add support for object comparison #2182
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Summary
Adds support to compare objects.
Why This Is Needed
An advantage to using troposphere is being able to unit test various iterations of a dynamic template. However, the lack of support for being able to compare objects with one another makes these test cumbersome to write.
Resolves #1821
What Changed
Added
.to_json()
method to base classes.__eq__()
and.__ne__()
methods to base classes.to_json()
method for comparison of same objects created from the same class to ensure properties are sorted in the same orderAWSHelperFn
to supportTags
) uses.to_dict()
instead of converting both to a JSON stringAWSHelperFn.__hash__()
tests/test_tags.py:TestTags.test_Unsortable
was failing withTypeError: unhashable type: 'Sub'
without it