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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1998-06-29 17:56:06 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1998-06-29 17:56:06 (GMT)
commit3ad9dd559ad3e9106ce6c9641ddf80ddda0c6320 (patch)
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Improved by Eric Raymond.
Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/multifile.py')
-rw-r--r--Lib/multifile.py47
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/multifile.py b/Lib/multifile.py
index 6c80c43..ff2a59d 100644
--- a/Lib/multifile.py
+++ b/Lib/multifile.py
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
#
# The latter sequence may be used recursively at (A).
# It is also allowed to use multiple push()...pop() sequences.
-# Note that if a nested multipart message is terminated by a separator
-# for an outer message, this is not reported, even though it is really
-# illegal input.
#
# 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
@@ -30,13 +27,12 @@
import sys
import string
-err = sys.stderr.write
-
Error = 'multifile.Error'
class MultiFile:
#
seekable = 0
+ #
def __init__(self, fp, seekable=1):
self.fp = fp
self.stack = [] # Grows down
@@ -70,37 +66,44 @@ class MultiFile:
self.last = 0
#
def readline(self):
- if self.level > 0: return ''
+ 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:
- err('*** Sudden EOF in MultiFile.readline()\n')
+ raise Error, 'sudden EOF in MultiFile.readline()'
return ''
- if line[:2] <> '--': return line
- n = len(line)
- k = n
- while k > 0 and line[k-1] in string.whitespace: k = k-1
- mark = line[2:k]
- if mark[-2:] == '--': mark1 = mark[:-2]
- else: mark1 = None
+ 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 sep == mark:
+ if marker == self.section_divider(sep):
self.last = 0
break
- elif mark1 <> None and sep == mark1:
+ elif marker == self.end_marker(sep):
self.last = 1
break
else:
return line
- # Get here after break out of loop
+ # 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:
- err('*** Missing endmarker in MultiFile.readline()\n')
+ raise Error,'Missing endmarker in MultiFile.readline()'
return ''
#
def readlines(self):
@@ -147,3 +150,11 @@ class MultiFile:
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 + "--"