return
def _getAndCache(acc, value_name, get_method):
- if _CACHE_LEVEL != constants.CACHE_PROPERTIES:
- return get_method()
+ '''
+ If property caching is enabled, use the cached proprty, or get the
+ property and cache it. If property caching is disabled, simply get the
+ property.
+
+ @param value_name: The name of the value, like 'role' or 'description'.
+ @type value_name: string
+ @param get_method: Method used to get the property, should not have any
+ arguments.
+ @type get_method: callable
+ @return: Value of property we are retrieving.
+ @rtype: object
+ '''
+ if _CACHE_LEVEL != constants.CACHE_PROPERTIES:
+ return get_method()
- cache = _ACCESSIBLE_CACHE
- h = hash(acc)
+ cache = _ACCESSIBLE_CACHE
+ h = hash(acc)
+ try:
+ pc = acc._property_cache
+ except AttributeError:
try:
- pc = acc._property_cache
- except AttributeError:
- try:
- pc = cache[h]
- except KeyError:
- # no cached info for this accessible yet
- pc = _PropertyCache()
- cache[h] = pc
- acc._property_cache = pc
+ pc = cache[h]
+ except KeyError:
+ # no cached info for this accessible yet
+ pc = _PropertyCache()
+ cache[h] = pc
+ acc._property_cache = pc
- try:
- value = getattr(pc, value_name)
- except AttributeError:
- # no cached property of this type
- value = get_method()
- setattr(pc, value_name, value)
+ try:
+ value = getattr(pc, value_name)
+ except AttributeError:
+ # no cached property of this type
+ value = get_method()
+ setattr(pc, value_name, value)
- return value
+ return value
def _makeQuery(interface):