_BaseUserDict = UserDict
class SanitizerConfig(_BaseUserDict):
- """ Dictionary with configuration options for a sanitizer.
-
- In addition to the usual dictionary function, the class provides
- accessors to standard sanatizer options that are used by many of the
+ """ The `SanitizerConfig` class is a read-only dictionary
+ with configuration options for the sanitizer.
+ In addition to the usual dictionary functions, the class provides
+ accessors to standard sanitizer options that are used by many of the
sanitizers.
"""
def get_string_list(self, param: str, default: Sequence[str] = tuple()) -> Sequence[str]:
""" Extract a configuration parameter as a string list.
- If the parameter value is a simple string, it is returned as a
- one-item list. If the parameter value does not exist, the given
- default is returned. If the parameter value is a list, it is checked
- to contain only strings before being returned.
+
+ Arguments:
+ param: Name of the configuration parameter.
+ default: Value to return, when the parameter is missing.
+
+ Returns:
+ If the parameter value is a simple string, it is returned as a
+ one-item list. If the parameter value does not exist, the given
+ default is returned. If the parameter value is a list, it is
+ checked to contain only strings before being returned.
"""
values = self.data.get(param, None)
def get_bool(self, param: str, default: Optional[bool] = None) -> bool:
""" Extract a configuration parameter as a boolean.
- The parameter must be one of the yaml boolean values or an
- user error will be raised. If `default` is given, then the parameter
- may also be missing or empty.
+
+ Arguments:
+ param: Name of the configuration parameter. The parameter must
+ contain one of the yaml boolean values or an
+ UsageError will be raised.
+ default: Value to return, when the parameter is missing.
+ When set to `None`, the parameter must be defined.
+
+ Returns:
+ Boolean value of the given parameter.
"""
value = self.data.get(param, default)
def get_delimiter(self, default: str = ',;') -> Pattern[str]:
- """ Return the 'delimiter' parameter in the configuration as a
- compiled regular expression that can be used to split the names on the
- delimiters. The regular expression makes sure that the resulting names
- are stripped and that repeated delimiters
- are ignored but it will still create empty fields on occasion. The
- code needs to filter those.
-
- The 'default' parameter defines the delimiter set to be used when
- not explicitly configured.
+ """ Return the 'delimiters' parameter in the configuration as a
+ compiled regular expression that can be used to split strings on
+ these delimiters.
+
+ Arguments:
+ default: Delimiters to be used when 'delimiters' parameter
+ is not explicitly configured.
+
+ Returns:
+ A regular expression pattern which can be used to
+ split a string. The regular expression makes sure that the
+ resulting names are stripped and that repeated delimiters
+ are ignored. It may still create empty fields on occasion. The
+ code needs to filter those.
"""
delimiter_set = set(self.data.get('delimiters', default))
if not delimiter_set:
def get_filter_kind(self, *default: str) -> Callable[[str], bool]:
""" Return a filter function for the name kind from the 'filter-kind'
- config parameter. The filter functions takes a name item and returns
- True when the item passes the filter.
+ config parameter.
- If the parameter is empty, the filter lets all items pass. If the
- paramter is a string, it is interpreted as a single regular expression
- that must match the full kind string. If the parameter is a list then
+ If the 'filter-kind' parameter is empty, the filter lets all items
+ pass. If the parameter is a string, it is interpreted as a single
+ regular expression that must match the full kind string.
+ If the parameter is a list then
any of the regular expressions in the list must match to pass.
+
+ Arguments:
+ default: Filters to be used, when the 'filter-kind' parameter
+ is not specified. If omitted then the default is to
+ let all names pass.
+
+ Returns:
+ A filter function which takes a name string and returns
+ True when the item passes the filter.
"""
filters = self.get_string_list('filter-kind', default)