def singleton(cls): """ Decorator for making a class a singleton. This ensures that only one instance of the class exists. """ instances = {} # Dictionary to store the instance of the singleton class def get_instance(*args, **kwargs): """ If an instance of the class does not exist, create one and store it. If it exists, return the existing instance. """ if cls not in instances: instances[cls] = cls(*args, **kwargs) return instances[cls] return get_instance