graphtage.ini

A graphtage.Filetype for parsing, diffing, and rendering INI files.

The parser is implemented atop configparser. Option names are compared case-sensitively, which differs from configparser’s default of lowercasing them, so that a diff reflects the file as it was written. Interpolation is disabled for the same reason, and [DEFAULT] is treated as an ordinary section rather than supplying values to every other section. Comments are not represented in the tree, so they are absent from the output.

When another format is rendered as INI, a top-level value that is not itself a mapping has no section to live under. It is written without a section header so that the diff is still visible, which means the output is not necessarily a file that configparser can read back.

ini classes

INI

class graphtage.ini.INI

Bases: Filetype

The INI filetype.

__init__()

Initializes the INI filetype.

build_tree(path: str, options: BuildOptions | None = None) → TreeNode

Equivalent to build_tree()

build_tree_handling_errors(path: str, options: BuildOptions | None = None) → str | TreeNode

Same as Filetype.build_tree(), but it should return a human-readable error string on failure.

This function should never throw an exception.

Parameters:

  • path – Path to the file to parse

  • options – An optional set of options for building the tree

Returns:

On success, the root tree node, or a string containing the error message on failure.

Return type:

Union[str, TreeNode]

default_instance: Filetype = <graphtage.ini.INI object>
get_default_formatter() → INIFormatter

Returns the default formatter for printing files of this type.

INIFormatter

class graphtage.ini.INIFormatter(*args, **kwargs)

Bases: GraphtageFormatter

A formatter for INI files.

DEFAULT_INSTANCE: Formatter[T] = <graphtage.ini.INIFormatter object>

A default instance of this formatter, automatically instantiated by the FormatterChecker metaclass.

__init__()
static __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs) → Formatter[T]

Instantiates a new formatter.

This automatically instantiates and populates Formatter.sub_formatters and sets their parent to this new formatter.

get_formatter(item: T) → Callable[[Printer, T], Any] | None

Looks up a formatter for the given item using this formatter as a base.

Equivalent to:

get_formatter(item.__class__, base_formatter=self)
is_partial: bool = False
parent: Formatter[T] | None = None

The parent formatter for this formatter instance.

This is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

print(printer: Printer, *args, **kwargs)

Prints the given node or edit.

Parameters:

  • printer – The printer to which to write.

  • node_or_edit – The node or edit to print.

  • with_edits – If :keyword:True, print any edits associated with the node.

Note

The protocol for determining how a node or edit should be printed is very complex due to its extensibility. See the Printing Protocol for a detailed description.

property root: Formatter[T]

Returns the root formatter.

sub_format_types: Sequence[Type[Formatter[T]]] = [<class 'graphtage.ini.INIMappingFormatter'>, <class 'graphtage.ini.INIListFormatter'>, <class 'graphtage.ini.INIStringFormatter'>]

A list of formatter types that should be used as sub-formatters in the Formatting Protocol.

sub_formatters: List[Formatter[T]] = []

The list of instantiated formatters corresponding to Formatter.sub_format_types.

This list is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

INIListFormatter

class graphtage.ini.INIListFormatter(*args, **kwargs)

Bases: SequenceFormatter

A formatter for sequences.

INI has no syntax for a list, so one is written as a comma-separated value. This only arises when rendering another format as INI; reading the result back yields a single string rather than a list.

DEFAULT_INSTANCE: Formatter[T] = <graphtage.ini.INIListFormatter object>

A default instance of this formatter, automatically instantiated by the FormatterChecker metaclass.

__init__()

Initializes a sequence formatter.

Parameters:

  • start_symbol – The symbol to print at the start of the sequence.

  • end_symbol – The symbol to print at the end of the sequence.

  • delimiter – A delimiter to print between items.

  • delimiter_callback –

    A callback for when a delimiter is to be printed. If omitted, this defaults to:

    lambda p: p.write(delimiter)

static __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs) → Formatter[T]

Instantiates a new formatter.

This automatically instantiates and populates Formatter.sub_formatters and sets their parent to this new formatter.

edit_print(printer: Printer, edit: Edit)

Called when the edit for an item is to be printed.

If the SequenceNode being printed either is not edited or has no edits, then the edit passed to this function will be a Match(child, child, 0).

This implementation simply delegates the print to the Formatting Protocol:

self.print(printer, edit)
get_formatter(item: T) → Callable[[Printer, T], Any] | None

Looks up a formatter for the given item using this formatter as a base.

Equivalent to:

get_formatter(item.__class__, base_formatter=self)
is_partial: bool = True

This is a partial formatter; it will not be automatically used in the Formatting Protocol.

item_newline(printer: Printer, is_first: bool = False, is_last: bool = False)

Called before each node is printed.

This is also called one extra time after the last node, if there is at least one node printed.

The default implementation is simply:

printer.newline()
items_indent(printer: Printer)

Returns a Printer context with an indentation.

This is called as:

with self.items_indent(printer) as p:

immediately after the self.start_symbol is printed, but before any of the items have been printed.

This default implementation is equivalent to:

return printer.indent()
parent: Formatter[T] | None = None

The parent formatter for this formatter instance.

This is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

print(printer: Printer, node_or_edit: TreeNode | Edit, with_edits: bool = True)

Prints the given node or edit.

Parameters:

  • printer – The printer to which to write.

  • node_or_edit – The node or edit to print.

  • with_edits – If :keyword:True, print any edits associated with the node.

Note

The protocol for determining how a node or edit should be printed is very complex due to its extensibility. See the Printing Protocol for a detailed description.

print_ListNode(*args, **kwargs)
print_SequenceNode(*args, **kwargs)

Formats a sequence node.

The protocol for this function is as follows:

  • Print self.start_symbol

  • With the printer returned by self.items_indent:
    • For each edit in the sequence (or just a sequence of graphtage.Match for each child, if the node is not edited):

      • Call self.item_newline(printer, is_first=index == 0)

      • Call self.edit_print(printer, edit)

  • If at least one edit was printed, then call self.item_newline(printer, is_last=True)

  • Print self.start_symbol

print_UnorderedListNode(*args, **kwargs)
property root: Formatter[T]

Returns the root formatter.

sub_format_types: Sequence[Type[Formatter[T]]] = ()

A list of formatter types that should be used as sub-formatters in the Formatting Protocol.

sub_formatters: List[Formatter[T]] = []

The list of instantiated formatters corresponding to Formatter.sub_format_types.

This list is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

INIMappingFormatter

class graphtage.ini.INIMappingFormatter(*args, **kwargs)

Bases: SequenceFormatter

A formatter for an INI document and for each of its section bodies.

DEFAULT_INSTANCE: Formatter[T] = <graphtage.ini.INIMappingFormatter object>

A default instance of this formatter, automatically instantiated by the FormatterChecker metaclass.

__init__()

Initializes a sequence formatter.

Parameters:

  • start_symbol – The symbol to print at the start of the sequence.

  • end_symbol – The symbol to print at the end of the sequence.

  • delimiter – A delimiter to print between items.

  • delimiter_callback –

    A callback for when a delimiter is to be printed. If omitted, this defaults to:

    lambda p: p.write(delimiter)

static __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs) → Formatter[T]

Instantiates a new formatter.

This automatically instantiates and populates Formatter.sub_formatters and sets their parent to this new formatter.

edit_print(printer: Printer, edit: Edit)

Called when the edit for an item is to be printed.

If the SequenceNode being printed either is not edited or has no edits, then the edit passed to this function will be a Match(child, child, 0).

This implementation simply delegates the print to the Formatting Protocol:

self.print(printer, edit)
get_formatter(item: T) → Callable[[Printer, T], Any] | None

Looks up a formatter for the given item using this formatter as a base.

Equivalent to:

get_formatter(item.__class__, base_formatter=self)
is_partial: bool = True

This is a partial formatter; it will not be automatically used in the Formatting Protocol.

item_newline(printer: Printer, is_first: bool = False, is_last: bool = False)

Called before each node is printed.

This is also called one extra time after the last node, if there is at least one node printed.

The default implementation is simply:

printer.newline()
items_indent(printer: Printer)

Returns a Printer context with an indentation.

This is called as:

with self.items_indent(printer) as p:

immediately after the self.start_symbol is printed, but before any of the items have been printed.

This default implementation is equivalent to:

return printer.indent()
parent: Formatter[T] | None = None

The parent formatter for this formatter instance.

This is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

print(printer: Printer, node_or_edit: TreeNode | Edit, with_edits: bool = True)

Prints the given node or edit.

Parameters:

  • printer – The printer to which to write.

  • node_or_edit – The node or edit to print.

  • with_edits – If :keyword:True, print any edits associated with the node.

Note

The protocol for determining how a node or edit should be printed is very complex due to its extensibility. See the Printing Protocol for a detailed description.

print_MappingNode(*args, **kwargs)
print_MultiSetNode(*args, **kwargs)
print_SequenceNode(*args, **kwargs)

Formats a sequence node.

The protocol for this function is as follows:

  • Print self.start_symbol

  • With the printer returned by self.items_indent:
    • For each edit in the sequence (or just a sequence of graphtage.Match for each child, if the node is not edited):

      • Call self.item_newline(printer, is_first=index == 0)

      • Call self.edit_print(printer, edit)

  • If at least one edit was printed, then call self.item_newline(printer, is_last=True)

  • Print self.start_symbol

property root: Formatter[T]

Returns the root formatter.

sub_format_types: Sequence[Type[Formatter[T]]] = [<class 'graphtage.ini.INIOptionFormatter'>]

A list of formatter types that should be used as sub-formatters in the Formatting Protocol.

sub_formatters: List[Formatter[T]] = []

The list of instantiated formatters corresponding to Formatter.sub_format_types.

This list is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

INIOptionFormatter

class graphtage.ini.INIOptionFormatter(*args, **kwargs)

Bases: GraphtageFormatter

A formatter for a single INI key/value pair, or for a section header and its body.

DEFAULT_INSTANCE: Formatter[T] = <graphtage.ini.INIOptionFormatter object>

A default instance of this formatter, automatically instantiated by the FormatterChecker metaclass.

__init__()
static __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs) → Formatter[T]

Instantiates a new formatter.

This automatically instantiates and populates Formatter.sub_formatters and sets their parent to this new formatter.

get_formatter(item: T) → Callable[[Printer, T], Any] | None

Looks up a formatter for the given item using this formatter as a base.

Equivalent to:

get_formatter(item.__class__, base_formatter=self)
is_partial: bool = True
parent: Formatter[T] | None = None

The parent formatter for this formatter instance.

This is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

print(printer: Printer, node_or_edit: TreeNode | Edit, with_edits: bool = True)

Prints the given node or edit.

Parameters:

  • printer – The printer to which to write.

  • node_or_edit – The node or edit to print.

  • with_edits – If :keyword:True, print any edits associated with the node.

Note

The protocol for determining how a node or edit should be printed is very complex due to its extensibility. See the Printing Protocol for a detailed description.

print_KeyValuePairNode(printer: Printer, node: KeyValuePairNode)
property root: Formatter[T]

Returns the root formatter.

sub_format_types: Sequence[Type[Formatter[T]]] = ()

A list of formatter types that should be used as sub-formatters in the Formatting Protocol.

sub_formatters: List[Formatter[T]] = []

The list of instantiated formatters corresponding to Formatter.sub_format_types.

This list is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

INIStringFormatter

class graphtage.ini.INIStringFormatter(*args, **kwargs)

Bases: StringFormatter

A string formatter for INI keys and values.

DEFAULT_INSTANCE: Formatter[T] = <graphtage.ini.INIStringFormatter object>

A default instance of this formatter, automatically instantiated by the FormatterChecker metaclass.

__init__()
static __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs) → Formatter[T]

Instantiates a new formatter.

This automatically instantiates and populates Formatter.sub_formatters and sets their parent to this new formatter.

context(printer: Printer)
escape(c: str) → str

String escape.

This function is called once for each character in the string.

Returns:

The escaped version of c, or c itself if no escaping is required.

Return type:

str

get_formatter(item: T) → Callable[[Printer, T], Any] | None

Looks up a formatter for the given item using this formatter as a base.

Equivalent to:

get_formatter(item.__class__, base_formatter=self)
is_partial: bool = True
is_quoted: bool = False
parent: 'Formatter[T]' | None = None

The parent formatter for this formatter instance.

This is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

print(printer: Printer, node_or_edit: TreeNode | Edit, with_edits: bool = True)

Prints the given node or edit.

Parameters:

  • printer – The printer to which to write.

  • node_or_edit – The node or edit to print.

  • with_edits – If :keyword:True, print any edits associated with the node.

Note

The protocol for determining how a node or edit should be printed is very complex due to its extensibility. See the Printing Protocol for a detailed description.

print_StringEdit(printer: Printer, edit: StringEdit)
print_StringNode(printer: Printer, node: StringNode)
property root: Formatter[T]

Returns the root formatter.

sub_format_types: Sequence[Type['Formatter[T]']] = ()

A list of formatter types that should be used as sub-formatters in the Formatting Protocol.

sub_formatters: List['Formatter[T]'] = []

The list of instantiated formatters corresponding to Formatter.sub_format_types.

This list is automatically populated by Formatter.__new__() and should never be manually modified.

write_char(printer: Printer, c: str | int, index: int, num_edits: int, removed=False, inserted=False)

Writes a character to the printer.

Note

This function calls graphtage.StringFormatter.escape(); classes extending graphtage.StringFormatter should also call graphtage.StringFormatter.escape() when reimplementing this function.

Note

There is no need to specially format characters that have been removed or inserted; the printer will have already automatically been configured to format them prior to the call to StringFormatter.write_char().

Parameters:

  • printer – The printer to which to write the character.

  • c – The character to write.

  • index – The index of the character in the string.

  • num_edits – The total number of characters that will be printed.

  • removed – Whether this character was removed from the source string.

  • inserted – Whether this character is inserted into the source string.

write_end_quote(printer: Printer, edit: StringEdit)

Prints an ending quote for the string, if necessary

write_start_quote(printer: Printer, edit: StringEdit)

Prints a starting quote for the string, if necessary

ini functions

build_tree

graphtage.ini.build_tree(path: str, options: BuildOptions | None = None) → TreeNode