cpython/Lib/imputil.py
1999-11-20 11:39:00 +00:00

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#
# imputil.py
#
# Written by Greg Stein. Public Domain.
# No Copyright, no Rights Reserved, and no Warranties.
#
# Utilities to help out with custom import mechanisms.
#
# Additional modifications were contribed by Marc-Andre Lemburg and
# Gordon McMillan.
#
# This module is maintained by Greg and is available at:
# http://www.lyra.org/greg/python/imputil.py
#
# Since this isn't in the Python distribution yet, we'll use the CVS ID
# for tracking:
# $Id$
#
__version__ = '0.3'
# note: avoid importing non-builtin modules
import imp
import sys
import strop
import __builtin__ ### why this instead of just using __builtins__ ??
# for the DirectoryImporter
import struct
import marshal
class Importer:
"Base class for replacing standard import functions."
def install(self):
self.__chain_import = __builtin__.__import__
self.__chain_reload = __builtin__.reload
__builtin__.__import__ = self._import_hook
__builtin__.reload = self._reload_hook
######################################################################
#
# PRIVATE METHODS
#
def _import_hook(self, name, globals=None, locals=None, fromlist=None):
"""Python calls this hook to locate and import a module.
This method attempts to load the (dotted) module name. If it cannot
find it, then it delegates the import to the next import hook in the
chain (where "next" is defined as the import hook that was in place
at the time this Importer instance was installed).
"""
### insert a fast-path check for whether the module is already
### loaded? use a variant of _determine_import_context() which
### returns a context regardless of Importer used. generate an
### fqname and look in sys.modules for it.
### note that given module a.b which imports c, if c is already
### loaded, python still wants to look for a.c
# determine the context of this import
parent = self._determine_import_context(globals)
# import the module within the context, or from the default context
top, tail = self._import_top_module(parent, name)
if top is None:
# the module was not found; delegate to the next import hook
return self.__chain_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist)
# the top module may be under the control of a different importer.
# if so, then defer to that importer for completion of the import.
# note it may be self, or is undefined so we (self) may as well
# finish the import.
importer = top.__dict__.get('__importer__', self)
return importer._finish_import(top, tail, fromlist)
def _finish_import(self, top, tail, fromlist):
# if "a.b.c" was provided, then load the ".b.c" portion down from
# below the top-level module.
bottom = self._load_tail(top, tail)
# if the form is "import a.b.c", then return "a"
if not fromlist:
# no fromlist: return the top of the import tree
return top
# the top module was imported by self, or it was not imported through
# the Importer mechanism and self is simply handling the import of
# the sub-modules and fromlist.
#
# this means that the bottom module was also imported by self, or we
# are handling things in the absence of a prior Importer
#
# ### why the heck are we handling it? what is the example scenario
# ### where this happens? note that we can't determine is_package()
# ### for non-Importer modules.
#
# since we imported/handled the bottom module, this means that we can
# also handle its fromlist (and reliably determine is_package()).
# if the bottom node is a package, then (potentially) import some modules.
#
# note: if it is not a package, then "fromlist" refers to names in
# the bottom module rather than modules.
# note: for a mix of names and modules in the fromlist, we will
# import all modules and insert those into the namespace of
# the package module. Python will pick up all fromlist names
# from the bottom (package) module; some will be modules that
# we imported and stored in the namespace, others are expected
# to be present already.
if self._is_package(bottom.__dict__):
self._import_fromlist(bottom, fromlist)
# if the form is "from a.b import c, d" then return "b"
return bottom
def _reload_hook(self, module):
"Python calls this hook to reload a module."
# reloading of a module may or may not be possible (depending on the
# importer), but at least we can validate that it's ours to reload
importer = module.__dict__.get('__importer__', None)
if importer is not self:
return self.__chain_reload(module)
# okay. it is ours, but we don't know what to do (yet)
### we should blast the module dict and do another get_code(). need to
### flesh this out and add proper docco...
raise SystemError, "reload not yet implemented"
def _determine_import_context(self, globals):
"""Returns the context in which a module should be imported.
The context could be a loaded (package) module and the imported module
will be looked for within that package. The context could also be None,
meaning there is no context -- the module should be looked for as a
"top-level" module.
"""
if not globals or \
globals.get('__importer__', None) is not self:
# globals does not refer to one of our modules or packages.
# That implies there is no relative import context, and it
# should just pick it off the standard path.
return None
# The globals refer to a module or package of ours. It will define
# the context of the new import. Get the module/package fqname.
parent_fqname = globals['__name__']
# for a package, return itself (imports refer to pkg contents)
if self._is_package(globals):
parent = sys.modules[parent_fqname]
assert globals is parent.__dict__
return parent
i = strop.rfind(parent_fqname, '.')
# a module outside of a package has no particular import context
if i == -1:
return None
# for a module in a package, return the package (imports refer to siblings)
parent_fqname = parent_fqname[:i]
parent = sys.modules[parent_fqname]
assert parent.__name__ == parent_fqname
return parent
def _import_top_module(self, parent, name):
"""Locate the top of the import tree (relative or absolute).
parent defines the context in which the import should occur. See
_determine_import_context() for details.
Returns a tuple (module, tail). module is the loaded (top-level) module,
or None if the module is not found. tail is the remaining portion of
the dotted name.
"""
i = strop.find(name, '.')
if i == -1:
head = name
tail = ""
else:
head = name[:i]
tail = name[i+1:]
if parent:
fqname = "%s.%s" % (parent.__name__, head)
else:
fqname = head
module = self._import_one(parent, head, fqname)
if module:
# the module was relative, or no context existed (the module was
# simply found on the path).
return module, tail
if parent:
# we tried relative, now try an absolute import (from the path)
module = self._import_one(None, head, head)
if module:
return module, tail
# the module wasn't found
return None, None
def _import_one(self, parent, modname, fqname):
"Import a single module."
# has the module already been imported?
try:
return sys.modules[fqname]
except KeyError:
pass
# load the module's code, or fetch the module itself
result = self.get_code(parent, modname, fqname)
if result is None:
return None
# did get_code() return an actual module? (rather than a code object)
is_module = type(result[1]) is type(sys)
# use the returned module, or create a new one to exec code into
if is_module:
module = result[1]
else:
module = imp.new_module(fqname)
### record packages a bit differently??
module.__importer__ = self
module.__ispkg__ = result[0]
# if present, the third item is a set of values to insert into the module
if len(result) > 2:
module.__dict__.update(result[2])
# the module is almost ready... make it visible
sys.modules[fqname] = module
# execute the code within the module's namespace
if not is_module:
exec result[1] in module.__dict__
# insert the module into its parent
if parent:
setattr(parent, modname, module)
return module
def _load_tail(self, m, tail):
"""Import the rest of the modules, down from the top-level module.
Returns the last module in the dotted list of modules.
"""
if tail:
for part in strop.splitfields(tail, '.'):
fqname = "%s.%s" % (m.__name__, part)
m = self._import_one(m, part, fqname)
if not m:
raise ImportError, "No module named " + fqname
return m
def _import_fromlist(self, package, fromlist):
'Import any sub-modules in the "from" list.'
# if '*' is present in the fromlist, then look for the '__all__' variable
# to find additional items (modules) to import.
if '*' in fromlist:
fromlist = list(fromlist) + list(package.__dict__.get('__all__', []))
for sub in fromlist:
# if the name is already present, then don't try to import it (it
# might not be a module!).
if sub != '*' and not hasattr(package, sub):
subname = "%s.%s" % (package.__name__, sub)
submod = self._import_one(package, sub, subname)
if not submod:
raise ImportError, "cannot import name " + subname
def _is_package(self, module_dict):
"""Determine if a given module (dictionary) specifies a package.
The package status is in the module-level name __ispkg__. The module
must also have been imported by self, so that we can reliably apply
semantic meaning to __ispkg__.
### weaken the test to issubclass(Importer)?
"""
return module_dict.get('__importer__', None) is self and \
module_dict['__ispkg__']
######################################################################
#
# METHODS TO OVERRIDE
#
def get_code(self, parent, modname, fqname):
"""Find and retrieve the code for the given module.
parent specifies a parent module to define a context for importing. It
may be None, indicating no particular context for the search.
modname specifies a single module (not dotted) within the parent.
fqname specifies the fully-qualified module name. This is a (potentially)
dotted name from the "root" of the module namespace down to the modname.
If there is no parent, then modname==fqname.
This method should return None, a 2-tuple, or a 3-tuple.
* If the module was not found, then None should be returned.
* The first item of the 2- or 3-tuple should be the integer 0 or 1,
specifying whether the module that was found is a package or not.
* The second item is the code object for the module (it will be
executed within the new module's namespace). This item can also
be a fully-loaded module object (e.g. loaded from a shared lib).
* If present, the third item is a dictionary of name/value pairs that
will be inserted into new module before the code object is executed.
This provided in case the module's code expects certain values (such
as where the module was found). When the second item is a module
object, then these names/values will be inserted *after* the module
has been loaded/initialized.
"""
raise RuntimeError, "get_code not implemented"
######################################################################
#
# Some handy stuff for the Importers
#
# byte-compiled file suffic character
_suffix_char = __debug__ and 'c' or 'o'
# byte-compiled file suffix
_suffix = '.py' + _suffix_char
def _compile(pathname, timestamp):
"""Compile (and cache) a Python source file.
The file specified by <pathname> is compiled to a code object and
returned.
Presuming the appropriate privileges exist, the bytecodes will be
saved back to the filesystem for future imports. The source file's
modification timestamp must be provided as a Long value.
"""
codestring = open(pathname, 'r').read()
if codestring and codestring[-1] != '\n':
codestring = codestring + '\n'
code = __builtin__.compile(codestring, pathname, 'exec')
# try to cache the compiled code
try:
f = open(pathname + _suffix_char, 'wb')
except IOError:
pass
else:
f.write('\0\0\0\0')
f.write(struct.pack('<I', timestamp))
marshal.dump(code, f)
f.flush()
f.seek(0, 0)
f.write(imp.get_magic())
f.close()
return code
_os_stat = _os_path_join = None
def _os_bootstrap():
"Set up 'os' module replacement functions for use during import bootstrap."
names = sys.builtin_module_names
join = None
if 'posix' in names:
sep = '/'
from posix import stat
elif 'nt' in names:
sep = '\\'
from nt import stat
elif 'dos' in names:
sep = '\\'
from dos import stat
elif 'os2' in names:
sep = '\\'
from os2 import stat
elif 'mac' in names:
from mac import stat
def join(a, b):
if a == '':
return b
path = s
if ':' not in a:
a = ':' + a
if a[-1:] <> ':':
a = a + ':'
return a + b
else:
raise ImportError, 'no os specific module found'
if join is None:
def join(a, b, sep=sep):
if a == '':
return b
lastchar = a[-1:]
if lastchar == '/' or lastchar == sep:
return a + b
return a + sep + b
global _os_stat
_os_stat = stat
global _os_path_join
_os_path_join = join
def _os_path_isdir(pathname):
"Local replacement for os.path.isdir()."
try:
s = _os_stat(pathname)
except OSError:
return None
return (s[0] & 0170000) == 0040000
def _timestamp(pathname):
"Return the file modification time as a Long."
try:
s = _os_stat(pathname)
except OSError:
return None
return long(s[8])
def _fs_import(dir, modname):
"Fetch a module from the filesystem."
pathname = _os_path_join(dir, modname)
if _os_path_isdir(pathname):
values = { '__pkgdir__' : pathname, '__path__' : [ pathname ] }
ispkg = 1
pathname = _os_path_join(pathname, '__init__')
else:
values = { }
ispkg = 0
t_py = _timestamp(pathname + '.py')
t_pyc = _timestamp(pathname + _suffix)
if t_py is None and t_pyc is None:
return None
code = None
if t_py is None or (t_pyc is not None and t_pyc >= t_py):
file = pathname + _suffix
f = open(file, 'rb')
if f.read(4) == imp.get_magic():
t = struct.unpack('<I', f.read(4))[0]
if t == t_py:
code = marshal.load(f)
f.close()
if code is None:
file = pathname + '.py'
code = _compile(file, t_py)
values['__file__'] = file
return ispkg, code, values
######################################################################
#
# Simple function-based importer
#
class FuncImporter(Importer):
"Importer subclass to use a supplied function rather than method overrides."
def __init__(self, func):
self.func = func
def get_code(self, parent, modname, fqname):
return self.func(parent, modname, fqname)
def install_with(func):
FuncImporter(func).install()
######################################################################
#
# Base class for archive-based importing
#
class PackageArchiveImporter(Importer):
"""Importer subclass to import from (file) archives.
This Importer handles imports of the style <archive>.<subfile>, where
<archive> can be located using a subclass-specific mechanism and the
<subfile> is found in the archive using a subclass-specific mechanism.
This class defines two hooks for subclasses: one to locate an archive
(and possibly return some context for future subfile lookups), and one
to locate subfiles.
"""
def get_code(self, parent, modname, fqname):
if parent:
# the Importer._finish_import logic ensures that we handle imports
# under the top level module (package / archive).
assert parent.__importer__ == self
# if a parent "package" is provided, then we are importing a sub-file
# from the archive.
result = self.get_subfile(parent.__archive__, modname)
if result is None:
return None
if type(result) == type(()):
return (0,) + result
return 0, result
# no parent was provided, so the archive should exist somewhere on the
# default "path".
archive = self.get_archive(modname)
if archive is None:
return None
return 1, "", {'__archive__':archive}
def get_archive(self, modname):
"""Get an archive of modules.
This method should locate an archive and return a value which can be
used by get_subfile to load modules from it. The value may be a simple
pathname, an open file, or a complex object that caches information
for future imports.
Return None if the archive was not found.
"""
raise RuntimeError, "get_archive not implemented"
def get_subfile(self, archive, modname):
"""Get code from a subfile in the specified archive.
Given the specified archive (as returned by get_archive()), locate
and return a code object for the specified module name.
A 2-tuple may be returned, consisting of a code object and a dict
of name/values to place into the target module.
Return None if the subfile was not found.
"""
raise RuntimeError, "get_subfile not implemented"
class PackageArchive(PackageArchiveImporter):
"PackageArchiveImporter subclass that refers to a specific archive."
def __init__(self, modname, archive_pathname):
self.__modname = modname
self.__path = archive_pathname
def get_archive(self, modname):
if modname == self.__modname:
return self.__path
return None
# get_subfile is passed the full pathname of the archive
######################################################################
#
# Emulate the standard directory-based import mechanism
#
class DirectoryImporter(Importer):
"Importer subclass to emulate the standard importer."
def __init__(self, dir):
self.dir = dir
def get_code(self, parent, modname, fqname):
if parent:
dir = parent.__pkgdir__
else:
dir = self.dir
# defer the loading of OS-related facilities
if not _os_stat:
_os_bootstrap()
# Return the module (and other info) if found in the specified
# directory. Otherwise, return None.
return _fs_import(dir, modname)
def __repr__(self):
return '<%s.%s for "%s" at 0x%x>' % (self.__class__.__module__,
self.__class__.__name__,
self.dir,
id(self))
######################################################################
#
# Emulate the standard sys.path import mechanism
#
class SysPathImporter(Importer):
def __init__(self):
# we're definitely going to be importing something in the future,
# so let's just load the OS-related facilities.
if not _os_stat:
_os_bootstrap()
def get_code(self, parent, modname, fqname):
if parent:
# we are looking for a module inside of a specific package
return _fs_import(parent.__pkgdir__, modname)
# scan sys.path, looking for the requested module
for dir in sys.path:
result = _fs_import(dir, modname)
if result:
return result
# not found
return None
######################################################################
#
# Emulate the import mechanism for builtin and frozen modules
#
class BuiltinImporter(Importer):
def get_code(self, parent, modname, fqname):
if parent:
# these modules definitely do not occur within a package context
return None
# look for the module
if imp.is_builtin(modname):
type = imp.C_BUILTIN
elif imp.is_frozen(modname):
type = imp.PY_FROZEN
else:
# not found
return None
# got it. now load and return it.
module = imp.load_module(modname, None, modname, ('', '', type))
return 0, module, { }
######################################################################
def _test_dir():
"Debug/test function to create DirectoryImporters from sys.path."
path = sys.path[:]
path.reverse()
for d in path:
DirectoryImporter(d).install()
def _test_revamp():
"Debug/test function for the revamped import system."
BuiltinImporter().install()
SysPathImporter().install()
def _print_importers():
items = sys.modules.items()
items.sort()
for name, module in items:
if module:
print name, module.__dict__.get('__importer__', '-- no importer')
else:
print name, '-- non-existent module'
######################################################################