collections.index¶
CollectionIndex ¶
Bases: SlottedDict[Collection]
Index object through which all collections can be accessed.
Provides dictionary-like functionality mapping collection IDs to Collection objects in the Anthology.
Attributes:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
parent |
Anthology
|
The parent Anthology instance to which this index belongs. |
is_data_loaded |
bool
|
A flag indicating whether the XML directory has already been indexed. |
load ¶
load()
Finds all XML data files and indexes them by their collection ID.
Note
Currently assumes that XML files are always named according to the collection ID they contain; i.e., a file named "L16.xml" must contain the collection with ID "L16".