Installation

Install the distribution from source:

$ python setup.py install

Or install with easy_install:

$ easy_install fnord.easycodec

Usage

This package can be used to easily create and register codecs.

Use the decorator encoder to create an encode-function:

>>> from fnord.easycodec import encoder
>>> @encoder("my_codec")
... def my_encode(message):
...     ...

(my_codec is the name of the codec.)

Use the decorator decoder to create a decode-function:

>>> from fnord.easycodec import decoder
>>> @decoder("my_codec")
... def my_decode(message):
...     ...

Use the factory CodecRegistration to create an object that can be returned by a codec’s search-function:

>>> from fnord.easycodec import CodecRegistration, AUTO
>>> registration = CodecRegistration(
...     "my_codec", my_encode, my_decode,
...     streamwriter=AUTO, streamreader=AUTO)

This factory takes the following parameters:

name:

The name of the codec. Required.

encode:

The encode-function. Required.

decode:

The decode-function. Required.

incrementalencoder:

The incremental encoder. Optional.

incrementaldecoder:

The incremental decoder. Optional.

streamwriter:

The stream-writer. Optional.

streamreader:

The stream-reader. Optional.

If one of the optional parameters has the value AUTO assigned, an appropriate object will be generated and used.

Use the factory CodecSearch to create a search-function for a codec. The parameters are the same as for CodecRegistration:

>>> from fnord.easycodec import CodecSearch
>>> search = CodecSearch(
...     "my_codec", my_encode, my_decode,
...     streamwriter=AUTO, streamreader=AUTO)

This function can then be used to register the codec:

>>> import codecs
>>> codecs.register(search)

Contributors

• Bert Vanderbauwhede <batlock666@gmail.com>, Author

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