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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def get_as_datadict(self):
 """ Get information about this object as a dictionary. Used by WebSocket interface to pass some relevant information to client applications. """

        return dict(type=self.__class__.__name__, tags=list(self.tags))