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Rewrite docstrings to explain things more clearly

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Eric Torres
2019-05-01 11:27:14 -07:00
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commit 5c42f2b53f
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rbackup/struct/hierarchy.py
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
""" """
.. moduleauthor:: Eric Torres .. moduleauthor:: Eric Torres
.. module:: rbackup.struct.hierarchy .. module:: rbackup.struct.hierarchy
:synopsis: Classes for creating the backup hierarchy. :synopsis: Related functionality for creating the backup hierarchy.
""" """
import json import json
import logging import logging
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ class Hierarchy(PathLike):
**Implementation Details** **Implementation Details**
* For consistency, ``Hierarchy`` objects always store and return absolute paths * Data for all ``Hierarchy`` objects and subclassed objects use ``JSON`` for serialization
* Data for all ``Hierarchy`` objects and subclassed objects use JSON for serialization
* ``Hierarchy`` objects create their directories upon instantiation * ``Hierarchy`` objects create their directories upon instantiation
* This may result in a ``PermissionError``
* Reading metadata without the proper permissions may result in a ``PermissionError``
""" """
def __init__(self, dest): def __init__(self, dest):
"""Default constructor for the Hierarchy class. """Default constructor for the ``Hierarchy`` class.
:param dest: the root directory of the backup hierarchy :param dest: the root directory of the backup hierarchy
:type dest: str or path-like object :type dest: str or path-like object
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class Hierarchy(PathLike):
return str(self._path) return str(self._path)
def __hash__(self): def __hash__(self):
# We want to use this Hierarchy's path because it never changes
return hash(self._path) return hash(self._path)
def __ne__(self, other): def __ne__(self, other):
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class Hierarchy(PathLike):
def write_metadata(self, attr): def write_metadata(self, attr):
"""Write this repository's metadata to its metadata file. """Write this repository's metadata to its metadata file.
.. note:: This write operation is atomic to the caller. .. note:: This write operation is atomic from the perspective of the caller
:param attr: class data to write to file :param attr: class data to write to file
:type attr: any type :type attr: any type