Source code for docutils.writers

# $Id: __init__.py 7648 2013-04-18 07:36:22Z milde $
# Author: David Goodger <goodger@python.org>
# Copyright: This module has been placed in the public domain.

"""
This package contains Docutils Writer modules.
"""

__docformat__ = 'reStructuredText'

import os.path
import sys

import docutils
from docutils import languages, Component
from docutils.transforms import universal
if sys.version_info < (2,5):
    from docutils._compat import __import__


class Writer(Component):

    """
    Abstract base class for docutils Writers.

    Each writer module or package must export a subclass also called 'Writer'.
    Each writer must support all standard node types listed in
    `docutils.nodes.node_class_names`.

    The `write()` method is the main entry point.
    """

    component_type = 'writer'
    config_section = 'writers'

    def get_transforms(self):
        return Component.get_transforms(self) + [
            universal.Messages,
            universal.FilterMessages,
            universal.StripClassesAndElements,]

    document = None
    """The document to write (Docutils doctree); set by `write`."""

    output = None
    """Final translated form of `document` (Unicode string for text, binary
    string for other forms); set by `translate`."""

    language = None
    """Language module for the document; set by `write`."""

    destination = None
    """`docutils.io` Output object; where to write the document.
    Set by `write`."""

    def __init__(self):

        # Used by HTML and LaTeX writer for output fragments:
        self.parts = {}
        """Mapping of document part names to fragments of `self.output`.
        Values are Unicode strings; encoding is up to the client.  The 'whole'
        key should contain the entire document output.
        """

    def write(self, document, destination):
        """
        Process a document into its final form.

        Translate `document` (a Docutils document tree) into the Writer's
        native format, and write it out to its `destination` (a
        `docutils.io.Output` subclass object).

        Normally not overridden or extended in subclasses.
        """
        self.document = document
        self.language = languages.get_language(
            document.settings.language_code,
            document.reporter)
        self.destination = destination
        self.translate()
        output = self.destination.write(self.output)
        return output

[docs] def translate(self): """ Do final translation of `self.document` into `self.output`. Called from `write`. Override in subclasses. Usually done with a `docutils.nodes.NodeVisitor` subclass, in combination with a call to `docutils.nodes.Node.walk()` or `docutils.nodes.Node.walkabout()`. The ``NodeVisitor`` subclass must support all standard elements (listed in `docutils.nodes.node_class_names`) and possibly non-standard elements used by the current Reader as well. """ raise NotImplementedError('subclass must override this method')
def assemble_parts(self): """Assemble the `self.parts` dictionary. Extend in subclasses.""" self.parts['whole'] = self.output self.parts['encoding'] = self.document.settings.output_encoding self.parts['version'] = docutils.__version__ class UnfilteredWriter(Writer): """ A writer that passes the document tree on unchanged (e.g. a serializer.) Documents written by UnfilteredWriters are typically reused at a later date using a subclass of `readers.ReReader`. """ def get_transforms(self): # Do not add any transforms. When the document is reused # later, the then-used writer will add the appropriate # transforms. return Component.get_transforms(self) _writer_aliases = { 'html': 'html4css1', 'latex': 'latex2e', 'pprint': 'pseudoxml', 'pformat': 'pseudoxml', 'pdf': 'rlpdf', 'xml': 'docutils_xml', 's5': 's5_html'} def get_writer_class(writer_name): """Return the Writer class from the `writer_name` module.""" writer_name = writer_name.lower() if writer_name in _writer_aliases: writer_name = _writer_aliases[writer_name] try: module = __import__(writer_name, globals(), locals(), level=1) except ImportError: module = __import__(writer_name, globals(), locals(), level=0) return module.Writer