app/django/core/serializers/pyyaml.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:59:34 +0000
changeset 553 c0cc20b4afc9
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Make redirect generic using the new Lists object This makes it possible (and easier) to have the list view redirect to any page specially tailored to the current item. Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

"""
YAML serializer.

Requires PyYaml (http://pyyaml.org/), but that's checked for in __init__.
"""

from StringIO import StringIO
import yaml

from django.db import models
from django.core.serializers.python import Serializer as PythonSerializer
from django.core.serializers.python import Deserializer as PythonDeserializer

class Serializer(PythonSerializer):
    """
    Convert a queryset to YAML.
    """
    
    internal_use_only = False
    
    def handle_field(self, obj, field):
        # A nasty special case: base YAML doesn't support serialization of time
        # types (as opposed to dates or datetimes, which it does support). Since
        # we want to use the "safe" serializer for better interoperability, we
        # need to do something with those pesky times. Converting 'em to strings
        # isn't perfect, but it's better than a "!!python/time" type which would
        # halt deserialization under any other language.
        if isinstance(field, models.TimeField) and getattr(obj, field.name) is not None:
            self._current[field.name] = str(getattr(obj, field.name))
        else:
            super(Serializer, self).handle_field(obj, field)
    
    def end_serialization(self):
        self.options.pop('stream', None)
        self.options.pop('fields', None)
        yaml.safe_dump(self.objects, self.stream, **self.options)

    def getvalue(self):
        return self.stream.getvalue()

def Deserializer(stream_or_string, **options):
    """
    Deserialize a stream or string of YAML data.
    """
    if isinstance(stream_or_string, basestring):
        stream = StringIO(stream_or_string)
    else:
        stream = stream_or_string
    for obj in PythonDeserializer(yaml.load(stream)):
        yield obj