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#!/usr/bin/env python
# Describe classes, methods and functions in a module.
# Works with user-defined modules, all Python library
# modules, including built-in modules.

import inspect
import os

INDENT=0

def wi(*args):
   """ Function to print lines indented according to level """
   
   spaces = ' '*INDENT
   print spaces,
   for arg in args:
      print arg,

   print

def indent():
   """ Increase indentation """
   
   global INDENT
   INDENT += 4

def dedent():
   """ Decrease indentation """
   
   global INDENT
   INDENT -= 4

def describe_builtin(obj):
   """ Describe a builtin function """

   wi('Built-in Function: %s' % obj.__name__)
   # Built-in functions cannot be inspected by
   # inspect.getargspec. We have to try and parse
   # the __doc__ attribute of the function.
   docstr = obj.__doc__
   args = ''
   
   if docstr:
      items = docstr.split('\n')
      if items:
         func_descr = items[0]
         s = func_descr.replace(obj.__name__,'')
         idx1 = s.find('(')
         idx2 = s.find(')',idx1)
         if idx1 != -1 and idx2 != -1 and (idx2>idx1+1):
            args = s[idx1+1:idx2]
            wi('\tMethod Arguments:', args)

   if args=='':
      wi('\tMethod Arguments: None')

   print
   
def describe_func(obj, method=False):
   """ Describe the function object passed as argument.
   If this is a method object, the second argument will
   be passed as True """
   
   if method:
      wi('Method: %s' % obj.__name__)
   else:
      wi('Function: %s' % obj.__name__)

   try:
       arginfo = inspect.getargspec(obj)
   except TypeError:
      print 
      return
   
   args = arginfo[0]
   argsvar = arginfo[1]

   if args:
       if args[0] == 'self':
           wi('\t%s is an instance method' % obj.__name__)
           args.pop(0)

       wi('\tMethod Arguments:', args)

       if arginfo[3]:
           dl = len(arginfo[3])
           al = len(args)
           defargs = args[al-dl:al]
           wi('\tDefault arguments:',zip(defargs, arginfo[3]))

   if arginfo[1]:
       wi('\t Positional Args Param: %s' % arginfo[1])
   if arginfo[2]:
       wi('\t Keyword Args Param: %s' % arginfo[2])

   print

def describe_klass(obj):
   """ Describe the class object passed as argument,
   including its methods """

   wi('Class: %s' % obj.__name__)

   indent()

   count = 0
   
   for name in obj.__dict__:
       item = getattr(obj, name)
       if inspect.ismethod(item):
           count += 1;describe_func(item, True)

   if count==0:
      wi('(No members)')
      
   dedent()
   print 

def describe(module):
   """ Describe the module object passed as argument
   including its classes and functions """
   
   wi('Module: %s' % module.__name__)

   indent()

   count = 0
   
   for name in dir(module):
       obj = getattr(module, name)
       if inspect.isclass(obj):
          count += 1; describe_klass(obj)
       elif (inspect.ismethod(obj) or inspect.isfunction(obj)):
          count +=1 ; describe_func(obj)
       elif inspect.isbuiltin(obj):
          count += 1; describe_builtin(obj)

   if count==0:
      wi('(No members)')
      
   dedent()

if __name__ == "__main__":
   import sys
   
   if len(sys.argv)<2:
      sys.exit('Usage: %s <module>' % sys.argv[0])

   module = sys.argv[1].replace('.py','')
   mod = __import__(module)
   describe(mod)