+ @property
+ def as_dict(self) -> dict[str, object]:
+ """Return self as (json.dumps-compatible) dict."""
+ library: dict[str, dict[str | int, object]] = {}
+ d: dict[str, object] = {'id': self.id_, '_library': library}
+ for to_save in self.to_save:
+ attr = getattr(self, to_save)
+ if hasattr(attr, 'as_dict_into_reference'):
+ d[to_save] = attr.as_dict_into_reference(library)
+ else:
+ d[to_save] = attr
+ if len(self.to_save_versioned) > 0:
+ d['_versioned'] = {}
+ for k in self.to_save_versioned:
+ attr = getattr(self, k)
+ assert isinstance(d['_versioned'], dict)
+ d['_versioned'][k] = attr.history
+ for r in self.to_save_relations:
+ attr_name = r[2]
+ l: list[int | str] = []
+ for rel in getattr(self, attr_name):
+ l += [rel.as_dict_into_reference(library)]
+ d[attr_name] = l
+ for k in self.add_to_dict:
+ d[k] = [x.as_dict_into_reference(library)
+ for x in getattr(self, k)]
+ return d
+
+ def as_dict_into_reference(self,
+ library: dict[str, dict[str | int, object]]
+ ) -> int | str:
+ """Return self.id_ while writing .as_dict into library."""
+ def into_library(library: dict[str, dict[str | int, object]],
+ cls_name: str,
+ id_: str | int,
+ d: dict[str, object]
+ ) -> None:
+ if cls_name not in library:
+ library[cls_name] = {}
+ if id_ in library[cls_name]:
+ if library[cls_name][id_] != d:
+ msg = 'Unexpected inequality of entries for ' +\
+ f'_library at: {cls_name}/{id_}'
+ raise HandledException(msg)
+ else:
+ library[cls_name][id_] = d
+ as_dict = self.as_dict
+ assert isinstance(as_dict['_library'], dict)
+ for cls_name, dict_of_objs in as_dict['_library'].items():
+ for id_, obj in dict_of_objs.items():
+ into_library(library, cls_name, id_, obj)
+ del as_dict['_library']
+ assert self.id_ is not None
+ into_library(library, self.__class__.__name__, self.id_, as_dict)
+ assert isinstance(as_dict['id'], (int, str))
+ return as_dict['id']
+