# -*- mode: python; coding: utf-8 -*-
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# Copyright ©  2004 Canonical Ltd.
#	Author: Robert Collins <robertc@robertcollins.net>

# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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import ConfigParser as BaseConfig

class ConfigParser(BaseConfig.ConfigParser):
    pass
    """extend ConfigParser with a useful shortcut. Perhaps should be a decorator.."""
    def get_option_worker(self, method, short, section, option, *args, **kwargs):
        """get the value for an option. *args takes:
        default (raise an exception if the option is not present and no default)
        raw (defaults to False)
        vars (defaults to None)
        """
        default_present=False
        args=list(args)
        if len(args):
            default=args.pop()
            default_present=True
        if len(args):
            raw=args.pop()
        else:
            raw=kwargs.get('raw', False)
        if len(args):
            vars=args.pop()
        else:
            vars=kwargs.get('vars', None)
        if self.has_option(section, option):
            if not short:
                return method(section, option, raw, vars)
            else:
                return method(section, option)
        elif default_present:
            return default
        else:
            raise KeyError("no such option")
    def get_option(self, section, option, *args, **kwargs):
        """delegates to get_option_worker(self.get)"""
        return self.get_option_worker(self.get, False, section, option, *args, **kwargs)
    def get_boolean_option(self, section, option, *args, **kwargs):
        """delegates to get_option_worker(self.getboolean)"""
        return self.get_option_worker(self.getboolean, True, section, option, *args, **kwargs)