[MAINTENANCE] Refactor base class for elements (#80)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ FEATURE:
 
 MAINTENANCE:
 - `tests`: Refactor. Now the code is more concise, and it is easier to add a new test.
+- `symmetria.elements._base.py`: Simplify the base class for elements object.
 
 ## \[0.0.4\] - 2024-05-28
 

symmetria/elements/_base.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class _Element:
+    """Base class for elements."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def name() -> str:
+        """Shortcut for the class name."""
+        return __class__.__name__
+
+    def rep(self) -> str:
+        """Shortcut for `__repr__()`."""
+        return self.__repr__()

symmetria/elements/cycle.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 import symmetria.elements.permutation
 import symmetria.elements.cycle_decomposition
-from symmetria.elements._interface import _Element
+from symmetria.elements._base import _Element
 
 __all__ = ["Cycle"]
 

symmetria/elements/cycle_decomposition.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import symmetria.elements.cycle
 import symmetria.elements.permutation
-from symmetria.elements._interface import _Element
+from symmetria.elements._base import _Element
 
 __all__ = ["CycleDecomposition"]
 

symmetria/elements/permutation.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import symmetria.elements.cycle
 import symmetria.elements.cycle_decomposition
-from symmetria.elements._interface import _Element
+from symmetria.elements._base import _Element
 
 __all__ = ["Permutation"]
 

tests/tests_meta/test_order.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_order(script_methods) -> None:
 class TestOrderMethodsElementClass(OrderTestSuite):
     """Test methods order for class `_Element`."""
 
-    SCRIPT_PATH = "symmetria/elements/_interface.py"
+    SCRIPT_PATH = "symmetria/elements/_base.py"
 
 
 class TestOrderMethodsPermutationClass(OrderTestSuite):