cx-library-manager/server_source/constants.py

class constants:
    """
    That class stores constant values, which is used in a lot of places
    in the app code. Storing constants in one place makes it easier to 
    change in the future.

    Methods
    -------
    @staticmethid empty_text : str
        Return simple empty string (""), but it is more descriptive than
        str().

    @staticmethod app_name : dtr
        Return name of the app, which is required for example in 
        relationship builder

    @classmethod get_model_name : str
        Return name of the model for given class, or name in string..
    
    @staticmethod get_related_name : str
        It create name of the reverse relation field for other models.
    """

    @staticmethod
    def empty_text() -> str:
        """
        That return simple empty text, to make app more readable.

        Returns
        -------
        str
            Empty string.
        """

        return str()

    @staticmethod
    def app_name() -> str:
        """
        That retutn name of the app, useable for example when building 
        relations in database.

        Returns
        -------
        str
            Name of the app.
        """

        return str("app")

    @classmethod
    def get_model_name(cls, target: str | type) -> str:
        """
        That generate model name from given model class, or model name in 
        string. It does not return constant, but generate name from given
        parameters constant data in class.

        Parameters
        ----------
        target : str | type
            Target class or class name.

        Returns
        -------
        str
            Model name of given model class or given model class name.
        """

        if type(target) is not str:
            target = target.__name__

        return str(cls.app_name() + "." + target)

    @staticmethod
    def get_related_name(
        target: str | type, 
        field: str | None = None
    ) -> str:
        """
        It return name of the field, which is related to other object by 
        reverse relation. Target is name of model which own relation with, 
        in other words, model which has foreign key. Field is neccssary only
        when object who has relation uses same model in more than one 
        foreign key. Then field must be name of the foreign key field.

        For example, when item A has field to_b, which is foreign key of 
        model B, when call to that would be "get_related_name(A)", or if 
        b is used in other fields, then it would looks like 
        "get_related_name(A, "to_b")".

        Parameters
        ----------
        target : str | type
            Name or class of the model, which use relation.

        field : str | None (Default: None)
            Name of the field, which use relation.
        """

        if type(target) is not str:
            target = target.__name__

        if field is not None:   
            return str("related_" + target + "_to_field_" + field)
        
        return str("related_" + target)