Factory.py

import logging, os
from typing import Optional, Union
from .backend._Backend import _Backend
from .backend.BackendEnum import BackendEnum
from .backend.inmemory.InMemoryBackend import InMemoryBackend
from .backend.redis.RedisBackend import RedisBackend

LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)

BACKENDS = {
    BackendEnum.INMEMORY.value: InMemoryBackend,
    BackendEnum.REDIS.value: RedisBackend,
    #BackendEnum.MONGODB.value: MongoDBBackend,
    #BackendEnum.RETHINKDB.value: RethinkDBBackend,
    #BackendEnum.ETCD.value: EtcdBackend,
}

DEFAULT_DB_BACKEND = BackendEnum.INMEMORY

def get_database_backend(backend : Optional[Union[str, BackendEnum]] = None, **settings) -> _Backend:
    # return an instance of Database initialized with selected backend.
    # The backend is selected using following criteria (first that is not None is selected):
    # 1. user selected by parameter (backend=...)
    # 2. environment variable DB_BACKEND
    # 3. default backend: INMEMORY
    if backend is None: backend = os.environ.get('DB_BACKEND', DEFAULT_DB_BACKEND)
    if backend is None: raise Exception('Database Backend not specified')
    if isinstance(backend, BackendEnum): backend = backend.value
    backend_class = BACKENDS.get(backend)
    if backend_class is None: raise Exception('Unsupported DatabaseBackend({:s})'.format(backend))
    LOGGER.info('Selected Database Backend: {:s}'.format(backend))
    return backend_class(**settings)