"""Defines base class for any type that stores mutable data
which is readable and writable, and can check for exchangeable
alternatives.
"""

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import pyffi.utils.graph

class AnyType(pyffi.utils.graph.DetailNode):
    """Abstract base class from which all types are derived."""

    def read(self, stream):
        """Read object from file.

        :param stream: The stream to read from.
        :type stream: ``file``
        """
        raise NotImplementedError

    def write(self, stream):
        """Write object to file.

        :param stream: The stream to write to.
        :type stream: ``file``
        """
        raise NotImplementedError

    def isInterchangeable(self, other):
        """Returns ``True`` if objects are interchangeable, that is,
        "close" enough to each other so they can be considered equal
        for practical purposes. This is useful for instance when comparing
        data and trying to remove duplicates.

        This default implementation simply checks for object identity.

        >>> x = AnyType()
        >>> y = AnyType()
        >>> x.isInterchangeable(y)
        False
        >>> x.isInterchangeable(x)
        True

        :return: ``True`` if objects are close, ``False`` otherwise.
        :rtype: ``bool``
        """
        return self is other

    def __hash__(self):
        """AnyType objects are mutable, so raise type error on hash
        calculation, as they cannot be safely used as dictionary keys.
        """
        raise TypeError("%s objects are unhashable" % self.__class__.__name__)
