# Sigma modifier mixins
# Copyright 2019 Thomas Patzke, Florian Roth

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class ListOrStringModifierMixin(object):
    """
    Definitions and convenience methods for modifiers that can be applied to lists and strings.

    Defines appropriate valid_input_types and takes care that method apply_str() or apply_list()
    is called.

    Default behaviors:
    * apply_list() calls apply_str(str) for each value and returns list with all results.
    * apply_str(str) returns string without modifications
    """
    valid_input_types = (list, tuple, str, )

    def apply(self):
        if type(self.value) in (list, tuple, ):
            return self.apply_list()
        else:
            return self.apply_str(self.value)

    def apply_list(self):
        """Method is called if modifier value contains a list"""
        l = [ self.apply_str(val) for val in self.value ]
        rl = list()
        for i in l:
            if type(i) in { list, tuple, set }:
                rl.extend(i)
            else:
                rl.append(i)
        return rl

    def apply_str(self, val : str):
        """Method is called if modifier input value contains a string or once for each list element"""
        return val