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# indexed_dict.py
# Implements IndexedDictionary class.
#
# Copyright (C) 2009  Red Hat, Inc.
#
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class IndexedDict(dict):
    """ Indexed dictionary that remembers order of the inserted elements.

        Values can be inserted with string keys only, but referenced by both
        string keys or index.

        There's a unit test for the class, please maintain it along.
    """
    def __init__(self):
        super(IndexedDict, self).__init__()
        self._indexes = []

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        if type(key) is int:
            key = self._indexes[key]
        return super(IndexedDict, self).__getitem__(key)

    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
        if type(key) is int:
            raise TypeError("IndexedDict only accepts strings as new keys")
        assert(len(self) == len(self._indexes))
        self._indexes.append(key)
        return super(IndexedDict, self).__setitem__(key, value)

    def index(self, string_key):
        return self._indexes.index(string_key)