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1 """Tools for use in AppleEvent clients and servers:
2 conversion between AE types and python types
4 pack(x) converts a Python object to an AEDesc object
5 unpack(desc) does the reverse
6 coerce(x, wanted_sample) coerces a python object to another python object
7 """
10 # This code was originally written by Guido, and modified/extended by Jack
11 # to include the various types that were missing. The reference used is
12 # Apple Event Registry, chapter 9.
15 import struct
16 import string
17 import types
18 from string import strip
19 from types import *
20 import AE
21 from AppleEvents import *
22 from AERegistry import *
23 from AEObjects import *
24 import MacOS
25 import macfs
26 import StringIO
27 import aetypes
28 from aetypes import mkenum, mktype
30 # These ones seem to be missing from AppleEvents
31 # (they're in AERegistry.h)
33 #typeColorTable = 'clrt'
34 #typeDrawingArea = 'cdrw'
35 #typePixelMap = 'cpix'
36 #typePixelMapMinus = 'tpmm'
37 #typeRotation = 'trot'
38 #typeTextStyles = 'tsty'
39 #typeStyledText = 'STXT'
40 #typeAEText = 'tTXT'
41 #typeEnumeration = 'enum'
44 # Some AE types are immedeately coerced into something
45 # we like better (and which is equivalent)
47 unpacker_coercions = {
48 typeComp : typeFloat,
49 typeColorTable : typeAEList,
50 typeDrawingArea : typeAERecord,
51 typeFixed : typeFloat,
52 typeExtended : typeFloat,
53 typePixelMap : typeAERecord,
54 typeRotation : typeAERecord,
55 typeStyledText : typeAERecord,
56 typeTextStyles : typeAERecord,
60 # Some python types we need in the packer:
62 AEDescType = type(AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', ''))
63 _sample_fss = macfs.FSSpec(':')
64 _sample_alias = _sample_fss.NewAliasMinimal()
65 FSSType = type(_sample_fss)
66 AliasType = type(_sample_alias)
68 def pack(x, forcetype = None):
69 """Pack a python object into an AE descriptor"""
71 if forcetype:
72 if type(x) is StringType:
73 return AE.AECreateDesc(forcetype, x)
74 else:
75 return pack(x).AECoerceDesc(forcetype)
77 if x == None:
78 return AE.AECreateDesc('null', '')
80 t = type(x)
81 if t == AEDescType:
82 return x
83 if t == FSSType:
84 return AE.AECreateDesc('fss ', x.data)
85 if t == AliasType:
86 return AE.AECreateDesc('alis', x.data)
87 if t == IntType:
88 return AE.AECreateDesc('long', struct.pack('l', x))
89 if t == FloatType:
90 return AE.AECreateDesc('doub', struct.pack('d', x))
91 if t == StringType:
92 return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', x)
93 if t == ListType:
94 list = AE.AECreateList('', 0)
95 for item in x:
96 list.AEPutDesc(0, pack(item))
97 return list
98 if t == DictionaryType:
99 record = AE.AECreateList('', 1)
100 for key, value in x.items():
101 record.AEPutParamDesc(key, pack(value))
102 return record
103 if t == InstanceType and hasattr(x, '__aepack__'):
104 return x.__aepack__()
105 return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', repr(x)) # Copout
107 def unpack(desc):
108 """Unpack an AE descriptor to a python object"""
109 t = desc.type
111 if unpacker_coercions.has_key(t):
112 desc = desc.AECoerceDesc(unpacker_coercions[t])
113 t = desc.type # This is a guess by Jack....
115 if t == typeAEList:
116 l = []
117 for i in range(desc.AECountItems()):
118 keyword, item = desc.AEGetNthDesc(i+1, '****')
119 l.append(unpack(item))
120 return l
121 if t == typeAERecord:
122 d = {}
123 for i in range(desc.AECountItems()):
124 keyword, item = desc.AEGetNthDesc(i+1, '****')
125 d[keyword] = unpack(item)
126 return d
127 if t == typeAEText:
128 record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco')
129 return mkaetext(unpack(record))
130 if t == typeAlias:
131 return macfs.RawAlias(desc.data)
132 # typeAppleEvent returned as unknown
133 if t == typeBoolean:
134 return struct.unpack('b', desc.data)[0]
135 if t == typeChar:
136 return desc.data
137 # typeColorTable coerced to typeAEList
138 # typeComp coerced to extended
139 # typeData returned as unknown
140 # typeDrawingArea coerced to typeAERecord
141 if t == typeEnumeration:
142 return mkenum(desc.data)
143 # typeEPS returned as unknown
144 if t == typeFalse:
145 return 0
146 if t == typeFloat:
147 data = desc.data
148 return struct.unpack('d', data)[0]
149 if t == typeFSS:
150 return macfs.RawFSSpec(desc.data)
151 if t == typeInsertionLoc:
152 record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco')
153 return mkinsertionloc(unpack(record))
154 # typeInteger equal to typeLongInteger
155 if t == typeIntlText:
156 script, language = struct.unpack('hh', desc.data[:4])
157 return aetypes.IntlText(script, language, desc.data[4:])
158 if t == typeIntlWritingCode:
159 script, language = struct.unpack('hh', desc.data)
160 return aetypes.IntlWritingCode(script, language)
161 if t == typeKeyword:
162 return mkkeyword(desc.data)
163 if t == typeLongInteger:
164 return struct.unpack('l', desc.data)[0]
165 if t == typeNull:
166 return None
167 if t == typeMagnitude:
168 v = struct.unpack('l', desc.data)
169 if v < 0:
170 v = 0x100000000L + v
171 return v
172 if t == typeObjectSpecifier:
173 record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco')
174 return mkobject(unpack(record))
175 # typePict returned as unknown
176 # typePixelMap coerced to typeAERecord
177 # typePixelMapMinus returned as unknown
178 # typeProcessSerialNumber returned as unknown
179 if t == typeQDPoint:
180 v, h = struct.unpack('hh', desc.data)
181 return aetypes.QDPoint(v, h)
182 if t == typeQDRectangle:
183 v0, h0, v1, h1 = struct.unpack('hhhh', desc.data)
184 return aetypes.QDRectangle(v0, h0, v1, h1)
185 if t == typeRGBColor:
186 r, g, b = struct.unpack('hhh', desc.data)
187 return aetypes.RGBColor(r, g, b)
188 # typeRotation coerced to typeAERecord
189 # typeScrapStyles returned as unknown
190 # typeSessionID returned as unknown
191 if t == typeShortFloat:
192 return struct.unpack('f', desc.data)[0]
193 if t == typeShortInteger:
194 return struct.unpack('h', desc.data)[0]
195 # typeSMFloat identical to typeShortFloat
196 # typeSMInt indetical to typeShortInt
197 # typeStyledText coerced to typeAERecord
198 if t == typeTargetID:
199 return mktargetid(desc.data)
200 # typeTextStyles coerced to typeAERecord
201 # typeTIFF returned as unknown
202 if t == typeTrue:
203 return 1
204 if t == typeType:
205 return mktype(desc.data)
207 # The following are special
209 if t == 'rang':
210 record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco')
211 return mkrange(unpack(record))
212 if t == 'cmpd':
213 record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco')
214 return mkcomparison(unpack(record))
215 if t == 'logi':
216 record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco')
217 return mklogical(unpack(record))
218 return mkunknown(desc.type, desc.data)
220 def coerce(data, egdata):
221 """Coerce a python object to another type using the AE coercers"""
222 pdata = pack(data)
223 pegdata = pack(egdata)
224 pdata = pdata.AECoerceDesc(pegdata.type)
225 return unpack(pdata)
228 # Helper routines for unpack
230 def mktargetid(data):
231 sessionID = getlong(data[:4])
232 name = mkppcportrec(data[4:4+72])
233 location = mklocationnamerec(data[76:76+36])
234 rcvrName = mkppcportrec(data[112:112+72])
235 return sessionID, name, location, rcvrName
237 def mkppcportrec(rec):
238 namescript = getword(rec[:2])
239 name = getpstr(rec[2:2+33])
240 portkind = getword(rec[36:38])
241 if portkind == 1:
242 ctor = rec[38:42]
243 type = rec[42:46]
244 identity = (ctor, type)
245 else:
246 identity = getpstr(rec[38:38+33])
247 return namescript, name, portkind, identity
249 def mklocationnamerec(rec):
250 kind = getword(rec[:2])
251 stuff = rec[2:]
252 if kind == 0: stuff = None
253 if kind == 2: stuff = getpstr(stuff)
254 return kind, stuff
256 def mkunknown(type, data):
257 return aetypes.Unknown(type, data)
259 def getpstr(s):
260 return s[1:1+ord(s[0])]
262 def getlong(s):
263 return (ord(s[0])<<24) | (ord(s[1])<<16) | (ord(s[2])<<8) | ord(s[3])
265 def getword(s):
266 return (ord(s[0])<<8) | (ord(s[1])<<0)
268 def mkkeyword(keyword):
269 return aetypes.Keyword(keyword)
271 def mkrange(dict):
272 return aetypes.Range(dict['star'], dict['stop'])
274 def mkcomparison(dict):
275 return aetypes.Comparison(dict['obj1'], dict['relo'].enum, dict['obj2'])
277 def mklogical(dict):
278 return aetypes.Logical(dict['logc'], dict['term'])
280 def mkstyledtext(dict):
281 return aetypes.StyledText(dict['ksty'], dict['ktxt'])
283 def mkaetext(dict):
284 return aetypes.AEText(dict[keyAEScriptTag], dict[keyAEStyles], dict[keyAEText])
286 def mkinsertionloc(dict):
287 return aetypes.InsertionLoc(dict[keyAEObject], dict[keyAEPosition])
289 def mkobject(dict):
290 want = dict['want'].type
291 form = dict['form'].enum
292 seld = dict['seld']
293 fr = dict['from']
294 if form in ('name', 'indx', 'rang', 'test'):
295 if want == 'text': return aetypes.Text(seld, fr)
296 if want == 'cha ': return aetypes.Character(seld, fr)
297 if want == 'cwor': return aetypes.Word(seld, fr)
298 if want == 'clin': return aetypes.Line(seld, fr)
299 if want == 'cpar': return aetypes.Paragraph(seld, fr)
300 if want == 'cwin': return aetypes.Window(seld, fr)
301 if want == 'docu': return aetypes.Document(seld, fr)
302 if want == 'file': return aetypes.File(seld, fr)
303 if want == 'cins': return aetypes.InsertionPoint(seld, fr)
304 if want == 'prop' and form == 'prop' and aetypes.IsType(seld):
305 return aetypes.Property(seld.type, fr)
306 return aetypes.ObjectSpecifier(want, form, seld, fr)
308 def _test():
309 """Test program. Pack and unpack various things"""
310 objs = [
311 'a string',
313 12.0,
314 None,
315 ['a', 'list', 'of', 'strings'],
316 {'key1': 'value1', 'key2':'value2'},
317 macfs.FSSpec(':'),
318 macfs.FSSpec(':').NewAliasMinimal(),
319 aetypes.Enum('enum'),
320 aetypes.Type('type'),
321 aetypes.Keyword('kwrd'),
322 aetypes.Range(1, 10),
323 aetypes.Comparison(1, '< ', 10),
324 aetypes.Logical('not ', 1),
325 # Cannot do StyledText
326 # Cannot do AEText
327 aetypes.IntlText(0, 0, 'international text'),
328 aetypes.IntlWritingCode(0,0),
329 aetypes.QDPoint(50,100),
330 aetypes.QDRectangle(50,100,150,200),
331 aetypes.RGBColor(0x7000, 0x6000, 0x5000),
332 aetypes.Unknown('xxxx', 'unknown type data'),
333 aetypes.Character(1),
334 aetypes.Character(2, aetypes.Line(2)),
336 for o in objs:
337 print 'BEFORE', o, `o`
338 packed = pack(o)
339 unpacked = unpack(packed)
340 print 'AFTER ', unpacked, `unpacked`
341 import sys
342 sys.exit(1)
344 if __name__ == '__main__':
345 _test()