import cgi class Engine(object): def __init__(self): # print "New engine created." self.input = cgi.FieldStorage() def execute(self): s = self.retrieveState() if s.isEmpty() or self.reset(): self.initializeState(s) else: self.updateState(s) self.saveState(s) self.reportState(s) self.getReadyforMoreInput() def retrieveState(self): return State() def initializeState(self, s): pass def saveState(self, s): pass def reportState(self, s): pass def getReadyforMoreInput(self): pass def reset(self): return False class State(object): def isEmpty(self): return True