Unified handle-conversion scheme to

  handle = Ctl.as_Resource(ctl)
  ctl = Ctl.as_Control(handle)
and similarly for List, Menu, TE. The old handle.as_Control() methods are
still there for backward compatability.

Mac/Modules/ctl/Ctlmodule.c

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern PyObject *WinObj_WhichWindow(WindowPtr);
 #include <Controls.h>
 
 #define as_Control(h) ((ControlHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(ctl) ((Handle)ctl)
 
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
@@ -1008,9 +1009,13 @@ static PyObject *CtlObj_as_Resource(_self, _args)
 	PyObject *_args;
 {
 	PyObject *_res = NULL;
-
-	return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
-
+	Handle _rv;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, ""))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Resource(_self->ob_itself);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ResObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
 }
 
 static PyObject *CtlObj_DisposeControl(_self, _args)
@@ -1400,7 +1405,7 @@ static PyMethodDef CtlObj_methods[] = {
 	{"GetControlDataSize", (PyCFunction)CtlObj_GetControlDataSize, 1,
 	 "(ControlPartCode inPart, ResType inTagName) -> (Size outMaxSize)"},
 	{"as_Resource", (PyCFunction)CtlObj_as_Resource, 1,
-	 "Return this Control as a Resource"},
+	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
 	{"DisposeControl", (PyCFunction)CtlObj_DisposeControl, 1,
 	 "() -> None"},
 	{"TrackControl", (PyCFunction)CtlObj_TrackControl, 1,

Mac/Modules/ctl/ctledit.py

@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@ f = Function(ControlHandle, 'as_Control',
 	(Handle, 'h', InMode))
 functions.append(f)
 
-as_resource_body = """
-return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
-"""
-
-f = ManualGenerator("as_Resource", as_resource_body)
-f.docstring = lambda : "Return this Control as a Resource"
-
+f = Method(Handle, 'as_Resource', (ControlHandle, 'ctl', InMode))
 methods.append(f)
 
 DisposeControl_body = """

Mac/Modules/ctl/ctlsupport.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ includestuff = includestuff + """
 #include <%s>""" % MACHEADERFILE + """
 
 #define as_Control(h) ((ControlHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(ctl) ((Handle)ctl)
 
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 

Mac/Modules/list/Listmodule.c

@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ extern PyObject *WinObj_WhichWindow(WindowPtr);
 
 #include <Lists.h>
 
+#define as_List(x) ((ListHandle)x)
+#define as_Resource(lh) ((Handle)lh)
+
 static PyObject *List_Error;
 
 /* ------------------------ Object type List ------------------------ */
@@ -506,6 +509,20 @@ static PyObject *ListObj_LDraw(_self, _args)
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *ListObj_as_Resource(_self, _args)
+	ListObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	Handle _rv;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, ""))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Resource(_self->ob_itself);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ResObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef ListObj_methods[] = {
 	{"LAddColumn", (PyCFunction)ListObj_LAddColumn, 1,
 	 "(short count, short colNum) -> (short _rv)"},
@@ -551,6 +568,8 @@ static PyMethodDef ListObj_methods[] = {
 	 "(Boolean setIt, Point theCell) -> None"},
 	{"LDraw", (PyCFunction)ListObj_LDraw, 1,
 	 "(Point theCell) -> None"},
+	{"as_Resource", (PyCFunction)ListObj_as_Resource, 1,
+	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -662,9 +681,27 @@ static PyObject *List_LNew(_self, _args)
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *List_as_List(_self, _args)
+	PyObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	ListHandle _rv;
+	Handle h;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "O&",
+	                      ResObj_Convert, &h))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_List(h);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ListObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef List_methods[] = {
 	{"LNew", (PyCFunction)List_LNew, 1,
 	 "(Rect rView, Rect dataBounds, Point cSize, short theProc, WindowPtr theWindow, Boolean drawIt, Boolean hasGrow, Boolean scrollHoriz, Boolean scrollVert) -> (ListHandle _rv)"},
+	{"as_List", (PyCFunction)List_as_List, 1,
+	 "(Handle h) -> (ListHandle _rv)"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 

Mac/Modules/list/listsupport.py

@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ VarOutBufferShortsize = VarHeapOutputBufferType('char', 'short', 's')	# (buf, &l
 InBufferShortsize = VarInputBufferType('char', 'short', 's')		# (buf, len)
 
 RgnHandle = OpaqueByValueType("RgnHandle", "ResObj")
-
+Handle = OpaqueByValueType("Handle", "ResObj")
 
 includestuff = includestuff + """
 #include <%s>""" % MACHEADERFILE + """
+
+#define as_List(x) ((ListHandle)x)
+#define as_Resource(lh) ((Handle)lh)
 """
 
 class ListMethodGenerator(MethodGenerator):
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ class MyObjectDefinition(GlobalObjectDefinition):
 		
 	def outputSetattr(self):
 		Output(setattrCode)
-
+		
 # From here on it's basically all boiler plate...
 
 # Create the generator groups and link them
@@ -110,6 +113,13 @@ functions = []
 methods = []
 execfile(INPUTFILE)
 
+# Function to convert any handle to a list and vv.
+f = Function(ListHandle, 'as_List', (Handle, 'h', InMode))
+functions.append(f)
+
+f = Method(Handle, 'as_Resource', (ListHandle, 'lh', InMode))
+methods.append(f)
+
 # add the populated lists to the generator groups
 # (in a different wordl the scan program would generate this)
 for f in functions: module.add(f)

Mac/Modules/menu/Menumodule.c

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ extern PyObject *WinObj_WhichWindow(WindowPtr);
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
 #define as_Menu(h) ((MenuHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(h) ((Handle)h)
 
 static PyObject *Menu_Error;
 
@@ -1123,9 +1124,13 @@ static PyObject *MenuObj_as_Resource(_self, _args)
 	PyObject *_args;
 {
 	PyObject *_res = NULL;
-
-	return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
-
+	Handle _rv;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, ""))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Resource(_self->ob_itself);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ResObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
 }
 
 static PyObject *MenuObj_AppendMenu(_self, _args)
@@ -1291,7 +1296,7 @@ static PyMethodDef MenuObj_methods[] = {
 	{"IsMenuItemIconEnabled", (PyCFunction)MenuObj_IsMenuItemIconEnabled, 1,
 	 "(UInt16 item) -> (Boolean _rv)"},
 	{"as_Resource", (PyCFunction)MenuObj_as_Resource, 1,
-	 "Return this Menu as a Resource"},
+	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
 	{"AppendMenu", (PyCFunction)MenuObj_AppendMenu, 1,
 	 "(Str255 data) -> None"},
 	{"InsertMenu", (PyCFunction)MenuObj_InsertMenu, 1,

Mac/Modules/menu/menuedit.py

@@ -3,17 +3,10 @@ f = Function(void, 'OpenDeskAcc',
 )
 functions.append(f)
 
-f = Function(MenuHandle, 'as_Menu',
-	(Handle, 'h', InMode))
+f = Function(MenuHandle, 'as_Menu', (Handle, 'h', InMode))
 functions.append(f)
 
-as_resource_body = """
-return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
-"""
-
-f = ManualGenerator("as_Resource", as_resource_body)
-f.docstring = lambda : "Return this Menu as a Resource"
-
+f = Method(Handle, 'as_Resource', (MenuHandle, 'h', InMode))
 methods.append(f)
 
 # The following have "Mac" prepended to their names in the include file

Mac/Modules/menu/menusupport.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from macsupport import *
 
 MenuHandle = OpaqueByValueType(OBJECTTYPE, OBJECTPREFIX)
 MenuRef = MenuHandle
+Handle = OpaqueByValueType("Handle", "ResObj")
 
 unsigned_char = Type('unsigned char', 'b')
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ includestuff = includestuff + """
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
 #define as_Menu(h) ((MenuHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(h) ((Handle)h)
 """
 
 class MyObjectDefinition(GlobalObjectDefinition):

Mac/Modules/te/TEmodule.c

@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ extern PyObject *WinObj_WhichWindow(WindowPtr);
 
 #include <TextEdit.h>
 
+#define as_TE(h) ((TEHandle)h)
+#define as_Handle(teh) ((Handle)teh)
+
 /* Exported by Qdmodule.c: */
 extern PyObject *QdRGB_New(RGBColor *);
 extern int QdRGB_Convert(PyObject *, RGBColor *);
@@ -740,6 +743,20 @@ static PyObject *TEObj_TEGetHiliteRgn(_self, _args)
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *TEObj_as_Handle(_self, _args)
+	TEObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	Handle _rv;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, ""))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Handle(_self->ob_itself);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ResObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef TEObj_methods[] = {
 	{"TESetText", (PyCFunction)TEObj_TESetText, 1,
 	 "(Buffer text) -> None"},
@@ -813,6 +830,8 @@ static PyMethodDef TEObj_methods[] = {
 	 "(short feature, short action) -> (short _rv)"},
 	{"TEGetHiliteRgn", (PyCFunction)TEObj_TEGetHiliteRgn, 1,
 	 "(RgnHandle region) -> None"},
+	{"as_Handle", (PyCFunction)TEObj_as_Handle, 1,
+	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -1029,6 +1048,22 @@ static PyObject *TE_TEToScrap(_self, _args)
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *TE_as_TE(_self, _args)
+	PyObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	TEHandle _rv;
+	Handle h;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "O&",
+	                      ResObj_Convert, &h))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_TE(h);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     TEObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef TE_methods[] = {
 	{"TEScrapHandle", (PyCFunction)TE_TEScrapHandle, 1,
 	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
@@ -1046,6 +1081,8 @@ static PyMethodDef TE_methods[] = {
 	 "() -> None"},
 	{"TEToScrap", (PyCFunction)TE_TEToScrap, 1,
 	 "() -> None"},
+	{"as_TE", (PyCFunction)TE_as_TE, 1,
+	 "(Handle h) -> (TEHandle _rv)"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 

Mac/Modules/te/tesupport.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from macsupport import *
 # Create the type objects
 TEHandle = OpaqueByValueType("TEHandle", "TEObj")
 CharsHandle = OpaqueByValueType("CharsHandle", "ResObj")
-##Handle = OpaqueByValueType("Handle", "ResObj")
+Handle = OpaqueByValueType("Handle", "ResObj")
 StScrpHandle = OpaqueByValueType("StScrpHandle", "ResObj")
 TEStyleHandle = OpaqueByValueType("TEStyleHandle", "ResObj")
 RgnHandle = OpaqueByValueType("RgnHandle", "ResObj")
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ TextStyle_ptr = TextStyle
 includestuff = includestuff + """
 #include <%s>""" % MACHEADERFILE + """
 
+#define as_TE(h) ((TEHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(teh) ((Handle)teh)
+
 /* Exported by Qdmodule.c: */
 extern PyObject *QdRGB_New(RGBColor *);
 extern int QdRGB_Convert(PyObject *, RGBColor *);
@@ -143,6 +146,12 @@ functions = []
 methods = []
 execfile(INPUTFILE)
 
+# Converter from/to handle
+f = Function(TEHandle, 'as_TE', (Handle, 'h', InMode))
+functions.append(f)
+f = Method(Handle, 'as_Resource', (TEHandle, 'teh', InMode))
+methods.append(f)
+
 # add the populated lists to the generator groups
 # (in a different wordl the scan program would generate this)
 for f in functions: module.add(f)