buildstream/_elementfactory.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
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#  Authors:
#        Tristan Van Berkom <tristan.vanberkom@codethink.co.uk>

from . import _site
from ._plugincontext import PluginContext
from .element import Element


# A ElementFactory creates Element instances
# in the context of a given factory
#
# Args:
#     plugin_base (PluginBase): The main PluginBase object to work with
#     plugin_origins (list):    Data used to search for external Element plugins
#
class ElementFactory(PluginContext):

    def __init__(self, plugin_base, plugin_origins=None):

        super().__init__(plugin_base, Element, [_site.element_plugins], plugin_origins)

    # create():
    #
    # Create an Element object, the pipeline uses this to create Element
    # objects on demand for a given pipeline.
    #
    # Args:
    #    kind (str): The kind of Element to create
    #    context (object): The Context object for processing
    #    project (object): The project object
    #    meta (object): The loaded MetaElement
    #
    # Returns: A newly created Element object of the appropriate kind
    #
    # Raises:
    #    PluginError (if the kind lookup failed)
    #    LoadError (if the element itself took issue with the config)
    #
    def create(self, kind, context, project, artifacts, meta):
        element_type, default_config = self.lookup(kind)
        return element_type(context, project, artifacts, meta, default_config)