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core (tools/common): data objects first draft: this module aims is to help manipulate complex data from bridge, mainly for the template system. It is in common and not only in frontends as it may be used in some case by backend, if it needs to use template system in the future.
author Goffi <goffi@goffi.org>
date Tue, 21 Feb 2017 21:01:40 +0100
parents 2daf7b4c6756
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#!/usr/bin/env python2
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

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""" regex tools common to backend and frontends """

import re
path_escape = {'%': '%25', '/': '%2F', '\\': '%5c'}
path_escape_rev = {re.escape(v):k for k, v in path_escape.iteritems()}
path_escape = {re.escape(k):v for k, v in path_escape.iteritems()}


def reJoin(exps):
    """Join (OR) various regexes"""
    return re.compile('|'.join(exps))


def reSubDict(pattern, repl_dict, string):
    """Replace key, value found in dict according to pattern

    @param pattern(basestr): pattern using keys found in repl_dict
    @repl_dict(dict): keys found in this dict will be replaced by
        corresponding values
    @param string(basestr): string to use for the replacement
    """
    return pattern.sub(lambda m: repl_dict[re.escape(m.group(0))], string)

path_escape_re = reJoin(path_escape.keys())
path_escape_rev_re = reJoin(path_escape_rev.keys())


def pathEscape(string):
    """Escape string so it can be use in a file path

    @param string(basestr): string to escape
    @return (str, unicode): escaped string, usable in a file path
    """
    return reSubDict(path_escape_re, path_escape, string)


def pathUnescape(string):
    """Unescape string from value found in file path

    @param string(basestr): string found in file path
    @return (str, unicode): unescaped string
    """
    return reSubDict(path_escape_rev_re, path_escape_rev, string)