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# Copyright 2018 Jay Kamat <jaygkamat@gmail.com>
#
# This file is part of qutebrowser.
#
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"""Implementation of a basic config cache."""

from qutebrowser.config import config


class ConfigCache:

    """A 'high-performance' cache for the config system.

    Useful for areas which call out to the config system very frequently, DO
    NOT modify the value returned, DO NOT require per-url settings, do not
    change frequently, and do not require partially 'expanded' config paths.

    If any of these requirements are broken, you will get incorrect or slow
    behavior.
    """

    def __init__(self) -> None:
        self._cache = {}
        config.instance.changed.connect(self._on_config_changed)

    def _on_config_changed(self, attr: str) -> None:
        if attr in self._cache:
            self._cache[attr] = config.instance.get(attr)

    def __getitem__(self, attr: str):
        if attr not in self._cache:
            assert not config.instance.get_opt(attr).supports_pattern
            self._cache[attr] = config.instance.get(attr)
        return self._cache[attr]
