Method instance

src/wechaty/wechaty.py:262–279

get or create global wechaty instance. Args: options: WechatyOptions Returns: Wechaty: global wechaty instance

(cls: Type[Wechaty], options: Optional[WechatyOptions] = None
                 )

    @classmethod
    def instance(cls: Type[Wechaty], options: Optional[WechatyOptions] = None
                 ) -> Wechaty:
        """
        get or create global wechaty instance.
        Args:
            options: WechatyOptions
        Returns:
            Wechaty: global wechaty instance
        """
        log.info('instance()')

        if cls._global_instance is None:
            cls._global_instance = cls(options)

        # Huan(202003): how to remove cast?
        return cls._global_instance
        # return cast(Wechaty, cls._global_instance)
        # return cls._global_instance

    def use(self, plugin: Union[WechatyPlugin, List[WechatyPlugin]]) -> Wechaty:
        """register the plugin