added the state variable to borg and improved the README

faif · faif · commit ba8afd7a72c1 · 2014-05-05T15:20:09.000+02:00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 python-patterns
 ===============
 
-A collection of design patterns implemented (by other people) in python.
+A collection of design patterns and idioms in Python.
 
 When an implementation is added or modified, be sure to update this file and
-rerun `append_output.sh` to keep the output comments at the bottom up to date.
+rerun `append_output.sh` (eg. ./append_output.sh borg.py) to keep the output
+comments at the bottom up to date.
 
 Current Patterns:
 
diff --git a/append_output.sh b/append_output.sh
diff --git a/borg.py b/borg.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Borg:
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.__dict__ = self.__shared_state
+        self.state = 'Init'
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.state
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ class YourBorg(Borg):
 # rm2: Running
 # rm1: Zombie
 # rm2: Zombie
-# rm1 id: 139825262601040
-# rm2 id: 139825262601104
-# rm1: Zombie
-# rm2: Zombie
-# rm3: Zombie
+# rm1 id: 140732837899224
+# rm2 id: 140732837899296
+# rm1: Init
+# rm2: Init
+# rm3: Init
