Acquire.Accounting._transaction module

class Transaction(value=0, description=None)

Bases: object

This class provides basic information about a transaction - namely just the value (always positive) and what the transaction is for

description()

Return the description of this transaction

Returns:Description of transaction Return type:str

fingerprint()

Return a fingerprint that can be used to verify this transaction

static from_data(data)

Return a newly constructed transaction from the passed dictionary that has been decoded from JSON

Parameters:data (dict) – Dictionary from JSON Returns:Object created from JSON Return type:Transaction

is_null()

Return whether or not this is a null transaction

Returns:True if transaction is null, else False Return type:bool

static maximum_transaction_value()

Return the maximum value for a single transaction. Currently this is 999999.999999 so that a transaction fits into a f013.6 string

Returns:Maximum transaction value Return type:Decimal

static round(value)

Round the passed floating point value to the precision level of the transaction (currently 6 decimal places)

Parameters:value (float) – Value to convert to Decimal Returns:Rounded value Return type:Decimal

static split(value, description)

Split the passed transaction described by ‘description’ with value ‘value’ into a list of transactions that fit the maximum transaction limit.

Parameters:

• value (float) – Value to split between transactions
• description (str) – Description of transactions

Returns:

List of Transactions

Return type:

list

to_data()

Return this transaction as a dictionary that can be encoded to JSON

Returns:Dictionary of this object serialisable to JSON Return type:dict

value()

Return the value of this transaction. This will be always greater than or equal to zero

Returns:Value of this transaction Return type:Decimal