refactor code for dimension elements pt2

src/cr/cube/dimension.py

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 import copy
 from collections.abc import Sequence
-from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union, Callable
+from functools import partial
+from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 )
 from cr.cube.util import lazyproperty
 
+from .util import format, format_datetime
+
 DATETIME_FORMATS = {
     "Y": "%Y",
     "Q": "%Y-%m",
@@ -32,24 +34,19 @@
 }
 
 
-def _formatter(dimension_type, typedef, out_format) -> Callable:
+def _formatter(dimension_type, typedef, out_format) -> Union[Callable, partial]:
     """Returns a formatting function according to the dimension type."""
 
-    def format(x) -> str:
-        return str(x)
-
-    def format_datetime(x) -> str:
-        try:
-            return datetime.strptime(x, orig_format).strftime(out_format)
-        except ValueError:
-            return str(x)
-
     if dimension_type != DT.DATETIME:
-        formatter = format
+        formatter: Union[Callable, partial] = format
     else:
         resolution = typedef["subtype"].get("resolution")
         orig_format: str = DATETIME_FORMATS.get(resolution) or ""
-        formatter = format_datetime if orig_format and out_format else format
+        formatter = (
+            partial(format_datetime, orig_format=orig_format, out_format=out_format)
+            if orig_format and out_format
+            else format
+        )
     return formatter
 
 

src/cr/cube/util.py

@@ -2,9 +2,21 @@
 
 """Utility functions for crunch cube, as well as other modules."""
 
+from datetime import datetime
 import functools
 
 
+def format(x) -> str:
+    return str(x)
+
+
+def format_datetime(x, orig_format, out_format) -> str:
+    try:
+        return datetime.strptime(x, orig_format).strftime(out_format)
+    except ValueError:
+        return str(x)
+
+
 class lazyproperty:
     """Decorator like @property, but evaluated only on first access.
     Like @property, this can only be used to decorate methods having only