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--- NEW FILE: mems_lib.py ---
##
## The following code is taken from the ZODB Programmer's Guide
##
from types import ClassType,TypeType

import __builtin__
# The built-in 'isinstance()' and 'issubclass()' won't work on
# ExtensionClasses, so you have to use the versions supplied here.
# (But those versions work fine on regular instances and classes too,
# so you should *always* use them.)

def issubclass (class1, class2):
    """A version of 'issubclass' that works with extension classes
    as well as regular Python classes.
    """

    # Both class objects are regular Python classes, so use the
    # built-in 'issubclass()'.
    if type(class1) is ClassType and type(class2) is ClassType:
        return __builtin__.issubclass(class1, class2)

    # Both so-called class objects have a '__bases__' attribute: ie.,
    # they aren't regular Python classes, but they sure look like them.
    # Assume they are extension classes and reimplement what the builtin
    # 'issubclass()' does behind the scenes.
    elif hasattr(class1, '__bases__') and hasattr(class2, '__bases__'):
        # XXX it appears that "ec.__class__ is type(ec)" for an
        # extension class 'ec': could we/should we use this as an
        # additional check for extension classes?

        # Breadth-first traversal of class1's superclass tree.  Order
        # doesn't matter because we're just looking for a "yes/no"
        # answer from the tree; if we were trying to resolve a name,
        # order would be important!
        stack = [class1]
        while stack:
            if stack[0] is class2:
                return 1
            stack.extend(list(stack[0].__bases__))
            del stack[0]
        else:
            return 0

    # Not a regular class, not an extension class: blow up for consistency
    # with builtin 'issubclass()"
    else:
        raise TypeError, "arguments must be class or ExtensionClass objects"

# issubclass ()

def isinstance (object, klass):
    """A version of 'isinstance' that works with extension classes
    as well as regular Python classes."""

    if type(klass) is TypeType:
        return __builtin__.isinstance(object, klass)
    elif hasattr(object, '__class__'):
        return issubclass(object.__class__, klass)
    else:
        return 0