Package logilab :: Package common :: Package ureports :: Class BaseWriter

Class BaseWriter

object --+
         |
        BaseWriter

base class for ureport writers

Instance Methods

format(self, layout, stream=None, encoding=None)
format and write the given layout into the stream object

source code

format_children(self, layout)
recurse on the layout children and call their accept method...

source code

writeln(self, string='')
write a line in the output buffer

source code

write(self, string)
write a string in the output buffer

source code

begin_format(self, layout)
begin to format a layout

source code

end_format(self, layout)
finished to format a layout

source code

get_table_content(self, table)
trick to get table content without actually writing it

source code

compute_content(self, layout)
trick to compute the formatting of children layout before actually writing it

source code

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __init__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __str__

Properties
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details

format(self, layout, stream=None, encoding=None)

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format and write the given layout into the stream object

unicode policy: unicode strings may be found in the layout;
try to call stream.write with it, but give it back encoded using
the given encoding if it fails

format_children(self, layout)

source code

recurse on the layout children and call their accept method
(see the Visitor pattern)

get_table_content(self, table)

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trick to get table content without actually writing it

return an aligned list of lists containing table cells values as string

compute_content(self, layout)

source code

trick to compute the formatting of children layout before actually
writing it

return an iterator on strings (one for each child element)