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github3/models.py

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+"""
+github3.models
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This module provides the Github3 object model.
+"""
+
+from .helpers import to_python, to_api
+
+
+class BaseResource(object):
+    """A BaseResource object."""
+
+    _strings = []
+    _ints = []
+    _datetimes = []
+    _booleans = []
+    _map = {}
+
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._bootstrap()
+        super(BaseResource, self).__init__()
+
+
+    def __dir__(self):
+        d = self.__dict__.copy()
+
+        try:
+            del d['_gh']
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
+        return d.keys()
+
+
+    def _bootstrap(self):
+        """Bootstraps the model object based on configured values."""
+
+        for attr in (self._strings + self._ints + self._datetimes + self._booleans + self._map.keys()):
+            setattr(self, attr, None)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new_from_dict(cls, d, gh=None):
+
+        return to_python(
+            obj=cls(), in_dict=d,
+            string_keys = cls._strings,
+            date_keys = cls._datetimes,
+            _gh = gh
+        )
+
+
+class User(BaseResource):
+    """Github User object model."""
+
+    _strings = ['login', 'gravatar_url', 'url', 'name', 'company',
+        'blog', 'location', 'email', 'bio', 'html_url']
+
+    _ints = ['id', 'public_repos', 'public_gists', 'followers', 'following']
+    _datetimes = ['created_at',]
+    _booleans = ['hireable', ]
+    _map = {}
+
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(User, self).__init__()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<user {0}>'.format(self.login)