BGEN -- An Experiment: Automatic Generation of Extension Modules
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This directory contains BGEN -- a package that helps in generating
complete source code for Python extension module. It currently also
contains a set of examples that were generated with BGEN. These
examples are mostly interfaces to a number of important managers in
the Macintosh toolbox.
Overview of Subdirectories
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Main subdirectories:
bgen the code generator package
Example subdirectories:
ae AppleEvents
ctl Controls
dlg Dialogs
evt Events
menu Menus
qd QuickDraw
res Resources
snd Sound
win Windows
Contents of Subdirectories
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The contents of each example subdirectory is similar (<Foobar> is
for instance AppleEvents, while <foo> is ae):
<foo>scan.py Scan the <Foobar>.h header, generating <foo>gen.py
<foo>gen.py Output of <foo>scan.py, input for <foo>support.py
<foo>edit.py Manually written complement of <foo>gen.py, sometimes
<foo>support.py Generate <Foo>module.c from <foo>gen.py and <foo>edit.py
<Foo>module.c The interface module, ready to be compiled
<Foobar>.py Symbolic constants extracted from <Foobar.h>
Tests and Examples
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Other files in these subdirectories are usually examples using the
extension. If there's a file t<foo>.py, it usually is a really
boring test program.
Some test programs contain pathnames that should be edited before
trying them.
Some of the less boring tests and examples:
At the top level:
test.py Application mainloop, uses most Mac extensions
In ae:
aetools.py Conversions between AE and Python data type
echo.py Dummy AE server, echoes all data back
tell.py Primitive AE client
aete.py Decode 'aete' and 'aeut' resources (incomplete)
In res:
listres.py List *all* resources in current and in all res files
copyres.py Copy a resource file
mkerrstrres.py Read "errors.txt" and create a set of "Estr" resources
In snd:
playaiff.py Play an AIFF file
morse.py Turn text into Morse code
audiodev.py The standard audiodev.py extended with Mac support
Audio_mac.py The Mac support for audiodev.py
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