def get_stats_result(self, request):
        """Return the StatsResult object for this statistic"""
        stats_datasets = StatsMakerDataverses(**request.GET.dict())

        pub_state = self.get_pub_state(request)

        if pub_state == self.PUB_STATE_ALL:
            stats_result = stats_datasets.get_dataverse_affiliation_counts()
        elif pub_state == self.PUB_STATE_UNPUBLISHED:
            stats_result = stats_datasets.get_dataverse_affiliation_counts_unpublished()
        else:
            stats_result = stats_datasets.get_dataverse_affiliation_counts_published()

        return stats_result
def trapped_signals(cls, new_signal_handler):
        """A contextmanager which temporarily overrides signal handling.

        NB: This method calls signal.signal(), which will crash if not called from the main thread!
        """
        previous_signal_handler = cls.reset_signal_handler(new_signal_handler)
        try:
            yield
        finally:
            cls.reset_signal_handler(previous_signal_handler)