Update Decimal number changing

animation/numbers.py

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 
-
 from constants import *
 
 from animation.animation import Animation
-from mobject.numbers import DecimalNumber
 from utils.bezier import interpolate
 from utils.config_ops import digest_config
 
@@ -19,15 +17,6 @@ class ChangingDecimal(Animation):
 
     def __init__(self, decimal_number_mobject, number_update_func, **kwargs):
         digest_config(self, kwargs, locals())
-        self.decimal_number_config = dict(
-            decimal_number_mobject.initial_config
-        )
-        for attr in "num_decimal_places", "show_ellipsis", "include_sign":
-            value = getattr(self, attr)
-            if value is not None:
-                self.decimal_number_config[attr] = value
-        if hasattr(self.decimal_number_mobject, "background_rectangle"):
-            self.decimal_number_config["include_background_rectangle"] = True
         if self.tracked_mobject:
             dmc = decimal_number_mobject.get_center()
             tmc = self.tracked_mobject.get_center()
@@ -39,17 +28,9 @@ class ChangingDecimal(Animation):
         self.update_position()
 
     def update_number(self, alpha):
-        decimal = self.decimal_number_mobject
-        new_number = self.number_update_func(alpha)
-        new_decimal = DecimalNumber(
-            new_number, **self.decimal_number_config
+        self.decimal_number_mobject.set_value(
+            self.number_update_func(alpha)
         )
-        new_decimal.match_height(decimal)
-        new_decimal.move_to(decimal)
-        new_decimal.match_style(decimal)
-
-        decimal.submobjects = new_decimal.submobjects
-        decimal.number = new_number
 
     def update_position(self):
         if self.position_update_func is not None:

mobject/numbers.py

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ class DecimalNumber(VMobject):
 
     def __init__(self, number, **kwargs):
         VMobject.__init__(self, **kwargs)
-        # TODO, make this more ediable with a getter and setter
         self.number = number
+        self.initial_config = kwargs
 
         if isinstance(number, complex):
             formatter = self.get_complex_formatter()
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@ class DecimalNumber(VMobject):
     def get_complex_formatter(self, **kwargs):
         pass
 
+    def set_value(self, number, **config):
+        full_config = dict(self.initial_config)
+        full_config.update(config)
+        new_decimal = DecimalNumber(number, **full_config)
+        new_decimal.match_height(self)
+        new_decimal.move_to(self, LEFT)
+        new_decimal.match_style(self)
+
+        self.submobjects = new_decimal.submobjects
+        self.number = number
+
+    def get_value(self):
+        return self.number
+
 
 class Integer(DecimalNumber):
     CONFIG = {

utils/config_ops.py

@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ def digest_config(obj, kwargs, caller_locals={}):
     all_dicts += static_configs
     all_new_dicts = [kwargs, caller_locals] + static_configs
     obj.__dict__ = merge_config(all_dicts)
-    # Keep track of the configuration of objects upon
-    # instantiation
-    obj.initial_config = merge_config(all_new_dicts)
 
 
 def merge_config(all_dicts):