def to_dict(potential):
    """
    Turn a potential object into a dictionary that fully specifies the
    state of the object.

    Parameters
    ----------
    potential : :class:`~gala.potential.PotentialBase`
        The instantiated :class:`~gala.potential.PotentialBase` object.

    """
    from .. import potential as gp

    if isinstance(potential, gp.CompositePotential):
        d = dict()
        d['class'] = potential.__class__.__name__
        d['components'] = []
        for k, p in potential.items():
            comp_dict = _to_dict_help(p)
            comp_dict['name'] = k
            d['components'].append(comp_dict)

        if potential.__class__.__name__ == 'CompositePotential' or \
           potential.__class__.__name__ == 'CCompositePotential':
            d['type'] = 'composite'
        else:
            d['type'] = 'custom'

    else:
        d = _to_dict_help(potential)

    return d
def to_dict ( potential ) : from . . import potential as gp if isinstance ( potential , gp . CompositePotential ) : d = dict ( ) d [ 'class' ] = potential . __class__ . __name__ d [ 'components' ] = [ ] for k , p in potential . items ( ) : comp_dict = _to_dict_help ( p ) comp_dict [ 'name' ] = k d [ 'components' ] . append ( comp_dict ) if potential . __class__ . __name__ == 'CompositePotential' or potential . __class__ . __name__ == 'CCompositePotential' : d [ 'type' ] = 'composite' else : d [ 'type' ] = 'custom' else : d = _to_dict_help ( potential ) return d
Turn a potential object into a dictionary that fully specifies the
    state of the object.

    Parameters
    ----------
    potential : :class:`~gala.potential.PotentialBase`
        The instantiated :class:`~gala.potential.PotentialBase` object.