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#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
"""
A lightweight Traits like module.
This is designed to provide a lightweight, simple, pure Python version of
many of the capabilities of enthought.traits. This includes:
* Validation
* Type specification with defaults
* Static and dynamic notification
* Basic predefined types
* An API that is similar to enthought.traits
We don't support:
* Delegation
* Automatic GUI generation
* A full set of trait types
* API compatibility with enthought.traits
We choose to create this module because we need these capabilities, but
we need them to be pure Python so they work in all Python implementations,
including Jython and IronPython.
Authors:
* Brian Granger
* Enthought, Inc. Some of the code in this file comes from enthought.traits
and is licensed under the BSD license. Also, many of the ideas also come
from enthought.traits even though our implementation is very different.
"""
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (C) 2008-2009 The IPython Development Team
#
# Distributed under the terms of the BSD License. The full license is in
# the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Imports
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
import inspect
import sys
import types
from types import InstanceType, ClassType
ClassTypes = (ClassType, type)
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Basic classes
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class NoDefaultSpecified ( object ): pass
NoDefaultSpecified = NoDefaultSpecified()
class Undefined ( object ): pass
Undefined = Undefined()
class TraitletError(Exception):
pass
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Utilities
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
def class_of ( object ):
""" Returns a string containing the class name of an object with the
correct indefinite article ('a' or 'an') preceding it (e.g., 'an Image',
'a PlotValue').
"""
if isinstance( object, basestring ):
return add_article( object )
return add_article( object.__class__.__name__ )
def add_article ( name ):
""" Returns a string containing the correct indefinite article ('a' or 'an')
prefixed to the specified string.
"""
if name[:1].lower() in 'aeiou':
return 'an ' + name
return 'a ' + name
def repr_type(obj):
""" Return a string representation of a value and its type for readable
error messages.
"""
the_type = type(obj)
if the_type is InstanceType:
# Old-style class.
the_type = obj.__class__
msg = '%r %r' % (obj, the_type)
return msg
def parse_notifier_name(name):
"""Convert the name argument to a list of names.
Examples
--------
>>> parse_notifier_name('a')
['a']
>>> parse_notifier_name(['a','b'])
['a', 'b']
>>> parse_notifier_name(None)
['anytraitlet']
"""
if isinstance(name, str):
return [name]
elif name is None:
return ['anytraitlet']
elif isinstance(name, (list, tuple)):
for n in name:
assert isinstance(n, str), "names must be strings"
return name
def get_module_name ( level = 2 ):
""" Returns the name of the module that the caller's caller is located in.
"""
return sys._getframe( level ).f_globals.get( '__name__', '__main__' )
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Base TraitletType for all traitlets
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TraitletType(object):
metadata = {}
default_value = Undefined
info_text = 'any value'
def __init__(self, default_value=NoDefaultSpecified, **metadata):
"""Create a TraitletType.
"""
if default_value is not NoDefaultSpecified:
self.default_value = default_value
self.metadata.update(metadata)
self.init()
def init(self):
pass
def get_default_value(self):
"""Create a new instance of the default value."""
dv = self.default_value
return dv
def __get__(self, obj, cls=None):
"""Get the value of the traitlet by self.name for the instance.
The creation of default values is deferred until this is called the
first time. This is done so instances of the parent HasTraitlets
will have their own default value instances.
"""
if obj is None:
return self
else:
if not obj._traitlet_values.has_key(self.name):
dv = self.get_default_value()
self.__set__(obj, dv, first=True)
return dv
else:
return obj._traitlet_values[self.name]
def __set__(self, obj, value, first=False):
new_value = self._validate(obj, value)
if not first:
old_value = self.__get__(obj)
if old_value != new_value:
obj._traitlet_values[self.name] = new_value
obj._notify(self.name, old_value, new_value)
else:
obj._traitlet_values[self.name] = new_value
def _validate(self, obj, value):
if hasattr(self, 'validate'):
return self.validate(obj, value)
elif hasattr(self, 'is_valid_for'):
valid = self.is_valid_for(value)
if valid:
return value
else:
raise TraitletError('invalid value for type: %r' % value)
elif hasattr(self, 'value_for'):
return self.value_for(value)
else:
return value
def info(self):
return self.info_text
def error(self, obj, value):
if obj is not None:
e = "The '%s' traitlet of %s instance must be %s, but a value of %s was specified." \
% (self.name, class_of(obj),
self.info(), repr_type(value))
else:
e = "The '%s' traitlet must be %s, but a value of %r was specified." \
% (self.name, self.info(), repr_type(value))
raise TraitletError(e)
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The HasTraitlets implementation
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class MetaHasTraitlets(type):
"""A metaclass for HasTraitlets.
This metaclass makes sure that any TraitletType class attributes are
instantiated and sets their name attribute.
"""
def __new__(mcls, name, bases, classdict):
for k,v in classdict.iteritems():
if isinstance(v, TraitletType):
v.name = k
elif inspect.isclass(v):
if issubclass(v, TraitletType):
vinst = v()
vinst.name = k
classdict[k] = vinst
return super(MetaHasTraitlets, mcls).__new__(mcls, name, bases, classdict)
class HasTraitlets(object):
__metaclass__ = MetaHasTraitlets
def __init__(self):
self._traitlet_values = {}
self._traitlet_notifiers = {}
def _notify(self, name, old_value, new_value):
# First dynamic ones
callables = self._traitlet_notifiers.get(name,[])
more_callables = self._traitlet_notifiers.get('anytraitlet',[])
callables.extend(more_callables)
# Now static ones
try:
cb = getattr(self, '_%s_changed' % name)
except:
pass
else:
callables.append(cb)
# Call them all now
for c in callables:
# Traits catches and logs errors here. I allow them to raise
if callable(c):
argspec = inspect.getargspec(c)
nargs = len(argspec[0])
# Bound methods have an additional 'self' argument
# I don't know how to treat unbound methods, but they
# can't really be used for callbacks.
if isinstance(c, types.MethodType):
offset = -1
else:
offset = 0
if nargs + offset == 0:
c()
elif nargs + offset == 1:
c(name)
elif nargs + offset == 2:
c(name, new_value)
elif nargs + offset == 3:
c(name, old_value, new_value)
else:
raise TraitletError('a traitlet changed callback '
'must have 0-3 arguments.')
else:
raise TraitletError('a traitlet changed callback '
'must be callable.')
def _add_notifiers(self, handler, name):
if not self._traitlet_notifiers.has_key(name):
nlist = []
self._traitlet_notifiers[name] = nlist
else:
nlist = self._traitlet_notifiers[name]
if handler not in nlist:
nlist.append(handler)
def _remove_notifiers(self, handler, name):
if self._traitlet_notifiers.has_key(name):
nlist = self._traitlet_notifiers[name]
try:
index = nlist.index(handler)
except ValueError:
pass
else:
del nlist[index]
def on_traitlet_change(self, handler, name=None, remove=False):
"""Setup a handler to be called when a traitlet changes.
This is used to setup dynamic notifications of traitlet changes.
Static handlers can be created by creating methods on a HasTraitlets
subclass with the naming convention '_[traitletname]_changed'. Thus,
to create static handler for the traitlet 'a', create the method
_a_changed(self, name, old, new) (fewer arguments can be used, see
below).
Parameters
----------
handler : callable
A callable that is called when a traitlet changes. Its
signature can be handler(), handler(name), handler(name, new)
or handler(name, old, new).
name : list, str, None
If None, the handler will apply to all traitlets. If a list
of str, handler will apply to all names in the list. If a
str, the handler will apply just to that name.
remove : bool
If False (the default), then install the handler. If True
then unintall it.
"""
if remove:
names = parse_notifier_name(name)
for n in names:
self._remove_notifiers(handler, n)
else:
names = parse_notifier_name(name)
for n in names:
self._add_notifiers(handler, n)
def _add_class_traitlet(self, name, traitlet):
"""Add a class-level traitlet.
This create a new traitlet attached to all instances of this class.
But, the value can be different on each instance. But, this behavior
is likely to trip up many folks as they would expect the traitlet
type to be different on each instance.
Parameters
----------
name : str
The name of the traitlet.
traitlet : TraitletType or an instance of one
The traitlet to assign to the name.
"""
if inspect.isclass(traitlet):
inst = traitlet()
else:
inst = traitlet
assert isinstance(inst, TraitletType)
inst.name = name
setattr(self.__class__, name, inst)
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Actual TraitletTypes implementations/subclasses
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# TraitletTypes subclasses for handling classes and instances of classes
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class BaseClassResolver(TraitletType):
"""Mixin class for traitlets that need to resolve classes by strings.
This class provides is a mixin that provides its subclasses with the
ability to resolve classes by specifying a string name (for example,
'foo.bar.MyClass'). An actual class can also be resolved.
Any subclass must define instances with 'klass' and 'module' attributes
that contain the string name of the class (or actual class object) and
the module name that contained the original trait definition (used for
resolving local class names (e.g. 'LocalClass')).
"""
def resolve_class(self, obj, value):
klass = self.validate_class(self.find_class(self.klass))
if klass is None:
self.validate_failed(obj, value)
self.klass = klass
def validate_class(self, klass):
return klass
def find_class(self, klass):
module = self.module
col = klass.rfind('.')
if col >= 0:
module = klass[ : col ]
klass = klass[ col + 1: ]
theClass = getattr(sys.modules.get(module), klass, None)
if (theClass is None) and (col >= 0):
try:
mod = __import__(module)
for component in module.split( '.' )[1:]:
mod = getattr(mod, component)
theClass = getattr(mod, klass, None)
except:
pass
return theClass
def validate_failed (self, obj, value):
kind = type(value)
if kind is InstanceType:
msg = 'class %s' % value.__class__.__name__
else:
msg = '%s (i.e. %s)' % ( str( kind )[1:-1], repr( value ) )
self.error(obj, msg)
class Type(BaseClassResolver):
"""A traitlet whose value must be a subclass of a specified class."""
def __init__ (self, default_value=None, klass=None, allow_none=True, **metadata ):
"""Construct a Type traitlet
A Type traitlet specifies that its values must be subclasses of
a particular class.
Parameters
----------
default_value : class or None
The default value must be a subclass of klass.
klass : class, str, None
Values of this traitlet must be a subclass of klass. The klass
may be specified in a string like: 'foo.bar.MyClass'.
allow_none : boolean
Indicates whether None is allowed as an assignable value. Even if
``False``, the default value may be ``None``.
"""
if default_value is None:
if klass is None:
klass = object
elif klass is None:
klass = default_value
if isinstance(klass, basestring):
self.validate = self.resolve
elif not isinstance(klass, ClassTypes):
raise TraitletError("A Type traitlet must specify a class.")
self.klass = klass
self._allow_none = allow_none
self.module = get_module_name()
super(Type, self).__init__(default_value, **metadata)
def validate(self, obj, value):
"""Validates that the value is a valid object instance."""
try:
if issubclass(value, self.klass):
return value
except:
if (value is None) and (self._allow_none):
return value
self.error(obj, value)
def resolve(self, obj, name, value):
""" Resolves a class originally specified as a string into an actual
class, then resets the trait so that future calls will be handled by
the normal validate method.
"""
if isinstance(self.klass, basestring):
self.resolve_class(obj, value)
del self.validate
return self.validate(obj, value)
def info(self):
""" Returns a description of the trait."""
klass = self.klass
if not isinstance(klass, basestring):
klass = klass.__name__
result = 'a subclass of ' + klass
if self._allow_none:
return result + ' or None'
return result
def get_default_value(self):
""" Returns a tuple of the form: ( default_value_type, default_value )
which describes the default value for this trait.
"""
if not isinstance(self.default_value, basestring):
return super(Type, self).get_default_value()
dv = self.resolve_default_value()
dvt = type(dv)
return (dvt, dv)
def resolve_default_value(self):
""" Resolves a class name into a class so that it can be used to
return the class as the default value of the trait.
"""
if isinstance(self.klass, basestring):
try:
self.resolve_class(None, None)
del self.validate
except:
raise TraitletError('Could not resolve %s into a valid class' %
self.klass )
return self.klass
class DefaultValueGenerator(object):
"""A class for generating new default value instances."""
def __init__(self, klass, *args, **kw):
self.klass = klass
self.args = args
self.kw = kw
class Instance(BaseClassResolver):
"""A trait whose value must be an instance of a specified class.
The value can also be an instance of a subclass of the specified class.
"""
def __init__(self, klass=None, args=None, kw=None, allow_none=True,
module = None, **metadata ):
"""Construct an Instance traitlet.
Parameters
----------
klass : class or instance
The object that forms the basis for the traitlet. If an instance
values must have isinstance(value, type(instance)).
args : tuple
Positional arguments for generating the default value.
kw : dict
Keyword arguments for generating the default value.
allow_none : bool
Indicates whether None is allowed as a value.
Default Value
-------------
If klass is an instance, default value is None. If klass is a class
then the default value is obtained by calling ``klass(*args, **kw)``.
If klass is a str, it is first resolved to an actual class and then
instantiated with ``klass(*args, **kw)``.
"""
self._allow_none = allow_none
self.module = module or get_module_name()
if klass is None:
raise TraitletError('A %s traitlet must have a class specified.' %
self.__class__.__name__ )
elif not isinstance(klass, (basestring,) + ClassTypes ):
# klass is an instance so default value will be None
self.klass = klass.__class__
default_value = None
else:
# klass is a str or class so we handle args, kw
if args is None:
args = ()
if kw is None:
if isinstance(args, dict):
kw = args
args = ()
else:
kw = {}
if not isinstance(kw, dict):
raise TraitletError("The 'kw' argument must be a dict.")
if not isinstance(args, tuple):
raise TraitletError("The 'args' argument must be a tuple.")
self.klass = klass
# This tells my get_default_value that the default value
# instance needs to be generated when it is called. This
# is usually when TraitletType.__get__ is called for the 1st time.
default_value = DefaultValueGenerator(klass, *args, **kw)
super(Instance, self).__init__(default_value, **metadata)
def validate(self, obj, value):
if value is None:
if self._allow_none:
return value
self.validate_failed(obj, value)
# This is where self.klass is turned into a real class if it was
# a str initially. This happens the first time TraitletType.__set__
# is called. This does happen if a default value is generated by
# TraitletType.__get__.
if isinstance(self.klass, basestring):
self.resolve_class(obj, value)
if isinstance(value, self.klass):
return value
else:
self.validate_failed(obj, value)
def info ( self ):
klass = self.klass
if not isinstance( klass, basestring ):
klass = klass.__name__
result = class_of(klass)
if self._allow_none:
return result + ' or None'
return result
def get_default_value ( self ):
"""Instantiate a default value instance.
When TraitletType.__get__ is called the first time, this is called
(if no value has been assigned) to get a default value instance.
"""
dv = self.default_value
if isinstance(dv, DefaultValueGenerator):
klass = dv.klass
args = dv.args
kw = dv.kw
if isinstance(klass, basestring):
klass = self.validate_class(self.find_class(klass))
if klass is None:
raise TraitletError('Unable to locate class: ' + dv.klass)
return klass(*args, **kw)
else:
return dv
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Basic TraitletTypes implementations/subclasses
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class Any(TraitletType):
default_value = None
info_text = 'any value'
class Int(TraitletType):
"""A integer traitlet."""
evaluate = int
default_value = 0
info_text = 'an integer'
def validate(self, obj, value):
if isinstance(value, int):
return value
self.error(obj, value)
class CInt(Int):
"""A casting version of the int traitlet."""
def validate(self, obj, value):
try:
return int(value)
except:
self.error(obj, value)
class Long(TraitletType):
"""A long integer traitlet."""
evaluate = long
default_value = 0L
info_text = 'a long'
def validate(self, obj, value):
if isinstance(value, long):
return value
if isinstance(value, int):
return long(value)
self.error(obj, value)
class CLong(Long):
"""A casting version of the long integer traitlet."""
def validate(self, obj, value):
try:
return long(value)
except:
self.error(obj, value)
class Float(TraitletType):
"""A float traitlet."""
evaluate = float
default_value = 0.0
info_text = 'a float'
def validate(self, obj, value):
if isinstance(value, float):
return value
if isinstance(value, int):
return float(value)
self.error(obj, value)
class CFloat(Float):
"""A casting version of the float traitlet."""
def validate(self, obj, value):
try:
return float(value)
except:
self.error(obj, value)
class Complex(TraitletType):
"""A traitlet for complex numbers."""
evaluate = complex
default_value = 0.0 + 0.0j
info_text = 'a complex number'
def validate(self, obj, value):
if isinstance(value, complex):
return value
if isinstance(value, (float, int)):
return complex(value)
self.error(obj, value)
class CComplex(Complex):
"""A casting version of the complex number traitlet."""
def validate (self, obj, value):
try:
return complex(value)
except:
self.error(obj, value)
class Str(TraitletType):
"""A traitlet for strings."""
evaluate = lambda x: x
default_value = ''
info_text = 'a string'
def validate(self, obj, value):
if isinstance(value, str):
return value
self.error(obj, value)
class CStr(Str):
"""A casting version of the string traitlet."""
def validate(self, obj, value):
try:
return str(value)
except:
try:
return unicode(value)
except:
self.error(obj, value)
class Unicode(TraitletType):
"""A traitlet for unicode strings."""
evaluate = unicode
default_value = u''
info_text = 'a unicode string'
def validate(self, obj, value):
if isinstance(value, unicode):
return value
if isinstance(value, str):
return unicode(value)
self.error(obj, value)
class CUnicode(Unicode):
"""A casting version of the unicode traitlet."""
def validate(self, obj, value):
try:
return unicode(value)
except:
self.error(obj, value)
class Bool(TraitletType):
"""A boolean (True, False) traitlet."""
evaluate = bool
default_value = False
info_text = 'a boolean'
def validate(self, obj, value):
if isinstance(value, bool):
return value
self.error(obj, value)
class CBool(Bool):
"""A casting version of the boolean traitlet."""
def validate(self, obj, value):
try:
return bool(value)
except:
self.error(obj, value)