PyvsimDatabasable¶

class pyvsim.Core.PyvsimDatabasable[source]¶

This class provides another serialization method for some objects - in a database.

Methods

contributeToDB(overwrite=False)[source]¶

Contributes to the database with the current object parameters. By default no overwriting is allowed. Each entry is defined by the “name” field.

Parameters :	overwrite : boolean If False, will not allow an entry in the database to be modified.
Raises :	ValueError : When an entry with the same name already exists in the database

db[source]¶

Returns the database object where libraries of parameters are stored.

fetchFromDB(name)[source]¶

Redefines the current object with data received from the database in the form of a dictionary.

Parameters :	dbdict : dict A dict received from the database and decodable by pyvsimJSONDecoder. The dict must have all the fields defined in self.dbParameters
Raises :	KeyError : If the received dict doesn’t have all the parameters defined in self.dbParameters

listDB()[source]¶

Returns a list listing the current database entries in the category of the object. E.g.: using this method in a Glass material will list only the available glasses, etc.

Returns :	dblist : list List of strings containing all entries in a database category