Private instance vars, public get properties

sia/read_entry.py

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ class ReadEntry(Entry):
     Entry type for reading content from standard input.
     
     Attributes:
-        content: Content read from stdin, empty until first update
-        io_buffer: Buffer to use for IO operations
+        _content: Content read from stdin, empty until first update
+        _io_buffer: Buffer to use for IO operations
         _read: Whether content has been read
     """
     
@@ -24,9 +24,16 @@ class ReadEntry(Entry):
             timestamp: Creation timestamp for this entry
         """
         super().__init__(id, timestamp)
-        self.content = ""
-        self.io_buffer = io_buffer
+        self._content = ""
+        self._io_buffer = io_buffer
         self._read = False
+
+    @property
+    def content(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Get the content read from stdin.
+        """
+        return self._content
         
     def update(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@ class ReadEntry(Entry):
         Uses the provided IO buffer for the actual read operation.
         """
         if not self._read:
-            self.content = self.io_buffer.read()
+            self._content = self._io_buffer.read()
             self._read = True
 
     def generate_context(self) -> ET.Element:
@@ -45,10 +52,10 @@ class ReadEntry(Entry):
             ET.Element: XML element containing the entry's data
         """
         # Create root element
-        element = ET.Element("read_stdin", {"id": self.id})
+        element = ET.Element("read_stdin", {"id": self._id})
         
         # Add content as CDATA or escaped text if content has been read
         if self._read:
-            element.text = escape_text_for_xml(self.content)
+            element.text = escape_text_for_xml(self._content)
             
         return element