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{{man warn|This proposal has been withdrawn.|'''Update''': After building a [[Media:prototype.tar.gz|prototype]], it was found to be too slow for general use. Rather, it seems to be better to cache the data as it appears when it comes from the BSDDB database (pickled, serialized versions of gen.lib objects).}}
gen.lib is the Python interface for all of the objects in Gramps. Currently, it is not directly tied to any data storage mechanism, except for the implicit assumption that objects are created through an unserialize method for each object.
This proposal explores the possibility of making the creation of objects more general, and less tied to the particular unserializing process.
''The prototype uses a combination of Delayed evaluation, and removing of gen.lib objects' properties. When a property was accessed, the delayed object was evaluated, and the set to the attribute.''