general code/comment clean up.

pypatterns/behavioral/visitor.py

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ class Visitor(metaclass=ABCMeta):
 
 class Visitee(object):
     """
-    A base class for objects that wish to be able to visit a Visitor class.
+    A base class for objects that wish to be able to be visited by a Visitor class.
     """
     def accept(self, visitor):
         """
-        Visit a visitor with this class instance.
+        Have a visitor visit this class instance.
 
         @param visitor: The visitor to visit.
         @type visitor: Visitor

pypatterns/creational/factory.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Factory(object, metaclass=ABCMeta):
         pass
 
 
-class AbstractFactory(object):
+class AbstractFactory(Factory):
     """
     Abstract Factory Class.
     """

pypatterns/creational/prototype.py

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ class Prototype(object):
     Prototype design pattern abstract class.
     """
 
-    def copy(self, **attributes):
+    def prototype(self, **attributes):
         """
-        Copy this object and optionally update attributes.
+        Copy the prototype this object and optionally update attributes.
 
         @param attributes: Keyword arguments of any attributes you wish to update.
         @return: A copy of this object with the updated attributes.
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ class Prototype(object):
                 setattr(obj, attribute, attributes[attribute])
 
         return obj
+

tests/creational_tests/test_prototype.py

@@ -26,52 +26,52 @@ class PrototypeTestCase(TestCase):
         self.__point_class = Point
         self.maxDiff = None
 
-    def test_copy_instances(self):
+    def test_prototype_instances(self):
         """
-        Test that copy returns a new instance.
+        Test that prototype returns a new instance.
 
         @raise AssertionError: If the test fails.
         """
         point_one = self.__point_class(5, 5)
-        point_two = point_one.copy()
+        point_two = point_one.prototype()
 
         self.assertEquals(point_one.__class__, point_two.__class__)
         self.assertNotEquals(id(point_one), id(point_two))
 
-    def test_identical_copy(self):
+    def test_identical_prototype(self):
         """
-        Test the copy method without updating any attributes.
+        Test the prototype method without updating any attributes.
 
         @raise AssertionError: If the test fails.
         """
         point_one = self.__point_class(5, 5)
-        point_two = point_one.copy()
+        point_two = point_one.prototype()
 
         self.assertEquals(point_one.__dict__, point_two.__dict__)
 
-    def test_update_attributes_copy(self):
+    def test_update_attributes_prototype(self):
         """
-        Test the copy method with updated attributes.
+        Test the prototype method with updated attributes.
 
         @raise AssertionError: If the test fails.
         """
         point_one = self.__point_class(10, 10)
-        point_two = point_one.copy(x=15, y=20)
-        point_three = point_two.copy()
+        point_two = point_one.prototype(x=15, y=20)
+        point_three = point_two.prototype()
 
         self.assertEquals(point_one.__dict__, {'x': 10, 'y': 10})
         self.assertEquals(point_two.__dict__, {'x': 15, 'y': 20})
         self.assertEquals(point_three.__dict__, point_two.__dict__)
 
-    def test_add_attributes_copy(self):
+    def test_add_attributes_prototype(self):
         """
-        Test the copy method with completely new attributes.
+        Test the prototype method with completely new attributes.
 
         @raise AssertionError: If the test fails.
         """
         point_one = self.__point_class(15, 15)
-        point_two = point_one.copy(z=20)
-        point_three = point_two.copy()
+        point_two = point_one.prototype(z=20)
+        point_three = point_two.prototype()
 
         self.assertEquals(point_one.x, point_two.x)
         self.assertEquals(point_one.y, point_two.y)
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ class PrototypeTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(point_two.z, 20)
         self.assertEquals(point_three.__dict__, point_two.__dict__)
 
-    def test_add_function_copy(self):
+    def test_add_function_prototype(self):
         """
-        Test the copy method with a new instance method.
+        Test the prototype method with a new instance method.
 
         @raise AssertionError: If the test fails.
         """
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ class PrototypeTestCase(TestCase):
         def distance_to(this, other):
             return sqrt((this.x - other.x) ** 2 + (this.y - other.y) ** 2)
 
-        point_two = point_one.copy(distance_to=distance_to)
-        point_three = point_two.copy()
+        point_two = point_one.prototype(distance_to=distance_to)
+        point_three = point_two.prototype()
 
         self.assertFalse(hasattr(point_one, 'distance_to'))
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(point_two, 'distance_to'))