checkin of Jack's original version
diff --git a/Tools/modulator/genmodule.py b/Tools/modulator/genmodule.py
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+#
+# Genmodule - A python program to help you build (template) modules.
+#
+# Usage:
+#
+# o = genmodule.object()
+# o.name = 'dwarve object'
+# o.abbrev = 'dw'
+# o.funclist = ['new', 'dealloc', 'getattr', 'setattr']
+# o.methodlist = ['dig']
+#
+# m = genmodule.module()
+# m.name = 'beings'
+# m.abbrev = 'be'
+# m.methodlist = ['newdwarve']
+# m.objects = [o]
+#
+# genmodule.write(sys.stdout, m)
+#
+import sys
+import os
+import varsubst
+import string
+
+error = 'genmodule.error'
+
+#
+# Names of functions in the object-description struct.
+#
+FUNCLIST = ['new', 'tp_dealloc', 'tp_print', 'tp_getattr', 'tp_setattr',
+	    'tp_compare', 'tp_repr', 'tp_hash']
+TYPELIST = ['tp_as_number', 'tp_as_sequence', 'tp_as_mapping', 'structure']
+
+#
+# writer is a base class for the object and module classes
+# it contains code common to both.
+#
+class writer:
+    def __init__(self):
+	self._subst = None
+
+    def makesubst(self):
+	if not self._subst:
+	    if not self.__dict__.has_key('abbrev'):
+		self.abbrev = self.name
+	    self.Abbrev = string.upper(self.abbrev[0])+self.abbrev[1:]
+	    subst = varsubst.Varsubst(self.__dict__)
+	    subst.useindent(1)
+	    self._subst = subst.subst
+
+    def addcode(self, name, fp):
+	ifp = self.opentemplate(name)
+	self.makesubst()
+	d = ifp.read()
+	d = self._subst(d)
+	fp.write(d)
+
+    def opentemplate(self, name):
+	for p in sys.path:
+	    fn = os.path.join(p, name)
+	    if os.path.exists(fn):
+		return open(fn, 'r')
+	    fn = os.path.join(p, 'Templates')
+	    fn = os.path.join(fn, name)
+	    if os.path.exists(fn):
+		return open(fn, 'r')
+	raise error, 'Template '+name+' not found for '+self._type+' '+ \
+	             self.name
+	
+class module(writer):
+    _type = 'module'
+
+    def writecode(self, fp):
+	self.addcode('copyright', fp)
+	self.addcode('module_head', fp)
+	for o in self.objects:
+	    o.writehead(fp)
+	for o in self.objects:
+	    o.writebody(fp)
+	new_ml = ''
+	for fn in self.methodlist:
+	    self.method = fn
+	    self.addcode('module_method', fp)
+	    new_ml = new_ml + ('{"%s",\t%s_%s,\t1},\n'%(fn, self.abbrev, fn))
+	self.methodlist = new_ml
+	self.addcode('module_tail', fp)
+
+class object(writer):
+    _type = 'object'
+    def __init__(self):
+	self.typelist = []
+	self.methodlist = []
+	self.funclist = ['new']
+	writer.__init__(self)
+
+    def writecode(self, fp):
+	self.addcode('copyright', fp)
+	self.writehead(fp)
+	self.writebody(fp)
+
+    def writehead(self, fp):
+	self.addcode('object_head', fp)
+
+    def writebody(self, fp):
+	new_ml = ''
+	for fn in self.methodlist:
+	    self.method = fn
+	    self.addcode('object_method', fp)
+	    new_ml = new_ml + ('{"%s",\t%s_%s,\t1},\n'%(fn, self.abbrev, fn))
+	self.methodlist = new_ml
+	self.addcode('object_mlist', fp)
+
+	# Add getattr if we have methods
+	if self.methodlist and not 'tp_getattr' in self.funclist:
+	    self.funclist.insert(0, 'tp_getattr')
+	    
+	for fn in FUNCLIST:
+	    setattr(self, fn, '0')
+
+	#
+	# Special case for structure-access objects: put getattr in the
+	# list of functions but don't generate code for it directly,
+	# the code is obtained from the object_structure template.
+	# The same goes for setattr.
+	#
+	if 'structure' in self.typelist:
+	    if 'tp_getattr' in self.funclist:
+		self.funclist.remove('tp_getattr')
+	    if 'tp_setattr' in self.funclist:
+		self.funclist.remove('tp_setattr')
+	    self.tp_getattr = self.abbrev + '_getattr'
+	    self.tp_setattr = self.abbrev + '_setattr'
+	for fn in self.funclist:
+	    self.addcode('object_'+fn, fp)
+	    setattr(self, fn, '%s_%s'%(self.abbrev, fn[3:]))
+	for tn in TYPELIST:
+	    setattr(self, tn, '0')
+	for tn in self.typelist:
+	    self.addcode('object_'+tn, fp)
+	    setattr(self, tn, '&%s_%s'%(self.abbrev, tn[3:]))
+	self.addcode('object_tail', fp)
+
+def write(fp, obj):
+    obj.writecode(fp)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    o = object()
+    o.name = 'dwarve object'
+    o.abbrev = 'dw'
+    o.funclist = ['new', 'tp_dealloc']
+    o.methodlist = ['dig']
+    m = module()
+    m.name = 'beings'
+    m.abbrev = 'be'
+    m.methodlist = ['newdwarve']
+    m.objects = [o]
+    write(sys.stdout, m)