sphinx/sphinx/ext/autodoc.py
2009-01-10 21:23:39 +01:00

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
sphinx.ext.autodoc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Automatically insert docstrings for functions, classes or whole modules into
the doctree, thus avoiding duplication between docstrings and documentation
for those who like elaborate docstrings.
:copyright: Copyright 2007-2009 by the Sphinx team, see AUTHORS.
:license: BSD, see LICENSE for details.
"""
import re
import sys
import inspect
import linecache
from types import FunctionType, BuiltinFunctionType, MethodType, ClassType
from docutils import nodes
from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
from docutils.statemachine import ViewList
from sphinx.util import rpartition, nested_parse_with_titles, force_decode
from sphinx.pycode import ModuleAnalyzer, PycodeError
from sphinx.util.docstrings import prepare_docstring
clstypes = (type, ClassType)
try:
base_exception = BaseException
except NameError:
base_exception = Exception
py_ext_sig_re = re.compile(
r'''^ ([\w.]+::)? # explicit module name
([\w.]+\.)? # module and/or class name(s)
(\w+) \s* # thing name
(?: \((.*)\) # optional: arguments
(?:\s* -> \s* (.*))? # return annotation
)? $ # and nothing more
''', re.VERBOSE)
class Options(object):
pass
def get_method_type(obj):
"""
Return the method type for an object: method, staticmethod or classmethod.
"""
if isinstance(obj, classmethod) or \
(isinstance(obj, MethodType) and obj.im_self is not None):
return 'classmethod'
elif isinstance(obj, FunctionType) or \
(isinstance(obj, BuiltinFunctionType) and obj.__self__ is not None):
return 'staticmethod'
else:
return 'method'
class AutodocReporter(object):
"""
A reporter replacement that assigns the correct source name
and line number to a system message, as recorded in a ViewList.
"""
def __init__(self, viewlist, reporter):
self.viewlist = viewlist
self.reporter = reporter
def __getattr__(self, name):
return getattr(self.reporter, name)
def system_message(self, level, message, *children, **kwargs):
if 'line' in kwargs:
try:
source, line = self.viewlist.items[kwargs['line']]
except IndexError:
pass
else:
kwargs['source'] = source
kwargs['line'] = line
return self.reporter.system_message(level, message,
*children, **kwargs)
def debug(self, *args, **kwargs):
if self.reporter.debug_flag:
return self.system_message(0, *args, **kwargs)
def info(self, *args, **kwargs):
return self.system_message(1, *args, **kwargs)
def warning(self, *args, **kwargs):
return self.system_message(2, *args, **kwargs)
def error(self, *args, **kwargs):
return self.system_message(3, *args, **kwargs)
def severe(self, *args, **kwargs):
return self.system_message(4, *args, **kwargs)
# Some useful event listener factories for autodoc-process-docstring.
def cut_lines(pre, post=0, what=None):
"""
Return a listener that removes the first *pre* and last *post*
lines of every docstring. If *what* is a sequence of strings,
only docstrings of a type in *what* will be processed.
Use like this (e.g. in the ``setup()`` function of :file:`conf.py`)::
from sphinx.ext.autodoc import cut_lines
app.connect('autodoc-process-docstring', cut_lines(4, what=['module']))
This can (and should) be used in place of :confval:`automodule_skip_lines`.
"""
def process(app, what_, name, obj, options, lines):
if what and what_ not in what:
return
del lines[:pre]
if post:
# remove one trailing blank line.
if lines and not lines[-1]:
lines.pop(-1)
del lines[-post:]
# make sure there is a blank line at the end
if lines and lines[-1]:
lines.append('')
return process
def between(marker, what=None, keepempty=False):
"""
Return a listener that only keeps lines between lines that match the
*marker* regular expression. If no line matches, the resulting docstring
would be empty, so no change will be made unless *keepempty* is true.
If *what* is a sequence of strings, only docstrings of a type in *what* will
be processed.
"""
marker_re = re.compile(marker)
def process(app, what_, name, obj, options, lines):
if what and what_ not in what:
return
deleted = 0
delete = True
orig_lines = lines[:]
for i, line in enumerate(orig_lines):
if delete:
lines.pop(i - deleted)
deleted += 1
if marker_re.match(line):
delete = not delete
if delete:
lines.pop(i - deleted)
deleted += 1
if not lines and not keepempty:
lines[:] = orig_lines
# make sure there is a blank line at the end
if lines and lines[-1]:
lines.append('')
return process
def isdescriptor(x):
"""Check if the object is some kind of descriptor."""
for item in '__get__', '__set__', '__delete__':
if hasattr(getattr(x, item, None), '__call__'):
return True
return False
class RstGenerator(object):
def __init__(self, options, document, lineno):
self.options = options
self.env = document.settings.env
self.reporter = document.reporter
self.lineno = lineno
self.filename_set = set()
self.warnings = []
self.result = ViewList()
def warn(self, msg):
self.warnings.append(self.reporter.warning(msg, line=self.lineno))
def get_doc(self, what, obj, encoding=None):
"""Decode and return lines of the docstring(s) for the object."""
docstrings = []
# add the regular docstring if present
if getattr(obj, '__doc__', None):
docstrings.append(obj.__doc__)
# skip some lines in module docstrings if configured (deprecated!)
if what == 'module' and self.env.config.automodule_skip_lines \
and docstrings:
docstrings[0] = '\n'.join(docstrings[0].splitlines()
[self.env.config.automodule_skip_lines:])
# for classes, what the "docstring" is can be controlled via an option
if what in ('class', 'exception'):
content = self.env.config.autoclass_content
if content in ('both', 'init'):
initdocstring = getattr(obj, '__init__', None).__doc__
# for new-style classes, no __init__ means default __init__
if initdocstring == object.__init__.__doc__:
initdocstring = None
if initdocstring:
if content == 'init':
docstrings = [initdocstring]
else:
docstrings.append(initdocstring)
# the default is only the class docstring
# make sure we have Unicode docstrings, then sanitize and split
# into lines
return [prepare_docstring(force_decode(docstring, encoding))
for docstring in docstrings]
def process_doc(self, docstrings, what, name, obj):
"""Let the user process the docstrings."""
for docstringlines in docstrings:
if self.env.app:
# let extensions preprocess docstrings
self.env.app.emit('autodoc-process-docstring',
what, name, obj, self.options, docstringlines)
for line in docstringlines:
yield line
def resolve_name(self, what, name):
"""
Determine what module to import and what attribute to document.
Returns a tuple of: the full name, the module name, a path of
names to get via getattr, the signature and return annotation.
"""
# first, parse the definition -- auto directives for classes and
# functions can contain a signature which is then used instead of
# an autogenerated one
try:
mod, path, base, args, retann = py_ext_sig_re.match(name).groups()
except:
self.warn('invalid signature for auto%s (%r)' % (what, name))
return None, [], None, None
# support explicit module and class name separation via ::
if mod is not None:
mod = mod[:-2]
parents = path and path.rstrip('.').split('.') or []
else:
parents = []
if what == 'module':
if mod is not None:
self.warn('"::" in automodule name doesn\'t make sense')
if args or retann:
self.warn('ignoring signature arguments and return annotation '
'for automodule %s' % name)
return (path or '') + base, [], None, None
elif what in ('exception', 'function', 'class', 'data'):
if mod is None:
if path:
mod = path.rstrip('.')
else:
# if documenting a toplevel object without explicit module,
# it can be contained in another auto directive ...
if hasattr(self.env, 'autodoc_current_module'):
mod = self.env.autodoc_current_module
# ... or in the scope of a module directive
if not mod:
mod = self.env.currmodule
return mod, parents + [base], args, retann
else:
if mod is None:
if path:
mod_cls = path.rstrip('.')
else:
mod_cls = None
# if documenting a class-level object without path,
# there must be a current class, either from a parent
# auto directive ...
if hasattr(self.env, 'autodoc_current_class'):
mod_cls = self.env.autodoc_current_class
# ... or from a class directive
if mod_cls is None:
mod_cls = self.env.currclass
# ... if still None, there's no way to know
if mod_cls is None:
return None, [], None, None
mod, cls = rpartition(mod_cls, '.')
parents = [cls]
# if the module name is still missing, get it like above
if not mod and hasattr(self.env, 'autodoc_current_module'):
mod = self.env.autodoc_current_module
if not mod:
mod = self.env.currmodule
return mod, parents + [base], args, retann
def format_signature(self, what, name, obj, args, retann):
"""
Return the signature of the object, formatted for display.
"""
if what not in ('class', 'method', 'staticmethod', 'classmethod',
'function'):
return ''
err = None
if args is not None:
# signature given explicitly
args = "(%s)" % args
else:
# try to introspect the signature
try:
args = None
getargs = True
if what == 'class':
# for classes, the relevant signature is the
# __init__ method's
obj = getattr(obj, '__init__', None)
# classes without __init__ method, default __init__ or
# __init__ written in C?
if obj is None or obj is object.__init__ or not \
(inspect.ismethod(obj) or inspect.isfunction(obj)):
getargs = False
elif inspect.isbuiltin(obj) or inspect.ismethoddescriptor(obj):
# can never get arguments of a C function or method
getargs = False
if getargs:
argspec = inspect.getargspec(obj)
if what in ('class', 'method', 'staticmethod',
'classmethod') and argspec[0] and \
argspec[0][0] in ('cls', 'self'):
del argspec[0][0]
args = inspect.formatargspec(*argspec)
except Exception, e:
args = None
err = e
result = self.env.app.emit_firstresult(
'autodoc-process-signature', what, name, obj,
self.options, args, retann)
if result:
args, retann = result
if args is not None:
return '%s%s' % (args, retann and (' -> %s' % retann) or '')
elif err:
# re-raise the error for perusal of the handler in generate()
raise RuntimeError(err)
else:
return ''
def generate(self, what, name, members, add_content, indent=u'',
check_module=False, no_docstring=False):
"""
Generate reST for the object in self.result.
"""
mod, objpath, args, retann = self.resolve_name(what, name)
if not mod:
# need a module to import
self.warn('don\'t know which module to import for autodocumenting '
'%r (try placing a "module" or "currentmodule" directive '
'in the document, or giving an explicit module name)'
% name)
return
# fully-qualified name
fullname = mod + (objpath and '.' + '.'.join(objpath) or '')
# the name to put into the generated directive -- doesn't contain
# the module
name_in_directive = '.'.join(objpath) or mod
# now, import the module and get object to document
try:
__import__(mod)
todoc = module = sys.modules[mod]
for part in objpath:
todoc = getattr(todoc, part)
except (ImportError, AttributeError), err:
self.warn('autodoc can\'t import/find %s %r, it reported error: '
'"%s", please check your spelling and sys.path' %
(what, str(fullname), err))
return
# try to also get a source code analyzer for attribute docs
try:
analyzer = ModuleAnalyzer.for_module(mod)
# parse right now, to get PycodeErrors on parsing
analyzer.parse()
except PycodeError, err:
# no source file -- e.g. for builtin and C modules
analyzer = None
else:
self.filename_set.add(analyzer.srcname)
# check __module__ of object for members not given explicitly
if check_module:
if hasattr(todoc, '__module__'):
if todoc.__module__ != mod:
return
# make sure that the result starts with an empty line. This is
# necessary for some situations where another directive preprocesses
# reST and no starting newline is present
self.result.append(u'', '')
# format the object's signature, if any
try:
sig = self.format_signature(what, fullname, todoc, args, retann)
except Exception, err:
self.warn('error while formatting signature for %s: %s' %
(fullname, err))
sig = ''
# now, create the directive header
if what == 'method':
directive = get_method_type(todoc)
else:
directive = what
self.result.append(indent + u'.. %s:: %s%s' %
(directive, name_in_directive, sig), '<autodoc>')
if what == 'module':
# Add some module-specific options
if self.options.synopsis:
self.result.append(indent + u' :synopsis: ' +
self.options.synopsis, '<autodoc>')
if self.options.platform:
self.result.append(indent + u' :platform: ' +
self.options.platform, '<autodoc>')
if self.options.deprecated:
self.result.append(indent + u' :deprecated:', '<autodoc>')
else:
# Be explicit about the module, this is necessary since .. class::
# doesn't support a prepended module name
self.result.append(indent + u' :module: %s' % mod, '<autodoc>')
if self.options.noindex:
self.result.append(indent + u' :noindex:', '<autodoc>')
self.result.append(u'', '<autodoc>')
# add inheritance info, if wanted
if self.options.show_inheritance and what in ('class', 'exception'):
if len(todoc.__bases__):
bases = [b.__module__ == '__builtin__' and
u':class:`%s`' % b.__name__ or
u':class:`%s.%s`' % (b.__module__, b.__name__)
for b in todoc.__bases__]
self.result.append(indent + _(u' Bases: %s') %
', '.join(bases),
'<autodoc>')
self.result.append(u'', '<autodoc>')
# the module directive doesn't have content
if what != 'module':
indent += u' '
# add content from attribute documentation
if analyzer:
sourcename = '%s:docstring of %s' % (analyzer.srcname, fullname)
attr_docs = analyzer.find_attr_docs()
if what in ('data', 'attribute'):
key = ('.'.join(objpath[:-1]), objpath[-1])
if key in attr_docs:
no_docstring = True
docstrings = [attr_docs[key]]
for i, line in enumerate(self.process_doc(docstrings, what,
fullname, todoc)):
self.result.append(indent + line, sourcename, i)
else:
sourcename = 'docstring of %s' % fullname
attr_docs = {}
# add content from docstrings
if not no_docstring:
encoding = analyzer and analyzer.encoding
docstrings = self.get_doc(what, todoc, encoding)
for i, line in enumerate(self.process_doc(docstrings, what,
fullname, todoc)):
self.result.append(indent + line, sourcename, i)
# add additional content (e.g. from document), if present
if add_content:
for line, src in zip(add_content.data, add_content.items):
self.result.append(indent + line, src[0], src[1])
# document members?
if not members or what in ('function', 'method', 'staticmethod',
'classmethod', 'data', 'attribute'):
return
# set current namespace for finding members
self.env.autodoc_current_module = mod
if objpath:
self.env.autodoc_current_class = objpath[0]
# look for members to include
want_all_members = members == ['__all__']
members_check_module = False
if want_all_members:
# unqualified :members: given
if what == 'module':
if hasattr(todoc, '__all__'):
members_check_module = False
all_members = []
for mname in todoc.__all__:
try:
all_members.append((mname, getattr(todoc, mname)))
except AttributeError:
self.warn('missing attribute mentioned in __all__: '
'module %s, attribute %s' %
(todoc.__name__, mname))
else:
# for implicit module members, check __module__ to avoid
# documenting imported objects
members_check_module = True
all_members = inspect.getmembers(todoc)
else:
if self.options.inherited_members:
# getmembers() uses dir() which pulls in members from all
# base classes
all_members = inspect.getmembers(todoc)
else:
# __dict__ contains only the members directly defined
# in the class
all_members = sorted(todoc.__dict__.iteritems())
else:
all_members = [(mname, getattr(todoc, mname)) for mname in members]
# search for members in source code too
namespace = '.'.join(objpath) # will be empty for modules
for (membername, member) in all_members:
# if isattr is True, the member is documented as an attribute
isattr = False
# if content is not None, no extra content from docstrings
# will be added
content = None
if want_all_members and membername.startswith('_'):
# ignore members whose name starts with _ by default
skip = True
else:
if (namespace, membername) in attr_docs:
# keep documented attributes
skip = False
isattr = True
else:
# ignore undocumented members if :undoc-members:
# is not given
doc = getattr(member, '__doc__', None)
skip = not self.options.undoc_members and not doc
# give the user a chance to decide whether this member
# should be skipped
if self.env.app:
# let extensions preprocess docstrings
skip_user = self.env.app.emit_firstresult(
'autodoc-skip-member', what, membername, member,
skip, self.options)
if skip_user is not None:
skip = skip_user
if skip:
continue
# determine member type
if what == 'module':
if isinstance(member, (FunctionType, BuiltinFunctionType)):
memberwhat = 'function'
elif isattr:
memberwhat = 'attribute'
elif isinstance(member, clstypes):
if member.__name__ != membername:
# assume it's aliased
memberwhat = 'data'
content = ViewList(
[_('alias of :class:`%s`') % member.__name__],
source='')
elif issubclass(member, base_exception):
memberwhat = 'exception'
else:
memberwhat = 'class'
else:
continue
else:
if inspect.isroutine(member):
memberwhat = 'method'
elif isattr:
memberwhat = 'attribute'
elif isinstance(member, clstypes):
if member.__name__ != membername:
# assume it's aliased
memberwhat = 'attribute'
content = ViewList(
[_('alias of :class:`%s`') % member.__name__],
source='')
else:
memberwhat = 'class'
elif isdescriptor(member):
memberwhat = 'attribute'
else:
continue
# give explicitly separated module name, so that members
# of inner classes can be documented
full_membername = mod + '::' + '.'.join(objpath + [membername])
self.generate(memberwhat, full_membername, ['__all__'],
add_content=content, no_docstring=bool(content),
indent=indent, check_module=members_check_module)
self.env.autodoc_current_module = None
self.env.autodoc_current_class = None
def _auto_directive(dirname, arguments, options, content, lineno,
content_offset, block_text, state, state_machine):
what = dirname[4:] # strip "auto"
name = arguments[0]
genopt = Options()
members = options.get('members', [])
genopt.inherited_members = 'inherited-members' in options
if genopt.inherited_members and not members:
# :inherited-members: implies :members:
members = ['__all__']
genopt.undoc_members = 'undoc-members' in options
genopt.show_inheritance = 'show-inheritance' in options
genopt.noindex = 'noindex' in options
genopt.synopsis = options.get('synopsis', '')
genopt.platform = options.get('platform', '')
genopt.deprecated = 'deprecated' in options
generator = RstGenerator(genopt, state.document, lineno)
generator.generate(what, name, members, content)
if not generator.result:
return generator.warnings
# record all filenames as dependencies -- this will at least partially make
# automatic invalidation possible
for fn in generator.filename_set:
state.document.settings.env.note_dependency(fn)
# use a custom reporter that correctly assigns lines to source and lineno
old_reporter = state.memo.reporter
state.memo.reporter = AutodocReporter(generator.result, state.memo.reporter)
if dirname == 'automodule':
node = nodes.section()
nested_parse_with_titles(state, generator.result, node)
else:
node = nodes.paragraph()
state.nested_parse(generator.result, 0, node)
state.memo.reporter = old_reporter
return generator.warnings + node.children
def auto_directive(*args, **kwds):
return _auto_directive(*args, **kwds)
def automodule_directive(*args, **kwds):
return _auto_directive(*args, **kwds)
def autoclass_directive(*args, **kwds):
return _auto_directive(*args, **kwds)
def members_option(arg):
if arg is None:
return ['__all__']
return [x.strip() for x in arg.split(',')]
def setup(app):
mod_options = {
'members': members_option, 'undoc-members': directives.flag,
'noindex': directives.flag, 'inherited-members': directives.flag,
'show-inheritance': directives.flag, 'synopsis': lambda x: x,
'platform': lambda x: x, 'deprecated': directives.flag
}
cls_options = {
'members': members_option, 'undoc-members': directives.flag,
'noindex': directives.flag, 'inherited-members': directives.flag,
'show-inheritance': directives.flag
}
app.add_directive('automodule', automodule_directive,
1, (1, 0, 1), **mod_options)
app.add_directive('autoclass', autoclass_directive,
1, (1, 0, 1), **cls_options)
app.add_directive('autoexception', autoclass_directive,
1, (1, 0, 1), **cls_options)
app.add_directive('autodata', auto_directive, 1, (1, 0, 1),
noindex=directives.flag)
app.add_directive('autofunction', auto_directive, 1, (1, 0, 1),
noindex=directives.flag)
app.add_directive('automethod', auto_directive, 1, (1, 0, 1),
noindex=directives.flag)
app.add_directive('autoattribute', auto_directive, 1, (1, 0, 1),
noindex=directives.flag)
# deprecated: remove in some future version.
app.add_config_value('automodule_skip_lines', 0, True)
app.add_config_value('autoclass_content', 'class', True)
app.add_event('autodoc-process-docstring')
app.add_event('autodoc-process-signature')
app.add_event('autodoc-skip-member')