Source code for spinnman.messages.eieio.data_messages.abstract_data_element
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from six import add_metaclass
from spinn_utilities.abstract_base import AbstractBase, abstractmethod
[docs]@add_metaclass(AbstractBase)
class AbstractDataElement(object):
""" A marker interface for possible data elements in the EIEIO data packet
"""
__slots__ = ()
[docs] @abstractmethod
def get_bytestring(self, eieio_type):
""" Get a bytestring for the given type
:param eieio_type: The type of the message being written
:type eieio_type:\
:py:class:`spinnman.messages.eieio.eieio_type.EIEIOType`
:return: A bytestring for the element
:rtype: str
:raise SpinnmanInvalidParameterException: \
If the type is incompatible with the element
"""