Address a number of pylint issues

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/web-server/opendc/models/model.py b/web-server/opendc/models/model.py
index b2fd1844..2b8eb4dc 100644
--- a/web-server/opendc/models/model.py
+++ b/web-server/opendc/models/model.py
@@ -4,31 +4,40 @@ from opendc.util.rest import Response
 
 
 class Model:
+    """Base class for all models."""
+
     collection_name = '<specified in subclasses>'
 
     @classmethod
     def from_id(cls, _id):
-        return cls(DB.fetch_one({'_id': _id}, Model.collection_name))
+        """Fetches the document with given ID from the collection."""
+        return cls(DB.fetch_one({'_id': _id}, cls.collection_name))
 
     @classmethod
     def get_all(cls):
-        return cls(DB.fetch_all({}, Model.collection_name))
+        """Fetches all documents from the collection."""
+        return cls(DB.fetch_all({}, cls.collection_name))
 
     def __init__(self, obj):
         self.obj = obj
 
     def check_exists(self):
+        """Raises an error if the enclosed object does not exist."""
         if self.obj is None:
             raise ClientError(Response(404, 'Not found.'))
 
     def set_property(self, key, value):
+        """Sets the given property on the enclosed object."""
         self.obj[key] = value
 
     def insert(self):
+        """Inserts the enclosed object and updates the internal reference to the newly inserted object."""
         self.obj = DB.insert(self.obj, self.collection_name)
 
     def update(self):
+        """Updates the enclosed object and updates the internal reference to the newly inserted object."""
         self.obj = DB.update(self.obj['_id'], self.obj, self.collection_name)
 
     def delete(self):
-        self.obj = DB.delete_one({'_id': self.obj['_id']}, self.collection_name)
+        """Deletes the enclosed object in the database."""
+        DB.delete_one({'_id': self.obj['_id']}, self.collection_name)