diff -r 8d888f38bf89 -r da82156f44e9 src/eric7/MultiProject/MultiProjectProjectMeta.py
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/eric7/MultiProject/MultiProjectProjectMeta.py Fri Dec 15 15:28:54 2023 +0100
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
+#
+
+"""
+Module defining a class containing the individual project metadata.
+"""
+
+from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class MultiProjectProjectMeta:
+ """
+ Class containing the individual project metadata.
+ """
+
+ name: str # name of the project
+ file: str # project file name
+ uid: str # unique identifier
+ master: bool = False # flag indicating the main project
+ description: str = "" # description of the project
+ category: str = "" # name of the group
+ removed: bool = False # flag indicating a (re-)moved project
+
+ def as_dict(self):
+ """
+ Public method to convert the metadata into a dictionary.
+
+ @return dictionary containing the metadata
+ @rtype dict
+ """
+ return asdict(self)
+
+ @classmethod
+ def from_dict(cls, data):
+ """
+ Class method to create a metadata object from the given dictionary.
+
+ @param data dictionary containing the metadata
+ @type dict
+ @return created project metadata object
+ @rtype MultiProjectProjectMeta
+ """
+ return cls(
+ name=data["name"],
+ file=data["file"],
+ uid=data["uid"],
+ master=data.get("master", False),
+ description=data.get("description", ""),
+ category=data.get("category", ""),
+ removed=data.get("removed", False),
+ )
