[pyi2ncommon] / src / cnfvar / model.py

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"""
model: Cnf classes, collection of Cnf classes and multiple filtering methods.

Featuring:
    - Cnf: class representing a CNF variable
    - CnfList: a collection of `Cnf` instances

The classes above inherit from their base types with added mixins which
extend them with extra functionality.

.. seealso:: Overview Diagram linked to from doc main page

.. codeauthor:: Intra2net
"""

import json

from . import string
from .. import arnied_api

#: value used to detect unspecified arguments
DEFAULT = object()
#: encoding used by the get_cnf and set_cnf binaries
ENCODING = "latin1"


###############################################################################
# HELPERS
###############################################################################


class CnfName(str):
    """
    Custom string where comparisons are case-insensitive.

    With this class we do not have to worry about case when comparing against
    the name of cnfvars when filtering. The cnfvar backend is already case-
    insensitive anyway.
    """

    def __eq__(self, other):
        if not isinstance(other, str):
            return False
        return self.lower() == other.lower()

    def __contains__(self, name):
        return name.lower() in self.lower()

    def startswith(self, prefix, *args, **kwargs):
        return self.lower().startswith(prefix.lower(), *args, **kwargs)

    def endswith(self, suffix, *args, **kwargs):
        return self.lower().endswith(suffix.lower(), *args, **kwargs)

    def replace(self, old, new, *args, **kwargs):
        return self.lower().replace(old.lower(), new.lower(), *args, **kwargs)


###############################################################################
# BASE API
###############################################################################


class BaseCnfList(list):
    """Base class representing a CNF list with minimal functionality."""

    def __init__(self, cnf_iter=None, renumber=False):
        """
        Class constructor.

        :param cnf_iter: iterator producing CNF elements or arguments for the
                         constructor of the :py:class:`Cnf` class
        :type: :py:class:`collections.abc.Iterator` producing elements of type
               :py:class:`Cnf`
        :param bool renumber: whether to fix up the number/ids of the CNFs

        Example::
            cnf = Cnf("my_cnf", "value")
            cnf_list = CnfList([
                cnf,
                ("other_cnf", "other value"),
                ("user", "john", instance=3)
            ])
        """
        # Map the values of the iterator to support constructing this list
        # from Cnf instances or arguments to the Cnf constructor
        if cnf_iter is not None:
            iter_ = map(lambda c: c if isinstance(c, Cnf) else Cnf(*c), cnf_iter)
        else:
            iter_ = []
        super().__init__(iter_)
        self._renumber_counter = None     # initialized and used in renumber
        if renumber:
            self.renumber()

    def renumber(self):
        """Fix line numbers of CNF variables from this list."""
        # NOTE: we don't keep track of operations that change the list as this
        # would require us to reimplement most of the methods. At least for now
        # this method should be called again when serializing.
        self._renumber_counter = 0

        def renumber_fn(cnf):
            self._renumber_counter += 1
            cnf.lineno = self._renumber_counter

        self.for_each_all(renumber_fn)

    def where(self, where_filter):
        """
        Filter CNFs matching a given predicate.

        :param where_filter: predicate to apply against CNFs
        :type where_filter: function accepting a CNF and returning a boolean
        :returns: an instance of this class with filtered members
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        return CnfList(c for c in self if where_filter(c))

    def where_child(self, where_filter):
        """
        Filter CNFs with children matching a given predicate.

        :param where_filter: predicate to apply against children
        :type where_filter: function accepting a CNF and returning a boolean
        :returns: an instance of this class with filtered members
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        def upper_filter(cnf):
            return any(ch for ch in cnf.children if where_filter(ch))
        return self.where(upper_filter)

    def remove_where(self, where_filter):
        """
        Remove all CNFs from this list matching the given predicate.

        :param where_filter: predicate to apply against children
        :type where_filter: function accepting a CNF and returning a boolean
        :returns: a list of the removed CNF variables
        :rtype: [:py:class:`Cnf`]
        """
        r = []
        # iterate by index for speed and in reverse to keep indexes valid
        for i in range(len(self) - 1, -1, -1):
            cnf = self[i]
            if where_filter(cnf):
                del self[i]
                r.append(cnf)
        return r

    def for_each(self, fn):
        """
        Apply a function to each element of this list.

        :param fn: function to apply to the elements
        :type fn: function accepting a CNF (result value is ignored)
        :returns: this same instance
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`

        .. note:: this is mostly the same as the built-in map() function,
        except that it changes the list in place.
        """
        for c in self:
            try:
                fn(c)
            except StopIteration:
                # support breaking
                break
        return self

    def for_each_child(self, fn):
        """
        Apply a function to each child of the elements of this list.

        :param fn: function to apply to the elements
        :type fn: function accepting a CNF (result value is ignored)
        :returns: this same instance
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`

        .. note:: if a CNF does not have children, it is ignored
        """
        for c in self:
            children = c.children or CnfList()
            for ch in children:
                try:
                    fn(ch)
                except StopIteration:
                    # support breaking
                    break
            # apply recursively, too
            children.for_each_child(fn)
        return self

    def for_each_all(self, fn):
        """
        Apply a function to every CNF of this list, parent or child.

        :param fn: function to apply to the elements
        :type fn: function accepting a CNF (result value is ignored)
        :returns: this same instance
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        for c in self:
            try:
                fn(c)
            except StopIteration:
                # support breaking
                break
            children = c.children or CnfList()
            children.for_each_all(fn)
        return self

    def __str__(self):
        """
        Get a string representation of this instance.

        :returns: a string in the cnfvar format
        :rtype: str
        """
        return "\n".join((str(c) for c in self))

    def __add__(self, other):
        return CnfList(super().__add__(other))

    def add(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Add a CNF variable to the list.

        Arguments can either be a single instance of the :py:class:`Cnf`
        class or a list of arguments to be passed to the constructor of
        that class. Similar to the :py:func:`add_child` method for a `Cnf`.

        :returns: the instance that was created
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`
        """
        # support passing a Cnf instance
        if len(args) == 1 and not kwargs:
            cnf = args[0]
            assert isinstance(cnf, Cnf), "A Cnf instance is mandatory with one argument"
        else:
            cnf = Cnf(*args, **kwargs)

        self.append(cnf)
        return cnf


class BaseCnf:
    """Base class representing a CNF variable with minimal functionality."""

    _PARENT_TEMPLATE = "{lineno} {name},{instance}: \"{value}\""
    _CHILD_TEMPLATE = "{lineno} {indent}({parent}) {name},{instance}: \"{value}\""
    _NEST_INDENT = "  "

    def __init__(self, name, value, instance=0, parent=None,
                 lineno=None, comment=None):
        """
        Create this instance.

        :param str name: name of the cnfvar (case does not matter)
        :param str value: value for this cnfvar (will be converted to string
                          if it is not of this type)
        :param int instance: instance of this cnfvar
        :param parent: a parent Cnf instance
        :type parent: :py:class:`BaseCnf`
        :param int lineno: line number
        :param str comment: cnfvar comment
        """
        self.name = CnfName(name)
        self.value = value
        self.instance = int(instance)
        self.parent = parent
        self.lineno = int(lineno or 0)
        self.comment = comment
        self.__children = CnfList()

    # Use getters and setters to keep internal consistency and fail-fast
    # preventing invalid data from being sent to the cnfvar backend.

    def _get_name(self):
        return self.__name

    def _set_name(self, value):
        # convert Python strings passed as name to our custom string
        self.__name = CnfName(value)
    name = property(_get_name, _set_name)

    def _get_instance(self):
        return self.__instance

    def _set_instance(self, value):
        # fail-fast and make sure instance is a valid integer
        self.__instance = int(value)
    instance = property(_get_instance, _set_instance)

    def _get_lineno(self):
        return self.__lineno

    def _set_lineno(self, value):
        # fail-fast and make sure lineno is a valid integer
        self.__lineno = int(value)
    lineno = property(_get_lineno, _set_lineno)

    def _get_children(self):
        return self.__children
    # No setter to sure that the children property will not
    # be replaced by something other than a `CnfList`
    children = property(_get_children)

    def _get_value(self):
        return self.__value

    def _set_value(self, value):
        # Make sure the value is always stored as a string
        # (no other types make sense to the cnfvar backend)
        self.__value = str(value)
    value = property(_get_value, _set_value)

    def add_child(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Add a child CNF variable.

        Arguments can either be a single instance of the :py:class:`Cnf`
        class or a list of arguments to be passed to the constructor of
        that class.

        :returns: the instance that was created
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`

        Example::

            cnf = Cnf("my_parent_cnf", "parent")
            cnf2 = Cnf("my_child_cnf", "john")

            # adding a child as a CNF instance
            cnf.add_child(cnf2)

            # adding a child passing arguments of the Cnf constructor
            cnf.add_child("my_child_cnf", "jane", instance=2)
        """
        # support passing a Cnf instance
        if len(args) == 1 and not kwargs:
            cnf = args[0]
            assert isinstance(cnf, Cnf), "A Cnf instance is mandatory with one argument"
        else:
            cnf = Cnf(*args, **kwargs)

        # store a reference to parent to easily access it
        cnf.parent = self

        # It seems the CNF backend (at least using set_cnf as opposed to the varlink
        # API) only accepts instance with value of -1 for top-level variables, so
        # just in case fix up instances when adding children with the default value.
        if cnf.instance == -1:
            cnf.instance = 0
            for c in self.children:
                if c.name == cnf.name:
                    cnf.instance += 1

        self.children.append(cnf)
        return cnf

    def add_children(self, *children):
        """
        Add multiple child CNF variables.

        Each argument must be either an instance of the :py:class:`Cnf` class
        or a tuple/list to be expanded and passed to construct that instance.

        :returns: a list of the instances that were created
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`

        Example::
            cnf = Cnf("my_parent_cnf", "parent")
            cnf2 = Cnf("my_child_cnf", "john")

            cnf.add_children(
                cnf2,                                  # cnf instance directly
                ("my_child_cnf", "jane", instance=2),  # pass a tuple with args
                ["my_child_cnf", "jack", instance=3])  # pass a list with args

            # adding a child passing arguments of the Cnf constructor
            cnf.add_child("my_child_cnf", "jane", instance=2)
        """
        added_children = CnfList()
        for c in children:
            if isinstance(c, Cnf):
                new_child = self.add_child(c)
            elif isinstance(c, tuple) or isinstance(c, list):
                new_child = self.add_child(*c)
            else:
                raise ValueError(f"Children item {c} must be either a Cnf, a tuple or a list")
            added_children.append(new_child)
        return added_children

    def __eq__(self, other):
        """
        Equality implementation.

        :param other: object to compare this instance against
        :type other: any
        :returns: whether `other` is equal to this instance
        :rtype: bool

        This is particularly useful when comparing instances of
        :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        if not isinstance(other, Cnf):
            return False

        # NOTE: we try to define two variables as equal in the same way as the
        # set_cnf binary would if we were passing it an updated CNF variable.
        # It does not take comments, children and lineno into account when we
        # pass it a variable; it will rather compare the data we compare here,
        # and if it finds a match it will update it with the changed children.
        return self.name == other.name \
            and self.value == other.value \
            and self.instance == other.instance \
            and self.parent == other.parent

    def __str__(self):
        """
        Get a string representation of this instance.

        :returns: a string in the cnfvar format
        :rtype: str
        """
        if self.parent is None:
            this_str = self._PARENT_TEMPLATE.format(
                lineno=self.lineno,
                name=self.name.upper(),
                instance=self.instance,
                value=self.value
            )
        else:
            depth = 0
            curr = self
            while curr.parent is not None:
                depth += 1
                curr = curr.parent

            this_str = self._CHILD_TEMPLATE.format(
                lineno=self.lineno,
                indent=self._NEST_INDENT * depth,
                parent=self.parent.lineno,
                name=self.name.upper(),
                instance=self.instance,
                value=self.value
            )

        if self.comment is not None:
            this_str += f" # {self.comment}"

        for child in self.children:
            this_str += f"\n{child}"

        return this_str

    def __repr__(self):
        """
        Get a printable representation of this instance.

        :returns: a string in the cnfvar format
        :rtype: str
        """
        repr_ = self._PARENT_TEMPLATE.format(
            lineno=self.lineno,
            name=self.name.upper(),
            instance=self.instance,
            value=self.value
        ) if self.parent is None else self._CHILD_TEMPLATE.format(
            lineno=self.lineno,
            indent="",
            parent=self.parent.lineno,
            name=self.name.upper(),
            instance=self.instance,
            value=self.value
        )
        return f"Cnf{{ {repr_} [children={len(self.children)}] }}"


###############################################################################
# MIXINS
###############################################################################
#
# These mixins add functionality to the base API without polluting it.
#

class CnfListSerializationMixin(BaseCnfList):
    """Add serialization support to BaseCnfList."""

    def to_cnf_file(self, path, renumber=True, encoding=ENCODING):
        """
        Dump a string representation of this list in the cnfvar format to a file.

        :param str path: path to the file to write to
        :param bool renumber: whether to fix the lineno of the cnfvars
        :param str encoding: encoding to use to save the file
        """
        if renumber:
            self.renumber()
        with open(path, "w", encoding=encoding) as fp:
            fp.write(str(self))

    def to_json_string(self, renumber=True):
        """
        Generate a JSON representation of this list in the cnfvar format.

        :param bool renumber: whether to fix the lineno of the cnfvars
        :returns: the JSON string
        :rtype: str
        """
        def _to_dict(cnf):
            d = {
                "number": cnf.lineno,
                "varname": cnf.name,
                "data": cnf.value,
                "instance": cnf.instance
            }
            if cnf.parent and cnf.parent.lineno:
                d["parent"] = cnf.parent.lineno
            if cnf.comment is not None:
                d["comment"] = cnf.comment
            if len(cnf.children) > 0:
                d["children"] = [_to_dict(c) for c in cnf.children]
            return d
        if renumber:
            self.renumber()
        json_list = [_to_dict(c) for c in self]
        return json.dumps({"cnf": json_list})

    def to_json_file(self, path, renumber=True):
        """
        Dump a JSON representation of this list to a file.

        :param str path: path to the file to write to
        :param bool renumber: whether to fix the lineno of the cnfvars
        """
        with open(path, "w", encoding="utf8") as fp:
            fp.write(self.to_json_string(renumber=renumber))

    @classmethod
    def _from_cnf_structure(cls, obj):
        """
        Create a list from a JSON structure obtainable from `get_cnf --json`.

        :param obj: an object as defined in the :py:mod:`cnfvar`
        :type obj: {str, {str, str or int}}
        :returns: a list of cnfvars
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        return cls(map(Cnf._from_cnf_structure, obj["cnf"]))

    @classmethod
    def from_cnf_string(cls, data):
        """
        Create a list from a cnfvar string.

        :param str data: string to generate the list from
        :returns: a list of cnfvars
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        cnf_obj = string.read_cnf(data)
        return CnfList._from_cnf_structure(cnf_obj)

    @classmethod
    def from_json_string(cls, data):
        """
        Create a list from a json string.

        :param str data: string to generate the list from
        :returns: a list of cnfvars
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        cnf_obj = json.loads(data)
        return CnfList._from_cnf_structure(cnf_obj)

    @classmethod
    def from_cnf_file(cls, path, encoding=ENCODING):
        """
        Create a list from a cnfvar file.

        :param str path: path to the file to read
        :param str encoding: encoding to use to open the file (defaults to
                             latin1 as this is the default encoding)
        :returns: a list of cnfvars
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        with open(path, "r", encoding=encoding) as fp:
            return CnfList.from_cnf_string(fp.read())

    @classmethod
    def from_json_file(cls, path):
        """
        Create a list from a json file.

        :param str path: path to the file to read
        :returns: a list of cnfvars
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        with open(path, "r", encoding="utf8") as fp:
            return CnfList.from_json_string(fp.read())


class CnfSerializationMixin(BaseCnf):
    """Add serialization support to BaseCnf."""

    def to_json_string(self, renumber=True):
        """
        Convert this instance to a JSON string.

        :param bool renumber: whether to fix the lineno of the cnfvars
        :returns: the JSON string
        :rtype: str
        """
        return CnfList([self]).to_json_string(renumber=renumber)

    def to_cnf_file(self, path, renumber=True, encoding=ENCODING):
        """
        Dump a string representation of this instance to a file.

        :param str path: path to the file to write to
        :param bool renumber: whether to fix the lineno of this cnfvar and its children
        :param str encoding: encoding to use to save the file
        """
        CnfList([self]).to_cnf_file(path, renumber=renumber, encoding=encoding)

    def to_json_file(self, path, renumber=True):
        """
        Dump a JSON representation of this instance to a file.

        :param str path: path to the file to write to
        :param bool renumber: whether to fix the lineno of this cnfvar and its children
        """
        CnfList([self]).to_json_file(path, renumber=renumber)

    @classmethod
    def _from_cnf_structure(cls, obj):
        """
        Create an instance from a JSON structure obtainable from `get_cnf --json`.

        :param obj: dictionary to convert to this instance
        :type obj: {str, str or int}
        :returns: the cnf instance created
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`
        """
        cnf = Cnf(obj["varname"], obj["data"],
                  instance=obj["instance"], lineno=obj["number"],
                  comment=obj.get("comment", None))
        for ch_obj in obj.get("children", []):
            child_cnf = Cnf._from_cnf_structure(ch_obj)
            cnf.add_child(child_cnf)
        return cnf

    @classmethod
    def from_cnf_string(cls, data):
        """
        Create an instance of this class from a cnfvar string.

        :param str data: cnfvar string to convert
        :returns: the cnf instance created
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`
        """
        return CnfListSerializationMixin.from_cnf_string(data).single()

    @classmethod
    def from_json_string(cls, data):
        """
        Create an instance of this class from a JSON string.

        :param str data: JSON string to convert
        :returns: the cnf instance created
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`
        """
        return CnfListSerializationMixin.from_json_string(data).single()

    @classmethod
    def from_cnf_file(cls, path, encoding=ENCODING):
        """
        Create an instance of this class from a cnfvar file.

        :param str path: path to the file to read
        :param str encoding: encoding to use to read the file
        :returns: the cnf instance created
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`
        """
        return CnfListSerializationMixin.from_cnf_file(path, encoding=encoding).single()

    @classmethod
    def from_json_file(cls, path):
        """
        Create an instance of this class from a json file.

        :param str path: path to the file to read
        :returns: the cnf instance created
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`
        """
        return CnfListSerializationMixin.from_json_file(path).single()


class CnfListArniedApiMixin(BaseCnfList):
    """Add support for converting this class to and from Arnied API classes."""

    def to_api_structure(self):
        """
        Convert this list to the corresponding object in the arnied API.

        :returns: the converted object
        :rtype: [:py:class:`arnied_api.CnfVar`]
        """
        return [c.to_api_structure() for c in self]

    @classmethod
    def from_api_structure(cls, cnfvar_list):
        """
        Convert a list from the arnied API into a list of this type.

        :param cnfvar_list: list to convert
        :type cnfvar_list: [:py:class:`arnied_api.CnfVar`]
        :returns: the list created
        :rtype: :py:class:`CnfList`
        """
        return CnfList((Cnf.from_api_structure(c) for c in cnfvar_list),
                       renumber=True)


class CnfArniedApiMixin(BaseCnf):
    """Add support for converting this class to and from Arnied API classes."""

    def to_api_structure(self):
        """
        Convert this instance to the corresponding object in the arnied API.

        :returns: the converted object
        :rtype: :py:class:`arnied_api.CnfVar`
        """
        return arnied_api.CnfVar(
            self.name.upper(),
            self.instance,
            self.value,
            False,  # default here to False
            children=[c.to_api_structure() for c in self.children])

    @classmethod
    def from_api_structure(cls, cnfobj):
        """
        Convert an object from the arnied API into an instance of this type.

        :param cnfobj: object to convert
        :type cnfobj: :py:class:`arnied_api.CnfVar`
        :returns: the instance created
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`
        """
        cnf = Cnf(cnfobj.name, cnfobj.data, cnfobj.instance)
        children = CnfList((Cnf.from_api_structure(c) for c in cnfobj.children))
        for c in children:
            c.parent = cnf
        cnf.children.extend(children)
        return cnf


class CnfShortcutsMixin(BaseCnf):
    """Extend the base CNF class with useful methods."""

    def enable(self):
        """Treat this variable as a boolean var and set its value to 1."""
        self.value = "1"

    def disable(self):
        """Treat this variable as a boolean var and set its value to 0."""
        self.value = "0"

    def is_enabled(self):
        """Treat this variable as a boolean var and check if its value is 1."""
        return self.value == "1"

    def enable_child_flag(self, name):
        """
        Set the value of the child CNF matching `name` to "1".

        :param str name: name of the child whose value to enable

        .. note:: child will be created if it does not exist.
        """
        cnf = self.children.first_with_name(name, default=None)
        if cnf is None:
            self.add_child(name, "1")
        else:
            cnf.enable()

    def disable_child_flag(self, name):
        """
        Set the value of the child CNF matching `name` to "0".

        :param str name: name of the child whose value to disable

        .. note:: child will be created if it does not exist.
        """
        cnf = self.children.first_with_name(name, default=None)
        if cnf is None:
            self.add_child(name, "0")
        else:
            cnf.disable()

    def child_flag_enabled(self, name):
        """
        Check if a given child has a value equal to `1`.

        :param str name: name of the child to check
        :returns: whether the value of the given child, if it exists, is 1
        :rtype: bool
        """
        cnf = self.children.first_with_name(name, default=None)
        return cnf.is_enabled() if cnf is not None else False


class CnfListQueryingMixin(BaseCnfList):
    """Mixing adding shortcuts for common filter operations."""

    def single(self, where_filter=None, default=DEFAULT):
        """
        Get the only CNF of this list or raise if none or more than one exist.

        :param where_filter: predicate to apply against CNFs beforehand
        :type where_filter: function accepting a CNF and returning a boolean
        :param default: value to return in case the list is empty
        :type default: any
        :raises: :py:class:`ValueError` if a single value cannot be found and
                 a default value was not specified
        :returns: the first and only element of this list, or default if set
                  and no element is present
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`
        """
        list_ = self.where(where_filter) if where_filter is not None else self

        if len(list_) == 1:
            return list_[0]
        elif len(list_) == 0 and default != DEFAULT:
            return default
        else:
            raise ValueError(f"CnfList does not contain a single item (len={len(list_)})")

    def first(self, where_filter=None, default=DEFAULT):
        """
        Get the first element in this list or raise if the list is empty.

        :param where_filter: predicate to apply against CNFs beforehand
        :type where_filter: function accepting a CNF and returning a boolean
        :param default: value to return in case the list is empty
        :type default: any
        :raises: :py:class:`ValueError` if a single value cannot be found and
                 a default value was not specified
        :returns: the first element of this list, or default if set and
                  no element is present
        :rtype: :py:class:`Cnf`
        """
        list_ = self.where(where_filter) if where_filter is not None else self
        if len(list_) > 0:
            return list_[0]
        elif default != DEFAULT:
            return default
        else:
            raise ValueError("Cannot get the first item - CnfList is empty")

    def with_value(self, value):
        """Shortcut method for filtering by value."""
        return self.where(lambda c: c.value == value)

    def with_name(self, name):
        """Shortcut method for filtering by name."""
        return self.where(lambda c: c.name == name)

    def with_instance(self, instance):
        """Shortcut method for filtering by instance."""
        return self.where(lambda c: c.instance == instance)

    def single_with_name(self, name, default=DEFAULT):
        """Shortcut method for getting the single item with a given name."""
        return self.with_name(name).single(default=default)

    def single_with_value(self, value, default=DEFAULT):
        """Shortcut method for getting the single item with a given value."""
        return self.with_value(value).single(default=default)

    def single_with_instance(self, instance, default=DEFAULT):
        """Shortcut method for getting the single item with a given instance."""
        return self.with_instance(instance).single(default=default)

    def first_with_name(self, name, default=DEFAULT):
        """Shortcut method for getting the first item with a given name."""
        return self.with_name(name).first(default=default)

    def first_with_value(self, value, default=DEFAULT):
        """Shortcut method for getting the first item with a given value."""
        return self.with_value(value).first(default=default)

    def first_with_instance(self, instance, default=DEFAULT):
        """Shortcut method for getting the first item with a given instance."""
        return self.with_instance(instance).first(default=default)

    def highest_instance(self):
        """Shortcut method for getting the next instance in a list of items."""
        return max([c.instance for c in self]) if len(self) > 0 else -1


###############################################################################
# PUBLIC CLASSES
###############################################################################
#
# Set up the classes with the mixins we want to be available by default.
#


class CnfList(CnfListSerializationMixin, CnfListArniedApiMixin, CnfListQueryingMixin):
    """Collection of Cnf variables."""

    pass


class Cnf(CnfSerializationMixin, CnfArniedApiMixin, CnfShortcutsMixin):
    """Class representing a cnfvar."""

    pass


__all__ = ["CnfList", "Cnf"]