multifil.py

"""A readline()-style interface to the parts of a multipart message.

The MultiFile class makes each part of a multipart message "feel" like
an ordinary file, as long as you use fp.readline().  Allows recursive
use, for nested multipart messages.  Probably best used together
with module mimetools.

Suggested use:

real_fp = open(...)
fp = MultiFile(real_fp)

"read some lines from fp"
fp.push(separator)
while 1:
	"read lines from fp until it returns an empty string" (A)
	if not fp.next(): break
fp.pop()
"read remaining lines from fp until it returns an empty string"

The latter sequence may be used recursively at (A).
It is also allowed to use multiple push()...pop() sequences.

If seekable is given as 0, the class code will not do the bookeeping
it normally attempts in order to make seeks relative to the beginning of the
current file part.  This may be useful when using MultiFile with a non-
seekable stream object.
"""

import sys
import string

Error = 'multifile.Error'

class MultiFile:

	seekable = 0

	def __init__(self, fp, seekable=1):
		self.fp = fp
		self.stack = [] # Grows down
		self.level = 0
		self.last = 0
		if seekable:
			self.seekable = 1
			self.start = self.fp.tell()
			self.posstack = [] # Grows down

	def tell(self):
		if self.level > 0:
			return self.lastpos
		return self.fp.tell() - self.start

	def seek(self, pos, whence=0):
		here = self.tell()
		if whence:
			if whence == 1:
				pos = pos + here
			elif whence == 2:
				if self.level > 0:
					pos = pos + self.lastpos
				else:
					raise Error, "can't use whence=2 yet"
		if not 0 <= pos <= here or \
				self.level > 0 and pos > self.lastpos:
			raise Error, 'bad MultiFile.seek() call'
		self.fp.seek(pos + self.start)
		self.level = 0
		self.last = 0

	def readline(self):
		if self.level > 0:
			return ''
		line = self.fp.readline()
		# Real EOF?
		if not line:
			self.level = len(self.stack)
			self.last = (self.level > 0)
			if self.last:
				raise Error, 'sudden EOF in MultiFile.readline()'
			return ''
		assert self.level == 0
		# Fast check to see if this is just data
		if self.is_data(line):
			return line
		else:
			# Ignore trailing whitespace on marker lines 
			k = len(line) - 1;
			while line[k] in string.whitespace:
				k = k - 1
			marker = line[:k+1]
		# No?  OK, try to match a boundary.
		# Return the line (unstripped) if we don't.
		for i in range(len(self.stack)):
			sep = self.stack[i]
			if marker == self.section_divider(sep):
				self.last = 0
				break
			elif marker == self.end_marker(sep):
				self.last = 1
				break
		else:
			return line
		# We only get here if we see a section divider or EOM line
		if self.seekable:
			self.lastpos = self.tell() - len(line)
		self.level = i+1
		if self.level > 1:
			raise Error,'Missing endmarker in MultiFile.readline()'
		return ''

	def readlines(self):
		list = []
		while 1:
			line = self.readline()
			if not line: break
			list.append(line)
		return list

	def read(self): # Note: no size argument -- read until EOF only!
		return string.joinfields(self.readlines(), '')

	def next(self):
		while self.readline(): pass
		if self.level > 1 or self.last:
			return 0
		self.level = 0
		self.last = 0
		if self.seekable:
			self.start = self.fp.tell()
		return 1

	def push(self, sep):
		if self.level > 0:
			raise Error, 'bad MultiFile.push() call'
		self.stack.insert(0, sep)
		if self.seekable:
			self.posstack.insert(0, self.start)
			self.start = self.fp.tell()

	def pop(self):
		if self.stack == []:
			raise Error, 'bad MultiFile.pop() call'
		if self.level <= 1:
			self.last = 0
		else:
			abslastpos = self.lastpos + self.start
		self.level = max(0, self.level - 1)
		del self.stack[0]
		if self.seekable:
			self.start = self.posstack[0]
			del self.posstack[0]
			if self.level > 0:
				self.lastpos = abslastpos - self.start

	def is_data(self, line):
		return line[:2] <> '--'

	def section_divider(self, str):
		return "--" + str

	def end_marker(self, str):
		return "--" + str + "--"