feat: added new implementation

.idea/misc.xml

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
+  <component name="Black">
+    <option name="sdkName" value="Python 3.10 (music-downloader)" />
+  </component>
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.10 (music-downloader)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
 </project>

.idea/music-downloader.iml

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
   <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages" isTestSource="false" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.venv" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/venv" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.10 (music-downloader)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="rythmbox-id3-lyrics-support" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="sponsorblock.py" />

.idea/vcs.xml

@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 <project version="4">
   <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
     <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
-    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/../forks/sponsorblock.py" vcs="Git" />
   </component>
 </project>

src/create_custom_objects.py

@@ -9,7 +9,23 @@ from music_kraken.objects import (
 from music_kraken.objects.collection import Collection
 from music_kraken.utils.enums import SourcePages
 
+song = Song(title="Sad Story", isrc="testTest")
+other_song = Song(title="hihi", genre="dsbm")
 
+song.merge(other_song)
+
+print(song.__dict__)
+print(other_song.__dict__)
+
+other_song.title = ":3"
+
+print(song.__dict__)
+print(other_song.__dict__)
+
+
+print(song)
+
+"""
 only_smile = Artist(
     name="Only Smile",
     source_list=[Source(SourcePages.BANDCAMP, "https://onlysmile.bandcamp.com/")],
@@ -100,10 +116,16 @@ def add_to_objects_dump(db_obj: DatabaseObject):
 add_to_objects_dump(only_smile)
 
 for _id, _object in objects_by_id.items():
+    try:
+        print(_id, _object.title, sep=": ")
+    except AttributeError:
+        try:
+            print(_id, _object.name, sep=": ")
+        except AttributeError:
             print(_id, _object, sep=": ")
 
 print(only_smile)
-
+"""
 """
 c = Collection([Song(title="hi"), Song(title="hi2"), Song(title="hi3")])
 c1 = Collection([Song(title="he"), Song(title="hi5")])

src/music_kraken/objects/collection.py

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-from typing import List, Iterable, Iterator, Optional, TypeVar, Generic, Dict, Type
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import TypeVar, Generic, Dict, Optional, Iterable, List, Iterator
+from .parents import OuterProxy
 
-from .parents import DatabaseObject
+T = TypeVar('T', bound=OuterProxy)
-from ..utils.support_classes.hacking import MetaClass
 
 
-T = TypeVar('T', bound=DatabaseObject)
+class Collection(Generic[T]):
-
-
-class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
     _data: List[T]
 
     _indexed_values: Dict[str, set]
@@ -17,16 +16,18 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
     shallow_list = property(fget=lambda self: self.data)
 
     def __init__(
-        self, data: Optional[Iterable[T]], 
+            self,
-        sync_on_append: Dict[str, "Collection"] = None, 
+            data: Optional[Iterable[T]] = None,
-        contain_given_in_attribute: Dict[str, "Collection"] = None,
+            sync_on_append: Dict[str, Collection] = None,
-        contain_attribute_in_given: Dict[str, "Collection"] = None,
+            contain_given_in_attribute: Dict[str, Collection] = None,
-        append_object_to_attribute: Dict[str, DatabaseObject] = None
+            contain_attribute_in_given: Dict[str, Collection] = None,
+            append_object_to_attribute: Dict[str, T] = None
     ) -> None:
         self._contains_ids = set()
         self._data = []
-        self.upper_collections: List[Collection[T]] = []
+
-        self.contained_collections: List[Collection[T]] = []
+        self.parents: List[Collection[T]] = []
+        self.children: List[Collection[T]] = []
 
         # List of collection attributes that should be modified on append
         # Key: collection attribute (str) of appended element
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
         self.sync_on_append: Dict[str, Collection] = sync_on_append or {}
         self.contain_given_in_attribute: Dict[str, Collection] = contain_given_in_attribute or {}
         self.contain_attribute_in_given: Dict[str, Collection] = contain_attribute_in_given or {}
-        self.append_object_to_attribute: Dict[str, DatabaseObject] = append_object_to_attribute or {}
+        self.append_object_to_attribute: Dict[str, T] = append_object_to_attribute or {}
 
         self.contain_self_on_append: List[str] = []
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
                 new_object.contain_collection_inside(__object.__getattribute__(attribute))
 
             for attribute, new_object in self.append_object_to_attribute.items():
-                __object.__getattribute__(attribute).append(new_object, from_map = True)
+                __object.__getattribute__(attribute).append(new_object, from_map=True)
 
     def _unmap_element(self, __object: T):
         self._contains_ids.remove(__object.id)
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
                 self._indexed_values[name].remove(value)
 
     def _contained_in_self(self, __object: T) -> bool:
+        if __object.id in self._contains_ids:
+            return True
+
         for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
             if value is None:
                 continue
@@ -88,26 +92,26 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
                 return True
         return False
 
-    def _get_root_collections(self) -> List["Collection"]:
+    def _get_root_collections(self) -> List[Collection]:
-        if not len(self.upper_collections):
+        if not len(self.parents):
             return [self]
 
         root_collections = []
-        for upper_collection in self.upper_collections:
+        for upper_collection in self.parents:
             root_collections.extend(upper_collection._get_root_collections())
         return root_collections
 
     @property
     def _is_root(self) -> bool:
-        return len(self.upper_collections) <= 0
+        return len(self.parents) <= 0
 
-    def _contained_in_sub(self, __object: T, break_at_first: bool = True) -> List["Collection"]:
+    def _contained_in_sub(self, __object: T, break_at_first: bool = True) -> List[Collection]:
         results = []
 
         if self._contained_in_self(__object):
             return [self]
 
-        for collection in self.contained_collections:
+        for collection in self.children:
             results.extend(collection._contained_in_sub(__object, break_at_first=break_at_first))
             if break_at_first:
                 return results
@@ -116,12 +120,12 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
 
     def _get_parents_of_multiple_contained_children(self, __object: T):
         results = []
-        if len(self.contained_collections) < 2 or self._contained_in_self(__object):
+        if len(self.children) < 2 or self._contained_in_self(__object):
             return results
 
         count = 0
 
-        for collection in self.contained_collections:
+        for collection in self.children:
             sub_results = collection._get_parents_of_multiple_contained_children(__object)
 
             if len(sub_results) > 0:
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
 
         return results
 
-    def _merge_in_self(self, __object: T, from_map: bool = False):
+    def merge_into_self(self, __object: T, from_map: bool = False):
         """
         1. find existing objects
         2. merge into existing object
@@ -142,28 +146,28 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
         if __object.id in self._contains_ids:
             return
 
-        existing_object: DatabaseObject = None
+        existing_object: T = None
 
         for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
             if value is None:
                 continue
             if value in self._indexed_values[name]:
                 existing_object = self._indexed_to_objects[value][0]
-                if existing_object == __object:
+                if existing_object.id == __object.id:
                     return None
-                else:
+
                 break
 
         if existing_object is None:
             return None
 
-        existing_object.merge(__object, replace_all_refs=True)
+        existing_object.merge(__object)
 
         # just a check if it really worked
         if existing_object.id != __object.id:
             raise ValueError("This should NEVER happen. Merging doesn't work.")
 
-        self._map_element(existing_object, from_map = from_map)
+        self._map_element(existing_object, from_map=from_map)
 
     def contains(self, __object: T) -> bool:
         return len(self._contained_in_sub(__object)) > 0
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
     def append(self, __object: Optional[T], already_is_parent: bool = False, from_map: bool = False):
         if __object is None:
             return
+
         if __object.id in self._contains_ids:
             return
 
@@ -185,16 +190,18 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
         if len(exists_in_collection) and self is exists_in_collection[0]:
             # assuming that the object already is contained in the correct collections
             if not already_is_parent:
-                self._merge_in_self(__object, from_map = from_map)
+                self.merge_into_self(__object, from_map=from_map)
             return
 
         if not len(exists_in_collection):
             self._append(__object, from_map=from_map)
         else:
-            exists_in_collection[0]._merge_in_self(__object, from_map = from_map)
+            pass
+            exists_in_collection[0].merge_into_self(__object, from_map=from_map)
 
         if not already_is_parent or not self._is_root:
             for parent_collection in self._get_parents_of_multiple_contained_children(__object):
+                pass
                 parent_collection.append(__object, already_is_parent=True, from_map=from_map)
 
     def extend(self, __iterable: Optional[Iterable[T]]):
@@ -204,8 +211,7 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
         for __object in __iterable:
             self.append(__object)
 
-
+    def sync_with_other_collection(self, equal_collection: Collection):
-    def sync_with_other_collection(self, equal_collection: "Collection"):
         """
         If two collections always need to have the same values, this can be used.
 
@@ -222,30 +228,30 @@ class Collection(Generic[T], metaclass=MetaClass):
         # this will be done in the next step.
         self.extend(equal_collection._data)
         # add all submodules
-        for equal_sub_collection in equal_collection.contained_collections:
+        for equal_sub_collection in equal_collection.children:
             self.contain_collection_inside(equal_sub_collection)
 
         # now the ugly part
         # replace all refs of the other element with this one
         self._risky_merge(equal_collection)
 
-
     def contain_collection_inside(self, sub_collection: "Collection"):
         """
         This collection will ALWAYS contain everything from the passed in collection
         """
-        if sub_collection in self.contained_collections:
+        if sub_collection in self.children:
             return
 
-        self.contained_collections.append(sub_collection)
+        self.children.append(sub_collection)
-        sub_collection.upper_collections.append(self)
+        sub_collection.parents.append(self)
 
     @property
     def data(self) -> List[T]:
-        return [*self._data, *(__object for collection in self.contained_collections for __object in collection.shallow_list)]
+        return [*self._data,
+                *(__object for collection in self.children for __object in collection.shallow_list)]
 
     def __len__(self) -> int:
-        return len(self._data) + sum(len(collection) for collection in self.contained_collections)
+        return len(self._data) + sum(len(collection) for collection in self.children)
 
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[T]:
         for element in self._data:

src/music_kraken/objects/new_collection.py

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import TypeVar, Generic, Dict, Optional, Iterable, List
+from .parents import OuterProxy
+
+T = TypeVar('T', bound=OuterProxy)
+
+
+class Collection(Generic[T]):
+    _data: List[T]
+
+    _indexed_values: Dict[str, set]
+    _indexed_to_objects: Dict[any, list]
+
+    shallow_list = property(fget=lambda self: self.data)
+
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            data: Optional[Iterable[T]] = None,
+            sync_on_append: Dict[str, "Collection"] = None,
+            contain_given_in_attribute: Dict[str, "Collection"] = None,
+            contain_attribute_in_given: Dict[str, "Collection"] = None,
+            append_object_to_attribute: Dict[str, T] = None
+    ) -> None:
+        self._contains_ids = set()
+        self._data = []
+        self.upper_collections: List[Collection[T]] = []
+        self.contained_collections: List[Collection[T]] = []
+
+        # List of collection attributes that should be modified on append
+        # Key: collection attribute (str) of appended element
+        # Value: main collection to sync to
+        self.sync_on_append: Dict[str, Collection] = sync_on_append or {}
+        self.contain_given_in_attribute: Dict[str, Collection] = contain_given_in_attribute or {}
+        self.contain_attribute_in_given: Dict[str, Collection] = contain_attribute_in_given or {}
+        self.append_object_to_attribute: Dict[str, T] = append_object_to_attribute or {}
+
+        self.contain_self_on_append: List[str] = []
+
+        self._indexed_values = defaultdict(set)
+        self._indexed_to_objects = defaultdict(list)
+
+        self.extend(data)
+
+    def _map_element(self, __object: T, from_map: bool = False):
+        self._contains_ids.add(__object.id)
+
+        for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+
+            self._indexed_values[name].add(value)
+            self._indexed_to_objects[value].append(__object)
+
+        if not from_map:
+            for attribute, new_object in self.contain_given_in_attribute.items():
+                __object.__getattribute__(attribute).contain_collection_inside(new_object)
+
+            for attribute, new_object in self.contain_given_in_attribute.items():
+                new_object.contain_collection_inside(__object.__getattribute__(attribute))
+
+            for attribute, new_object in self.append_object_to_attribute.items():
+                __object.__getattribute__(attribute).append(new_object, from_map=True)
+
+    def _unmap_element(self, __object: T):
+        self._contains_ids.remove(__object.id)
+
+        for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            if value not in self._indexed_values[name]:
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                self._indexed_to_objects[value].remove(__object)
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+
+            if not len(self._indexed_to_objects[value]):
+                self._indexed_values[name].remove(value)
+
+    def _contained_in_self(self, __object: T) -> bool:
+        if __object.id in self._contains_ids:
+            return True
+
+        for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            if value in self._indexed_values[name]:
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def _get_root_collections(self) -> List["Collection"]:
+        if not len(self.upper_collections):
+            return [self]
+
+        root_collections = []
+        for upper_collection in self.upper_collections:
+            root_collections.extend(upper_collection._get_root_collections())
+        return root_collections
+
+    @property
+    def _is_root(self) -> bool:
+        return len(self.upper_collections) <= 0
+
+    def _contained_in_sub(self, __object: T, break_at_first: bool = True) -> List["Collection"]:
+        results = []
+
+        if self._contained_in_self(__object):
+            return [self]
+
+        for collection in self.contained_collections:
+            results.extend(collection._contained_in_sub(__object, break_at_first=break_at_first))
+            if break_at_first:
+                return results
+
+        return results
+
+    def _get_parents_of_multiple_contained_children(self, __object: T):
+        results = []
+        if len(self.contained_collections) < 2 or self._contained_in_self(__object):
+            return results
+
+        count = 0
+
+        for collection in self.contained_collections:
+            sub_results = collection._get_parents_of_multiple_contained_children(__object)
+
+            if len(sub_results) > 0:
+                count += 1
+                results.extend(sub_results)
+
+        if count >= 2:
+            results.append(self)
+
+        return results
+
+    def _merge_in_self(self, __object: T, from_map: bool = False):
+        """
+        1. find existing objects
+        2. merge into existing object
+        3. remap existing object
+        """
+        if __object.id in self._contains_ids:
+            return
+
+        existing_object: DatabaseObject = None
+
+        for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            if value in self._indexed_values[name]:
+                existing_object = self._indexed_to_objects[value][0]
+                if existing_object.id == __object.id:
+                    return None
+
+                break
+
+        if existing_object is None:
+            return None
+
+        existing_object.merge(__object, replace_all_refs=True)
+
+        # just a check if it really worked
+        if existing_object.id != __object.id:
+            raise ValueError("This should NEVER happen. Merging doesn't work.")
+
+        self._map_element(existing_object, from_map=from_map)
+
+    def contains(self, __object: T) -> bool:
+        return len(self._contained_in_sub(__object)) > 0
+
+    def _append(self, __object: T, from_map: bool = False):
+        for attribute, to_sync_with in self.sync_on_append.items():
+            pass
+            to_sync_with.sync_with_other_collection(__object.__getattribute__(attribute))
+
+        self._map_element(__object, from_map=from_map)
+        self._data.append(__object)
+
+    def append(self, __object: Optional[T], already_is_parent: bool = False, from_map: bool = False):
+        if __object is None:
+            return
+        if __object.id in self._contains_ids:
+            return
+
+        exists_in_collection = self._contained_in_sub(__object)
+        if len(exists_in_collection) and self is exists_in_collection[0]:
+            # assuming that the object already is contained in the correct collections
+            if not already_is_parent:
+                self._merge_in_self(__object, from_map=from_map)
+            return
+
+        if not len(exists_in_collection):
+            self._append(__object, from_map=from_map)
+        else:
+            pass
+            exists_in_collection[0]._merge_in_self(__object, from_map=from_map)
+
+        if not already_is_parent or not self._is_root:
+            for parent_collection in self._get_parents_of_multiple_contained_children(__object):
+                pass
+                parent_collection.append(__object, already_is_parent=True, from_map=from_map)
+
+    def extend(self, __iterable: Optional[Iterable[T]]):
+        if __iterable is None:
+            return
+
+        for __object in __iterable:
+            self.append(__object)
+
+    def sync_with_other_collection(self, equal_collection: "Collection"):
+        """
+        If two collections always need to have the same values, this can be used.
+
+        Internally:
+        1. import the data from other to self
+            - _data
+            - contained_collections
+        2. replace all refs from the other object, with refs from this object
+        """
+        if equal_collection is self:
+            return
+
+        # don't add the elements from the subelements from the other collection.
+        # this will be done in the next step.
+        self.extend(equal_collection._data)
+        # add all submodules
+        for equal_sub_collection in equal_collection.contained_collections:
+            self.contain_collection_inside(equal_sub_collection)
+
+        # now the ugly part
+        # replace all refs of the other element with this one
+        self._risky_merge(equal_collection)
+
+    def contain_collection_inside(self, sub_collection: "Collection"):
+        """
+        This collection will ALWAYS contain everything from the passed in collection
+        """
+        if sub_collection in self.contained_collections:
+            return
+
+        self.contained_collections.append(sub_collection)
+        sub_collection.upper_collections.append(self)
+
+    @property
+    def data(self) -> List[T]:
+        return [*self._data,
+                *(__object for collection in self.contained_collections for __object in collection.shallow_list)]
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return len(self._data) + sum(len(collection) for collection in self.contained_collections)
+
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[T]:
+        for element in self._data:
+            yield element

src/music_kraken/objects/old_collection.py

@@ -1,221 +1,256 @@
-from typing import List, Iterable, Dict, TypeVar, Generic, Iterator
+from typing import List, Iterable, Iterator, Optional, TypeVar, Generic, Dict, Type
 from collections import defaultdict
-from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from .parents import DatabaseObject
-from ..utils.hooks import HookEventTypes, Hooks, Event
+from ..utils.support_classes.hacking import MetaClass
-
-
-class CollectionHooks(HookEventTypes):
-    APPEND_NEW = "append_new"
-
 
 T = TypeVar('T', bound=DatabaseObject)
 
 
-@dataclass
-class AppendResult:
-    was_in_collection: bool
-    current_element: DatabaseObject
-    was_the_same: bool
-
-
 class Collection(Generic[T]):
-    """
-    This a class for the iterables
-    like tracklist or discography
-    """
     _data: List[T]
 
-    _by_url: dict
+    _indexed_values: Dict[str, set]
-    _by_attribute: dict
+    _indexed_to_objects: Dict[any, list]
 
-    def __init__(self, data: List[T] = None, element_type=None, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+    shallow_list = property(fget=lambda self: self.data)
-        # Attribute needs to point to
-        self.element_type = element_type
 
-        self._data: List[T] = list()
+    def __init__(
+            self, data: Optional[Iterable[T]] = None,
+            sync_on_append: Dict[str, "Collection"] = None,
+            contain_given_in_attribute: Dict[str, "Collection"] = None,
+            contain_attribute_in_given: Dict[str, "Collection"] = None,
+            append_object_to_attribute: Dict[str, DatabaseObject] = None
+    ) -> None:
+        self._contains_ids = set()
+        self._data = []
+        self.upper_collections: List[Collection[T]] = []
+        self.contained_collections: List[Collection[T]] = []
 
-        """
+        # List of collection attributes that should be modified on append
-        example of attribute_to_object_map
+        # Key: collection attribute (str) of appended element
-        the song objects are references pointing to objects
+        # Value: main collection to sync to
-        in _data
+        self.sync_on_append: Dict[str, Collection] = sync_on_append or {}
+        self.contain_given_in_attribute: Dict[str, Collection] = contain_given_in_attribute or {}
+        self.contain_attribute_in_given: Dict[str, Collection] = contain_attribute_in_given or {}
+        self.append_object_to_attribute: Dict[str, DatabaseObject] = append_object_to_attribute or {}
 
-        ```python
+        self.contain_self_on_append: List[str] = []
-        {
-            'id': {323: song_1, 563: song_2, 666: song_3},
-            'url': {'www.song_2.com': song_2}
-        }
-        ```
-        """
-        self._attribute_to_object_map: Dict[str, Dict[object, T]] = defaultdict(dict)
-        self._used_ids: set = set()
 
-        self.hooks: Hooks = Hooks(self)
+        self._indexed_values = defaultdict(set)
+        self._indexed_to_objects = defaultdict(list)
 
-        if data is not None:
+        self.extend(data)
-            self.extend(data, merge_on_conflict=True)
 
-    def sort(self, reverse: bool = False, **kwargs):
+    def _map_element(self, __object: T, from_map: bool = False):
-        self._data.sort(reverse=reverse, **kwargs)
+        self._contains_ids.add(__object.id)
 
-    def map_element(self, element: T):
+        for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
-        for name, value in element.indexing_values:
             if value is None:
                 continue
 
-            self._attribute_to_object_map[name][value] = element
+            self._indexed_values[name].add(value)
+            self._indexed_to_objects[value].append(__object)
 
-        self._used_ids.add(element.id)
+        if not from_map:
+            for attribute, new_object in self.contain_given_in_attribute.items():
+                __object.__getattribute__(attribute).contain_collection_inside(new_object)
 
-    def unmap_element(self, element: T):
+            for attribute, new_object in self.contain_given_in_attribute.items():
-        for name, value in element.indexing_values:
+                new_object.contain_collection_inside(__object.__getattribute__(attribute))
+
+            for attribute, new_object in self.append_object_to_attribute.items():
+                __object.__getattribute__(attribute).append(new_object, from_map=True)
+
+    def _unmap_element(self, __object: T):
+        self._contains_ids.remove(__object.id)
+
+        for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
             if value is None:
                 continue
+            if value not in self._indexed_values[name]:
+                continue
 
-            if value in self._attribute_to_object_map[name]:
-                if element is self._attribute_to_object_map[name][value]:
             try:
-                        self._attribute_to_object_map[name].pop(value)
+                self._indexed_to_objects[value].remove(__object)
-                    except KeyError:
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+
+            if not len(self._indexed_to_objects[value]):
+                self._indexed_values[name].remove(value)
+
+    def _contained_in_self(self, __object: T) -> bool:
+        if __object.id in self._contains_ids:
+            return True
+
+        for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            if value in self._indexed_values[name]:
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def _get_root_collections(self) -> List["Collection"]:
+        if not len(self.upper_collections):
+            return [self]
+
+        root_collections = []
+        for upper_collection in self.upper_collections:
+            root_collections.extend(upper_collection._get_root_collections())
+        return root_collections
+
+    @property
+    def _is_root(self) -> bool:
+        return len(self.upper_collections) <= 0
+
+    def _contained_in_sub(self, __object: T, break_at_first: bool = True) -> List["Collection"]:
+        results = []
+
+        if self._contained_in_self(__object):
+            return [self]
+
+        for collection in self.contained_collections:
+            results.extend(collection._contained_in_sub(__object, break_at_first=break_at_first))
+            if break_at_first:
+                return results
+
+        return results
+
+    def _get_parents_of_multiple_contained_children(self, __object: T):
+        results = []
+        if len(self.contained_collections) < 2 or self._contained_in_self(__object):
+            return results
+
+        count = 0
+
+        for collection in self.contained_collections:
+            sub_results = collection._get_parents_of_multiple_contained_children(__object)
+
+            if len(sub_results) > 0:
+                count += 1
+                results.extend(sub_results)
+
+        if count >= 2:
+            results.append(self)
+
+        return results
+
+    def _merge_in_self(self, __object: T, from_map: bool = False):
+        """
+        1. find existing objects
+        2. merge into existing object
+        3. remap existing object
+        """
+        if __object.id in self._contains_ids:
+            return
+
+        existing_object: DatabaseObject = None
+
+        for name, value in __object.indexing_values:
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            if value in self._indexed_values[name]:
+                existing_object = self._indexed_to_objects[value][0]
+                if existing_object.id == __object.id:
+                    return None
+
+                break
+
+        if existing_object is None:
+            return None
+
+        existing_object.merge(__object, replace_all_refs=True)
+
+        # just a check if it really worked
+        if existing_object.id != __object.id:
+            raise ValueError("This should NEVER happen. Merging doesn't work.")
+
+        self._map_element(existing_object, from_map=from_map)
+
+    def contains(self, __object: T) -> bool:
+        return len(self._contained_in_sub(__object)) > 0
+
+    def _append(self, __object: T, from_map: bool = False):
+        for attribute, to_sync_with in self.sync_on_append.items():
             pass
+            to_sync_with.sync_with_other_collection(__object.__getattribute__(attribute))
 
-    def append(self, element: T, merge_on_conflict: bool = True,
+        self._map_element(__object, from_map=from_map)
-               merge_into_existing: bool = True, no_hook: bool = False) -> AppendResult:
+        self._data.append(__object)
+
+    def append(self, __object: Optional[T], already_is_parent: bool = False, from_map: bool = False):
+        if __object is None:
+            return
+        if __object.id in self._contains_ids:
+            return
+
+        exists_in_collection = self._contained_in_sub(__object)
+        if len(exists_in_collection) and self is exists_in_collection[0]:
+            # assuming that the object already is contained in the correct collections
+            if not already_is_parent:
+                self._merge_in_self(__object, from_map=from_map)
+            return
+
+        if not len(exists_in_collection):
+            self._append(__object, from_map=from_map)
+        else:
+            pass
+            exists_in_collection[0]._merge_in_self(__object, from_map=from_map)
+
+        if not already_is_parent or not self._is_root:
+            for parent_collection in self._get_parents_of_multiple_contained_children(__object):
+                pass
+                parent_collection.append(__object, already_is_parent=True, from_map=from_map)
+
+    def extend(self, __iterable: Optional[Iterable[T]]):
+        if __iterable is None:
+            return
+
+        for __object in __iterable:
+            self.append(__object)
+
+    def sync_with_other_collection(self, equal_collection: "Collection"):
         """
-        :param element:
+        If two collections always need to have the same values, this can be used.
-        :param merge_on_conflict:
+
-        :param merge_into_existing:
+        Internally:
-        :return did_not_exist:
+        1. import the data from other to self
+            - _data
+            - contained_collections
+        2. replace all refs from the other object, with refs from this object
         """
-        if element is None:
+        if equal_collection is self:
-            return AppendResult(False, None, False)
-
-        for existing_element in self._data:
-            if element is existing_element:
-                return AppendResult(False, None, False)
-
-        # if the element type has been defined in the initializer it checks if the type matches
-        if self.element_type is not None and not isinstance(element, self.element_type):
-            raise TypeError(f"{type(element)} is not the set type {self.element_type}")
-        
-        # return if the same instance of the object is in the list
-        for existing in self._data:
-            if element is existing:
-                return AppendResult(True, element, True)
-
-        for name, value in element.indexing_values:
-            if value in self._attribute_to_object_map[name]:
-                existing_object = self._attribute_to_object_map[name][value]
-
-                if not merge_on_conflict:
-                    return AppendResult(True, existing_object, False)
-
-                # if the object does already exist
-                # thus merging and don't add it afterward
-                if merge_into_existing:
-                    existing_object.merge(element)
-                    # in case any relevant data has been added (e.g. it remaps the old object)
-                    self.map_element(existing_object)
-                    return AppendResult(True, existing_object, False)
-
-                element.merge(existing_object)
-
-                exists_at = self._data.index(existing_object)
-                self._data[exists_at] = element
-
-                self.unmap_element(existing_object)
-                self.map_element(element)
-                return AppendResult(True, existing_object, False)
-
-        if not no_hook:
-            self.hooks.trigger_event(CollectionHooks.APPEND_NEW, new_object=element)
-        self._data.append(element)
-        self.map_element(element)
-
-        return AppendResult(False, element, False)
-
-    def extend(self, element_list: Iterable[T], merge_on_conflict: bool = True,
-               merge_into_existing: bool = True, no_hook: bool = False):
-        if element_list is None:
-            return
-        if len(element_list) <= 0:
-            return
-        if element_list is self:
-            return
-        for element in element_list:
-            self.append(element, merge_on_conflict=merge_on_conflict, merge_into_existing=merge_into_existing, no_hook=no_hook)
-
-    def sync_collection(self, collection_attribute: str):
-        def on_append(event: Event, new_object: T, *args, **kwargs):
-            new_collection = new_object.__getattribute__(collection_attribute)
-            if self is new_collection:
             return
 
-            self.extend(new_object.__getattribute__(collection_attribute), no_hook=True)
+        # don't add the elements from the subelements from the other collection.
-            new_object.__setattr__(collection_attribute, self)
+        # this will be done in the next step.
+        self.extend(equal_collection._data)
+        # add all submodules
+        for equal_sub_collection in equal_collection.contained_collections:
+            self.contain_collection_inside(equal_sub_collection)
 
-        self.hooks.add_event_listener(CollectionHooks.APPEND_NEW, on_append)
+        # now the ugly part
-
+        # replace all refs of the other element with this one
-    def sync_main_collection(self, main_collection: "Collection", collection_attribute: str):
+        self._risky_merge(equal_collection)
-        def on_append(event: Event, new_object: T, *args, **kwargs):
-            new_collection = new_object.__getattribute__(collection_attribute)
-            if main_collection is new_collection:
-                return
-    
-            main_collection.extend(new_object.__getattribute__(collection_attribute), no_hook=True)
-            new_object.__setattr__(collection_attribute, main_collection)
-
-        self.hooks.add_event_listener(CollectionHooks.APPEND_NEW, on_append)
 
+    def contain_collection_inside(self, sub_collection: "Collection"):
         """
-        def on_append(event: Event, new_object: T, *args, **kwargs):
+        This collection will ALWAYS contain everything from the passed in collection
-            new_collection: Collection = new_object.__getattribute__(collection_attribute)
+        """
-            if self is new_collection:
+        if sub_collection in self.contained_collections:
             return
 
-            self.extend(new_collection.shallow_list, no_hook=False)
+        self.contained_collections.append(sub_collection)
-            new_object.__setattr__(collection_attribute, self)
+        sub_collection.upper_collections.append(self)
 
-        self.hooks.add_event_listener(CollectionHooks.APPEND_NEW, on_append)
+    @property
-    """
+    def data(self) -> List[T]:
+        return [*self._data,
+                *(__object for collection in self.contained_collections for __object in collection.shallow_list)]
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return len(self._data) + sum(len(collection) for collection in self.contained_collections)
 
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[T]:
         for element in self._data:
             yield element
-
-    def __str__(self) -> str:
-        return "\n".join([f"{str(j).zfill(2)}: {i.__repr__()}" for j, i in enumerate(self._data)])
-
-    def __len__(self) -> int:
-        return len(self._data)
-
-    def __getitem__(self, key) -> T:
-        if type(key) != int:
-            return ValueError("key needs to be an integer")
-
-        return self._data[key]
-
-    def __setitem__(self, key, value: T):
-        if type(key) != int:
-            return ValueError("key needs to be an integer")
-
-        old_item = self._data[key]
-        self.unmap_element(old_item)
-        self.map_element(value)
-
-        self._data[key] = value
-
-    @property
-    def shallow_list(self) -> List[T]:
-        """
-        returns a shallow copy of the data list
-        """
-        return self._data.copy()
-    
-    @property
-    def empty(self) -> bool:
-        return len(self._data) == 0
-
-    def clear(self):
-        self.__init__(element_type=self.element_type)

src/music_kraken/objects/parents.py

@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ from .option import Options
 from ..utils.shared import HIGHEST_ID
 from ..utils.config import main_settings, logging_settings
 from ..utils.support_classes.hacking import MetaClass
-
+from ..utils.exception.objects import IsDynamicException
 
 LOGGER = logging_settings["object_logger"]
 
 P = TypeVar('P')
 
+
 @dataclass
 class StaticAttribute(Generic[P]):
     name: str
@@ -27,6 +28,139 @@ class StaticAttribute(Generic[P]):
     is_upwards_collection: bool = False
 
 
+class InnerData:
+    """
+    This is the core class, which is used for every Data class.
+    The attributes are set, and can be merged.
+
+    The concept is, that the outer class proxies this class.
+    If the data in the wrapper class has to be merged, then this class is just replaced and garbage collected.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        for key, value in kwargs.items():
+            self.__setattr__(key, value)
+
+    def __merge__(self, __other: InnerData, override: bool = False):
+        """
+        TODO
+        is default is totally ignored
+
+        :param __other:
+        :param override:
+        :return:
+        """
+
+        for key, value in __other.__dict__.items():
+            # just set the other value if self doesn't already have it
+            if key not in self.__dict__:
+                self.__setattr__(key, value)
+                continue
+
+            # if the object of value implemented __merge__, it merges
+            existing = self.__getattribute__(key)
+            if hasattr(type(existing), "__merge__"):
+                existing.merge_into_self(value, override)
+                continue
+
+            # override the existing value if requested
+            if override:
+                self.__setattr__(key, value)
+
+
+
+class OuterProxy:
+    """
+    Wraps the inner data, and provides apis, to naturally access those values.
+    """
+
+    _default_factories: dict
+
+    def __init__(self, _id: int = None, dynamic: bool = False, **kwargs):
+        _automatic_id: bool = False
+
+        if _id is None and not dynamic:
+            """
+            generates a random integer id
+            the range is defined in the config
+            """
+            _id = random.randint(0, HIGHEST_ID)
+            _automatic_id = True
+
+        kwargs["automatic_id"] = _automatic_id
+        kwargs["id"] = _id
+        kwargs["dynamic"] = dynamic
+
+        for name, factory in type(self)._default_factories.items():
+            if name not in kwargs:
+                kwargs[name] = factory()
+
+        self._inner: InnerData = InnerData(**kwargs)
+        self.__init_collections__()
+
+        for name, data_list in kwargs.items():
+            if isinstance(data_list, list) and name.endswith("_list"):
+                collection_name = name.replace("_list", "_collection")
+
+                if collection_name not in self.__dict__:
+                    continue
+
+                collection = self.__getattribute__(collection_name)
+                collection.extend(data_list)
+
+    def __init_collections__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def __getattribute__(self, __name: str) -> Any:
+        """
+        Returns the attribute of _inner if the attribute exists,
+        else it returns the attribute of self.
+
+        That the _inner gets checked first is essential for the type hints.
+        :param __name:
+        :return:
+        """
+
+        _inner: InnerData = super().__getattribute__("_inner")
+        try:
+            return _inner.__getattribute__(__name)
+        except AttributeError:
+            return super().__getattribute__(__name)
+
+    def __setattr__(self, __name, __value):
+        if not __name.startswith("_") and hasattr(self, "_inner"):
+            _inner: InnerData = super().__getattribute__("_inner")
+            return _inner.__setattr__(__name, __value)
+
+        return super().__setattr__(__name, __value)
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        """
+        :raise: IsDynamicException
+        :return:
+        """
+
+        if self.dynamic:
+            return id(self._inner)
+
+        return self.id
+
+    def __eq__(self, other: Any):
+        return self.__hash__() == other.__hash__()
+
+    def merge(self, __other: OuterProxy, override: bool = False):
+        """
+        1. merges the data of __other in self
+        2. replaces the data of __other with the data of self
+
+        :param __other:
+        :param override:
+        :return:
+        """
+        self._inner.__merge__(__other._inner, override=override)
+        __other._inner = self._inner
+
+
 class Attribute(Generic[P]):
     def __init__(self, database_object: "DatabaseObject", static_attribute: StaticAttribute) -> None:
         self.database_object: DatabaseObject = database_object
@@ -43,7 +177,6 @@ class Attribute(Generic[P]):
         self.database_object.__setattr__(self.name, value)
 
 
-
 class DatabaseObject(metaclass=MetaClass):
     COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES: tuple = tuple()
     SIMPLE_STRING_ATTRIBUTES: dict = dict()
@@ -94,6 +227,8 @@ class DatabaseObject(metaclass=MetaClass):
         self.dynamic = dynamic
         self.build_version = -1
 
+        super().__init__()
+
     @property
     def upwards_collection(self) -> Collection:
         for attribute in self._upwards_collection_attributes:
@@ -114,10 +249,19 @@ class DatabaseObject(metaclass=MetaClass):
             raise TypeError("Dynamic DatabaseObjects are unhashable.")
         return self.id
 
+    def __deep_eq__(self, other) -> bool:
+        if not isinstance(other, type(self)):
+            return False
+
+        return super().__eq__(other)
+
     def __eq__(self, other) -> bool:
         if not isinstance(other, type(self)):
             return False
 
+        if super().__eq__(other):
+            return True
+
         # add the checks for dynamic, to not throw an exception
         if not self.dynamic and not other.dynamic and self.id == other.id:
             return True
@@ -153,7 +297,7 @@ class DatabaseObject(metaclass=MetaClass):
         if other is None:
             return
 
-        if self.id == other.id:
+        if self.__deep_eq__(other):
             return
 
         if not isinstance(other, type(self)):
@@ -163,6 +307,7 @@ class DatabaseObject(metaclass=MetaClass):
         for collection in self._collection_attributes:
             if hasattr(self, collection.name) and hasattr(other, collection.name):
                 if collection.get() is not getattr(other, collection.name):
+                    pass
                     collection.get().extend(getattr(other, collection.name))
 
         for simple_attribute, default_value in type(self).SIMPLE_STRING_ATTRIBUTES.items():

src/music_kraken/objects/song.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import random
 from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Tuple, Type
@@ -15,11 +17,13 @@ from .metadata import (
     Metadata
 )
 from .option import Options
-from .parents import MainObject, DatabaseObject, StaticAttribute
+from .parents import DatabaseObject, StaticAttribute
 from .source import Source, SourceCollection
 from .target import Target
 from ..utils.string_processing import unify
 
+from .parents import OuterProxy as Base
+
 from ..utils.config import main_settings
 
 """
@@ -30,12 +34,39 @@ CountryTyping = type(list(pycountry.countries)[0])
 OPTION_STRING_DELIMITER = " | "
 
 
-class Song(MainObject):
+class Song(Base):
     """
     Class representing a song object, with attributes id, mb_id, title, album_name, isrc, length,
     tracksort, genre, source_list, target, lyrics_list, album, main_artist_list, and feature_artist_list.
     """
 
+    title: str
+    unified_title: str
+    isrc: str
+    length: int
+    genre: str
+    note: FormattedText
+
+    source_collection: SourceCollection
+    target_collection: Collection[Target]
+    lyrics_collection: Collection[Lyrics]
+    main_artist_collection: Collection[Artist]
+    feature_artist_collection: Collection[Artist]
+    album_collection: Collection[Album]
+
+    _default_factories = {
+        "note": FormattedText,
+        "length": lambda: 0,
+        "source_collection": SourceCollection,
+        "target_collection": Collection,
+        "lyrics_collection": Collection,
+
+        "main_artist_collection": Collection,
+        "album_collection": Collection,
+        "feature_artist_collection": Collection
+    }
+
+    """
     COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = (
         "lyrics_collection", "album_collection", "main_artist_collection", "feature_artist_collection",
         "source_collection")
@@ -48,29 +79,10 @@ class Song(MainObject):
         "genre": None,
         "notes": FormattedText()
     }
+    """
     
     UPWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("album_collection", "main_artist_collection", "feature_artist_collection")
-
+    """
-    STATIC_ATTRIBUTES = [
-        StaticAttribute(name="title", weight=.5),
-        StaticAttribute(name="unified_title", weight=.3),
-        StaticAttribute(name="isrc", weight=1),
-        StaticAttribute(name="length"),
-        StaticAttribute(name="tracksort", default_value=0),
-        StaticAttribute(name="genre"),
-        StaticAttribute(name="notes", default_value=FormattedText()),
-
-        StaticAttribute(name="source_collection", is_collection=True),
-        StaticAttribute(name="lyrics_collection", is_collection=True),
-        StaticAttribute(name="album_collection", is_collection=True, is_upwards_collection=True),
-        StaticAttribute(name="main_artist_collection", is_collection=True, is_upwards_collection=True),
-        StaticAttribute(name="feature_artist_collection", is_collection=True, is_upwards_collection=True)
-    ]
-
-    def __init__(
-            self,
-            _id: int = None,
-            dynamic: bool = False,
     title: str = None,
     unified_title: str = None,
     isrc: str = None,
@@ -84,82 +96,21 @@ class Song(MainObject):
     main_artist_list: List['Artist'] = None,
     feature_artist_list: List['Artist'] = None,
     notes: FormattedText = None,
-            **kwargs
+    """
-    ) -> None:
+    def __init_collections__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__(_id=_id, dynamic=dynamic, **kwargs)
+        self.album_collection.contain_given_in_attribute = {
-        # attributes
+            "artist_collection": self.main_artist_collection,
-        self.title: str = title
+        }
-        self.unified_title: str = unified_title
+        self.album_collection.append_object_to_attribute = {
-        if unified_title is None and title is not None:
+            "song_collection": self,
-            self.unified_title = unify(title)
+        }
 
-        self.isrc: str = isrc
+        self.main_artist_collection.contain_given_in_attribute = {
-        self.length: int = length
+            "main_album_collection": self.album_collection
-        self.tracksort: int = tracksort or 0
+        }
-        self.genre: str = genre
+        self.feature_artist_collection.append_object_to_attribute = {
-        self.notes: FormattedText = notes or FormattedText()
-
-        self.source_collection: SourceCollection = SourceCollection(source_list)
-        self.target_collection: Collection[Target] = Collection(data=target_list)
-        self.lyrics_collection: Collection[Lyrics] = Collection(data=lyrics_list)
-
-        # main_artist_collection = album.artist collection
-        self.main_artist_collection: Collection[Artist] = Collection(data=[])
-
-        # this album_collection equals no collection
-        self.album_collection: Collection[Album] = Collection(data=album_list, 
-        contain_given_in_attribute={
-            "artist_collection": self.main_artist_collection
-        }, append_object_to_attribute={
-            "song_collection": self
-        })
-
-        self.main_artist_collection.contain_given_in_attribute = {"main_album_collection": self.album_collection}
-        self.main_artist_collection.extend(main_artist_list)
-
-        self.feature_artist_collection: Collection[Artist] = Collection(
-            data=feature_artist_list,
-            append_object_to_attribute={
             "feature_song_collection": self
         }
-        )
-
-    def _build_recursive_structures(self, build_version: int, merge: bool):
-        if build_version == self.build_version:
-            return
-        self.build_version = build_version
-
-        album: Album
-        for album in self.album_collection:
-            album.song_collection.append(self, merge_on_conflict=merge, merge_into_existing=False)
-            album._build_recursive_structures(build_version=build_version, merge=merge)
-
-        artist: Artist
-        for artist in self.feature_artist_collection:
-            artist.feature_song_collection.append(self, merge_on_conflict=merge, merge_into_existing=False)
-            artist._build_recursive_structures(build_version=build_version, merge=merge)
-
-        for artist in self.main_artist_collection:
-            for album in self.album_collection:
-                artist.main_album_collection.append(album, merge_on_conflict=merge, merge_into_existing=False)
-                artist._build_recursive_structures(build_version=build_version, merge=merge)
-
-    def _add_other_db_objects(self, object_type: Type["DatabaseObject"], object_list: List["DatabaseObject"]):
-        if object_type is Song:
-            return
-
-        if object_type is Lyrics:
-            self.lyrics_collection.extend(object_list)
-            return
-
-        if object_type is Artist:
-            self.main_artist_collection.extend(object_list)
-            return
-
-        if object_type is Album:
-            self.album_collection.extend(object_list)
-            return
-        
 
     @property
     def indexing_values(self) -> List[Tuple[str, object]]:
@@ -245,7 +196,7 @@ All objects dependent on Album
 """
 
 
-class Album(MainObject):
+class Album(Base):
     COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("label_collection", "artist_collection", "song_collection")
     SIMPLE_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = {
         "title": None,
@@ -259,6 +210,16 @@ class Album(MainObject):
         "notes": FormattedText()
     }
 
+    title: str
+    unified_title: str
+    album_status: str
+    album_type: AlbumType
+    language: LanguageSelector
+
+    _default_factories = {
+        "album_type": AlbumType.OTHER
+    }
+
     DOWNWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("song_collection", )
     UPWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("artist_collection", "label_collection")
 
@@ -298,7 +259,7 @@ class Album(MainObject):
             notes: FormattedText = None,
             **kwargs
     ) -> None:
-        MainObject.__init__(self, _id=_id, dynamic=dynamic, **kwargs)
+        Base.__init__(self, _id=_id, dynamic=dynamic, **kwargs)
 
         self.title: str = title
         self.unified_title: str = unified_title
@@ -512,7 +473,7 @@ All objects dependent on Artist
 """
 
 
-class Artist(MainObject):
+class Artist(Base):
     COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = (
         "feature_song_collection",
         "main_album_collection",
@@ -570,7 +531,7 @@ class Artist(MainObject):
             unformated_location: str = None,
             **kwargs
     ):
-        MainObject.__init__(self, _id=_id, dynamic=dynamic, **kwargs)
+        Base.__init__(self, _id=_id, dynamic=dynamic, **kwargs)
 
         self.name: str = name
         self.unified_name: str = unified_name
@@ -806,7 +767,7 @@ Label
 """
 
 
-class Label(MainObject):
+class Label(Base):
     COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("album_collection", "current_artist_collection")
     SIMPLE_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = {
         "name": None,
@@ -837,7 +798,7 @@ class Label(MainObject):
             source_list: List[Source] = None,
             **kwargs
     ):
-        MainObject.__init__(self, _id=_id, dynamic=dynamic, **kwargs)
+        Base.__init__(self, _id=_id, dynamic=dynamic, **kwargs)
 
         self.name: str = name
         self.unified_name: str = unified_name

src/music_kraken/objects/source.py

@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ class Source(DatabaseObject):
 
 
 class SourceCollection(Collection):
-    def __init__(self, source_list: List[Source]):
+    def __init__(self, source_list: List[Source] = None):
+        source_list = source_list if source_list is not None else []
         self._page_to_source_list: Dict[SourcePages, List[Source]] = defaultdict(list)
 
         super().__init__(data=source_list)

src/music_kraken/utils/exception/objects.py

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class ObjectException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class IsDynamicException(Exception):
+    """
+    Gets raised, if a dynamic data object tries to perform an action,
+    which does not make sense for a dynamic object.
+    """
+    pass

src/music_kraken/utils/support_classes/hacking.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import weakref
 from types import FunctionType
 from functools import wraps
 
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Dict, Set
 
 class Lake:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -23,9 +24,28 @@ class Lake:
         self.id_to_object[id(db_object)] = db_object
 
     def override(self, to_override: object, new_db_object: object):
-        self.redirects[id(to_override)] = id(new_db_object)
+        _id = id(to_override)
-        if id(to_override) in self.id_to_object:
+        while _id in self.redirects:
-            del self.id_to_object[id(to_override)]
+            _id = self.redirects[_id]
+
+        if id(new_db_object) in self.id_to_object:
+            print("!!!!!")
+
+        self.add(new_db_object)
+        self.redirects[_id] = id(new_db_object)
+        # if _id in self.id_to_object:
+        # del self.id_to_object[_id]
+
+    def is_same(self, __object: object, other: object) -> bool:
+        _self_id = id(__object)
+        while _self_id in self.redirects:
+            _self_id = self.redirects[_self_id]
+
+        _other_id = id(other)
+        while _other_id in self.redirects:
+            _other_id = self.redirects[_other_id]
+
+        return _self_id == _other_id
 
 
 lake = Lake()
@@ -35,11 +55,20 @@ def wrapper(method):
     @wraps(method)
     def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
         return method(*(lake.get_real_object(args[0]), *args[1:]), **kwargs)
+
     return wrapped
 
 
-
 class BaseClass:
+    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        instance = cls(*args, **kwargs)
+        print("new")
+        lake.add(instance)
+        return instance
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return lake.is_same(self, other)
+
     def _risky_merge(self, to_replace):
         lake.override(to_replace, self)
 
@@ -49,13 +78,23 @@ class MetaClass(type):
         bases = (*bases, BaseClass)
         newClassDict = {}
 
+        ignore_functions: Set[str] = {"__new__", "__init__"}
+
         for attributeName, attribute in classDict.items():
-            if isinstance(attribute, FunctionType) and attributeName not in ("__new__", "__init__"):
+            if isinstance(attribute, FunctionType) and (attributeName not in ignore_functions):
+                """
+                The funktion new and init shouldn't be accounted for because we can assume the class is 
+                independent on initialization.
+                """
                 attribute = wrapper(attribute)
+
             newClassDict[attributeName] = attribute
 
-        for key, value in object.__dict__.items( ):
+        print()
-            if hasattr( value, '__call__' ) and value not in newClassDict and key not in ("__new__", "__init__"):
+
+        for key, value in object.__dict__.items():
+            # hasattr( value, '__call__' ) and
+            if hasattr(value, '__call__') and value not in newClassDict and key not in ("__new__", "__init__"):
                 newClassDict[key] = wrapper(value)
 
         new_instance = type.__new__(meta, classname, bases, newClassDict)