Modify oauth2client.multistore_file to store and retrieve credentials using an arbitrary key.

Reviewed in https://codereview.appspot.com/7067054/.
diff --git a/oauth2client/client.py b/oauth2client/client.py
index 82db057..9ea30b7 100644
--- a/oauth2client/client.py
+++ b/oauth2client/client.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 class Storage(object):
   """Base class for all Storage objects.
 
-  Store and retrieve a single credential.  This class supports locking
+  Store and retrieve a single credential. This class supports locking
   such that multiple processes and threads can operate on a single
   store.
   """
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
     Args:
       store: Storage, an implementation of Stroage object.
         This is needed to store the latest access_token if it
-        has expired and been refreshed.  This implementation uses
+        has expired and been refreshed. This implementation uses
         locking to check for updates before updating the
         access_token.
     """
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
 
   Credentials can be applied to an httplib2.Http object using the
   authorize() method, which then signs each request from that object
-  with the OAuth 2.0 access token.  This set of credentials is for the
+  with the OAuth 2.0 access token. This set of credentials is for the
   use case where you have acquired an OAuth 2.0 access_token from
   another place such as a JavaScript client or another web
   application, and wish to use it from Python. Because only the
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
 
   This credential does not require a flow to instantiate because it
   represents a two legged flow, and therefore has all of the required
-  information to generate and refresh its own access tokens.  It must
+  information to generate and refresh its own access tokens. It must
   be subclassed to generate the appropriate assertion string.
 
   AssertionCredentials objects may be safely pickled and unpickled.
diff --git a/oauth2client/locked_file.py b/oauth2client/locked_file.py
index 1cfe532..313d0c5 100644
--- a/oauth2client/locked_file.py
+++ b/oauth2client/locked_file.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     return self._locked
 
   def file_handle(self):
-    """The file handle to the file.  Valid only after opened."""
+    """The file handle to the file. Valid only after opened."""
     return self._fh
 
   def filename(self):
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
             raise e
           if e.errno != errno.EACCES:
             raise e
-          # We could not acquire the lock.  Try again.
+          # We could not acquire the lock. Try again.
           if (time.time() - start_time) >= timeout:
             logger.warn('Could not lock %s in %s seconds' % (
                 self._filename, timeout))
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
           if e[0] != _Win32Opener.FILE_IN_USE_ERROR:
             raise
 
-          # We could not acquire the lock.  Try again.
+          # We could not acquire the lock. Try again.
           if (time.time() - start_time) >= timeout:
             logger.warn('Could not lock %s in %s seconds' % (
                 self._filename, timeout))
diff --git a/oauth2client/multistore_file.py b/oauth2client/multistore_file.py
index b8e9ff0..e1b39f7 100644
--- a/oauth2client/multistore_file.py
+++ b/oauth2client/multistore_file.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """Multi-credential file store with lock support.
 
 This module implements a JSON credential store where multiple
-credentials can be stored in one file.  That file supports locking
+credentials can be stored in one file. That file supports locking
 both in a single process and across processes.
 
 The credential themselves are keyed off of:
@@ -76,6 +76,55 @@
     An object derived from client.Storage for getting/setting the
     credential.
   """
+  # Recreate the legacy key with these specific parameters
+  key = {'clientId': client_id, 'userAgent': user_agent,
+         'scope': util.scopes_to_string(scope)}
+  return get_credential_storage_custom_key(
+      filename, key, warn_on_readonly=warn_on_readonly)
+
+
+@util.positional(2)
+def get_credential_storage_custom_string_key(
+    filename, key_string, warn_on_readonly=True):
+  """Get a Storage instance for a credential using a single string as a key.
+
+  Allows you to provide a string as a custom key that will be used for
+  credential storage and retrieval.
+
+  Args:
+    filename: The JSON file storing a set of credentials
+    key_string: A string to use as the key for storing this credential.
+    warn_on_readonly: if True, log a warning if the store is readonly
+
+  Returns:
+    An object derived from client.Storage for getting/setting the
+    credential.
+  """
+  # Create a key dictionary that can be used
+  key_dict = {'key': key_string}
+  return get_credential_storage_custom_key(
+      filename, key_dict, warn_on_readonly=warn_on_readonly)
+
+
+@util.positional(2)
+def get_credential_storage_custom_key(
+    filename, key_dict, warn_on_readonly=True):
+  """Get a Storage instance for a credential using a dictionary as a key.
+
+  Allows you to provide a dictionary as a custom key that will be used for
+  credential storage and retrieval.
+
+  Args:
+    filename: The JSON file storing a set of credentials
+    key_dict: A dictionary to use as the key for storing this credential. There
+      is no ordering of the keys in the dictionary. Logically equivalent
+      dictionaries will produce equivalent storage keys.
+    warn_on_readonly: if True, log a warning if the store is readonly
+
+  Returns:
+    An object derived from client.Storage for getting/setting the
+    credential.
+  """
   filename = os.path.expanduser(filename)
   _multistores_lock.acquire()
   try:
@@ -83,8 +132,8 @@
         filename, _MultiStore(filename, warn_on_readonly=warn_on_readonly))
   finally:
     _multistores_lock.release()
-  scope = util.scopes_to_string(scope)
-  return multistore._get_storage(client_id, user_agent, scope)
+  key = util.dict_to_tuple_key(key_dict)
+  return multistore._get_storage(key)
 
 
 class _MultiStore(object):
@@ -103,11 +152,11 @@
 
     self._create_file_if_needed()
 
-    # Cache of deserialized store.  This is only valid after the
-    # _MultiStore is locked or _refresh_data_cache is called.  This is
+    # Cache of deserialized store. This is only valid after the
+    # _MultiStore is locked or _refresh_data_cache is called. This is
     # of the form of:
     #
-    # (client_id, user_agent, scope) -> OAuth2Credential
+    # ((key, value), (key, value)...) -> OAuth2Credential
     #
     # If this is None, then the store hasn't been read yet.
     self._data = None
@@ -115,11 +164,9 @@
   class _Storage(BaseStorage):
     """A Storage object that knows how to read/write a single credential."""
 
-    def __init__(self, multistore, client_id, user_agent, scope):
+    def __init__(self, multistore, key):
       self._multistore = multistore
-      self._client_id = client_id
-      self._user_agent = user_agent
-      self._scope = scope
+      self._key = key
 
     def acquire_lock(self):
       """Acquires any lock necessary to access this Storage.
@@ -144,8 +191,7 @@
       Returns:
         oauth2client.client.Credentials
       """
-      credential = self._multistore._get_credential(
-          self._client_id, self._user_agent, self._scope)
+      credential = self._multistore._get_credential(self._key)
       if credential:
         credential.set_store(self)
       return credential
@@ -158,7 +204,7 @@
       Args:
         credentials: Credentials, the credentials to store.
       """
-      self._multistore._update_credential(credentials, self._scope)
+      self._multistore._update_credential(self._key, credentials)
 
     def locked_delete(self):
       """Delete a credential.
@@ -168,8 +214,7 @@
       Args:
         credentials: Credentials, the credentials to store.
       """
-      self._multistore._delete_credential(self._client_id, self._user_agent,
-          self._scope)
+      self._multistore._delete_credential(self._key)
 
   def _create_file_if_needed(self):
     """Create an empty file if necessary.
@@ -201,9 +246,9 @@
       self._write()
     elif not self._read_only or self._data is None:
       # Only refresh the data if we are read/write or we haven't
-      # cached the data yet.  If we are readonly, we assume is isn't
+      # cached the data yet. If we are readonly, we assume is isn't
       # changing out from under us and that we only have to read it
-      # once.  This prevents us from whacking any new access keys that
+      # once. This prevents us from whacking any new access keys that
       # we have cached in memory but were unable to write out.
       self._refresh_data_cache()
 
@@ -292,10 +337,7 @@
         OAuth2Credential object.
     """
     raw_key = cred_entry['key']
-    client_id = raw_key['clientId']
-    user_agent = raw_key['userAgent']
-    scope = raw_key['scope']
-    key = (client_id, user_agent, scope)
+    key = util.dict_to_tuple_key(raw_key)
     credential = None
     credential = Credentials.new_from_json(simplejson.dumps(cred_entry['credential']))
     return (key, credential)
@@ -309,73 +351,59 @@
     raw_creds = []
     raw_data['data'] = raw_creds
     for (cred_key, cred) in self._data.items():
-      raw_key = {
-          'clientId': cred_key[0],
-          'userAgent': cred_key[1],
-          'scope': cred_key[2]
-          }
+      raw_key = dict(cred_key)
       raw_cred = simplejson.loads(cred.to_json())
       raw_creds.append({'key': raw_key, 'credential': raw_cred})
     self._locked_json_write(raw_data)
 
-  def _get_credential(self, client_id, user_agent, scope):
+  def _get_credential(self, key):
     """Get a credential from the multistore.
 
     The multistore must be locked.
 
     Args:
-      client_id: The client_id for the credential
-      user_agent: The user agent for the credential
-      scope: A string for the scope(s) being requested
+      key: The key used to retrieve the credential
 
     Returns:
       The credential specified or None if not present
     """
-    key = (client_id, user_agent, scope)
-
     return self._data.get(key, None)
 
-  def _update_credential(self, cred, scope):
+  def _update_credential(self, key, cred):
     """Update a credential and write the multistore.
 
     This must be called when the multistore is locked.
 
     Args:
+      key: The key used to retrieve the credential
       cred: The OAuth2Credential to update/set
-      scope: The scope(s) that this credential covers
     """
-    key = (cred.client_id, cred.user_agent, scope)
     self._data[key] = cred
     self._write()
 
-  def _delete_credential(self, client_id, user_agent, scope):
+  def _delete_credential(self, key):
     """Delete a credential and write the multistore.
 
     This must be called when the multistore is locked.
 
     Args:
-      client_id: The client_id for the credential
-      user_agent: The user agent for the credential
-      scope: The scope(s) that this credential covers
+      key: The key used to retrieve the credential
     """
-    key = (client_id, user_agent, scope)
     try:
       del self._data[key]
     except KeyError:
       pass
     self._write()
 
-  def _get_storage(self, client_id, user_agent, scope):
+  def _get_storage(self, key):
     """Get a Storage object to get/set a credential.
 
     This Storage is a 'view' into the multistore.
 
     Args:
-      client_id: The client_id for the credential
-      user_agent: The user agent for the credential
-      scope: A string for the scope(s) being requested
+      key: The key used to retrieve the credential
 
     Returns:
       A Storage object that can be used to get/set this cred
     """
-    return self._Storage(self, client_id, user_agent, scope)
+    return self._Storage(self, key)
diff --git a/oauth2client/util.py b/oauth2client/util.py
index 8166d39..178d218 100644
--- a/oauth2client/util.py
+++ b/oauth2client/util.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   """A decorator to declare that only the first N arguments my be positional.
 
   This decorator makes it easy to support Python 3 style key-word only
-  parameters.  For example, in Python 3 it is possible to write:
+  parameters. For example, in Python 3 it is possible to write:
 
     def fn(pos1, *, kwonly1=None, kwonly1=None):
       ...
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   respectively, if a declaration is violated.
 
   Args:
-    max_positional_arguments: Maximum number of positional arguments.  All
+    max_positional_arguments: Maximum number of positional arguments. All
       parameters after the this index must be keyword only.
 
   Returns:
@@ -145,3 +145,18 @@
     return scopes
   else:
     return ' '.join(scopes)
+
+
+def dict_to_tuple_key(dictionary):
+  """Converts a dictionary to a tuple that can be used as an immutable key.
+
+  The resulting key is always sorted so that logically equivalent dictionaries
+  always produce an identical tuple for a key.
+
+  Args:
+    dictionary: the dictionary to use as the key.
+
+  Returns:
+    A tuple representing the dictionary in it's naturally sorted ordering.
+  """
+  return tuple(sorted(dictionary.items()))