Thanks for the detailed explanation. 

Op dinsdag 20 oktober 2015 03:11:53 UTC+2 schreef Anthony:
>
> If you have the function name, you can do:
>
>     if function_name in globals():
>
> And if you have the actual function object, you can do:
>
>     if function.__name__ in globals():
>
> Note, those will yield hits even if there is an object of that name 
> defined in a model file. If that is a concern, you can diff the globals 
> before and after executing the controller to get a list of objects 
> specifically defined in the controller. To do that, at the top of the 
> controller file (or anywhere before the first component you want to 
> register):
>
> pre_controller_objects = dir()
>
> Then at the bottom of the controller (or after the last component):
>
> controller_objects = set(dir()) - set(pre_controller_objects)
>
> Then, wherever you want to test for the existence of a function:
>
>     if function_name in controller_objects:
>
> Note, that will identify any objects defined in the controller, even if 
> they are not functions. If that's a concern, you can further filter 
> controller_objects to include only function objects.
>
> Finally, if you only want to identify specific actions that your have 
> defined as components, you could use a special prefix/postfix to identify 
> them, or just manually maintain a list of their names. One other option 
> would be to create a decorator that registers a component name in a special 
> object. In a module or model file, or at the top of the controller:
>
> class Component(object):
>     def __init__(self):
>         self.names = []
>
>     def __call__(self, f):
>         self.names.append(f.__name__)
>         return f
>
> component = Component()
>
> Then you would decorate components:
>
> @component
> def component1():
>     return dict()
>
> @component
> def component2():
>     return dict()
>
> Finally, wherever needed, check for a component as follows:
>
>     if 'component1' in component.names:
>
> Anthony
>
> On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 4:19:30 PM UTC-4, A3 wrote:
>>
>>
>> I want to be able to test if a certain function exists in a controller.
>> (I am loading a component with help of another)
>>
>> controller: 
>> default.py
>> def myfunction()
>>      return
>>
>> def mytest()
>>      if exists(myfunction()):
>>            do this.  
>>
>

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