mwparserfromhell/mwparserfromhell/string_mixin.py

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"""
This module contains the :class:`.StringMixIn` type, which implements the
interface for the ``str`` type in a dynamic manner.
"""

from sys import getdefaultencoding

__all__ = ["StringMixIn"]

def inheritdoc(method):
    """Set __doc__ of *method* to __doc__ of *method* in its parent class.

    Since this is used on :class:`.StringMixIn`, the "parent class" used is
    ``str``. This function can be used as a decorator.
    """
    method.__doc__ = getattr(str, method.__name__).__doc__
    return method

class StringMixIn:
    """Implement the interface for ``unicode``/``str`` in a dynamic manner.

    To use this class, inherit from it and override the :meth:`__unicode__`
    method to return the string representation of the object.
    The various string methods will operate on the value of :meth:`__unicode__`
    instead of the immutable ``self`` like the regular ``str`` type.
    """

    def __str__(self):
        return self.__unicode__()

    def __bytes__(self):
        return bytes(self.__unicode__(), getdefaultencoding())

    def __unicode__(self):
        raise NotImplementedError()

    def __repr__(self):
        return repr(self.__unicode__())

    def __lt__(self, other):
        return self.__unicode__() < other

    def __le__(self, other):
        return self.__unicode__() <= other

    def __eq__(self, other):
        return self.__unicode__() == other

    def __ne__(self, other):
        return self.__unicode__() != other

    def __gt__(self, other):
        return self.__unicode__() > other

    def __ge__(self, other):
        return self.__unicode__() >= other

    def __bool__(self):
        return bool(self.__unicode__())

    def __len__(self):
        return len(self.__unicode__())

    def __iter__(self):
        yield from self.__unicode__()

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        return self.__unicode__()[key]

    def __reversed__(self):
        return reversed(self.__unicode__())

    def __contains__(self, item):
        return str(item) in self.__unicode__()

    def __getattr__(self, attr):
        if not hasattr(str, attr):
            raise AttributeError("{!r} object has no attribute {!r}".format(
                type(self).__name__, attr))
        return getattr(self.__unicode__(), attr)

    maketrans = str.maketrans  # Static method can't rely on __getattr__


del inheritdoc