+ # (we primarily use the cache to ensure we work on the same object in
+ # memory no matter where and how we retrieve it, e.g. we don't want
+ # .by_id() calls to create a new object each time, but rather a pointer
+ # to the one already instantiated)
+
+ def __getattribute__(self, name: str) -> Any:
+ """Ensure fail if ._disappear() was called, except to check ._exists"""
+ if name != '_exists' and not super().__getattribute__('_exists'):
+ raise HandledException('Object does not exist.')
+ return super().__getattribute__(name)
+
+ def _disappear(self) -> None:
+ """Invalidate object, make future use raise exceptions."""
+ assert self.id_ is not None
+ if self._get_cached(self.id_):
+ self._uncache()
+ to_kill = list(self.__dict__.keys())
+ for attr in to_kill:
+ delattr(self, attr)
+ self._exists = False
+
+ @classmethod
+ def empty_cache(cls) -> None:
+ """Empty class's cache, and disappear all former inhabitants."""
+ # pylint: disable=protected-access
+ # (cause we remain within the class)
+ if hasattr(cls, 'cache_'):
+ to_disappear = list(cls.cache_.values())
+ for item in to_disappear:
+ item._disappear()
+ cls.cache_ = {}
+
+ @classmethod
+ def get_cache(cls: type[BaseModelInstance]) -> dict[Any, BaseModel[Any]]:
+ """Get cache dictionary, create it if not yet existing."""
+ if not hasattr(cls, 'cache_'):
+ d: dict[Any, BaseModel[Any]] = {}
+ cls.cache_ = d
+ return cls.cache_