354: Added NameSpace.__todict__() method that returns copy of NameSpace.__map; updated NameSpace unit test to also test __todict__()

ipalib/frontend.py

@@ -521,8 +521,13 @@ class Object(plugable.Plugin):
     takes_params = tuple()
 
     def __create_params(self):
-        for param in self.takes_params:
-            yield create_param(param)
+        props = self.properties.__todict__()
+        for spec in self.takes_params:
+            if type(spec) is str and spec.rstrip('?*+') in props:
+                yield props.pop(spec.rstrip('?*+')).param
+            else:
+                yield create_param(spec)
+
 
     def set_api(self, api):
         super(Object, self).set_api(api)

ipalib/plugable.py

@@ -545,13 +545,13 @@ class NameSpace(ReadOnly):
 
     def __len__(self):
         """
-        Returns the number of members.
+        Return the number of members.
         """
         return len(self.__members)
 
     def __iter__(self):
         """
-        Iterates through the member names.
+        Iterate through the member names.
 
         If this instance was created with ``sort=True``, the names will be in
         alphabetical order; otherwise the names will be in the same order as
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ class NameSpace(ReadOnly):
 
     def __call__(self):
         """
-        Iterates through the members.
+        Iterate through the members.
 
         If this instance was created with ``sort=True``, the members will be
         in alphabetical order by name; otherwise the members will be in the
@@ -577,13 +577,13 @@ class NameSpace(ReadOnly):
 
     def __contains__(self, name):
         """
-        Returns True if namespace has a member named ``name``.
+        Return True if namespace has a member named ``name``.
         """
         return name in self.__map
 
     def __getitem__(self, spec):
         """
-        Returns a member by name or index, or returns a slice of members.
+        Return a member by name or index, or returns a slice of members.
 
         :param spec: The name or index of a member, or a slice object.
         """
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ class NameSpace(ReadOnly):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         """
-        Returns a pseudo-valid expression that could create this instance.
+        Return a pseudo-valid expression that could create this instance.
         """
         return '%s(<%d members>, sort=%r)' % (
             self.__class__.__name__,
@@ -605,6 +605,12 @@ class NameSpace(ReadOnly):
             self.__sort,
         )
 
+    def __todict__(self):
+        """
+        Return a copy of the private dict mapping name to member.
+        """
+        return dict(self.__map)
+
 
 class Registrar(DictProxy):
     """

ipalib/tests/test_plugable.py

@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ class test_NameSpace(ClassChecker):
                 else:
                     ordered = members
                 names = tuple(m.name for m in ordered)
+                assert o.__todict__() == dict((o.name, o) for o in ordered)
 
                 # Test __len__:
                 assert len(o) == cnt