Move the Paths class to the util module.
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"""Various utilities.
Current contents:
- Text colorization using ANSI color codes
- A class to construct and manage paths under a root path.
"""
__authors__ = [
# alphabetical order by last name, please
'"David Anderson" <dave@natulte.net>',
]
import os.path
# The magic escape sequence understood by modern terminal emulators to
# configure fore/background colors and other basic text display
# settings.
_ANSI_ESCAPE = '\x1b[%dm'
# Some intrnal non-color settings that we use.
_RESET = 0 # Reset to terminal defaults.
_BOLD = 1 # Brighter colors.
# ANSI color codes.
RED = 31
GREEN = 32
WHITE = 37
def _ansi_escape(code):
return _ANSI_ESCAPE % code
def colorize(text, color, bold=False):
"""Colorize some text using ANSI color codes.
Note that while ANSI color codes look good in a terminal they look
like noise in log files unless viewed in an ANSI color capable
viewer (such as 'less -R').
Args:
text: The text to colorize.
color: One of the color symbols from this module.
bold: If True, make the color brighter.
Returns:
The input text string, appropriately sprinkled with color
codes. Colors are reset to terminal defaults after the input
text.
"""
bold = _ansi_escape(_BOLD) if bold else ''
return '%s%s%s%s' % (bold, _ansi_escape(color),
text, _ansi_escape(_RESET))
class Paths(object):
"""A helper to construct and check paths under a given root."""
def __init__(self, root):
"""Initializer.
Args:
root: The root of all paths this instance will consider.
"""
self._root = os.path.abspath(
os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(root)))
def path(self, path=''):
"""Construct and return a path under the path root.
Args:
path: The desired path string relative to the root.
Returns:
The absolute path corresponding to the relative input path.
"""
assert not os.path.isabs(path)
return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self._root, path))
def exists(self, path=''):
"""Check for the existence of a path under the path root.
Does not discriminate on the path type (ie. it could be a
directory, a file, a symbolic link...), just checks for the
existence of the path.
Args:
path: The path string relative to the root.
Returns:
True if the path exists, False otherwise.
"""
return os.path.exists(self.path(path))