()
a.post("someMethod") # should error
a.post("webby") # prints "kapow"
There could be other ways to go about this. I am very open to suggestions
