Now that we're using Python 2.5, we can actually write with statements
[invirt/packages/invirt-base.git] / files / usr / share / python-support / sipb-xen-base / invirt / common.py
index d986196..77770a6 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
 import unittest
 from fcntl import flock, LOCK_EX, LOCK_SH, LOCK_UN
+import contextlib as clib
 
 class struct(object):
     'A simple namespace object.'
@@ -20,46 +23,18 @@ def dicts2struct(x):
     else:
         return x
 
-#
-# Hacks to work around lack of Python 2.5's `with` statement.
-#
-
-def with_closing(rsrc):
-    """
-    Utility to emulate Python 2.5's `with closing(rsrc)` context manager.
-
-    E.g.,
-    @with_closing(file('/tmp/foo'))
-    def contents(f):
-        return f.read()
-    # now 'contents' is the contents of /tmp/foo
-    """
-    def wrapper(func):
-        try: return func(rsrc)
-        finally: rsrc.close()
-    return wrapper
-
-def with_lock_file(path, exclusive = True):
-    """
-    Context manager for lock files.  Example:
-
-    @with_lock_file('/tmp/mylock')
-    def input():
-        print 'locked'
-        return raw_input()
-    # prints 'locked'
-    print input # prints what raw_input() returned
-    """
-    def wrapper(func):
-        @with_closing(file(path, 'w'))
-        def g(f):
-            if exclusive: locktype = LOCK_EX
-            else:         locktype = LOCK_SH
-            flock(f, locktype)
-            try: return func()
-            finally: flock(f, LOCK_UN)
-        return g
-    return wrapper
+@clib.contextmanager
+def lock_file(path, exclusive = True):
+    with clib.closing(file(path, 'w')) as f:
+        if exclusive:
+            locktype = LOCK_EX
+        else:
+            locktype = LOCK_SH
+        flock(f, locktype)
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            flock(f, LOCK_UN)
 
 #
 # Tests.