sobjects/textparsers.py
author Sylvain Thénault <sylvain.thenault@logilab.fr>
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:46:38 +0100
changeset 7009 123947d4a875
parent 6911 75849076fd6c
child 7815 2a164a9cf81c
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"""Some parsers to detect action to do from text

Currently only a parser to look for state change instruction is provided.
Take care to security when you're using it, think about the user that
will provide the text to analyze...
"""

__docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"

import re

from cubicweb import UnknownEid, typed_eid
from cubicweb.view import Component


class TextAnalyzer(Component):
    """analyze and extract information from plain text by calling registered
    text parsers
    """
    __regid__ = 'textanalyzer'

    def parse(self, caller, text):
        for parsercls in self._cw.vreg['components'].get('textparser', ()):
            parsercls(self._cw).parse(caller, text)


class TextParser(Component):
    """base class for text parser, responsible to extract some information
    from plain text. When something is done, it usually call the

      .fire_event(something, {event args})

    method on the caller.
    """
    __regid__ = 'textparser'
    __abstract__ = True

    def parse(self, caller, text):
        raise NotImplementedError


class ChangeStateTextParser(TextParser):
    """search some text for change state instruction in the form

         :<transition name>: #?<eid>
    """
    instr_rgx = re.compile(':(\w+):\s*#?(\d+)', re.U)

    def parse(self, caller, text):
        for trname, eid in self.instr_rgx.findall(text):
            try:
                entity = self._cw.entity_from_eid(typed_eid(eid))
            except UnknownEid:
                self.error("can't get entity with eid %s", eid)
                continue
            if not hasattr(entity, 'in_state'):
                self.error('bad change state instruction for eid %s', eid)
                continue
            iworkflowable = entity.cw_adapt_to('IWorkflowable')
            if iworkflowable.current_workflow:
                tr = iworkflowable.current_workflow.transition_by_name(trname)
            else:
                tr = None
            if tr and tr.may_be_fired(entity.eid):
                try:
                    trinfo = iworkflowable.fire_transition(tr)
                    caller.fire_event('state-changed', {'trinfo': trinfo,
                                                        'entity': entity})
                except:
                    self.exception('while changing state of %s', entity)
            else:
                self.error("can't pass transition %s on entity %s",
                           trname, entity)