neutron/quantum/utils.py

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# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
# Copyright 2011, Nicira Networks, 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
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 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.
#
# Borrowed from nova code base, more utilities will be added/borrowed as and
# when needed.
# @author: Somik Behera, Nicira Networks, Inc.
"""Utilities and helper functions."""
import base64
import datetime
import functools
import inspect
import json
import os
import random
import re
import socket
import string
import struct
import sys
import time
import types
def import_class(import_str):
"""Returns a class from a string including module and class."""
mod_str, _sep, class_str = import_str.rpartition('.')
try:
__import__(mod_str)
return getattr(sys.modules[mod_str], class_str)
except (ImportError, ValueError, AttributeError), exc:
print(('Inner Exception: %s'), exc)
raise exception.ClassNotFound(class_name=class_str)
def import_object(import_str):
"""Returns an object including a module or module and class."""
try:
__import__(import_str)
return sys.modules[import_str]
except ImportError:
cls = import_class(import_str)
return cls()