Source code for falcon.util.misc

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"""Miscellaneous utilities.

This module provides misc. utility functions for apps and the Falcon
framework itself. These functions are hoisted into the front-door
`falcon` module for convenience::

    import falcon

    now = falcon.http_now()

"""

import datetime
import functools
import inspect
import warnings

import six

from falcon import status_codes

__all__ = (
    'deprecated',
    'http_now',
    'dt_to_http',
    'http_date_to_dt',
    'to_query_str',
    'get_bound_method',
    'get_argnames',
    'get_http_status'
)


# PERF(kgriffs): Avoid superfluous namespace lookups
strptime = datetime.datetime.strptime
utcnow = datetime.datetime.utcnow


# NOTE(kgriffs): We don't want our deprecations to be ignored by default,
# so create our own type.
#
# TODO(kgriffs): Revisit this decision if users complain.
class DeprecatedWarning(UserWarning):
    pass


[docs]def deprecated(instructions): """Flags a method as deprecated. This function returns a decorator which can be used to mark deprecated functions. Applying this decorator will result in a warning being emitted when the function is used. Args: instructions (str): Specific guidance for the developer, e.g.: 'Please migrate to add_proxy(...)'' """ def decorator(func): @functools.wraps(func) def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): message = 'Call to deprecated function {0}(...). {1}'.format( func.__name__, instructions) frame = inspect.currentframe().f_back warnings.warn_explicit(message, category=DeprecatedWarning, filename=inspect.getfile(frame.f_code), lineno=frame.f_lineno) return func(*args, **kwargs) return wrapper return decorator
[docs]def http_now(): """Returns the current UTC time as an IMF-fixdate. Returns: str: The current UTC time as an IMF-fixdate, e.g., 'Tue, 15 Nov 1994 12:45:26 GMT'. """ return dt_to_http(utcnow())
[docs]def dt_to_http(dt): """Converts a ``datetime`` instance to an HTTP date string. Args: dt (datetime): A ``datetime`` instance to convert, assumed to be UTC. Returns: str: An RFC 1123 date string, e.g.: "Tue, 15 Nov 1994 12:45:26 GMT". """ # Tue, 15 Nov 1994 12:45:26 GMT return dt.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT')
[docs]def http_date_to_dt(http_date, obs_date=False): """Converts an HTTP date string to a datetime instance. Args: http_date (str): An RFC 1123 date string, e.g.: "Tue, 15 Nov 1994 12:45:26 GMT". obs_date (bool, optional): Support obs-date formats according to RFC 7231, e.g.: "Sunday, 06-Nov-94 08:49:37 GMT" (default ``False``). Returns: datetime: A UTC datetime instance corresponding to the given HTTP date. Raises: ValueError: http_date doesn't match any of the available time formats """ if not obs_date: # PERF(kgriffs): This violates DRY, but we do it anyway # to avoid the overhead of setting up a tuple, looping # over it, and setting up exception handling blocks each # time around the loop, in the case that we don't actually # need to check for multiple formats. return strptime(http_date, '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z') time_formats = ( '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z', '%a, %d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S %Z', '%A, %d-%b-%y %H:%M:%S %Z', '%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y', ) # Loop through the formats and return the first that matches for time_format in time_formats: try: return strptime(http_date, time_format) except ValueError: continue # Did not match any formats raise ValueError('time data %r does not match known formats' % http_date)
[docs]def to_query_str(params, comma_delimited_lists=True, prefix=True): """Converts a dictionary of parameters to a query string. Args: params (dict): A dictionary of parameters, where each key is a parameter name, and each value is either a ``str`` or something that can be converted into a ``str``, or a list of such values. If a ``list``, the value will be converted to a comma-delimited string of values (e.g., 'thing=1,2,3'). comma_delimited_lists (bool): Set to ``False`` to encode list values by specifying multiple instances of the parameter (e.g., 'thing=1&thing=2&thing=3'). Otherwise, parameters will be encoded as comma-separated values (e.g., 'thing=1,2,3'). Defaults to ``True``. prefix (bool): Set to ``False`` to exclude the '?' prefix in the result string (default ``True``). Returns: str: A URI query string, including the '?' prefix (unless `prefix` is ``False``), or an empty string if no params are given (the ``dict`` is empty). """ if not params: return '' # PERF: This is faster than a list comprehension and join, mainly # because it allows us to inline the value transform. query_str = '?' if prefix else '' for k, v in params.items(): if v is True: v = 'true' elif v is False: v = 'false' elif isinstance(v, list): if comma_delimited_lists: v = ','.join(map(str, v)) else: for list_value in v: if list_value is True: list_value = 'true' elif list_value is False: list_value = 'false' else: list_value = str(list_value) query_str += k + '=' + list_value + '&' continue else: v = str(v) query_str += k + '=' + v + '&' return query_str[:-1]
[docs]def get_bound_method(obj, method_name): """Get a bound method of the given object by name. Args: obj: Object on which to look up the method. method_name: Name of the method to retrieve. Returns: Bound method, or ``None`` if the method does not exist on the object. Raises: AttributeError: The method exists, but it isn't bound (most likely a class was passed, rather than an instance of that class). """ method = getattr(obj, method_name, None) if method is not None: # NOTE(kgriffs): Ensure it is a bound method if six.get_method_self(method) is None: # NOTE(kgriffs): In Python 3 this code is unreachable # because the above will raise AttributeError on its # own. msg = '{0} must be a bound method'.format(method) raise AttributeError(msg) return method
def get_argnames(func): """Introspecs the arguments of a callable. Args: func: The callable to introspect Returns: A list of argument names, excluding *arg and **kwargs arguments. """ if six.PY2: if isinstance(func, functools.partial): spec = inspect.getargspec(func.func) elif inspect.isroutine(func): spec = inspect.getargspec(func) else: spec = inspect.getargspec(func.__call__) # NOTE(kgriffs): inspect.signature does not include 'self', # so remove it under PY2 if it is present. args = [arg for arg in spec.args if arg != 'self'] else: sig = inspect.signature(func) args = [ param.name for param in sig.parameters.values() if param.kind not in (inspect.Parameter.VAR_POSITIONAL, inspect.Parameter.VAR_KEYWORD) ] return args
[docs]def get_http_status(status_code, default_reason='Unknown'): """Gets both the http status code and description from just a code Args: status_code: integer or string that can be converted to an integer default_reason: default text to be appended to the status_code if the lookup does not find a result Returns: str: status code e.g. "404 Not Found" Raises: ValueError: the value entered could not be converted to an integer """ # sanitize inputs try: code = float(status_code) # float can validate values like "401.1" code = int(code) # converting to int removes the decimal places if code < 100: raise ValueError except ValueError: raise ValueError('get_http_status failed: "%s" is not a ' 'valid status code', status_code) # lookup the status code try: return getattr(status_codes, 'HTTP_' + str(code)) except AttributeError: # not found return str(code) + ' ' + default_reason