Package flickrapi :: Module tokencache :: Class TokenCache

Class TokenCache

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        TokenCache

Known Subclasses:

LockingTokenCache

On-disk persistent token cache for a single application.

The application is identified by the API key used. Per application multiple users are supported, with a single token per user.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, api_key, username=None)
Creates a new token cache instance

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get_cached_token_path(self)
Return the directory holding the app data.

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get_cached_token_filename(self)
Return the full pathname of the cached token file.

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get_cached_token(self)
Read and return a cached token, or None if not found.

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set_cached_token(self, token)
Cache a token for later use.

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forget(self)
Removes the cached token

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Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Properties

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token
The cached token

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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init(self, api_key, username=None)
(Constructor)

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Creates a new token cache instance

Overrides: object.__init__

get_cached_token(self)

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Read and return a cached token, or None if not found.

The token is read from the cached token file.

Property Details

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token

The cached token

Get Method:: get_cached_token(self) - Read and return a cached token, or None if not found.
Set Method:: set_cached_token(self, token) - Cache a token for later use.
Delete Method:: forget(self) - Removes the cached token

Class TokenCache

__init__(self, api_key, username=None) (Constructor)

get_cached_token(self)

token

init(self, api_key, username=None)
(Constructor)