def pack(x, forcetype=None):
"""Pack a python object into an AE descriptor"""
if forcetype:
if type(x) is StringType:
return AE.AECreateDesc(forcetype, x)
else:
return pack(x).AECoerceDesc(forcetype)
if x is None:
return AE.AECreateDesc('null', '')
if isinstance(x, AEDescType):
return x
if isinstance(x, FSSType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('fss ', x.data)
if isinstance(x, FSRefType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('fsrf', x.data)
if isinstance(x, AliasType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('alis', x.data)
if isinstance(x, IntType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('long', struct.pack('l', x))
if isinstance(x, FloatType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('doub', struct.pack('d', x))
if isinstance(x, StringType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', x)
if isinstance(x, UnicodeType):
data = x.encode('utf16')
if data[:2] == '\xfe\xff':
data = data[2:]
return AE.AECreateDesc('utxt', data)
if isinstance(x, ListType):
list = AE.AECreateList('', 0)
for item in x:
list.AEPutDesc(0, pack(item))
return list
if isinstance(x, DictionaryType):
record = AE.AECreateList('', 1)
for key, value in x.items():
packkey(record, key, value)
#record.AEPutParamDesc(key, pack(value))
return record
if type(x) == types.ClassType and issubclass(x, ObjectSpecifier):
# Note: we are getting a class object here, not an instance
return AE.AECreateDesc('type', x.want)
if hasattr(x, '__aepack__'):
return x.__aepack__()
if hasattr(x, 'which'):
return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', x.which)
if hasattr(x, 'want'):
return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', x.want)
return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', repr(x)) # Copout
def pack(x, forcetype=None):
if forcetype:
if type(x) is StringType:
return AE.AECreateDesc(forcetype, x)
else:
return pack(x).AECoerceDesc(forcetype)
if x is None:
return AE.AECreateDesc('null', '')
elif isinstance(x, AEDescType):
return x
elif isinstance(x, FSSType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('fss ', x.data)
elif isinstance(x, FSRefType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('fsrf', x.data)
elif isinstance(x, AliasType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('alis', x.data)
elif isinstance(x, IntType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('long', struct.pack('l', x))
elif isinstance(x, FloatType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('doub', struct.pack('d', x))
elif isinstance(x, StringType):
return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', x)
elif isinstance(x, UnicodeType):
data = x.encode('utf16')
if data[:2] == '\xfe\xff':
data = data[2:]
return AE.AECreateDesc('utxt', data)
elif isinstance(x, ListType):
list = AE.AECreateList('', 0)
for item in x:
list.AEPutDesc(0, pack(item))
return list
elif isinstance(x, DictionaryType):
record = AE.AECreateList('', 1)
for key, value in x.items():
packkey(record, key, value)
return record
elif type(x) == types.ClassType and issubclass(x, ObjectSpecifier):
return AE.AECreateDesc('type', x.want)
elif hasattr(x, '__aepack__'):
return x.__aepack__()
elif hasattr(x, 'which'):
return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', x.which)
else:
return AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', x.want) if hasattr(
x, 'want') else AE.AECreateDesc('TEXT', repr(x))
"""Tools for use in AppleEvent clients and servers:
