from functools import partial

try:
    from .location import Location
except ImportError:
    from location import Location

class Receiver(Location):
    """
    A location able to trace a signal over time.

    Optionally applies a transformation to the traced signal.
    """
    def __repr__(self):
        return "Receiver({})".format(repr(self.x))

    def recv(self, travel_signal: callable) -> callable:
        """
        Return a function that traces the signal as a function of time
        at the receiver's location
        """
        return partial(travel_signal, x_f=self.x)

    receive = recv