Biskit :: ExeConfigCache :: ExeConfigCache :: Class ExeConfigCache

Class ExeConfigCache

Keep track of previously loaded ExeConfig instances in order to avoid the multiple parsing of one and the same config file. The class contains only static methods -- it is not necessary to create an instance of it.

Usage:

>>> my_config = ExeConfigCache.get( 'my_program' )

Should be thread-save, i.e. multiple threads can simultaniously access the cache (not tested).

Static Methods

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ExeConfig get(name, reload=0, **kw)
Get the ExeConfig instance for the given program.

reset()
Empty the cache.

int len()
Number of entries in the cache.

Class Variables

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LOCK = threading.Lock()

CACHE = {}

Method Details

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get(name, reload=0, **kw)
Static Method

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Get the ExeConfig instance for the given program.

Parameters:

name (str) - program name
reload (0|1) - force new instance (re-read configuration file) (default: 0)
kw (key=value) - options for Biskit.ExeConfig() ; no effect for cached entries unless reload=1

Returns: ExeConfig: ExeConfig object

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reset()
Static Method

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Empty the cache.

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len()
Static Method

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Number of entries in the cache.

Returns: int: length of cache

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Class Variable Details

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LOCK

Value:

threading.Lock()

CACHE

Value:

{}

Class ExeConfigCache

get(name, reload=0, **kw) Static Method

reset() Static Method

len() Static Method

LOCK

CACHE

get(name, reload=0, **kw)
Static Method

reset()
Static Method

len()
Static Method