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      1 """Mailcap file handling.  See RFC 1524."""
      2 
      3 import os
      4 
      5 __all__ = ["getcaps","findmatch"]
      6 
      7 # Part 1: top-level interface.
      8 
      9 def getcaps():
     10     """Return a dictionary containing the mailcap database.
     11 
     12     The dictionary maps a MIME type (in all lowercase, e.g. 'text/plain')
     13     to a list of dictionaries corresponding to mailcap entries.  The list
     14     collects all the entries for that MIME type from all available mailcap
     15     files.  Each dictionary contains key-value pairs for that MIME type,
     16     where the viewing command is stored with the key "view".
     17 
     18     """
     19     caps = {}
     20     for mailcap in listmailcapfiles():
     21         try:
     22             fp = open(mailcap, 'r')
     23         except IOError:
     24             continue
     25         with fp:
     26             morecaps = readmailcapfile(fp)
     27         for key, value in morecaps.iteritems():
     28             if not key in caps:
     29                 caps[key] = value
     30             else:
     31                 caps[key] = caps[key] + value
     32     return caps
     33 
     34 def listmailcapfiles():
     35     """Return a list of all mailcap files found on the system."""
     36     # XXX Actually, this is Unix-specific
     37     if 'MAILCAPS' in os.environ:
     38         str = os.environ['MAILCAPS']
     39         mailcaps = str.split(':')
     40     else:
     41         if 'HOME' in os.environ:
     42             home = os.environ['HOME']
     43         else:
     44             # Don't bother with getpwuid()
     45             home = '.' # Last resort
     46         mailcaps = [home + '/.mailcap', '/etc/mailcap',
     47                 '/usr/etc/mailcap', '/usr/local/etc/mailcap']
     48     return mailcaps
     49 
     50 
     51 # Part 2: the parser.
     52 
     53 def readmailcapfile(fp):
     54     """Read a mailcap file and return a dictionary keyed by MIME type.
     55 
     56     Each MIME type is mapped to an entry consisting of a list of
     57     dictionaries; the list will contain more than one such dictionary
     58     if a given MIME type appears more than once in the mailcap file.
     59     Each dictionary contains key-value pairs for that MIME type, where
     60     the viewing command is stored with the key "view".
     61     """
     62     caps = {}
     63     while 1:
     64         line = fp.readline()
     65         if not line: break
     66         # Ignore comments and blank lines
     67         if line[0] == '#' or line.strip() == '':
     68             continue
     69         nextline = line
     70         # Join continuation lines
     71         while nextline[-2:] == '\\\n':
     72             nextline = fp.readline()
     73             if not nextline: nextline = '\n'
     74             line = line[:-2] + nextline
     75         # Parse the line
     76         key, fields = parseline(line)
     77         if not (key and fields):
     78             continue
     79         # Normalize the key
     80         types = key.split('/')
     81         for j in range(len(types)):
     82             types[j] = types[j].strip()
     83         key = '/'.join(types).lower()
     84         # Update the database
     85         if key in caps:
     86             caps[key].append(fields)
     87         else:
     88             caps[key] = [fields]
     89     return caps
     90 
     91 def parseline(line):
     92     """Parse one entry in a mailcap file and return a dictionary.
     93 
     94     The viewing command is stored as the value with the key "view",
     95     and the rest of the fields produce key-value pairs in the dict.
     96     """
     97     fields = []
     98     i, n = 0, len(line)
     99     while i < n:
    100         field, i = parsefield(line, i, n)
    101         fields.append(field)
    102         i = i+1 # Skip semicolon
    103     if len(fields) < 2:
    104         return None, None
    105     key, view, rest = fields[0], fields[1], fields[2:]
    106     fields = {'view': view}
    107     for field in rest:
    108         i = field.find('=')
    109         if i < 0:
    110             fkey = field
    111             fvalue = ""
    112         else:
    113             fkey = field[:i].strip()
    114             fvalue = field[i+1:].strip()
    115         if fkey in fields:
    116             # Ignore it
    117             pass
    118         else:
    119             fields[fkey] = fvalue
    120     return key, fields
    121 
    122 def parsefield(line, i, n):
    123     """Separate one key-value pair in a mailcap entry."""
    124     start = i
    125     while i < n:
    126         c = line[i]
    127         if c == ';':
    128             break
    129         elif c == '\\':
    130             i = i+2
    131         else:
    132             i = i+1
    133     return line[start:i].strip(), i
    134 
    135 
    136 # Part 3: using the database.
    137 
    138 def findmatch(caps, MIMEtype, key='view', filename="/dev/null", plist=[]):
    139     """Find a match for a mailcap entry.
    140 
    141     Return a tuple containing the command line, and the mailcap entry
    142     used; (None, None) if no match is found.  This may invoke the
    143     'test' command of several matching entries before deciding which
    144     entry to use.
    145 
    146     """
    147     entries = lookup(caps, MIMEtype, key)
    148     # XXX This code should somehow check for the needsterminal flag.
    149     for e in entries:
    150         if 'test' in e:
    151             test = subst(e['test'], filename, plist)
    152             if test and os.system(test) != 0:
    153                 continue
    154         command = subst(e[key], MIMEtype, filename, plist)
    155         return command, e
    156     return None, None
    157 
    158 def lookup(caps, MIMEtype, key=None):
    159     entries = []
    160     if MIMEtype in caps:
    161         entries = entries + caps[MIMEtype]
    162     MIMEtypes = MIMEtype.split('/')
    163     MIMEtype = MIMEtypes[0] + '/*'
    164     if MIMEtype in caps:
    165         entries = entries + caps[MIMEtype]
    166     if key is not None:
    167         entries = filter(lambda e, key=key: key in e, entries)
    168     return entries
    169 
    170 def subst(field, MIMEtype, filename, plist=[]):
    171     # XXX Actually, this is Unix-specific
    172     res = ''
    173     i, n = 0, len(field)
    174     while i < n:
    175         c = field[i]; i = i+1
    176         if c != '%':
    177             if c == '\\':
    178                 c = field[i:i+1]; i = i+1
    179             res = res + c
    180         else:
    181             c = field[i]; i = i+1
    182             if c == '%':
    183                 res = res + c
    184             elif c == 's':
    185                 res = res + filename
    186             elif c == 't':
    187                 res = res + MIMEtype
    188             elif c == '{':
    189                 start = i
    190                 while i < n and field[i] != '}':
    191                     i = i+1
    192                 name = field[start:i]
    193                 i = i+1
    194                 res = res + findparam(name, plist)
    195             # XXX To do:
    196             # %n == number of parts if type is multipart/*
    197             # %F == list of alternating type and filename for parts
    198             else:
    199                 res = res + '%' + c
    200     return res
    201 
    202 def findparam(name, plist):
    203     name = name.lower() + '='
    204     n = len(name)
    205     for p in plist:
    206         if p[:n].lower() == name:
    207             return p[n:]
    208     return ''
    209 
    210 
    211 # Part 4: test program.
    212 
    213 def test():
    214     import sys
    215     caps = getcaps()
    216     if not sys.argv[1:]:
    217         show(caps)
    218         return
    219     for i in range(1, len(sys.argv), 2):
    220         args = sys.argv[i:i+2]
    221         if len(args) < 2:
    222             print "usage: mailcap [MIMEtype file] ..."
    223             return
    224         MIMEtype = args[0]
    225         file = args[1]
    226         command, e = findmatch(caps, MIMEtype, 'view', file)
    227         if not command:
    228             print "No viewer found for", type
    229         else:
    230             print "Executing:", command
    231             sts = os.system(command)
    232             if sts:
    233                 print "Exit status:", sts
    234 
    235 def show(caps):
    236     print "Mailcap files:"
    237     for fn in listmailcapfiles(): print "\t" + fn
    238     print
    239     if not caps: caps = getcaps()
    240     print "Mailcap entries:"
    241     print
    242     ckeys = caps.keys()
    243     ckeys.sort()
    244     for type in ckeys:
    245         print type
    246         entries = caps[type]
    247         for e in entries:
    248             keys = e.keys()
    249             keys.sort()
    250             for k in keys:
    251                 print "  %-15s" % k, e[k]
    252             print
    253 
    254 if __name__ == '__main__':
    255     test()
    256