def find_object_from_startpoint(html, start_point):
"""Parses input html to find the end of a JavaScript object.
:param str html:
HTML to be parsed for an object.
:param int start_point:
Index of where the object starts.
:rtype dict:
:returns:
A dict created from parsing the object.
"""
html = html[start_point:]
if html[0] not in ['{', '[']:
raise HTMLParseError(
f'Invalid start point. Start of HTML:\n{html[:20]}')
# First letter MUST be a open brace, so we put that in the stack,
# and skip the first character.
stack = [html[0]]
i = 1
context_closers = {'{': '}', '[': ']', '"': '"'}
while i < len(html):
if len(stack) == 0:
break
curr_char = html[i]
curr_context = stack[-1]
# If we've reached a context closer, we can remove an element off the stack
if curr_char == context_closers[curr_context]:
stack.pop()
i += 1
continue
# Strings require special context handling because they can contain
# context openers *and* closers
if curr_context == '"':
# If there's a backslash in a string, we skip a character
if curr_char == '\\':
i += 2
continue
else:
# Non-string contexts are when we need to look for context openers.
if curr_char in context_closers.keys():
stack.append(curr_char)
i += 1
full_obj = html[:i]
return full_obj # noqa: R504
def parse_for_object(html, preceding_regex):
"""Parses input html to find the end of a JavaScript object.
:param str html:
HTML to be parsed for an object.
:param str preceding_regex:
Regex to find the string preceding the object.
:rtype dict:
:returns:
A dict created from parsing the object.
"""
regex = re.compile(preceding_regex)
result = regex.search(html)
if not result:
raise HTMLParseError(f'No matches for regex {preceding_regex}')
start_index = result.end()
return parse_for_object_from_startpoint(html, start_index)
def parse_for_object_from_startpoint(html, start_point):
"""JSONifies an object parsed from HTML.
:param str html:
HTML to be parsed for an object.
:param int start_point:
Index of where the object starts.
:rtype dict:
:returns:
A dict created from parsing the object.
"""
full_obj = find_object_from_startpoint(html, start_point)
try:
return json.loads(full_obj)
except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
try:
return ast.literal_eval(full_obj)
except (ValueError, SyntaxError):
raise HTMLParseError('Could not parse object.')
def error(self, message):
raise HTMLParseError(message)