"""
pyexcel.internal.garbagecollector
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Simple garbage collector
:copyright: (c) 2015-2025 by Onni Software Ltd.
:license: New BSD License
"""
from pyexcel import docstrings as docs
from pyexcel._compact import append_doc
GARBAGE = []
def append(item):
"""
add garbage to the global list of garbages
"""
GARBAGE.append(item)
[docs]
@append_doc(docs.FREE_RESOURCES)
def free_resources():
"""
Close file handles opened by signature functions that starts with 'i'
"""
for item in GARBAGE:
item.close()
item = None
reset()
def reset():
"""
After everything has been closed, reset the array
"""
GARBAGE.clear()