#!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- """ *TL;DR80 Encapsulates all information needed to perform an action or trigger an event. *Examples in Python ecosystem: Django HttpRequest (without `execute` method): https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/request-response/#httprequest-objects """ from __future__ import print_function import os from os.path import lexists class MoveFileCommand(object): def __init__(self, src, dest): self.src = src self.dest = dest def execute(self): self.rename(self.src, self.dest) def undo(self): self.rename(self.dest, self.src) def rename(self, src, dest): print(u"renaming %s to %s" % (src, dest)) os.rename(src, dest) def main(): command_stack = [] # commands are just pushed into the command stack command_stack.append(MoveFileCommand('foo.txt', 'bar.txt')) command_stack.append(MoveFileCommand('bar.txt', 'baz.txt')) # verify that none of the target files exist assert not lexists("foo.txt") assert not lexists("bar.txt") assert not lexists("baz.txt") try: with open("foo.txt", "w"): # Creating the file pass # they can be executed later on for cmd in command_stack: cmd.execute() # and can also be undone at will for cmd in reversed(command_stack): cmd.undo() finally: os.unlink("foo.txt") if __name__ == "__main__": main() OUTPUT = """ renaming foo.txt to bar.txt renaming bar.txt to baz.txt renaming baz.txt to bar.txt renaming bar.txt to foo.txt """