callHooks generalizes some of the hook calling code in Optimize and Inversion

SimPEG/utils/__init__.py

@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ def printStoppers(obj, stoppers, pad='', stop='STOP!', done='DONE!'):
         print pad + stopper['str'] % (l<=r,l,r)
     print pad + "%s%s%s" % ('-'*25,done,'-'*25)
 
+def callHooks(obj, match, *args, **kwargs):
+    for method in [posible for posible in dir(obj) if ('_'+match) in posible]:
+            if getattr(obj,'debug',False): print (match+' is calling self.'+method)
+            getattr(obj,method)(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 
 import time
 import numpy as np
@@ -154,6 +160,8 @@ def timeIt(f):
         if type(counter) is Counter: counter.countToc(self.__class__.__name__+'.'+f.__name__)
         return out
     return wrapper
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     class MyClass(object):
         def __init__(self, url):