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deb-python-falcon/falcon/api.py
kgriffs 064474d89c doc(API): Cleaned up API docstrings
Brought docstrings up to date, added type annotations, and clarified some
confusing text.
2014-04-07 19:03:35 -05:00

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# Copyright 2013 by Rackspace Hosting, Inc.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
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# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
import re
from falcon import api_helpers as helpers
from falcon.request import Request
from falcon.response import Response
import falcon.responders
from falcon.status_codes import HTTP_416
from falcon import util
from falcon.http_error import HTTPError
from falcon import DEFAULT_MEDIA_TYPE
class API(object):
"""This class is the main entry point into a Falcon-based app.
Each API instance provides a callable WSGI interface and a simple routing
engine based on URI Templates (RFC 6570).
Args:
media_type (str, optional): Default media type to use as the value for
the Content-Type header on responses. (default 'application/json')
before (callable, optional): A global action hook (or list of hooks)
to call before each on_* responder, for all resources. Similar to
the ``falcon.before`` decorator, but applies to the entire API.
When more than one hook is given, they will be executed
in natural order (starting with the first in the list).
after (callable, optional): A global action hook (or list of hooks)
to call after each on_* responder, for all resources. Similar to
the ``after`` decorator, but applies to the entire API.
"""
__slots__ = ('_after', '_before', '_error_handlers', '_media_type',
'_routes', '_default_route', '_sinks')
def __init__(self, media_type=DEFAULT_MEDIA_TYPE, before=None, after=None):
self._routes = []
self._sinks = []
self._default_route = None
self._media_type = media_type
self._before = helpers.prepare_global_hooks(before)
self._after = helpers.prepare_global_hooks(after)
self._error_handlers = []
def __call__(self, env, start_response):
"""WSGI `app` method.
Makes instances of API callable from a WSGI server. May be used to
host an API or called directly in order to simulate requests when
testing the API.
See also PEP 3333.
Args:
env (dict): A WSGI environment dictionary
start_response (callable): A WSGI helper function for setting
status and headers on a response.
"""
req = Request(env)
resp = Response()
responder, params = self._get_responder(
req.path, req.method)
try:
# NOTE(kgriffs): Using an inner try..except in order to
# address the case when err_handler raises HTTPError.
#
# NOTE(kgriffs): Coverage is giving false negatives,
# so disabled on relevant lines. All paths are tested
# afaict.
try:
responder(req, resp, **params) # pragma: no cover
except Exception as ex:
for err_type, err_handler in self._error_handlers:
if isinstance(ex, err_type):
err_handler(ex, req, resp, params)
break # pragma: no cover
else:
# PERF(kgriffs): This will propagate HTTPError to
# the handler below. It makes handling HTTPError
# less efficient, but that is OK since error cases
# don't need to be as fast as the happy path, and
# indeed, should perhaps be slower to create
# backpressure on clients that are issuing bad
# requests.
raise
except HTTPError as ex:
resp.status = ex.status
if ex.headers is not None:
resp.set_headers(ex.headers)
if req.client_accepts('application/json'):
resp.body = ex.json()
#
# Set status and headers
#
use_body = not helpers.should_ignore_body(resp.status, req.method)
if use_body:
helpers.set_content_length(resp)
body = helpers.get_body(resp)
else:
# Default: return an empty body
body = []
# Set content type if needed
use_content_type = (body or
req.method == 'HEAD' or
resp.status == HTTP_416)
if use_content_type:
media_type = self._media_type
else:
media_type = None
headers = resp._wsgi_headers(media_type)
# Return the response per the WSGI spec
start_response(resp.status, headers)
return body
def add_route(self, uri_template, resource):
"""Associates a URI path with a resource.
A resource is an instance of a class that defines various on_*
"responder" methods, one for each HTTP method the resource
allows. For example, to support GET, simply define an `on_get`
responder. If a client requests an unsupported method, Falcon
will respond with "405 Method not allowed".
Responders must always define at least two arguments to receive
request and response objects, respectively. For example::
def on_post(self, req, resp):
pass
In addition, if the route's uri template contains field
expressions, any responder that desires to receive requests
for that route must accept arguments named after the respective
field names defined in the template. For example, given the
following uri template::
/das/{thing}
A PUT request to "/das/code" would be routed to::
def on_put(self, req, resp, thing):
pass
Args:
uri_template (str): Relative URI template. Currently only Level 1
templates are supported. See also RFC 6570. Care must be
taken to ensure the template does not mask any sink
patterns (see also ``add_sink``).
resource (instance): Object which represents an HTTP/REST
"resource". Falcon will pass "GET" requests to on_get,
"PUT" requests to on_put, etc. If any HTTP methods are not
supported by your resource, simply don't define the
corresponding request handlers, and Falcon will do the right
thing.
"""
uri_fields, path_template = helpers.compile_uri_template(uri_template)
method_map = helpers.create_http_method_map(
resource, uri_fields, self._before, self._after)
# Insert at the head of the list in case we get duplicate
# adds (will cause the last one to win).
self._routes.insert(0, (path_template, method_map))
def add_sink(self, sink, prefix=r'/'):
"""Adds a "sink" responder to the API.
If no route matches a request, but the path in the requested URI
matches the specified prefix, Falcon will pass control to the
given sink, regardless of the HTTP method requested.
Args:
sink (callable): A callable taking the form ``func(req, resp)``.
prefix (str): A regex string, typically starting with '/', which
will trigger the sink if it matches the path portion of the
request's URI. Both strings and precompiled regex objects
may be specified. Characters are matched starting at the
beginning of the URI path.
Note:
Named groups are converted to kwargs and passed to
the sink as such.
Note:
If the route collides with a route's URI template, the
route will mask the sink (see also ``add_route``).
"""
if not hasattr(prefix, 'match'):
# Assume it is a string
prefix = re.compile(prefix)
# NOTE(kgriffs): Insert at the head of the list such that
# in the case of a duplicate prefix, the last one added
# is preferred.
self._sinks.insert(0, (prefix, sink))
# TODO(kgriffs): Remove this functionality in Falcon version 0.2.0
@util.deprecated('Please migrate to add_sink(...) ASAP.')
def set_default_route(self, default_resource):
"""DEPRECATED: Route all the unrouted requests to a default resource.
NOTE: If a default route is defined, all sinks are ignored.
Args:
default_resource (instance): Object which works like a RESTful
resource. Falcon will pass "GET" requests to on_get, "PUT"
requests to on_put, etc. If you want to exclude any HTTP
methods from the routing, simply do not define the
corresponding request handlers, and Falcon will respond
with "405 Method Not Allowed" when those methods are
requested.
"""
self._default_route = helpers.create_http_method_map(
default_resource, set(), self._before, self._after)
def add_error_handler(self, exception, handler=None):
"""Adds a handler for a given exception type.
Args:
exception (type): Whenever an error occurs when handling a request
that is an instance of this exception class, the given
handler callable will be used to handle the exception.
handler (callable): A callable taking the form
``func(ex, req, resp, params)``, called
when there is a matching exception raised when handling a
request.
Note:
If not specified, the handler will default to
``exception.handle``, where ``exception`` is the error
type specified above, and ``handle`` is a static method
(i.e., decorated with @staticmethod) that accepts
the same params just described.
Note:
A handler can either raise an instance of HTTPError
or modify resp manually in order to communicate information
about the issue to the client.
"""
if handler is None:
try:
handler = exception.handle
except AttributeError:
raise AttributeError('handler must either be specified '
'explicitly or defined as a static'
'method named "handle" that is a '
'member of the given exception class.')
# Insert at the head of the list in case we get duplicate
# adds (will cause the last one to win).
self._error_handlers.insert(0, (exception, handler))
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Helpers
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _get_responder(self, path, method):
"""Searches routes for a matching responder.
Args:
path: URI path to search (without query string)
method: HTTP method (uppercase) requested
Returns:
A 2-member tuple consisting of a responder callable and
a dict containing parsed path fields (if any were specified in
the matching route's URI template).
Note:
If a responder was matched to the given URI, but the HTTP
method was not found in the method_map for the responder,
the responder callable element of the returned tuple will be
`falcon.responder.bad_request`.
Likewise, if no responder was matched for the given URI, then
the responder callable element of the returned tuple will be
`falcon.responder.path_not_found`
"""
for route in self._routes:
path_template, method_map = route
m = path_template.match(path)
if m:
params = m.groupdict()
try:
responder = method_map[method]
except KeyError:
responder = falcon.responders.bad_request
break
else:
params = {}
if self._default_route is None:
for pattern, sink in self._sinks:
m = pattern.match(path)
if m:
params = m.groupdict()
responder = sink
break
else:
responder = falcon.responders.path_not_found
else:
method_map = self._default_route
try:
responder = method_map[method]
except KeyError:
responder = falcon.responders.bad_request
return (responder, params)