import os

import importlib

from config import APP_PATH

import abc

"""

Responsible for the communication between views and models in addiction to

being responsible for the behavior of the program.

"""

class Controller(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------

# Methods

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------

"""

Executes controller and associated view with it.

"""

@abc.abstractmethod

def main(self):

return

"""

Given a view name, return an instance of it

@param viewName:string View to be opened

"""

def loadView(self, viewName):

response = None

# Set view name

viewName = viewName[0].upper()+viewName[1:]+"View"

# Check if file exists

if os.path.exists(APP_PATH+"/views/"+viewName+".py"):

module = importlib.import_module("views."+viewName)

class_ = getattr(module, viewName)

response = class_(self)

return response