path: root/ipalib/plugable.py

# Authors:
#   Jason Gerard DeRose <jderose@redhat.com>
#
# Copyright (C) 2008  Red Hat
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"""
Plugin framework.

The classes in this module make heavy use of Python container emulation. If
you are unfamiliar with this Python feature, see
http://docs.python.org/ref/sequence-types.html
"""

import re
import sys
import inspect
import threading
import logging
import os
from os import path
import subprocess
import errors
from errors import check_type, check_isinstance
from config import Environment, Env
from constants import DEFAULT_CONFIG
import util



class ReadOnly(object):
    """
    Base class for classes with read-only attributes.

    Be forewarned that Python does not offer true read-only user defined
    classes. In particular, do not rely upon the read-only-ness of this
    class for security purposes.

    The point of this class is not to make it impossible to set or delete
    attributes, but to make it impossible to accidentally do so. The plugins
    are not thread-safe: in the server, they are loaded once and the same
    instances will be used to process many requests. Therefore, it is
    imperative that they not set any instance attributes after they have
    been initialized. This base class enforces that policy.

    For example:

    >>> ro = ReadOnly() # Initially unlocked, can setattr, delattr
    >>> ro.name = 'John Doe'
    >>> ro.message = 'Hello, world!'
    >>> del ro.message
    >>> ro.__lock__() # Now locked, cannot setattr, delattr
    >>> ro.message = 'How are you?'
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
      File ".../ipalib/plugable.py", line 93, in __setattr__
        (self.__class__.__name__, name)
    AttributeError: read-only: cannot set ReadOnly.message
    >>> del ro.name
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
      File "/home/jderose/projects/freeipa2/ipalib/plugable.py", line 104, in __delattr__
        (self.__class__.__name__, name)
    AttributeError: read-only: cannot del ReadOnly.name
    """

    __locked = False

    def __lock__(self):
        """
        Put this instance into a read-only state.

        After the instance has been locked, attempting to set or delete an
        attribute will raise AttributeError.
        """
        assert self.__locked is False, '__lock__() can only be called once'
        self.__locked = True

    def __islocked__(self):
        """
        Return True if instance is locked, otherwise False.
        """
        return self.__locked

    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
        """
        If unlocked, set attribute named ``name`` to ``value``.

        If this instance is locked, AttributeError will be raised.
        """
        if self.__locked:
            raise AttributeError('read-only: cannot set %s.%s' %
                (self.__class__.__name__, name)
            )
        return object.__setattr__(self, name, value)

    def __delattr__(self, name):
        """
        If unlocked, delete attribute named ``name``.

        If this instance is locked, AttributeError will be raised.
        """
        if self.__locked:
            raise AttributeError('read-only: cannot del %s.%s' %
                (self.__class__.__name__, name)
            )
        return object.__delattr__(self, name)


def lock(readonly):
    """
    Lock a `ReadOnly` instance.

    This is mostly a convenience function to call `ReadOnly.__lock__()`. It
    also verifies that the locking worked using `ReadOnly.__islocked__()`

    :param readonly: An instance of the `ReadOnly` class.
    """
    if not isinstance(readonly, ReadOnly):
        raise ValueError('not a ReadOnly instance: %r' % readonly)
    readonly.__lock__()
    assert readonly.__islocked__(), 'Ouch! The locking failed?'
    return readonly


class SetProxy(ReadOnly):
    """
    A read-only container with set/sequence behaviour.

    This container acts as a proxy to an actual set-like object (a set,
    frozenset, or dict) that is passed to the constructor. To the extent
    possible in Python, this underlying set-like object cannot be modified
    through the SetProxy... which just means you wont do it accidentally.
    """
    def __init__(self, s):
        """
        :param s: The target set-like object (a set, frozenset, or dict)
        """
        allowed = (set, frozenset, dict)
        if type(s) not in allowed:
            raise TypeError('%r not in %r' % (type(s), allowed))
        self.__s = s
        lock(self)

    def __len__(self):
        """
        Return the number of items in this container.
        """
        return len(self.__s)

    def __iter__(self):
        """
        Iterate (in ascending order) through keys.
        """
        for key in sorted(self.__s):
            yield key

    def __contains__(self, key):
        """
        Return True if this container contains ``key``.

        :param key: The key to test for membership.
        """
        return key in self.__s


class DictProxy(SetProxy):
    """
    A read-only container with mapping behaviour.

    This container acts as a proxy to an actual mapping object (a dict) that
    is passed to the constructor. To the extent possible in Python, this
    underlying mapping object cannot be modified through the DictProxy...
    which just means you wont do it accidentally.

    Also see `SetProxy`.
    """
    def __init__(self, d):
        """
        :param d: The target mapping object (a dict)
        """
        if type(d) is not dict:
            raise TypeError('%r is not %r' % (type(d), dict))
        self.__d = d
        super(DictProxy, self).__init__(d)

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        """
        Return the value corresponding to ``key``.

        :param key: The key of the value you wish to retrieve.
        """
        return self.__d[key]

    def __call__(self):
        """
        Iterate (in ascending order by key) through values.
        """
        for key in self:
            yield self.__d[key]


class MagicDict(DictProxy):
    """
    A mapping container whose values can be accessed as attributes.

    For example:

    >>> magic = MagicDict({'the_key': 'the value'})
    >>> magic['the_key']
    'the value'
    >>> magic.the_key
    'the value'

    This container acts as a proxy to an actual mapping object (a dict) that
    is passed to the constructor. To the extent possible in Python, this
    underlying mapping object cannot be modified through the MagicDict...
    which just means you wont do it accidentally.

    Also see `DictProxy` and `SetProxy`.
    """

    def __getattr__(self, name):
        """
        Return the value corresponding to ``name``.

        :param name: The name of the attribute you wish to retrieve.
        """
        try:
            return self[name]
        except KeyError:
            raise AttributeError('no magic attribute %r' % name)


class Plugin(ReadOnly):
    """
    Base class for all plugins.
    """
    __public__ = frozenset()
    __proxy__ = True
    __api = None

    def __init__(self):
        cls = self.__class__
        self.name = cls.__name__
        self.module = cls.__module__
        self.fullname = '%s.%s' % (self.module, self.name)
        log = logging.getLogger('ipa')
        for name in ('debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error', 'critical'):
            setattr(self, name, getattr(log, name))

    def __get_doc(self):
        """
        Convenience property to return the class docstring.
        """
        return self.__class__.__doc__
    doc = property(__get_doc)

    def __get_api(self):
        """
        Return `API` instance passed to `finalize()`.

        If `finalize()` has not yet been called, None is returned.
        """
        return self.__api
    api = property(__get_api)

    @classmethod
    def implements(cls, arg):
        """
        Return True if this class implements ``arg``.

        There are three different ways this method can be called:

        With a <type 'str'> argument, e.g.:

        >>> class base(Plugin):
        ...     __public__ = frozenset(['attr1', 'attr2'])
        ...
        >>> base.implements('attr1')
        True
        >>> base.implements('attr2')
        True
        >>> base.implements('attr3')
        False

        With a <type 'frozenset'> argument, e.g.:

        With any object that has a `__public__` attribute that is
        <type 'frozenset'>, e.g.:

        Unlike ProxyTarget.implemented_by(), this returns an abstract answer
        because only the __public__ frozenset is checked... a ProxyTarget
        need not itself have attributes for all names in __public__
        (subclasses might provide them).
        """
        assert type(cls.__public__) is frozenset
        if isinstance(arg, str):
            return arg in cls.__public__
        if type(getattr(arg, '__public__', None)) is frozenset:
            return cls.__public__.issuperset(arg.__public__)
        if type(arg) is frozenset:
            return cls.__public__.issuperset(arg)
        raise TypeError(
            "must be str, frozenset, or have frozenset '__public__' attribute"
        )

    @classmethod
    def implemented_by(cls, arg):
        """
        Return True if ``arg`` implements public interface of this class.

        This classmethod returns True if:

        1. ``arg`` is an instance of or subclass of this class, and

        2. ``arg`` (or ``arg.__class__`` if instance) has an attribute for
           each name in this class's ``__public__`` frozenset.

        Otherwise, returns False.

        Unlike `Plugin.implements`, this returns a concrete answer because
        the attributes of the subclass are checked.

        :param arg: An instance of or subclass of this class.
        """
        if inspect.isclass(arg):
            subclass = arg
        else:
            subclass = arg.__class__
        assert issubclass(subclass, cls), 'must be subclass of %r' % cls
        for name in cls.__public__:
            if not hasattr(subclass, name):
                return False
        return True

    def finalize(self):
        """
        """
        lock(self)

    def set_api(self, api):
        """
        Set reference to `API` instance.
        """
        assert self.__api is None, 'set_api() can only be called once'
        assert api is not None, 'set_api() argument cannot be None'
        self.__api = api
        if not isinstance(api, API):
            return
        for name in api:
            assert not hasattr(self, name)
            setattr(self, name, api[name])
        for name in ('env', 'context', 'log'):
            if hasattr(api, name):
                assert not hasattr(self, name)
                setattr(self, name, getattr(api, name))

    def call(self, *args):
        """
        Call an external command via ``subprocess.call``.

        Returns the exit status of the call.
        """
        if hasattr(self, 'log'):
            self.log.debug('Calling %r', args)
        return subprocess.call(args)

    def __repr__(self):
        """
        Return 'module_name.class_name()' representation.

        This representation could be used to instantiate this Plugin
        instance given the appropriate environment.
        """
        return '%s.%s()' % (
            self.__class__.__module__,
            self.__class__.__name__
        )


class PluginProxy(SetProxy):
    """
    Allow access to only certain attributes on a `Plugin`.

    Think of a proxy as an agreement that "I will have at most these
    attributes". This is different from (although similar to) an interface,
    which can be thought of as an agreement that "I will have at least these
    attributes".
    """

    __slots__ = (
        '__base',
        '__target',
        '__name_attr',
        '__public__',
        'name',
        'doc',
    )

    def __init__(self, base, target, name_attr='name'):
        """
        :param base: A subclass of `Plugin`.
        :param target: An instance ``base`` or a subclass of ``base``.
        :param name_attr: The name of the attribute on ``target`` from which
            to derive ``self.name``.
        """
        if not inspect.isclass(base):
            raise TypeError(
                '`base` must be a class, got %r' % base
            )
        if not isinstance(target, base):
            raise ValueError(
                '`target` must be an instance of `base`, got %r' % target
            )
        self.__base = base
        self.__target = target
        self.__name_attr = name_attr
        self.__public__ = base.__public__
        self.name = getattr(target, name_attr)
        self.doc = target.doc
        assert type(self.__public__) is frozenset
        super(PluginProxy, self).__init__(self.__public__)

    def implements(self, arg):
        """
        Return True if plugin being proxied implements ``arg``.

        This method simply calls the corresponding `Plugin.implements`
        classmethod.

        Unlike `Plugin.implements`, this is not a classmethod as a
        `PluginProxy` can only implement anything as an instance.
        """
        return self.__base.implements(arg)

    def __clone__(self, name_attr):
        """
        Return a `PluginProxy` instance similar to this one.

        The new `PluginProxy` returned will be identical to this one except
        the proxy name might be derived from a different attribute on the
        target `Plugin`.  The same base and target will be used.
        """
        return self.__class__(self.__base, self.__target, name_attr)

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        """
        Return attribute named ``key`` on target `Plugin`.

        If this proxy allows access to an attribute named ``key``, that
        attribute will be returned.  If access is not allowed,
        KeyError will be raised.
        """
        if key in self.__public__:
            return getattr(self.__target, key)
        raise KeyError('no public attribute %s.%s' % (self.name, key))

    def __getattr__(self, name):
        """
        Return attribute named ``name`` on target `Plugin`.

        If this proxy allows access to an attribute named ``name``, that
        attribute will be returned.  If access is not allowed,
        AttributeError will be raised.
        """
        if name in self.__public__:
            return getattr(self.__target, name)
        raise AttributeError('no public attribute %s.%s' % (self.name, name))

    def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
        """
        Call target `Plugin` and return its return value.

        If `__call__` is not an attribute this proxy allows access to,
        KeyError is raised.
        """
        return self['__call__'](*args, **kw)

    def __repr__(self):
        """
        Return a Python expression that could create this instance.
        """
        return '%s(%s, %r)' % (
            self.__class__.__name__,
            self.__base.__name__,
            self.__target,
        )


def check_name(name):
    """
    Verify that ``name`` is suitable for a `NameSpace` member name.

    Raises `errors.NameSpaceError` if ``name`` is not a valid Python
    identifier suitable for use as the name of `NameSpace` member.

    :param name: Identifier to test.
    """
    check_type(name, str, 'name')
    regex = r'^[a-z][_a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9]$'
    if re.match(regex, name) is None:
        raise errors.NameSpaceError(name, regex)
    return name


class NameSpace(ReadOnly):
    """
    A read-only namespace with handy container behaviours.

    Each member of a NameSpace instance must have a ``name`` attribute whose
    value:

        1. Is unique among the members
        2. Passes the `check_name()` function

    Beyond that, no restrictions are placed on the members: they can be
    classes or instances, and of any type.

    The members can be accessed as attributes on the NameSpace instance or
    through a dictionary interface. For example:

    >>> class obj(object):
    ...     name = 'my_obj'
    ...
    >>> namespace = NameSpace([obj])
    >>> obj is getattr(namespace, 'my_obj') # As attribute
    True
    >>> obj is namespace['my_obj'] # As dictionary item
    True

    Here is a more detailed example:

    >>> class Member(object):
    ...     def __init__(self, i):
    ...             self.i = i
    ...             self.name = 'member_%d' % i
    ...     def __repr__(self):
    ...             return 'Member(%d)' % self.i
    ...
    >>> namespace = NameSpace(Member(i) for i in xrange(3))
    >>> namespace.member_0 is namespace['member_0']
    True
    >>> len(namespace) # Returns the number of members in namespace
    3
    >>> list(namespace) # As iterable, iterates through the member names
    ['member_0', 'member_1', 'member_2']
    >>> list(namespace()) # Calling a NameSpace iterates through the members
    [Member(0), Member(1), Member(2)]
    >>> 'member_1' in namespace # Does namespace contain 'member_1'?
    True
    """

    def __init__(self, members, sort=True):
        """
        :param members: An iterable providing the members.
        :param sort: Whether to sort the members by member name.
        """
        self.__sort = check_type(sort, bool, 'sort')
        if self.__sort:
            self.__members = tuple(sorted(members, key=lambda m: m.name))
        else:
            self.__members = tuple(members)
        self.__names = tuple(m.name for m in self.__members)
        self.__map = dict()
        for member in self.__members:
            name = check_name(member.name)
            assert name not in self.__map, 'already has key %r' % name
            self.__map[name] = member
            assert not hasattr(self, name), 'already has attribute %r' % name
            setattr(self, name, member)
        lock(self)

    def __len__(self):
        """
        Return the number of members.
        """
        return len(self.__members)

    def __iter__(self):
        """
        Iterate through the member names.

        If this instance was created with ``sort=True``, the names will be in
        alphabetical order; otherwise the names will be in the same order as
        the members were passed to the constructor.

        This method is like an ordered version of dict.iterkeys().
        """
        for name in self.__names:
            yield name

    def __call__(self):
        """
        Iterate through the members.

        If this instance was created with ``sort=True``, the members will be
        in alphabetical order by name; otherwise the members will be in the
        same order as they were passed to the constructor.

        This method is like an ordered version of dict.itervalues().
        """
        for member in self.__members:
            yield member

    def __contains__(self, name):
        """
        Return True if namespace has a member named ``name``.
        """
        return name in self.__map

    def __getitem__(self, spec):
        """
        Return a member by name or index, or returns a slice of members.

        :param spec: The name or index of a member, or a slice object.
        """
        if type(spec) is str:
            return self.__map[spec]
        if type(spec) in (int, slice):
            return self.__members[spec]
        raise TypeError(
            'spec: must be %r, %r, or %r; got %r' % (str, int, slice, spec)
        )

    def __repr__(self):
        """
        Return a pseudo-valid expression that could create this instance.
        """
        return '%s(<%d members>, sort=%r)' % (
            self.__class__.__name__,
            len(self),
            self.__sort,
        )

    def __todict__(self):
        """
        Return a copy of the private dict mapping name to member.
        """
        return dict(self.__map)


class Registrar(DictProxy):
    """
    Collects plugin classes as they are registered.

    The Registrar does not instantiate plugins... it only implements the
    override logic and stores the plugins in a namespace per allowed base
    class.

    The plugins are instantiated when `API.finalize()` is called.
    """
    def __init__(self, *allowed):
        """
        :param allowed: Base classes from which plugins accepted by this
            Registrar must subclass.
        """
        self.__allowed = dict((base, {}) for base in allowed)
        self.__registered = set()
        super(Registrar, self).__init__(
            dict(self.__base_iter())
        )

    def __base_iter(self):
        for (base, sub_d) in self.__allowed.iteritems():
            assert inspect.isclass(base)
            name = base.__name__
            assert not hasattr(self, name)
            setattr(self, name, MagicDict(sub_d))
            yield (name, base)

    def __findbases(self, klass):
        """
        Iterates through allowed bases that ``klass`` is a subclass of.

        Raises `errors.SubclassError` if ``klass`` is not a subclass of any
        allowed base.

        :param klass: The class to find bases for.
        """
        assert inspect.isclass(klass)
        found = False
        for (base, sub_d) in self.__allowed.iteritems():
            if issubclass(klass, base):
                found = True
                yield (base, sub_d)
        if not found:
            raise errors.SubclassError(klass, self.__allowed.keys())

    def __call__(self, klass, override=False):
        """
        Register the plugin ``klass``.

        :param klass: A subclass of `Plugin` to attempt to register.
        :param override: If true, override an already registered plugin.
        """
        if not inspect.isclass(klass):
            raise TypeError('plugin must be a class: %r'  % klass)

        # Raise DuplicateError if this exact class was already registered:
        if klass in self.__registered:
            raise errors.DuplicateError(klass)

        # Find the base class or raise SubclassError:
        for (base, sub_d) in self.__findbases(klass):
            # Check override:
            if klass.__name__ in sub_d:
                if not override:
                    # Must use override=True to override:
                    raise errors.OverrideError(base, klass)
            else:
                if override:
                    # There was nothing already registered to override:
                    raise errors.MissingOverrideError(base, klass)

            # The plugin is okay, add to sub_d:
            sub_d[klass.__name__] = klass

        # The plugin is okay, add to __registered:
        self.__registered.add(klass)


class LazyContext(object):
    """
    On-demand creation of thread-local context attributes.
    """

    def __init__(self, api):
        self.__api = api
        self.__context = threading.local()

    def __getattr__(self, name):
        if name not in self.__context.__dict__:
            if name not in self.__api.Context:
                raise AttributeError('no Context plugin for %r' % name)
            value = self.__api.Context[name].get_value()
            self.__context.__dict__[name] = value
        return self.__context.__dict__[name]

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        return self.__getattr__(key)



class API(DictProxy):
    """
    Dynamic API object through which `Plugin` instances are accessed.
    """

    def __init__(self, *allowed):
        self.__d = dict()
        self.__done = set()
        self.register = Registrar(*allowed)
        self.env = Env()
        self.context = LazyContext(self)
        super(API, self).__init__(self.__d)

    def __doing(self, name):
        if name in self.__done:
            raise StandardError(
                '%s.%s() already called' % (self.__class__.__name__, name)
            )
        self.__done.add(name)

    def __do_if_not_done(self, name):
        if name not in self.__done:
            getattr(self, name)()

    def isdone(self, name):
        return name in self.__done

    def bootstrap(self, **overrides):
        """
        Initialize environment variables and logging.
        """
        self.__doing('bootstrap')
        self.env._bootstrap(**overrides)
        self.env._finalize_core(**dict(DEFAULT_CONFIG))
        log = logging.getLogger('ipa')
        object.__setattr__(self, 'log', log)
        if self.env.debug:
            log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
        else:
            log.setLevel(logging.INFO)

        # Add stderr handler:
        stderr = logging.StreamHandler()
        format = self.env.log_format_stderr
        if self.env.debug:
            format = self.env.log_format_stderr_debug
            stderr.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
        elif self.env.verbose:
            stderr.setLevel(logging.INFO)
        else:
            stderr.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
        stderr.setFormatter(util.LogFormatter(format))
        log.addHandler(stderr)

        # Add file handler:
        if self.env.mode in ('dummy', 'unit_test'):
            return # But not if in unit-test mode
        log_dir = path.dirname(self.env.log)
        if not path.isdir(log_dir):
            try:
                os.makedirs(log_dir)
            except OSError:
                log.warn('Could not create log_dir %r', log_dir)
                return
        handler = logging.FileHandler(self.env.log)
        handler.setFormatter(util.LogFormatter(self.env.log_format_file))
        if self.env.debug:
            handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
        else:
            handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
        log.addHandler(handler)

    def bootstrap_with_global_options(self, options=None, context=None):
        if options is None:
            parser = util.add_global_options()
            (options, args) = parser.parse_args(
                list(s.decode('utf-8') for s in sys.argv[1:])
            )
        overrides = {}
        if options.env is not None:
            assert type(options.env) is list
            for item in options.env:
                try:
                    (key, value) = item.split('=', 1)
                except ValueError:
                    # FIXME: this should raise an IPA exception with an
                    # error code.
                    # --Jason, 2008-10-31
                    pass
                overrides[str(key.strip())] = value.strip()
        for key in ('conf', 'debug', 'verbose'):
            value = getattr(options, key, None)
            if value is not None:
                overrides[key] = value
        if context is not None:
            overrides['context'] = context
        self.bootstrap(**overrides)

    def load_plugins(self):
        """
        Load plugins from all standard locations.

        `API.bootstrap` will automatically be called if it hasn't been
        already.
        """
        self.__doing('load_plugins')
        self.__do_if_not_done('bootstrap')
        if self.env.mode in ('dummy', 'unit_test'):
            return
        util.import_plugins_subpackage('ipalib')
        if self.env.in_server:
            util.import_plugins_subpackage('ipa_server')

    def finalize(self):
        """
        Finalize the registration, instantiate the plugins.

        `API.bootstrap` will automatically be called if it hasn't been
        already.
        """
        self.__doing('finalize')
        self.__do_if_not_done('load_plugins')

        class PluginInstance(object):
            """
            Represents a plugin instance.
            """

            i = 0

            def __init__(self, klass):
                self.created = self.next()
                self.klass = klass
                self.instance = klass()
                self.bases = []

            @classmethod
            def next(cls):
                cls.i += 1
                return cls.i

        class PluginInfo(ReadOnly):
            def __init__(self, p):
                assert isinstance(p, PluginInstance)
                self.created = p.created
                self.name = p.klass.__name__
                self.module = str(p.klass.__module__)
                self.plugin = '%s.%s' % (self.module, self.name)
                self.bases = tuple(b.__name__ for b in p.bases)
                lock(self)

        plugins = {}
        def plugin_iter(base, subclasses):
            for klass in subclasses:
                assert issubclass(klass, base)
                if klass not in plugins:
                    plugins[klass] = PluginInstance(klass)
                p = plugins[klass]
                assert base not in p.bases
                p.bases.append(base)
                if base.__proxy__:
                    yield PluginProxy(base, p.instance)
                else:
                    yield p.instance

        for name in self.register:
            base = self.register[name]
            magic = getattr(self.register, name)
            namespace = NameSpace(
                plugin_iter(base, (magic[k] for k in magic))
            )
            assert not (
                name in self.__d or hasattr(self, name)
            )
            self.__d[name] = namespace
            object.__setattr__(self, name, namespace)

        for p in plugins.itervalues():
            p.instance.set_api(self)
            assert p.instance.api is self

        for p in plugins.itervalues():
            p.instance.finalize()
        object.__setattr__(self, '_API__finalized', True)
        tuple(PluginInfo(p) for p in plugins.itervalues())
        object.__setattr__(self, 'plugins',
            tuple(PluginInfo(p) for p in plugins.itervalues())
        )