lp.bugs.utilities.filebugdataparser.FileBugDataParser : API documentation

Parser for a message containing extra bug information.

Applications like Apport upload such messages, before filing the bug.

Method	__init__	Undocumented
Method	readHeaders	Read the next set of headers of the message.
Method	readLine	Read a line of the message.
Method	parse	Parse the message and return a FileBugData instance.
Method	_consumeBytes	Read bytes from the message up to the end_string.
Method	_setDataFromHeaders	Set the data attributes from the message headers.

def __init__(self, blob_file):

Undocumented

def _consumeBytes(self, end_string):

Read bytes from the message up to the end_string.

The end_string is included in the output.

If end-of-file is reached, '' is returned.

def readHeaders(self):

Read the next set of headers of the message.

def readLine(self):

Read a line of the message.

def _setDataFromHeaders(self, data, headers):

Set the data attributes from the message headers.

def parse(self):

Parse the message and return a FileBugData instance.

The Subject header is the initial bug summary.

The Tags header specifies the initial bug tags.

The Private header sets the visibility of the bug.

The Subscribers header specifies additional initial subscribers

The first inline part will be added to the description.

All other inline parts will be added as separate comments.

All attachment parts will be added as attachment.

When parsing each part of the message is stored in a temporary file on the file system. After using the returned data, removeTemporaryFiles() must be called.

l.b.u.f.FileBugDataParser : class documentation