cybertools/meta/element.py
helmutm c2df42555e work in progress: cybertools.meta package for managing general meta-information, e.g. for configuration settings and preferences
git-svn-id: svn://svn.cy55.de/Zope3/src/cybertools/trunk@2516 fd906abe-77d9-0310-91a1-e0d9ade77398
2008-04-10 16:52:51 +00:00

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#
# Copyright (c) 2008 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
#
"""
Building flexible hierarchical object structures with XML-like
elements.
$Id$
"""
from cybertools.util.jeep import Jeep
_not_found = object()
class Element(dict):
typeName = 'Element'
posArgs = ('name',)
def __init__(self, namespace, name, collection=None, parent=None):
self.namespace = namespace
self.name = name
self.collection = collection
self.parent = parent
self.children = Jeep()
def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
elem = self.__class__(self.namespace, '')
for idx, v in enumerate(args):
if idx < len(self.posArgs):
elem[self.posArgs[idx]] = v
for k, v in kw.items():
elem[k] = v
elem.name = elem.get('name')
if not elem.name:
elem.name = self.name
if self.collection is not None:
self.collection.append(elem)
return elem
def __getitem__(self, key):
if isinstance(key, (list, tuple)):
return tuple(self[k] for k in key)
elif isinstance(key, Element):
self.children.append(key)
return key
elif isinstance(key, (int, long, basestring)):
return self.children[key]
else:
raise KeyError(key)
def __getattr__(self, key):
result = self.get(key, _not_found)
if result is _not_found:
raise AttributeError(key)
return result
def __iter__(self):
return iter(self.children)
def __str__(self):
return self.name
def __repr__(self):
return "<%s '%s'>" % (self.typeName, self.name)
class AutoElement(Element):
typeName = 'AutoElement'
def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
if self.collection is None:
elem = self
else:
elem = self.__class__(self.namespace, '')
self.collection.append(elem)
for idx, v in enumerate(args):
if idx < len(self.posArgs):
elem[self.posArgs[idx]] = v
for k, v in kw.items():
elem[k] = v
elem.name = elem.get('name')
if not elem.name:
elem.name = self.name
return elem
def __getattr__(self, key):
result = self.get(key, _not_found)
if result is _not_found:
result = self.__class__(self.namespace, key, parent=self)
self[key] = result
return result
def __getitem__(self, key):
try:
return super(AutoElement, self).__getitem__(key)
except KeyError:
if isinstance(key, basestring):
result = self.__class__(self.namespace, key, parent=self)
self.children[key] = result
return result
else:
raise KeyError(key)