#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8


from .fraction import Fraction

class Operator(str):

    """The operator class, is a string (representation of the operator) with its arity"""

    OPERATORS = { \
            "+": ["", "", ("__add__","__radd__")],\
            "-": ["", "__neg__", ("__sub__", "__rsub__")], \
            "*": ["", "", ("__mul__", "__rmul__")], \
            "/": ["", "", ("__div__","__rdiv__")], \
            "^": ["", "", ("__pow__", "")] \
            }

    def __new__(cls, operator,  arity = 2):
        op = str.__new__(cls, operator)
        op.arity = arity

        op.actions = cls.OPERATORS[operator][arity]

        return op

    def __call__(self, *args):
        """ Calling this operator performs the rigth calculus """
        if self.arity == 1:
            return getattr(args[0], self.actions)()

        elif self.arity == 2:
            # C'est moche mais je veux que ça marche...
            if str(self) == "/":
                ans = [Fraction(args[0], args[1])]
                ans += ans[0].simplify()
                return ans
            else:
                if type(args[1]) == int:
                    return getattr(args[0], self.actions[0])(args[1])
                else:
                    return getattr(args[1], self.actions[1])(args[0])






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