add the possibility to ask for a Mode in a python datahandle

GaudiKernel/python/GaudiKernel/DataObjectHandleBase.py

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ __doc__ = """The python module holding python bindings to DataObjectHandle"""
 
 class DataObjectHandleBase(object):
 
-    __slots__ = ('Path', )
+    __slots__ = ('Path', 'Mode')
 
     # define accessTypes
 
-    def __init__(self, path):
+    def __init__(self, path, mode='R'):
         object.__init__(self)
         self.Path = path
+        self.Mode = mode
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         """
@@ -43,12 +44,15 @@ class DataObjectHandleBase(object):
 
     def __add__(self, other):
         path = ':'.join(i + other for i in self.Path.split(':'))
-        return DataObjectHandleBase(path)
+        return DataObjectHandleBase(path, self.Mode)
 
     def __radd__(self, other):
         path = ':'.join(other + i for i in self.Path.split(':'))
-        return DataObjectHandleBase(path)
+        return DataObjectHandleBase(path, self.Mode)
 
     def __iadd__(self, other):
         self.Path = ':'.join(i + other for i in self.Path.split(':'))
         return self
+
+    def mode(self):
+        return self.Mode

GaudiKernel/python/GaudiKernel/PropertyProxy.py

@@ -407,10 +407,11 @@ class DataObjectHandleBasePropertyProxy(PropertyProxy):
         if value is None:
             value = ''
 
+        mode = obj.__class__.getDefaultProperty(self.descr.__name__).mode()
         if type(value) == str:
-            return DataObjectHandleBase(value)
+            return DataObjectHandleBase(value, mode)
         elif isinstance(value, DataObjectHandleBase):
-            return DataObjectHandleBase(value.__str__())
+            return DataObjectHandleBase(value.__str__(), mode)
         else:
             raise ValueError("received an instance of %s, but %s expected" %
                              (type(value), 'str or DataObjectHandleBase'))

GaudiKernel/src/Lib/DataObjectHandleBase.cpp

@@ -109,7 +109,21 @@ DataObject* DataObjectHandleBase::fetch() const {
 std::string DataObjectHandleBase::toString() const { return objKey(); }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::string DataObjectHandleBase::pythonRepr() const { return "DataObjectHandleBase(\"" + toString() + "\")"; }
+std::string DataObjectHandleBase::pythonRepr() const {
+  std::string m;
+  switch ( mode() ) {
+  case Gaudi::DataHandle::Mode::Reader:
+    m = "R";
+    break;
+  case Gaudi::DataHandle::Mode::Writer:
+    m = "W";
+    break;
+  default:
+    m = "UNKNOWN";
+    break;
+  }
+  return "DataObjectHandleBase('" + toString() + "', '" + m + "')";
+}
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DataObjectHandleBase::fromString( const std::string& s ) { Gaudi::Parsers::parse( *this, s ).ignore(); }

GaudiKernel/tests/nose/test_Configurables.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class MyAlg(ConfigurableAlgorithm):
     __slots__ = {
         'Text': 'some text',
         'Int': 23,
-        'DataHandle': DataObjectHandleBase('Location')
+        'DataHandle': DataObjectHandleBase('Location', 'R')
     }
 
     def getDlls(self):
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ def test_correct():
     assert a.getValuedProperties() == {
         'Int': 42,
         'Text': 'value',
-        'DataHandle': DataObjectHandleBase('/Event/X')
+        'DataHandle': DataObjectHandleBase('/Event/X', 'R')
     }
 
 
 def test_str_from_datahandle():
     a = MyAlg()
-    a.Text = DataObjectHandleBase('value')
+    a.Text = DataObjectHandleBase('value', 'R')
     assert a.getProp('Text') == 'value'