How to install pywidl
- Download and install ActivePython
- Open Command Prompt
- Type
pypm install pywidl
Lastest release
Generic code generator from WebIDL interfaces.
pywidl parses WebIDL code using PLY, builds the interface object model and emits whatever code using user's mako templates or even user's native python module.
WebIDL object model
Defined in pywidl/model.py
Common usage in tests/idl.py
Example usage
$ cat fragment.idl
- exception GraphicsException {
- DOMString reason;
};
interface Paint { };
- interface SolidColor : Paint {
- attribute float red; attribute float green; attribute float blue;
};
- interface Pattern : Paint {
- attribute DOMString imageURL;
};
[Constructor] interface GraphicalWindow {
readonly attribute unsigned long width; readonly attribute unsigned long height;
attribute Paint currentPaint;
void drawRectangle(float x, float y, float width, float height);
void drawText(float x, float y, DOMString text);
};
$ cat mako.tpl
// ${foo} % for definition in definitions: ${definition.name} % endfor
$ pywidl -m -o fragment.txt -t mako.tpl fragment.idl -- --foo=bar
$ cat fragment.txt
// bar GraphicsException Paint SolidColor Pattern GraphicalWindow
$ cat native.py
- def render(definitions=[], source=None, output=None,
template=None, template_type=None, foo=None, **kwargs):
- with open(output, 'w') as out:
print >>out, "// %s" % foo for definition in definitions:
print >>out, definition.name
$ PYTHONPATH=".:$PYTHONPATH" pywidl -n -o fragment.txt -t native fragment.idl-- --foo=bar
$ cat fragment.txt
// bar GraphicsException Paint SolidColor Pattern GraphicalWindow