appypod-rattail/pod/buffers.py

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# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This file is part of Appy, a framework for building applications in the Python
# language. Copyright (C) 2007 Gaetan Delannay
# Appy is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
# terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
# Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
# version.
# Appy is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
# Appy. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
import re
from xml.sax.saxutils import quoteattr
from appy.shared.xml_parser import xmlPrologue, escapeXml
from appy.pod import PodError
from appy.pod.elements import *
from appy.pod.actions import IfAction, ElseAction, ForAction, VariablesAction, \
NullAction
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class ParsingError(Exception): pass
# ParsingError-related constants -----------------------------------------------
ELEMENT = 'identifies the part of the document that will be impacted ' \
'by the command. It must be one of %s.' % str(PodElement.POD_ELEMS)
FOR_EXPRESSION = 'must be of the form: {name} in {expression}. {name} must be '\
'a Python variable name. It is the name of the iteration ' \
'variable. {expression} is a Python expression that, when ' \
'evaluated, produces a Python sequence (tuple, string, list, '\
'etc).'
POD_STATEMENT = 'A Pod statement has the ' \
'form: do {element} [{command} {expression}]. {element} ' + \
ELEMENT + ' Optional {command} can be "if" ' \
'(conditional inclusion of the element) or "for" (multiple ' \
'inclusion of the element). For an "if" command, {expression} '\
'is any Python expression. For a "for" command, {expression} '+\
FOR_EXPRESSION
FROM_CLAUSE = 'A "from" clause has the form: from {expression}, where ' \
'{expression} is a Python expression that, when evaluated, ' \
'produces a valid chunk of odt content that will be inserted ' \
'instead of the element that is the target of the note.'
BAD_STATEMENT_GROUP = 'Syntax error while parsing a note whose content is ' \
'"%s". In a note, you may specify at most 2 lines: a ' \
'pod statement and a "from" clause. ' + POD_STATEMENT + \
' ' + FROM_CLAUSE
BAD_STATEMENT = 'Syntax error for statement "%s". ' + POD_STATEMENT
BAD_ELEMENT = 'Bad element "%s". An element ' + ELEMENT
BAD_MINUS = "The '-' operator can't be used with element '%s'. It can only be "\
"specified for elements among %s."
ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND = 'Action specified element "%s" but available elements ' \
'in this part of the document are %s.'
BAD_FROM_CLAUSE = 'Syntax error in "from" clause "%s". ' + FROM_CLAUSE
DUPLICATE_NAMED_IF = 'An "if" statement with the same name already exists.'
ELSE_WITHOUT_IF = 'No previous "if" statement could be found for this "else" ' \
'statement.'
ELSE_WITHOUT_NAMED_IF = 'I could not find an "if" statement named "%s".'
BAD_FOR_EXPRESSION = 'Bad "for" expression "%s". A "for" expression ' + \
FOR_EXPRESSION
BAD_VAR_EXPRESSION = 'Bad variable definition "%s". A variable definition ' \
'must have the form {name} = {expression}. {name} must be a Python-' \
'compliant variable name. {expression} is a Python expression. When ' \
'encountering such a statement, pod will define, in the specified part ' \
'of the document, a variable {name} whose value will be the evaluated ' \
'{expression}.'
EVAL_EXPR_ERROR = 'Error while evaluating expression "%s". %s'
NULL_ACTION_ERROR = 'There was a problem with this action. Possible causes: ' \
'(1) you specified no action (ie "do text") while not ' \
'specifying any from clause; (2) you specified the from ' \
'clause on the same line as the action, which is not ' \
'allowed (ie "do text from ...").'
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class BufferIterator:
def __init__(self, buffer):
self.buffer = buffer
self.remainingSubBufferIndexes = self.buffer.subBuffers.keys()
self.remainingElemIndexes = self.buffer.elements.keys()
self.remainingSubBufferIndexes.sort()
self.remainingElemIndexes.sort()
def hasNext(self):
return self.remainingSubBufferIndexes or self.remainingElemIndexes
def next(self):
nextSubBufferIndex = None
if self.remainingSubBufferIndexes:
nextSubBufferIndex = self.remainingSubBufferIndexes[0]
nextExprIndex = None
if self.remainingElemIndexes:
nextExprIndex = self.remainingElemIndexes[0]
# Compute min between nextSubBufferIndex and nextExprIndex
if (nextSubBufferIndex != None) and (nextExprIndex != None):
res = min(nextSubBufferIndex, nextExprIndex)
elif (nextSubBufferIndex == None) and (nextExprIndex != None):
res = nextExprIndex
elif (nextSubBufferIndex != None) and (nextExprIndex == None):
res = nextSubBufferIndex
# Update "remaining" lists
if res == nextSubBufferIndex:
self.remainingSubBufferIndexes = self.remainingSubBufferIndexes[1:]
resDict = self.buffer.subBuffers
elif res == nextExprIndex:
self.remainingElemIndexes = self.remainingElemIndexes[1:]
resDict = self.buffer.elements
return res, resDict[res]
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class Buffer:
'''Abstract class representing any buffer used during rendering.'''
elementRex = re.compile('([\w-]+:[\w-]+)\s*(.*?)>', re.S)
def __init__(self, env, parent):
self.parent = parent
self.subBuffers = {} # ~{i_bufferIndex: Buffer}~
self.env = env
# Are we computing for pod (True) or px (False)
self.pod = env.__class__.__name__ != 'PxEnvironment'
def addSubBuffer(self, subBuffer=None):
if not subBuffer:
subBuffer = MemoryBuffer(self.env, self)
self.subBuffers[self.getLength()] = subBuffer
subBuffer.parent = self
return subBuffer
def removeLastSubBuffer(self):
subBufferIndexes = self.subBuffers.keys()
subBufferIndexes.sort()
lastIndex = subBufferIndexes.pop()
del self.subBuffers[lastIndex]
def write(self, something): pass # To be overridden
def getLength(self): pass # To be overridden
def dumpStartElement(self, elem, attrs={}, ignoreAttrs=(), hook=False,
noEndTag=False, renamedAttrs=None):
'''Inserts into this buffer the start tag p_elem, with its p_attrs,
excepted those listed in p_ignoreAttrs. Attrs can be dumped with an
alternative name if specified in dict p_renamedAttrs. If p_hook is
not None (works only for MemoryBuffers), we will insert, at the end
of the list of dumped attributes:
* [pod] an Attributes instance, in order to be able, when evaluating
the buffer, to dump additional attributes, not known at this
dump time;
* [px] an Attribute instance, representing a special HTML attribute
like "checked" or "selected", that, if the tied expression
returns False, must not be dumped at all. In this case,
p_hook must be a tuple (s_attrName, s_expr).
'''
self.write('<%s' % elem)
for name, value in attrs.items():
if ignoreAttrs and (name in ignoreAttrs): continue
if renamedAttrs and (name in renamedAttrs): name=renamedAttrs[name]
# If the value begins with ':', it is a Python expression. Else,
# it is a static value.
if not value.startswith(':'):
self.write(' %s=%s' % (name, quoteattr(value)))
else:
self.write(' %s="' % name)
self.addExpression(value[1:])
self.write('"')
res = None
if hook:
if self.pod:
res = self.addAttributes()
else:
self.addAttribute(*hook)
# Close the tag
self.write(noEndTag and '/>' or '>')
return res
def dumpEndElement(self, elem):
self.write('</%s>' % elem)
def dumpElement(self, elem, content=None, attrs={}):
'''For dumping a whole element at once.'''
self.dumpStartElement(elem, attrs)
if content:
self.dumpContent(content)
self.dumpEndElement(elem)
def dumpContent(self, content):
'''Dumps string p_content into the buffer.'''
if self.pod:
# Take care of converting line breaks to odf line breaks.
content = escapeXml(content, format='odf',
nsText=self.env.namespaces[self.env.NS_TEXT])
else:
content = escapeXml(content)
self.write(content)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class FileBuffer(Buffer):
def __init__(self, env, result):
Buffer.__init__(self, env, None)
self.result = result
self.content = file(result, 'w')
self.content.write(xmlPrologue)
# getLength is used to manage insertions into sub-buffers. But in the case
# of a FileBuffer, we will only have 1 sub-buffer at a time, and we don't
# care about where it will be inserted into the FileBuffer.
def getLength(self): return 0
def write(self, something):
try:
self.content.write(something.encode('utf-8'))
except UnicodeDecodeError:
self.content.write(something)
def addExpression(self, expression, tiedHook=None):
# At 2013-02-06, this method was not called within the whole test suite.
try:
expr = Expression(expression, self.pod)
if tiedHook: tiedHook.tiedExpression = expr
res, escape = expr.evaluate(self.env.context)
if escape: self.dumpContent(res)
else: self.write(res)
except Exception, e:
PodError.dump(self, EVAL_EXPR_ERROR % (expression, e), dumpTb=False)
def addAttributes(self):
# Into a FileBuffer, it is not possible to insert Attributes. Every
# Attributes instance is tied to an Expression; because dumping
# expressions directly into FileBuffer instances seems to be a rather
# theorical case (see comment inside the previous method), it does not
# seem to be a real problem.
pass
def pushSubBuffer(self, subBuffer): pass
def getRootBuffer(self): return self
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class MemoryBuffer(Buffer):
actionRex = re.compile('(?:(\w+)\s*\:\s*)?do\s+(\w+)(-)?' \
'(?:\s+(for|if|else|with)\s*(.*))?')
forRex = re.compile('\s*([\w\-_]+)\s+in\s+(.*)')
varRex = re.compile('\s*([\w\-_]+)\s*=\s*(.*)')
def __init__(self, env, parent):
Buffer.__init__(self, env, parent)
self.content = u''
self.elements = {}
self.action = None
def addSubBuffer(self, subBuffer=None):
sb = Buffer.addSubBuffer(self, subBuffer)
self.content += ' ' # To avoid having several subbuffers referenced at
# the same place within this buffer.
return sb
def getRootBuffer(self):
'''Returns the root buffer. For POD it is always a FileBuffer. For PX,
it is a MemoryBuffer.'''
if self.parent: return self.parent.getRootBuffer()
return self
def getLength(self): return len(self.content)
def write(self, thing): self.content += thing
def getIndex(self, podElemName):
res = -1
for index, podElem in self.elements.iteritems():
if podElem.__class__.__name__.lower() == podElemName:
if index > res:
res = index
return res
def getMainElement(self):
res = None
if self.elements.has_key(0):
res = self.elements[0]
return res
def isMainElement(self, elem):
'''Is p_elem the main elemen within this buffer?'''
mainElem = self.getMainElement()
if not mainElem: return
if hasattr(mainElem, 'OD'): mainElem = mainElem.OD.elem
if elem != mainElem: return
# elem is the same as the main elem. But is it really the main elem, or
# the same elem, found deeper in the buffer?
for index, iElem in self.elements.iteritems():
foundElem = None
if hasattr(iElem, 'OD'):
if iElem.OD:
foundElem = iElem.OD.elem
else:
foundElem = iElem
if (foundElem == mainElem) and (index != 0):
return
return True
def unreferenceElement(self, elem):
# Find last occurrence of this element
elemIndex = -1
for index, iElem in self.elements.iteritems():
foundElem = None
if hasattr(iElem, 'OD'):
# A POD element
if iElem.OD:
foundElem = iElem.OD.elem
else:
# A PX elem
foundElem = iElem
if (foundElem == elem) and (index > elemIndex):
elemIndex = index
del self.elements[elemIndex]
def pushSubBuffer(self, subBuffer):
'''Sets p_subBuffer at the very end of the buffer.'''
subIndex = None
for index, aSubBuffer in self.subBuffers.iteritems():
if aSubBuffer == subBuffer:
subIndex = index
break
if subIndex != None:
# Indeed, it is possible that this buffer is not referenced
# in the parent (if it is a temp buffer generated from a cut)
del self.subBuffers[subIndex]
self.subBuffers[self.getLength()] = subBuffer
self.content += u' '
def transferAllContent(self):
'''Transfer all content to parent.'''
if isinstance(self.parent, FileBuffer):
# First unreference all elements
for index in self.getElementIndexes(expressions=False):
del self.elements[index]
self.evaluate(self.parent, self.env.context)
else:
# Transfer content in itself
oldParentLength = self.parent.getLength()
self.parent.write(self.content)
# Transfer elements
for index, podElem in self.elements.iteritems():
self.parent.elements[oldParentLength + index] = podElem
# Transfer sub-buffers
for index, buf in self.subBuffers.iteritems():
self.parent.subBuffers[oldParentLength + index] = buf
# Empty the buffer
MemoryBuffer.__init__(self, self.env, self.parent)
# Change buffer position wrt parent
self.parent.pushSubBuffer(self)
def addElement(self, elem, elemType='pod'):
if elemType == 'pod':
elem = PodElement.create(elem)
self.elements[self.getLength()] = elem
if isinstance(elem, Cell) or isinstance(elem, Table):
elem.tableInfo = self.env.getTable()
if isinstance(elem, Cell):
# Remember where this cell is in the table
elem.colIndex = elem.tableInfo.curColIndex
if elem == 'x':
# See comment on similar statement in the method below.
self.content += u' '
def addExpression(self, expression, tiedHook=None):
# Create the POD expression
expr = Expression(expression, self.pod)
if tiedHook: tiedHook.tiedExpression = expr
self.elements[self.getLength()] = expr
# To be sure that an expr and an elem can't be found at the same index
# in the buffer.
self.content += u' '
def addAttributes(self):
'''pod-only: adds an Attributes instance into this buffer.'''
attrs = Attributes(self.env)
self.elements[self.getLength()] = attrs
self.content += u' '
return attrs
def addAttribute(self, name, expr):
'''px-only: adds an Attribute instance into this buffer.'''
attr = Attribute(name, expr)
self.elements[self.getLength()] = attr
self.content += u' '
return attr
def _getVariables(self, expr):
'''Returns variable definitions in p_expr as a list
~[(s_varName, s_expr)]~.'''
exprs = expr.strip().split(';')
res = []
for sub in exprs:
varRes = MemoryBuffer.varRex.match(sub)
if not varRes:
raise ParsingError(BAD_VAR_EXPRESSION % sub)
res.append(varRes.groups())
return res
def createAction(self, statementGroup):
'''Tries to create an action based on p_statementGroup. If the statement
is not correct, r_ is -1. Else, r_ is the index of the element within
the buffer that is the object of the action.'''
res = -1
try:
# Check the whole statement group
if not statementGroup or (len(statementGroup) > 2):
raise ParsingError(BAD_STATEMENT_GROUP % str(statementGroup))
# Check the statement
statement = statementGroup[0]
aRes = self.actionRex.match(statement)
if not aRes:
raise ParsingError(BAD_STATEMENT % statement)
statementName, podElem, minus, actionType, subExpr = aRes.groups()
if not (podElem in PodElement.POD_ELEMS):
raise ParsingError(BAD_ELEMENT % podElem)
if minus and (not podElem in PodElement.MINUS_ELEMS):
raise ParsingError(
BAD_MINUS % (podElem, PodElement.MINUS_ELEMS))
indexPodElem = self.getIndex(podElem)
if indexPodElem == -1:
raise ParsingError(
ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND % (podElem, str([
e.__class__.__name__.lower() \
for e in self.elements.values()])))
podElem = self.elements[indexPodElem]
# Check the 'from' clause
fromClause = None
source = 'buffer'
if len(statementGroup) > 1:
fromClause = statementGroup[1]
source = 'from'
if not fromClause.startswith('from '):
raise ParsingError(BAD_FROM_CLAUSE % fromClause)
fromClause = fromClause[5:]
# Create the action
if actionType == 'if':
self.action = IfAction(statementName, self, subExpr, podElem,
minus, source, fromClause)
self.env.ifActions.append(self.action)
if self.action.name:
# We must register this action as a named action
if self.env.namedIfActions.has_key(self.action.name):
raise ParsingError(DUPLICATE_NAMED_IF)
self.env.namedIfActions[self.action.name] = self.action
elif actionType == 'else':
if not self.env.ifActions:
raise ParsingError(ELSE_WITHOUT_IF)
# Does the "else" action reference a named "if" action?
ifReference = subExpr.strip()
if ifReference:
if not self.env.namedIfActions.has_key(ifReference):
raise ParsingError(ELSE_WITHOUT_NAMED_IF % ifReference)
linkedIfAction = self.env.namedIfActions[ifReference]
# This "else" action "consumes" the "if" action: this way,
# it is not possible to define two "else" actions related to
# the same "if".
del self.env.namedIfActions[ifReference]
self.env.ifActions.remove(linkedIfAction)
else:
linkedIfAction = self.env.ifActions.pop()
self.action = ElseAction(statementName, self, None, podElem,
minus, source, fromClause,
linkedIfAction)
elif actionType == 'for':
forRes = MemoryBuffer.forRex.match(subExpr.strip())
if not forRes:
raise ParsingError(BAD_FOR_EXPRESSION % subExpr)
iter, subExpr = forRes.groups()
self.action = ForAction(statementName, self, subExpr, podElem,
minus, iter, source, fromClause)
elif actionType == 'with':
variables = self._getVariables(subExpr)
self.action = VariablesAction(statementName, self, podElem,
minus, variables, source, fromClause)
else: # null action
if not fromClause:
raise ParsingError(NULL_ACTION_ERROR)
self.action = NullAction(statementName, self, None, podElem,
None, source, fromClause)
res = indexPodElem
except ParsingError, ppe:
PodError.dump(self, ppe, removeFirstLine=True)
return res
def createPxAction(self, elem, actionType, statement):
'''Creates a PX action and link it to this buffer. If an action is
already linked to this buffer (in self.action), this action is
chained behind the last action via self.action.subAction.'''
res = 0
statement = statement.strip()
if actionType == 'for':
forRes = MemoryBuffer.forRex.match(statement)
if not forRes:
raise ParsingError(BAD_FOR_EXPRESSION % statement)
iter, subExpr = forRes.groups()
action = ForAction('for', self, subExpr, elem, False, iter,
'buffer', None)
elif actionType == 'if':
action= IfAction('if', self, statement, elem, False, 'buffer', None)
elif actionType == 'var':
variables = self._getVariables(statement)
action = VariablesAction('var', self, elem, False, variables,
'buffer', None)
# Is it the first action for this buffer or not?
if not self.action:
self.action = action
else:
self.action.addSubAction(action)
return res
def cut(self, index, keepFirstPart):
'''Cuts this buffer into 2 parts. Depending on p_keepFirstPart, the 1st
(from 0 to index-1) or the second (from index to the end) part of the
buffer is returned as a MemoryBuffer instance without parent; the other
part is self.'''
res = MemoryBuffer(self.env, None)
# Manage buffer meta-info (elements, expressions, subbuffers)
iter = BufferIterator(self)
subBuffersToDelete = []
elementsToDelete = []
mustShift = False
while iter.hasNext():
itemIndex, item = iter.next()
if keepFirstPart:
if itemIndex >= index:
newIndex = itemIndex-index
if isinstance(item, MemoryBuffer):
res.subBuffers[newIndex] = item
subBuffersToDelete.append(itemIndex)
else:
res.elements[newIndex] = item
elementsToDelete.append(itemIndex)
else:
if itemIndex < index:
if isinstance(item, MemoryBuffer):
res.subBuffers[itemIndex] = item
subBuffersToDelete.append(itemIndex)
else:
res.elements[itemIndex] = item
elementsToDelete.append(itemIndex)
else:
mustShift = True
if elementsToDelete:
for elemIndex in elementsToDelete:
del self.elements[elemIndex]
if subBuffersToDelete:
for subIndex in subBuffersToDelete:
del self.subBuffers[subIndex]
if mustShift:
elements = {}
for elemIndex, elem in self.elements.iteritems():
elements[elemIndex-index] = elem
self.elements = elements
subBuffers = {}
for subIndex, buf in self.subBuffers.iteritems():
subBuffers[subIndex-index] = buf
self.subBuffers = subBuffers
# Manage content
if keepFirstPart:
res.write(self.content[index:])
self.content = self.content[:index]
else:
res.write(self.content[:index])
self.content = self.content[index:]
return res
def getElementIndexes(self, expressions=True):
res = []
for index, elem in self.elements.iteritems():
condition = isinstance(elem, Expression)
if not expressions:
condition = not condition
if condition:
res.append(index)
return res
def transferActionIndependentContent(self, actionElemIndex):
# Manage content to transfer to parent buffer
if actionElemIndex != 0:
actionIndependentBuffer = self.cut(actionElemIndex,
keepFirstPart=False)
actionIndependentBuffer.parent = self.parent
actionIndependentBuffer.transferAllContent()
self.parent.pushSubBuffer(self)
# Manage content to transfer to a child buffer
actionElemIndex = self.getIndex(
self.action.elem.__class__.__name__.lower())
# We recompute actionElemIndex because after cut it may have changed
elemIndexes = self.getElementIndexes(expressions=False)
elemIndexes.sort()
if elemIndexes.index(actionElemIndex) != (len(elemIndexes)-1):
# I must create a sub-buffer with the impactable elements after
# the action-related element
childBuffer = self.cut(elemIndexes[elemIndexes.index(
actionElemIndex)+1], keepFirstPart=True)
self.addSubBuffer(childBuffer)
res = childBuffer
else:
res = self
return res
def getStartIndex(self, removeMainElems):
'''When I must dump the buffer, sometimes (if p_removeMainElems is
True), I must dump only a subset of it. This method returns the start
index of the buffer part I must dump.'''
if removeMainElems:
# Find the start position of the deepest element to remove
deepestElem = self.action.elem.DEEPEST_TO_REMOVE
pos = self.content.find('<%s' % deepestElem.elem)
pos = pos + len(deepestElem.elem)
# Now we must find the position of the end of this start tag,
# skipping potential attributes.
inAttrValue = False # Are we parsing an attribute value ?
endTagFound = False # Have we found the end of this tag ?
while not endTagFound:
pos += 1
nextChar = self.content[pos]
if (nextChar == '>') and not inAttrValue:
# Yes we have it
endTagFound = True
elif nextChar == '"':
inAttrValue = not inAttrValue
res = pos + 1
else:
res = 0
return res
def getStopIndex(self, removeMainElems):
'''This method returns the stop index of the buffer part I must dump.'''
if removeMainElems:
ns = self.env.namespaces
deepestElem = self.action.elem.DEEPEST_TO_REMOVE
pos = self.content.rfind('</%s>' % deepestElem.getFullName(ns))
res = pos
else:
res = self.getLength()
return res
reTagContent = re.compile('<(?P<p>[\w-]+):(?P<f>[\w-]+)(.*?)>.*</(?P=p):' \
'(?P=f)>', re.S)
def evaluate(self, result, context, subElements=True,
removeMainElems=False):
'''Evaluates this buffer given the current p_context and add the result
into p_result. With pod, p_result is the root file buffer; with px
it is a memory buffer.'''
if not subElements:
# Dump the root tag in this buffer, but not its content.
res = self.reTagContent.match(self.content.strip())
if not res: result.write(self.content)
else:
g = res.group
result.write('<%s:%s%s></%s:%s>' % (g(1),g(2),g(3),g(1),g(2)))
else:
iter = BufferIterator(self)
currentIndex = self.getStartIndex(removeMainElems)
while iter.hasNext():
index, evalEntry = iter.next()
result.write(self.content[currentIndex:index])
currentIndex = index + 1
if isinstance(evalEntry, Expression):
try:
res, escape = evalEntry.evaluate(context)
if escape: result.dumpContent(res)
else: result.write(res)
except Exception, e:
if self.pod:
PodError.dump(result, EVAL_EXPR_ERROR % (
evalEntry.expr, e), dumpTb=False)
else: # px
raise Exception(EVAL_EXPR_ERROR %(evalEntry.expr,e))
elif isinstance(evalEntry, Attributes) or \
isinstance(evalEntry, Attribute):
result.write(evalEntry.evaluate(context))
else: # It is a subBuffer
if evalEntry.action:
evalEntry.action.execute(result, context)
else:
result.write(evalEntry.content)
stopIndex = self.getStopIndex(removeMainElems)
if currentIndex < (stopIndex-1):
result.write(self.content[currentIndex:stopIndex])
def clean(self):
'''Cleans the buffer content.'''
self.content = u''
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------