pystatemachine
is a versatile, yet easy-to-use finite-state machine library written in python. It provides functions
to turn any python object into a finite-state automaton which changes from one State
to another when initiated by a
triggering event
.
A finite-state machine is defined by a list of its states, and the triggering condition for each transition.
pystatemachine
offers an event
decorator for a classes' bound methods, a State
class to define the
finite-state machine's states, and a acts_as_state_machine
decorator for turning any python (new- or old-style)
class into a finite-state machine. By default, any event
-decorated method may raise errors. Optionally, a
transition_failure_handler
decorator turns any class method into a failure handler which gets invoked when
an event
-decorated method raises an error.
Following, a turnstile is modeled.
An example of a very simple mechanism that can be modeled by a state machine is a turnstile. A turnstile is a gate with three rotating arms at waist height, one across the entryway. Initially the arms are locked, barring the entry, preventing customers from passing through. Depositing a coin or token in a slot on the turnstile unlocks the arms, allowing a single customer to push through. After the customer passes through, the arms are locked again until another coin is inserted.
- from [Wikipedia] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite-state_machine#Example:_a_turnstile)
@acts_as_state_machine
class Turnstile(object):
locked = State('locked', initial=True)
unlocked = State('unlocked')
@event(from_states=(locked, unlocked), to_state=unlocked)
def coin(self):
assert random.random() > .5, 'failing for demonstration purposes, only ..'
print('*blingbling* .. unlocked!')
@event(from_states=(locked, unlocked), to_state=locked)
def push(self):
print('*push* .. locked!')
@transition_failure_handler(calling_sequence=2)
def turnstile_malfunction(self, method, from_state, to_state, error):
print('state transition from {0.name} to {1.name} failed. Reason: {2}'.format(from_state, to_state, error))
@transition_failure_handler(calling_sequence=1)
def before_turnstile_malfunction(self, method, from_state, to_state, error):
print('before state transition failure handler ..')
import random
turnstile = Turnstile()
for _ in range(10):
handler = random.choice([turnstile.coin, turnstile.push])
handler()
- exceptions in an event-decorated function are now reraised when no transition failure handler was registered
- added a decorator for registering a class' method as exception handler when an 'event'-decorated method fails. multiple methods may be registered as transition failure handler: they are invoked in the order given by the optional 'calling_sequence' keyword
- first public release
pystatemachine
is available under MIT License.
You can download pystatemachine.py.
Alternatively:
git clone [email protected]:cmaugg/pystatemachine