ReasonCode

class Reason:
    """A class that handles the reason for an event."""
    def __init__(self, aName):
        """Construct the instance given the name of the aName."""
        self.__aName = aName
        return

    def getName(self):
        """Returns the name"""
        return self.__aName

    def __cmp__(self, other):
        """Compare the lhs instance with the rhs instance."""
        if issubclass(self.__class__, AnyReason) or issubclass(other.__class__, AnyReason):
            return 0
        elif issubclass(self.__class__, NoReason) or issubclass(other.__class__, NoReason):
            return -1
        else:
            return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)


class AnyReason(Reason):
    """Match on all of the reasons."""
    def __init__(self):
        """Construct the instance."""
        Reason.__init__(self, "AnyReason") 
        return


class NoReason(Reason):
    """Match on none of the reasons."""
    def __init__(self):
        """Construct the instance."""
        Reason.__init__(self, "NoReason") 
        return