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#!/usr/bin/env python 

""" 

@author Dorian Raymer 

@author Michael Meisinger 

@brief IDs in the system 

""" 

class Id(object): 

    """ 

    @todo Remove static dependency on default container 

    """ 

    # Class attribute with default container id 

    # @note STATICALLY SET BY OUTSIDE CODE 

    default_container_id = "/" 

    """ 

    Create an entity instance id 

    @param local is a local identifier, such as an incrementing counter 

    @param container a qualifier, such as the id of a container 

    """ 

    def __init__(self, local, container=None): 

        self.local = str(local) 

        if container is None: 

            container = self.default_container_id 

        self.container = str(container) 

        self.full = self.container + '.' + self.local 

    def __str__(self): 

        return self.full 

    def __repr__(self): 

        return """Id(%s, container="%s")""" % (self.local, self.container) 

    def __eq__(self, other): 

        try: 

            # Should equality be about the str content, or also be the instance? 

            return self.full == str(other) 

            #return self.full == other.full 

        except AttributeError, ae: 

            return False 

    def __hash__(self): 

        return str.__hash__(self.full)