oslo.utils/oslo/utils/importutils.py
Davanum Srinivas 118f7ea84a Re-enable _import* hidden methods in import_utils
There are many scenarios in different projects that end
up needing this support. We should gently nudge everyone
to move to Stevedore but can't mandate it by hiding
these methods.

Change-Id: Ie2783fabf52491a490c999728995da8e68e62cd8
2014-08-26 22:42:40 -04:00

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# Copyright 2011 OpenStack Foundation.
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"""
Import related utilities and helper functions.
"""
import sys
import traceback
def import_class(import_str):
"""Returns a class from a string including module and class."""
mod_str, _sep, class_str = import_str.rpartition('.')
__import__(mod_str)
try:
return getattr(sys.modules[mod_str], class_str)
except AttributeError:
raise ImportError('Class %s cannot be found (%s)' %
(class_str,
traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())))
def import_object(import_str, *args, **kwargs):
"""Import a class and return an instance of it."""
return import_class(import_str)(*args, **kwargs)
def import_object_ns(name_space, import_str, *args, **kwargs):
"""Tries to import object from default namespace.
Imports a class and return an instance of it, first by trying
to find the class in a default namespace, then failing back to
a full path if not found in the default namespace.
"""
import_value = "%s.%s" % (name_space, import_str)
try:
return import_class(import_value)(*args, **kwargs)
except ImportError:
return import_class(import_str)(*args, **kwargs)
def import_module(import_str):
"""Import a module."""
__import__(import_str)
return sys.modules[import_str]
def import_versioned_module(version, submodule=None):
module = 'oslo.v%s' % version
if submodule:
module = '.'.join((module, submodule))
return import_module(module)
def try_import(import_str, default=None):
"""Try to import a module and if it fails return default."""
try:
return import_module(import_str)
except ImportError:
return default