initial import of the packaging package in the standard library
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+"""Base class for commands."""
+
+import os
+import re
+from shutil import copyfile, move, make_archive
+from packaging import util
+from packaging import logger
+from packaging.errors import PackagingOptionError
+
+
+class Command:
+    """Abstract base class for defining command classes, the "worker bees"
+    of the Packaging.  A useful analogy for command classes is to think of
+    them as subroutines with local variables called "options".  The options
+    are "declared" in 'initialize_options()' and "defined" (given their
+    final values, aka "finalized") in 'finalize_options()', both of which
+    must be defined by every command class.  The distinction between the
+    two is necessary because option values might come from the outside
+    world (command line, config file, ...), and any options dependent on
+    other options must be computed *after* these outside influences have
+    been processed -- hence 'finalize_options()'.  The "body" of the
+    subroutine, where it does all its work based on the values of its
+    options, is the 'run()' method, which must also be implemented by every
+    command class.
+    """
+
+    # 'sub_commands' formalizes the notion of a "family" of commands,
+    # eg. "install_dist" as the parent with sub-commands "install_lib",
+    # "install_headers", etc.  The parent of a family of commands
+    # defines 'sub_commands' as a class attribute; it's a list of
+    #    (command_name : string, predicate : unbound_method | string | None)
+    # tuples, where 'predicate' is a method of the parent command that
+    # determines whether the corresponding command is applicable in the
+    # current situation.  (Eg. we "install_headers" is only applicable if
+    # we have any C header files to install.)  If 'predicate' is None,
+    # that command is always applicable.
+    #
+    # 'sub_commands' is usually defined at the *end* of a class, because
+    # predicates can be unbound methods, so they must already have been
+    # defined.  The canonical example is the "install_dist" command.
+    sub_commands = []
+
+    # Pre and post command hooks are run just before or just after the command
+    # itself. They are simple functions that receive the command instance. They
+    # are specified as callable objects or dotted strings (for lazy loading).
+    pre_hook = None
+    post_hook = None
+
+    # -- Creation/initialization methods -------------------------------
+
+    def __init__(self, dist):
+        """Create and initialize a new Command object.  Most importantly,
+        invokes the 'initialize_options()' method, which is the real
+        initializer and depends on the actual command being instantiated.
+        """
+        # late import because of mutual dependence between these classes
+        from packaging.dist import Distribution
+
+        if not isinstance(dist, Distribution):
+            raise TypeError("dist must be a Distribution instance")
+        if self.__class__ is Command:
+            raise RuntimeError("Command is an abstract class")
+
+        self.distribution = dist
+        self.initialize_options()
+
+        # Per-command versions of the global flags, so that the user can
+        # customize Packaging' behaviour command-by-command and let some
+        # commands fall back on the Distribution's behaviour.  None means
+        # "not defined, check self.distribution's copy", while 0 or 1 mean
+        # false and true (duh).  Note that this means figuring out the real
+        # value of each flag is a touch complicated -- hence "self._dry_run"
+        # will be handled by a property, below.
+        # XXX This needs to be fixed. [I changed it to a property--does that
+        #     "fix" it?]
+        self._dry_run = None
+
+        # Some commands define a 'self.force' option to ignore file
+        # timestamps, but methods defined *here* assume that
+        # 'self.force' exists for all commands.  So define it here
+        # just to be safe.
+        self.force = None
+
+        # The 'help' flag is just used for command line parsing, so
+        # none of that complicated bureaucracy is needed.
+        self.help = False
+
+        # 'finalized' records whether or not 'finalize_options()' has been
+        # called.  'finalize_options()' itself should not pay attention to
+        # this flag: it is the business of 'ensure_finalized()', which
+        # always calls 'finalize_options()', to respect/update it.
+        self.finalized = False
+
+    # XXX A more explicit way to customize dry_run would be better.
+    @property
+    def dry_run(self):
+        if self._dry_run is None:
+            return getattr(self.distribution, 'dry_run')
+        else:
+            return self._dry_run
+
+    def ensure_finalized(self):
+        if not self.finalized:
+            self.finalize_options()
+        self.finalized = True
+
+    # Subclasses must define:
+    #   initialize_options()
+    #     provide default values for all options; may be customized by
+    #     setup script, by options from config file(s), or by command-line
+    #     options
+    #   finalize_options()
+    #     decide on the final values for all options; this is called
+    #     after all possible intervention from the outside world
+    #     (command line, option file, etc.) has been processed
+    #   run()
+    #     run the command: do whatever it is we're here to do,
+    #     controlled by the command's various option values
+
+    def initialize_options(self):
+        """Set default values for all the options that this command
+        supports.  Note that these defaults may be overridden by other
+        commands, by the setup script, by config files, or by the
+        command line.  Thus, this is not the place to code dependencies
+        between options; generally, 'initialize_options()' implementations
+        are just a bunch of "self.foo = None" assignments.
+
+        This method must be implemented by all command classes.
+        """
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "abstract method -- subclass %s must override" % self.__class__)
+
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        """Set final values for all the options that this command supports.
+        This is always called as late as possible, ie.  after any option
+        assignments from the command line or from other commands have been
+        done.  Thus, this is the place to code option dependencies: if
+        'foo' depends on 'bar', then it is safe to set 'foo' from 'bar' as
+        long as 'foo' still has the same value it was assigned in
+        'initialize_options()'.
+
+        This method must be implemented by all command classes.
+        """
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "abstract method -- subclass %s must override" % self.__class__)
+
+    def dump_options(self, header=None, indent=""):
+        if header is None:
+            header = "command options for '%s':" % self.get_command_name()
+        logger.info(indent + header)
+        indent = indent + "  "
+        negative_opt = getattr(self, 'negative_opt', ())
+        for option, _, _ in self.user_options:
+            if option in negative_opt:
+                continue
+            option = option.replace('-', '_')
+            if option[-1] == "=":
+                option = option[:-1]
+            value = getattr(self, option)
+            logger.info(indent + "%s = %s", option, value)
+
+    def run(self):
+        """A command's raison d'etre: carry out the action it exists to
+        perform, controlled by the options initialized in
+        'initialize_options()', customized by other commands, the setup
+        script, the command line and config files, and finalized in
+        'finalize_options()'.  All terminal output and filesystem
+        interaction should be done by 'run()'.
+
+        This method must be implemented by all command classes.
+        """
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "abstract method -- subclass %s must override" % self.__class__)
+
+    # -- External interface --------------------------------------------
+    # (called by outsiders)
+
+    def get_source_files(self):
+        """Return the list of files that are used as inputs to this command,
+        i.e. the files used to generate the output files.  The result is used
+        by the `sdist` command in determining the set of default files.
+
+        Command classes should implement this method if they operate on files
+        from the source tree.
+        """
+        return []
+
+    def get_outputs(self):
+        """Return the list of files that would be produced if this command
+        were actually run.  Not affected by the "dry-run" flag or whether
+        any other commands have been run.
+
+        Command classes should implement this method if they produce any
+        output files that get consumed by another command.  e.g., `build_ext`
+        returns the list of built extension modules, but not any temporary
+        files used in the compilation process.
+        """
+        return []
+
+    # -- Option validation methods -------------------------------------
+    # (these are very handy in writing the 'finalize_options()' method)
+    #
+    # NB. the general philosophy here is to ensure that a particular option
+    # value meets certain type and value constraints.  If not, we try to
+    # force it into conformance (eg. if we expect a list but have a string,
+    # split the string on comma and/or whitespace).  If we can't force the
+    # option into conformance, raise PackagingOptionError.  Thus, command
+    # classes need do nothing more than (eg.)
+    #   self.ensure_string_list('foo')
+    # and they can be guaranteed that thereafter, self.foo will be
+    # a list of strings.
+
+    def _ensure_stringlike(self, option, what, default=None):
+        val = getattr(self, option)
+        if val is None:
+            setattr(self, option, default)
+            return default
+        elif not isinstance(val, str):
+            raise PackagingOptionError("'%s' must be a %s (got `%s`)" %
+                                       (option, what, val))
+        return val
+
+    def ensure_string(self, option, default=None):
+        """Ensure that 'option' is a string; if not defined, set it to
+        'default'.
+        """
+        self._ensure_stringlike(option, "string", default)
+
+    def ensure_string_list(self, option):
+        r"""Ensure that 'option' is a list of strings.  If 'option' is
+        currently a string, we split it either on /,\s*/ or /\s+/, so
+        "foo bar baz", "foo,bar,baz", and "foo,   bar baz" all become
+        ["foo", "bar", "baz"].
+        """
+        val = getattr(self, option)
+        if val is None:
+            return
+        elif isinstance(val, str):
+            setattr(self, option, re.split(r',\s*|\s+', val))
+        else:
+            if isinstance(val, list):
+                # checks if all elements are str
+                ok = True
+                for element in val:
+                    if not isinstance(element, str):
+                        ok = False
+                        break
+            else:
+                ok = False
+
+            if not ok:
+                raise PackagingOptionError(
+                    "'%s' must be a list of strings (got %r)" % (option, val))
+
+    def _ensure_tested_string(self, option, tester,
+                              what, error_fmt, default=None):
+        val = self._ensure_stringlike(option, what, default)
+        if val is not None and not tester(val):
+            raise PackagingOptionError(
+                ("error in '%s' option: " + error_fmt) % (option, val))
+
+    def ensure_filename(self, option):
+        """Ensure that 'option' is the name of an existing file."""
+        self._ensure_tested_string(option, os.path.isfile,
+                                   "filename",
+                                   "'%s' does not exist or is not a file")
+
+    def ensure_dirname(self, option):
+        self._ensure_tested_string(option, os.path.isdir,
+                                   "directory name",
+                                   "'%s' does not exist or is not a directory")
+
+    # -- Convenience methods for commands ------------------------------
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_command_name(cls):
+        if hasattr(cls, 'command_name'):
+            return cls.command_name
+        else:
+            return cls.__name__
+
+    def set_undefined_options(self, src_cmd, *options):
+        """Set values of undefined options from another command.
+
+        Undefined options are options set to None, which is the convention
+        used to indicate that an option has not been changed between
+        'initialize_options()' and 'finalize_options()'.  This method is
+        usually called from 'finalize_options()' for options that depend on
+        some other command rather than another option of the same command,
+        typically subcommands.
+
+        The 'src_cmd' argument is the other command from which option values
+        will be taken (a command object will be created for it if necessary);
+        the remaining positional arguments are strings that give the name of
+        the option to set. If the name is different on the source and target
+        command, you can pass a tuple with '(name_on_source, name_on_dest)' so
+        that 'self.name_on_dest' will be set from 'src_cmd.name_on_source'.
+        """
+        src_cmd_obj = self.distribution.get_command_obj(src_cmd)
+        src_cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
+        for obj in options:
+            if isinstance(obj, tuple):
+                src_option, dst_option = obj
+            else:
+                src_option, dst_option = obj, obj
+            if getattr(self, dst_option) is None:
+                setattr(self, dst_option,
+                        getattr(src_cmd_obj, src_option))
+
+    def get_finalized_command(self, command, create=True):
+        """Wrapper around Distribution's 'get_command_obj()' method: find
+        (create if necessary and 'create' is true) the command object for
+        'command', call its 'ensure_finalized()' method, and return the
+        finalized command object.
+        """
+        cmd_obj = self.distribution.get_command_obj(command, create)
+        cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
+        return cmd_obj
+
+    def get_reinitialized_command(self, command, reinit_subcommands=False):
+        return self.distribution.get_reinitialized_command(
+            command, reinit_subcommands)
+
+    def run_command(self, command):
+        """Run some other command: uses the 'run_command()' method of
+        Distribution, which creates and finalizes the command object if
+        necessary and then invokes its 'run()' method.
+        """
+        self.distribution.run_command(command)
+
+    def get_sub_commands(self):
+        """Determine the sub-commands that are relevant in the current
+        distribution (ie., that need to be run).  This is based on the
+        'sub_commands' class attribute: each tuple in that list may include
+        a method that we call to determine if the subcommand needs to be
+        run for the current distribution.  Return a list of command names.
+        """
+        commands = []
+        for sub_command in self.sub_commands:
+            if len(sub_command) == 2:
+                cmd_name, method = sub_command
+                if method is None or method(self):
+                    commands.append(cmd_name)
+            else:
+                commands.append(sub_command)
+        return commands
+
+    # -- External world manipulation -----------------------------------
+
+    def execute(self, func, args, msg=None, level=1):
+        util.execute(func, args, msg, dry_run=self.dry_run)
+
+    def mkpath(self, name, mode=0o777, dry_run=None, verbose=0):
+        if dry_run is None:
+            dry_run = self.dry_run
+        name = os.path.normpath(name)
+        if os.path.isdir(name) or name == '':
+            return
+        if dry_run:
+            head = ''
+            for part in name.split(os.sep):
+                logger.info("created directory %s%s", head, part)
+                head += part + os.sep
+            return
+        os.makedirs(name, mode)
+
+    def copy_file(self, infile, outfile,
+                  preserve_mode=True, preserve_times=True, link=None, level=1):
+        """Copy a file respecting verbose, dry-run and force flags.  (The
+        former two default to whatever is in the Distribution object, and
+        the latter defaults to false for commands that don't define it.)"""
+        if self.dry_run:
+            # XXX add a comment
+            return
+        if os.path.isdir(outfile):
+            outfile = os.path.join(outfile, os.path.split(infile)[-1])
+        copyfile(infile, outfile)
+        return outfile, None  # XXX
+
+    def copy_tree(self, infile, outfile, preserve_mode=True,
+                  preserve_times=True, preserve_symlinks=False, level=1):
+        """Copy an entire directory tree respecting verbose, dry-run,
+        and force flags.
+        """
+        if self.dry_run:
+            return  # see if we want to display something
+
+
+        return util.copy_tree(infile, outfile, preserve_mode, preserve_times,
+            preserve_symlinks, not self.force, dry_run=self.dry_run)
+
+    def move_file(self, src, dst, level=1):
+        """Move a file respecting the dry-run flag."""
+        if self.dry_run:
+            return  # XXX log ?
+        return move(src, dst)
+
+    def spawn(self, cmd, search_path=True, level=1):
+        """Spawn an external command respecting dry-run flag."""
+        from packaging.util import spawn
+        spawn(cmd, search_path, dry_run=self.dry_run)
+
+    def make_archive(self, base_name, format, root_dir=None, base_dir=None,
+                     owner=None, group=None):
+        return make_archive(base_name, format, root_dir,
+                            base_dir, dry_run=self.dry_run,
+                            owner=owner, group=group)
+
+    def make_file(self, infiles, outfile, func, args,
+                  exec_msg=None, skip_msg=None, level=1):
+        """Special case of 'execute()' for operations that process one or
+        more input files and generate one output file.  Works just like
+        'execute()', except the operation is skipped and a different
+        message printed if 'outfile' already exists and is newer than all
+        files listed in 'infiles'.  If the command defined 'self.force',
+        and it is true, then the command is unconditionally run -- does no
+        timestamp checks.
+        """
+        if skip_msg is None:
+            skip_msg = "skipping %s (inputs unchanged)" % outfile
+
+        # Allow 'infiles' to be a single string
+        if isinstance(infiles, str):
+            infiles = (infiles,)
+        elif not isinstance(infiles, (list, tuple)):
+            raise TypeError(
+                "'infiles' must be a string, or a list or tuple of strings")
+
+        if exec_msg is None:
+            exec_msg = "generating %s from %s" % (outfile, ', '.join(infiles))
+
+        # If 'outfile' must be regenerated (either because it doesn't
+        # exist, is out-of-date, or the 'force' flag is true) then
+        # perform the action that presumably regenerates it
+        if self.force or util.newer_group(infiles, outfile):
+            self.execute(func, args, exec_msg, level)
+
+        # Otherwise, print the "skip" message
+        else:
+            logger.debug(skip_msg)