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diff --git a/py/_vendored_packages/apipkg-1.4.dist-info/DESCRIPTION.rst b/py/_vendored_packages/apipkg-1.4.dist-info/DESCRIPTION.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5482220 --- /dev/null +++ b/py/_vendored_packages/apipkg-1.4.dist-info/DESCRIPTION.rst @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +Welcome to apipkg! +------------------------ + +With apipkg you can control the exported namespace of a +python package and greatly reduce the number of imports for your users. +It is a `small pure python module`_ that works on virtually all Python +versions, including CPython2.3 to Python3.1, Jython and PyPy. It co-operates +well with Python's ``help()`` system, custom importers (PEP302) and common +command line completion tools. + +Usage is very simple: you can require 'apipkg' as a dependency or you +can copy paste the <200 Lines of code into your project. + + +Tutorial example +------------------- + +Here is a simple ``mypkg`` package that specifies one namespace +and exports two objects imported from different modules:: + + # mypkg/__init__.py + import apipkg + apipkg.initpkg(__name__, { + 'path': { + 'Class1': "_mypkg.somemodule:Class1", + 'clsattr': "_mypkg.othermodule:Class2.attr", + } + } + +The package is initialized with a dictionary as namespace. + +You need to create a ``_mypkg`` package with a ``somemodule.py`` +and ``othermodule.py`` containing the respective classes. +The ``_mypkg`` is not special - it's a completely +regular python package. + +Namespace dictionaries contain ``name: value`` mappings +where the value may be another namespace dictionary or +a string specifying an import location. On accessing +an namespace attribute an import will be performed:: + + >>> import mypkg + >>> mypkg.path + <ApiModule 'mypkg.path'> + >>> mypkg.path.Class1 # '_mypkg.somemodule' gets imported now + <class _mypkg.somemodule.Class1 at 0xb7d428fc> + >>> mypkg.path.clsattr # '_mypkg.othermodule' gets imported now + 4 # the value of _mypkg.othermodule.Class2.attr + +The ``mypkg.path`` namespace and its two entries are +loaded when they are accessed. This means: + +* lazy loading - only what is actually needed is ever loaded + +* only the root "mypkg" ever needs to be imported to get + access to the complete functionality. + +* the underlying modules are also accessible, for example:: + + from mypkg.sub import Class1 + + +Including apipkg in your package +-------------------------------------- + +If you don't want to add an ``apipkg`` dependency to your package you +can copy the `apipkg.py`_ file somewhere to your own package, +for example ``_mypkg/apipkg.py`` in the above example. You +then import the ``initpkg`` function from that new place and +are good to go. + +.. _`small pure python module`: +.. _`apipkg.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/apipkg/src/tip/apipkg.py + +Feedback? +----------------------- + +If you have questions you are welcome to + +* join the #pylib channel on irc.freenode.net +* subscribe to the http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/py-dev list. +* create an issue on http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/apipkg/issues + +have fun, +holger krekel + + |