"""Tools for use in AppleEvent clients and servers: conversion between AE types and python types pack(x) converts a Python object to an AEDesc object unpack(desc) does the reverse coerce(x, wanted_sample) coerces a python object to another python object """ # # This code was originally written by Guido, and modified/extended by Jack # to include the various types that were missing. The reference used is # Apple Event Registry, chapter 9. # import struct import string import types from string import strip from types import * from Carbon import AE from Carbon.AppleEvents import * import MacOS import macfs import StringIO import aetypes from aetypes import mkenum, mktype # These ones seem to be missing from AppleEvents # (they're in AERegistry.h) #typeColorTable = 'clrt' #typeDrawingArea = 'cdrw' #typePixelMap = 'cpix' #typePixelMapMinus = 'tpmm' #typeRotation = 'trot' #typeTextStyles = 'tsty' #typeStyledText = 'STXT' #typeAEText = 'tTXT' #typeEnumeration = 'enum' # # Some AE types are immedeately coerced into something # we like better (and which is equivalent) # unpacker_coercions = { typeComp : typeFloat, typeColorTable : typeAEList, typeDrawingArea : typeAERecord, typeFixed : typeFloat, typeExtended : typeFloat, typePixelMap : typeAERecord, typeRotation : typeAERecord, typeStyledText : typeAERecord, typeTextStyles : typeAERecord, }; # # Some python types we need in the packer: # AEDescType = type(AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', '')) _sample_fss = macfs.FSSpec(':') _sample_alias = _sample_fss.NewAliasMinimal() FSSType = type(_sample_fss) AliasType = type(_sample_alias) def pack(x, forcetype = None): """Pack a python object into an AE descriptor""" if forcetype: if type(x) is StringType: return AE.AECreateDesc(forcetype, x) else: return pack(x).AECoerceDesc(forcetype) if x == None: return AE.AECreateDesc('null', '') t = type(x) if t == AEDescType: return x if t == FSSType: return AE.AECreateDesc('fss ', x.data) if t == AliasType: return AE.AECreateDesc('alis', x.data) if t == IntType: return AE.AECreateDesc('long', struct.pack('l', x)) if t == FloatType: return AE.AECreateDesc('doub', struct.pack('d', x)) if t == StringType: return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', x) if t == UnicodeType: data = t.encode('utf16') if data[:2] == '\xfe\xff': data = data[2:] return AE.AECreateDesc('utxt', data) if t == ListType: list = AE.AECreateList('', 0) for item in x: list.AEPutDesc(0, pack(item)) return list if t == DictionaryType: record = AE.AECreateList('', 1) for key, value in x.items(): record.AEPutParamDesc(key, pack(value)) return record if t == InstanceType and hasattr(x, '__aepack__'): return x.__aepack__() return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', repr(x)) # Copout def unpack(desc): """Unpack an AE descriptor to a python object""" t = desc.type if unpacker_coercions.has_key(t): desc = desc.AECoerceDesc(unpacker_coercions[t]) t = desc.type # This is a guess by Jack.... if t == typeAEList: l = [] for i in range(desc.AECountItems()): keyword, item = desc.AEGetNthDesc(i+1, '****') l.append(unpack(item)) return l if t == typeAERecord: d = {} for i in range(desc.AECountItems()): keyword, item = desc.AEGetNthDesc(i+1, '****') d[keyword] = unpack(item) return d if t == typeAEText: record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco') return mkaetext(unpack(record)) if t == typeAlias: return macfs.RawAlias(desc.data) # typeAppleEvent returned as unknown if t == typeBoolean: return struct.unpack('b', desc.data)[0] if t == typeChar: return desc.data if t == typeUnicodeText: return unicode(desc.data, 'utf16') # typeColorTable coerced to typeAEList # typeComp coerced to extended # typeData returned as unknown # typeDrawingArea coerced to typeAERecord if t == typeEnumeration: return mkenum(desc.data) # typeEPS returned as unknown if t == typeFalse: return 0 if t == typeFloat: data = desc.data return struct.unpack('d', data)[0] if t == typeFSS: return macfs.RawFSSpec(desc.data) if t == typeInsertionLoc: record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco') return mkinsertionloc(unpack(record)) # typeInteger equal to typeLongInteger if t == typeIntlText: script, language = struct.unpack('hh', desc.data[:4]) return aetypes.IntlText(script, language, desc.data[4:]) if t == typeIntlWritingCode: script, language = struct.unpack('hh', desc.data) return aetypes.IntlWritingCode(script, language) if t == typeKeyword: return mkkeyword(desc.data) if t == typeLongInteger: return struct.unpack('l', desc.data)[0] if t == typeLongDateTime: a, b = struct.unpack('lL', desc.data) return (long(a) << 32) + b if t == typeNull: return None if t == typeMagnitude: v = struct.unpack('l', desc.data) if v < 0: v = 0x100000000L + v return v if t == typeObjectSpecifier: record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco') return mkobject(unpack(record)) # typePict returned as unknown # typePixelMap coerced to typeAERecord # typePixelMapMinus returned as unknown # typeProcessSerialNumber returned as unknown if t == typeQDPoint: v, h = struct.unpack('hh', desc.data) return aetypes.QDPoint(v, h) if t == typeQDRectangle: v0, h0, v1, h1 = struct.unpack('hhhh', desc.data) return aetypes.QDRectangle(v0, h0, v1, h1) if t == typeRGBColor: r, g, b = struct.unpack('hhh', desc.data) return aetypes.RGBColor(r, g, b) # typeRotation coerced to typeAERecord # typeScrapStyles returned as unknown # typeSessionID returned as unknown if t == typeShortFloat: return struct.unpack('f', desc.data)[0] if t == typeShortInteger: return struct.unpack('h', desc.data)[0] # typeSMFloat identical to typeShortFloat # typeSMInt indetical to typeShortInt # typeStyledText coerced to typeAERecord if t == typeTargetID: return mktargetid(desc.data) # typeTextStyles coerced to typeAERecord # typeTIFF returned as unknown if t == typeTrue: return 1 if t == typeType: return mktype(desc.data) # # The following are special # if t == 'rang': record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco') return mkrange(unpack(record)) if t == 'cmpd': record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco') return mkcomparison(unpack(record)) if t == 'logi': record = desc.AECoerceDesc('reco') return mklogical(unpack(record)) return mkunknown(desc.type, desc.data) def coerce(data, egdata): """Coerce a python object to another type using the AE coercers""" pdata = pack(data) pegdata = pack(egdata) pdata = pdata.AECoerceDesc(pegdata.type) return unpack(pdata) # # Helper routines for unpack # def mktargetid(data): sessionID = getlong(data[:4]) name = mkppcportrec(data[4:4+72]) location = mklocationnamerec(data[76:76+36]) rcvrName = mkppcportrec(data[112:112+72]) return sessionID, name, location, rcvrName def mkppcportrec(rec): namescript = getword(rec[:2]) name = getpstr(rec[2:2+33]) portkind = getword(rec[36:38]) if portkind == 1: ctor = rec[38:42] type = rec[42:46] identity = (ctor, type) else: identity = getpstr(rec[38:38+33]) return namescript, name, portkind, identity def mklocationnamerec(rec): kind = getword(rec[:2]) stuff = rec[2:] if kind == 0: stuff = None if kind == 2: stuff = getpstr(stuff) return kind, stuff def mkunknown(type, data): return aetypes.Unknown(type, data) def getpstr(s): return s[1:1+ord(s[0])] def getlong(s): return (ord(s[0])<<24) | (ord(s[1])<<16) | (ord(s[2])<<8) | ord(s[3]) def getword(s): return (ord(s[0])<<8) | (ord(s[1])<<0) def mkkeyword(keyword): return aetypes.Keyword(keyword) def mkrange(dict): return aetypes.Range(dict['star'], dict['stop']) def mkcomparison(dict): return aetypes.Comparison(dict['obj1'], dict['relo'].enum, dict['obj2']) def mklogical(dict): return aetypes.Logical(dict['logc'], dict['term']) def mkstyledtext(dict): return aetypes.StyledText(dict['ksty'], dict['ktxt']) def mkaetext(dict): return aetypes.AEText(dict[keyAEScriptTag], dict[keyAEStyles], dict[keyAEText]) def mkinsertionloc(dict): return aetypes.InsertionLoc(dict[keyAEObject], dict[keyAEPosition]) def mkobject(dict): want = dict['want'].type form = dict['form'].enum seld = dict['seld'] fr = dict['from'] if form in ('name', 'indx', 'rang', 'test'): if want == 'text': return aetypes.Text(seld, fr) if want == 'cha ': return aetypes.Character(seld, fr) if want == 'cwor': return aetypes.Word(seld, fr) if want == 'clin': return aetypes.Line(seld, fr) if want == 'cpar': return aetypes.Paragraph(seld, fr) if want == 'cwin': return aetypes.Window(seld, fr) if want == 'docu': return aetypes.Document(seld, fr) if want == 'file': return aetypes.File(seld, fr) if want == 'cins': return aetypes.InsertionPoint(seld, fr) if want == 'prop' and form == 'prop' and aetypes.IsType(seld): return aetypes.Property(seld.type, fr) return aetypes.ObjectSpecifier(want, form, seld, fr) def _test(): """Test program. Pack and unpack various things""" objs = [ 'a string', 12, 12.0, None, ['a', 'list', 'of', 'strings'], {'key1': 'value1', 'key2':'value2'}, macfs.FSSpec(':'), macfs.FSSpec(':').NewAliasMinimal(), aetypes.Enum('enum'), aetypes.Type('type'), aetypes.Keyword('kwrd'), aetypes.Range(1, 10), aetypes.Comparison(1, '< ', 10), aetypes.Logical('not ', 1), # Cannot do StyledText # Cannot do AEText aetypes.IntlText(0, 0, 'international text'), aetypes.IntlWritingCode(0,0), aetypes.QDPoint(50,100), aetypes.QDRectangle(50,100,150,200), aetypes.RGBColor(0x7000, 0x6000, 0x5000), aetypes.Unknown('xxxx', 'unknown type data'), aetypes.Character(1), aetypes.Character(2, aetypes.Line(2)), ] for o in objs: print 'BEFORE', o, `o` packed = pack(o) unpacked = unpack(packed) print 'AFTER ', unpacked, `unpacked` import sys sys.exit(1) if __name__ == '__main__': _test()