[Orbit-python-list] orbit-python and __setattr__ overloading

[Marcelo CB <co...@as...>]

Hi,

I noticed that when overloading __setattr__ for ORBit classes, I wont get
the attributes handled by orbit-python, what means it handles the class
__dict__ directly at server side, right ? 

I was wondering if this is an expected behaviour, mostly because I would
like to overload __setattr__ to know when an attribute was changed. I need
this to control the persistency state of the class.

one workaround I can think of ( and I am actually using it ) is to
implement myself methods to set each attribute (setAttrib1, setAttrib2, or
set_attrib1, set__attrib2), and then take whatever action I would
like before setting the attribute.

I could also use a 'set' method, so I would do set('attrib','value'), but
none of this would be as elegant as overloading __setattr__ and catching
attribute changes transparently.

Am I crazy, or blind, not to see a better option ?

is it possible that orbit-python would set the attribites through
__setattr__ the way I though so  could overload it ?

sorry for the long msg, and thanks.


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Marcelo Corbani de Barros                   co...@as...
Async Open Source Development - Brasil