Fixed a wrong apostrophe
[python.git] / Lib / mailcap.py
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1 """Mailcap file handling. See RFC 1524."""
3 import os
5 __all__ = ["getcaps","findmatch"]
7 # Part 1: top-level interface.
9 def getcaps():
10 """Return a dictionary containing the mailcap database.
12 The dictionary maps a MIME type (in all lowercase, e.g. 'text/plain')
13 to a list of dictionaries corresponding to mailcap entries. The list
14 collects all the entries for that MIME type from all available mailcap
15 files. Each dictionary contains key-value pairs for that MIME type,
16 where the viewing command is stored with the key "view".
18 """
19 caps = {}
20 for mailcap in listmailcapfiles():
21 try:
22 fp = open(mailcap, 'r')
23 except IOError:
24 continue
25 morecaps = readmailcapfile(fp)
26 fp.close()
27 for key, value in morecaps.iteritems():
28 if not key in caps:
29 caps[key] = value
30 else:
31 caps[key] = caps[key] + value
32 return caps
34 def listmailcapfiles():
35 """Return a list of all mailcap files found on the system."""
36 # XXX Actually, this is Unix-specific
37 if 'MAILCAPS' in os.environ:
38 str = os.environ['MAILCAPS']
39 mailcaps = str.split(':')
40 else:
41 if 'HOME' in os.environ:
42 home = os.environ['HOME']
43 else:
44 # Don't bother with getpwuid()
45 home = '.' # Last resort
46 mailcaps = [home + '/.mailcap', '/etc/mailcap',
47 '/usr/etc/mailcap', '/usr/local/etc/mailcap']
48 return mailcaps
51 # Part 2: the parser.
53 def readmailcapfile(fp):
54 """Read a mailcap file and return a dictionary keyed by MIME type.
56 Each MIME type is mapped to an entry consisting of a list of
57 dictionaries; the list will contain more than one such dictionary
58 if a given MIME type appears more than once in the mailcap file.
59 Each dictionary contains key-value pairs for that MIME type, where
60 the viewing command is stored with the key "view".
61 """
62 caps = {}
63 while 1:
64 line = fp.readline()
65 if not line: break
66 # Ignore comments and blank lines
67 if line[0] == '#' or line.strip() == '':
68 continue
69 nextline = line
70 # Join continuation lines
71 while nextline[-2:] == '\\\n':
72 nextline = fp.readline()
73 if not nextline: nextline = '\n'
74 line = line[:-2] + nextline
75 # Parse the line
76 key, fields = parseline(line)
77 if not (key and fields):
78 continue
79 # Normalize the key
80 types = key.split('/')
81 for j in range(len(types)):
82 types[j] = types[j].strip()
83 key = '/'.join(types).lower()
84 # Update the database
85 if key in caps:
86 caps[key].append(fields)
87 else:
88 caps[key] = [fields]
89 return caps
91 def parseline(line):
92 """Parse one entry in a mailcap file and return a dictionary.
94 The viewing command is stored as the value with the key "view",
95 and the rest of the fields produce key-value pairs in the dict.
96 """
97 fields = []
98 i, n = 0, len(line)
99 while i < n:
100 field, i = parsefield(line, i, n)
101 fields.append(field)
102 i = i+1 # Skip semicolon
103 if len(fields) < 2:
104 return None, None
105 key, view, rest = fields[0], fields[1], fields[2:]
106 fields = {'view': view}
107 for field in rest:
108 i = field.find('=')
109 if i < 0:
110 fkey = field
111 fvalue = ""
112 else:
113 fkey = field[:i].strip()
114 fvalue = field[i+1:].strip()
115 if fkey in fields:
116 # Ignore it
117 pass
118 else:
119 fields[fkey] = fvalue
120 return key, fields
122 def parsefield(line, i, n):
123 """Separate one key-value pair in a mailcap entry."""
124 start = i
125 while i < n:
126 c = line[i]
127 if c == ';':
128 break
129 elif c == '\\':
130 i = i+2
131 else:
132 i = i+1
133 return line[start:i].strip(), i
136 # Part 3: using the database.
138 def findmatch(caps, MIMEtype, key='view', filename="/dev/null", plist=[]):
139 """Find a match for a mailcap entry.
141 Return a tuple containing the command line, and the mailcap entry
142 used; (None, None) if no match is found. This may invoke the
143 'test' command of several matching entries before deciding which
144 entry to use.
147 entries = lookup(caps, MIMEtype, key)
148 # XXX This code should somehow check for the needsterminal flag.
149 for e in entries:
150 if 'test' in e:
151 test = subst(e['test'], filename, plist)
152 if test and os.system(test) != 0:
153 continue
154 command = subst(e[key], MIMEtype, filename, plist)
155 return command, e
156 return None, None
158 def lookup(caps, MIMEtype, key=None):
159 entries = []
160 if MIMEtype in caps:
161 entries = entries + caps[MIMEtype]
162 MIMEtypes = MIMEtype.split('/')
163 MIMEtype = MIMEtypes[0] + '/*'
164 if MIMEtype in caps:
165 entries = entries + caps[MIMEtype]
166 if key is not None:
167 entries = filter(lambda e, key=key: key in e, entries)
168 return entries
170 def subst(field, MIMEtype, filename, plist=[]):
171 # XXX Actually, this is Unix-specific
172 res = ''
173 i, n = 0, len(field)
174 while i < n:
175 c = field[i]; i = i+1
176 if c != '%':
177 if c == '\\':
178 c = field[i:i+1]; i = i+1
179 res = res + c
180 else:
181 c = field[i]; i = i+1
182 if c == '%':
183 res = res + c
184 elif c == 's':
185 res = res + filename
186 elif c == 't':
187 res = res + MIMEtype
188 elif c == '{':
189 start = i
190 while i < n and field[i] != '}':
191 i = i+1
192 name = field[start:i]
193 i = i+1
194 res = res + findparam(name, plist)
195 # XXX To do:
196 # %n == number of parts if type is multipart/*
197 # %F == list of alternating type and filename for parts
198 else:
199 res = res + '%' + c
200 return res
202 def findparam(name, plist):
203 name = name.lower() + '='
204 n = len(name)
205 for p in plist:
206 if p[:n].lower() == name:
207 return p[n:]
208 return ''
211 # Part 4: test program.
213 def test():
214 import sys
215 caps = getcaps()
216 if not sys.argv[1:]:
217 show(caps)
218 return
219 for i in range(1, len(sys.argv), 2):
220 args = sys.argv[i:i+2]
221 if len(args) < 2:
222 print "usage: mailcap [MIMEtype file] ..."
223 return
224 MIMEtype = args[0]
225 file = args[1]
226 command, e = findmatch(caps, MIMEtype, 'view', file)
227 if not command:
228 print "No viewer found for", type
229 else:
230 print "Executing:", command
231 sts = os.system(command)
232 if sts:
233 print "Exit status:", sts
235 def show(caps):
236 print "Mailcap files:"
237 for fn in listmailcapfiles(): print "\t" + fn
238 print
239 if not caps: caps = getcaps()
240 print "Mailcap entries:"
241 print
242 ckeys = caps.keys()
243 ckeys.sort()
244 for type in ckeys:
245 print type
246 entries = caps[type]
247 for e in entries:
248 keys = e.keys()
249 keys.sort()
250 for k in keys:
251 print " %-15s" % k, e[k]
252 print
254 if __name__ == '__main__':
255 test()