VotingMechanism.py

"""voting_mechanism.py

Implements the basic voting calculation method.
"""

from dataclasses import dataclass
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod

from typing import Any, Dict

@dataclass
class VotingMechanism(ABC):
    """
    Abstract class to represent a voting mechanism.
    """
    @abstractmethod
    def calculate(self,
                  voters: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]],
                  voter_choices: Dict[str, Any]):
        """
        Abstract method to calculate the results of a voting process.

        This method should be implemented by subclasses for specific voting algorithms.
        It takes two parameters:
        - voters: A dictionary with each a voter ID, and each value is another dictionary
                  containing details about the voter.
        - voter_choices: A dictionary where each key is a voter ID and the value represents the
                         voter's choices or votes in the voting process.

        Returns:
            Result(s) of the voting calculation, of any type depending on the
            specific implementation (e.g., winner, ranked list of candidates, etc.).
        """