Source code for Exscript.util.cast

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"""
Handy shortcuts for converting types.
"""
from __future__ import absolute_import
from builtins import str
import re
import Exscript

[docs]def to_list(item): """ If the given item is iterable, this function returns the given item. If the item is not iterable, this function returns a list with only the item in it. :type item: object :param item: Any object. :rtype: list :return: A list with the item in it. """ if hasattr(item, '__iter__') and not isinstance(item, str): return item return [item]
[docs]def to_host(host, default_protocol='telnet', default_domain=''): """ Given a string or a Host object, this function returns a Host object. :type host: string|Host :param host: A hostname (may be URL formatted) or a Host object. :type default_protocol: str :param default_protocol: Passed to the Host constructor. :type default_domain: str :param default_domain: Appended to each hostname that has no domain. :rtype: Host :return: The Host object. """ if host is None: raise TypeError('None can not be cast to Host') if hasattr(host, 'get_address'): return host if default_domain and not '.' in host: host += '.' + default_domain return Exscript.Host(host, default_protocol=default_protocol)
[docs]def to_hosts(hosts, default_protocol='telnet', default_domain=''): """ Given a string or a Host object, or a list of strings or Host objects, this function returns a list of Host objects. :type hosts: string|Host|list(string)|list(Host) :param hosts: One or more hosts or hostnames. :type default_protocol: str :param default_protocol: Passed to the Host constructor. :type default_domain: str :param default_domain: Appended to each hostname that has no domain. :rtype: list[Host] :return: A list of Host objects. """ return [to_host(h, default_protocol, default_domain) for h in to_list(hosts)]
[docs]def to_regex(regex, flags=0): """ Given a string, this function returns a new re.RegexObject. Given a re.RegexObject, this function just returns the same object. :type regex: string|re.RegexObject :param regex: A regex or a re.RegexObject :type flags: int :param flags: See Python's re.compile(). :rtype: re.RegexObject :return: The Python regex object. """ if regex is None: raise TypeError('None can not be cast to re.RegexObject') if hasattr(regex, 'match'): return regex return re.compile(regex, flags)
[docs]def to_regexs(regexs): """ Given a string or a re.RegexObject, or a list of strings or re.RegexObjects, this function returns a list of re.RegexObjects. :type regexs: str|re.RegexObject|list(str|re.RegexObject) :param regexs: One or more regexs or re.RegexObjects. :rtype: list(re.RegexObject) :return: A list of re.RegexObjects. """ return [to_regex(r) for r in to_list(regexs)]