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#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
#  Copyright (c) 2005, Enthought, Inc.
#  All rights reserved.
#
#  This software is provided without warranty under the terms of the BSD
#  license included in enthought/LICENSE.txt and may be redistributed only
#  under the conditions described in the aforementioned license.  The license
#  is also available online at http://www.enthought.com/licenses/BSD.txt
#
#  Thanks for using Enthought open source!
#
#  Author: David C. Morrill
#  Date:   10/07/2004
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

""" Defines the abstract Editor class, which represents an editing control for
    an object trait in a Traits-based user interface.
"""

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Imports:
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------

from __future__ import absolute_import

from traits.api import (
    Any,
    Bool,
    HasPrivateTraits,
    HasTraits,
    Instance,
    Property,
    ReadOnly,
    Str,
    Trait,
    TraitError,
    TraitListEvent,
    Undefined,
    cached_property)

from traits.trait_base import not_none

from .editor_factory import EditorFactory

from .context_value import ContextValue

from .undo import UndoItem

from .item import Item
import six

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Trait definitions:
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Reference to an EditorFactory object
factory_trait = Trait(EditorFactory)

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  'Editor' abstract base class:
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------


class Editor(HasPrivateTraits):
    """ Represents an editing control for an object trait in a Traits-based
        user interface.
    """

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Trait definitions:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    # The UI (user interface) this editor is part of:
    ui = Instance('traitsui.ui.UI')

    # Full name of the object the editor is editing (e.g.
    # 'object.link1.link2'):
    object_name = Str('object')

    # The object this editor is editing (e.g. object.link1.link2):
    object = Instance(HasTraits)

    # The name of the trait this editor is editing (e.g. 'value'):
    name = ReadOnly

    # The context object the editor is editing (e.g. object):
    context_object = Property

    # The extended name of the object trait being edited. That is,
    # 'object_name.name' minus the context object name at the beginning. For
    # example: 'link1.link2.value':
    extended_name = Property

    # Original value of object.name (e.g. object.link1.link2.value):
    old_value = Any

    # Text description of the object trait being edited:
    description = ReadOnly

    # The Item object used to create this editor:
    item = Instance(Item, ())

    # The GUI widget defined by this editor:
    control = Any

    # The GUI label (if any) defined by this editor:
    label_control = Any

    # Is the underlying GUI widget enabled?
    enabled = Bool(True)

    # Is the underlying GUI widget visible?
    visible = Bool(True)

    # Is the underlying GUI widget scrollable?
    scrollable = Bool(False)

    # The EditorFactory used to create this editor:
    factory = factory_trait

    # Is the editor updating the object.name value?
    updating = Bool(False)

    # Current value for object.name:
    value = Property

    # Current value of object trait as a string:
    str_value = Property

    # The trait the editor is editing (not its value, but the trait itself):
    value_trait = Property

    # The current editor invalid state status:
    invalid = Bool(False)

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Initializes the object:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def __init__(self, parent, **traits):
        """ Initializes the editor object.
        """
        HasPrivateTraits.__init__(self, **traits)
        try:
            self.old_value = getattr(self.object, self.name)
        except AttributeError:
            ctrait = self.object.base_trait(self.name)
            if ctrait.type == 'event' or self.name == 'spring':
                # Getting the attribute will fail for 'Event' traits:
                self.old_value = Undefined
            else:
                raise

        # Synchronize the application invalid state status with the editor's:
        self.sync_value(self.factory.invalid, 'invalid', 'from')

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Finishes editor set-up:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def prepare(self, parent):
        """ Finishes setting up the editor.
        """
        name = self.extended_name
        if name != 'None':
            self.context_object.on_trait_change(self._update_editor, name,
                                                dispatch='ui')
        self.init(parent)
        self._sync_values()
        self.update_editor()

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Finishes initializing the editor by creating the underlying toolkit
    #  widget:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def init(self, parent):
        """ Finishes initializing the editor by creating the underlying toolkit
            widget.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Assigns focus to the editor's underlying toolkit widget:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def set_focus(self):
        """ Assigns focus to the editor's underlying toolkit widget.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Disposes of the contents of an editor:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def dispose(self):
        """ Disposes of the contents of an editor.
        """
        if self.ui is None:
            return

        name = self.extended_name
        if name != 'None':
            self.context_object.on_trait_change(self._update_editor, name,
                                                remove=True)

        if self._user_from is not None:
            for name, handler in self._user_from:
                self.on_trait_change(handler, name, remove=True)

        if self._user_to is not None:
            for object, name, handler in self._user_to:
                object.on_trait_change(handler, name, remove=True)

        # Break linkages to references we no longer need:
        self.object = self.ui = self.item = self.factory = self.control = \
            self.label_control = self.old_value = self._context_object = None

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Returns the context object the editor is using (Property implementation):
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    @cached_property
    def _get_context_object(self):
        """ Returns the context object the editor is using (Property
            implementation).
        """
        object_name = self.object_name
        context_key = object_name.split('.', 1)[0]
        if (object_name != '') and (context_key in self.ui.context):
            return self.ui.context[context_key]

        # This handles the case of a 'ListItemProxy', which is not in the
        # ui.context, but is the editor 'object':
        return self.object

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Returns the extended trait name being edited (Property implementation):
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    @cached_property
    def _get_extended_name(self):
        """ Returns the extended trait name being edited (Property
            implementation).
        """
        return ('%s.%s' % (self.object_name, self.name)).split('.', 1)[1]

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Returns the trait the editor is editing (Property implementation):
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def _get_value_trait(self):
        """ Returns the trait the editor is editing (Property implementation).
        """
        return self.object.trait(self.name)

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Gets/Sets the associated object trait's value:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def _get_value(self):
        return getattr(self.object, self.name, Undefined)

    def _set_value(self, value):
        if self.ui and self.name != 'None':
            self.ui.do_undoable(self.__set_value, value)

    def __set_value(self, value):
        self._no_update = True
        try:
            try:
                handler = self.ui.handler
                obj_name = self.object_name
                name = self.name
                method = (getattr(handler, '%s_%s_setattr' % (obj_name,
                                                              name), None) or
                          getattr(handler, '%s_setattr' % name, None) or
                          getattr(handler, 'setattr'))
                method(self.ui.info, self.object, name, value)
            except TraitError as excp:
                self.error(excp)
                raise
        finally:
            self._no_update = False

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Returns the text representation of a specified object trait value:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def string_value(self, value, format_func=None):
        """ Returns the text representation of a specified object trait value.

        This simply delegates to the factorys `string_value` method.
        """
        return self.factory.string_value(value, format_func)

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Returns the text representation of the object trait:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def _get_str_value(self):
        """ Returns the text representation of the object trait.
        """
        return self.string_value(getattr(self.object, self.name, Undefined))

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Returns the text representation of a specified value:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def _str(self, value):
        """ Returns the text representation of a specified value.
        """
        # In Unicode!
        return six.text_type(value)

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Handles an error that occurs while setting the object's trait value:
    #
    #  (Should normally be overridden in a subclass)
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def error(self, excp):
        """ Handles an error that occurs while setting the object's trait value.
        """
        pass

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Performs updates when the object trait changes:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def _update_editor(self, object, name, old_value, new_value):
        """ Performs updates when the object trait changes.
        """
        # If background threads have modified the trait the editor is bound to,
        # their trait notifications are queued to the UI thread. It is possible
        # that by the time the UI thread dispatches these events, the UI the
        # editor is part of has already been closed. So we need to check if we
        # are still bound to a live UI, and if not, exit immediately:
        if self.ui is None:
            return

        # If the notification is for an object different than the one actually
        # being edited, it is due to editing an item of the form:
        # object.link1.link2.name, where one of the 'link' objects may have
        # been modified. In this case, we need to rebind the current object
        # being edited:
        if object is not self.object:
            self.object = eval(self.object_name, globals(), self.ui.context)

        # If the editor has gone away for some reason, disconnect and exit:
        if self.control is None:
            self.context_object.on_trait_change(
                self._update_editor, self.extended_name, remove=True)
            return

        # Log the change that was made (as long as the Item is not readonly
        # or it is not for an event):
        if (self.item.style != 'readonly'
                and object.base_trait(name).type != 'event'):
            self.log_change(self.get_undo_item, object, name,
                            old_value, new_value)

        # If the change was not caused by the editor itself:
        if not self._no_update:
            # Update the editor control to reflect the current object state:
            self.update_editor()

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Logs a change made in the editor:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def log_change(self, undo_factory, *undo_args):
        """ Logs a change made in the editor.
        """
        # Indicate that the contents of the user interface have been changed:
        ui = self.ui
        ui.modified = True

        # Create an undo history entry if we are maintaining a history:
        undoable = ui._undoable
        if undoable >= 0:
            history = ui.history
            if history is not None:
                item = undo_factory(*undo_args)
                if item is not None:
                    if undoable == history.now:
                        # Create a new undo transaction:
                        history.add(item)
                    else:
                        # Extend the most recent undo transaction:
                        history.extend(item)

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Updates the editor when the object trait changes external to the editor:
    #
    #  (Should normally be overridden in a subclass)
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def update_editor(self):
        """ Updates the editor when the object trait changes externally to the
            editor.
        """
        pass

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Creates an undo history entry:
    #
    #  (Can be overridden in a subclass for special value types)
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def get_undo_item(self, object, name, old_value, new_value):
        """ Creates an undo history entry.
        """
        return UndoItem(object=object,
                        name=name,
                        old_value=old_value,
                        new_value=new_value)

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Returns a tuple of the form ( context_object, name[.name...], callable )
    #  for a specified extended name of the form: name or
    #  context_object_name.name[.name...]:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def parse_extended_name(self, name):
        """ Returns a tuple of the form ( context_object, 'name[.name...],
            callable ) for a specified extended name of the form: 'name' or
            'context_object_name.name[.name...]'.
        """
        col = name.find('.')
        if col < 0:
            object = self.context_object
        else:
            object, name = self.ui.context[name[: col]], name[col + 1:]

        return (object, name, eval("lambda obj=object: obj." + name))

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Initializes and synchronizes (as needed) editor traits with the value of
    #  corresponding factory traits:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def _sync_values(self):
        """ Initializes and synchronizes (as needed) editor traits with the
            value of corresponding factory traits.
        """
        factory = self.factory
        for name, trait in factory.traits(sync_value=not_none):
            value = getattr(factory, name)
            if isinstance(value, ContextValue):
                self_trait = self.trait(name)
                self.sync_value(value.name, name,
                                self_trait.sync_value or trait.sync_value,
                                self_trait.is_list is True)
            elif value is not Undefined:
                setattr(self, name, value)

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Sets synchronization between an editor trait and a user object trait:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def sync_value(self, user_name, editor_name, mode='both',
                   is_list=False, is_event=False):
        """
        Set up synchronization between an editor trait and a user object
        trait.

        Also sets the initial value of the editor trait from the
        user object trait (for modes 'from' and 'both'), and the initial
        value of the user object trait from the editor trait (for mode
        'to').

        Parameters
        ----------
        user_name : string
            The name of the trait to be used on the user object. If empty, no
            synchronization will be set up.
        editor_name : string
            The name of the relevant editor trait.
        mode : string, optional; one of 'to', 'from' or 'both'
            The direction of synchronization. 'from' means that trait changes
            in the user object should be propagated to the editor. 'to' means
            that trait changes in the editor should be propagated to the user
            object. 'both' means changes should be propagated in both
            directions. The default is 'both'.
        is_list : bool, optional
            If true, synchronization for item events will be set up in
            addition to the synchronization for the object itself.
            The default is False.
        is_event : bool, optional
            If true, this method won't attempt to initialize the user
            object or editor trait values. The default is False.
        """
        if user_name != '':
            key = '%s:%s' % (user_name, editor_name)

            if self._no_trait_update is None:
                self._no_trait_update = {}

            user_ref = 'user_object'
            col = user_name.find('.')
            if col < 0:
                user_object = self.context_object
                xuser_name = user_name
            else:
                user_object = self.ui.context[user_name[: col]]
                user_name = xuser_name = user_name[col + 1:]
                col = user_name.rfind('.')
                if col >= 0:
                    user_ref += ('.' + user_name[: col])
                    user_name = user_name[col + 1:]

            user_value = compile('%s.%s' % (user_ref, user_name),
                                 '<string>', 'eval')
            user_ref = compile(user_ref, '<string>', 'eval')

            if mode in ('from', 'both'):

                def user_trait_modified(new):
                    # Need this to include 'user_object' in closure:
                    user_object
                    if key not in self._no_trait_update:
                        self._no_trait_update[key] = None
                        try:
                            setattr(self, editor_name, new)
                        except:
                            from traitsui.api import raise_to_debug
                            raise_to_debug()
                        del self._no_trait_update[key]

                user_object.on_trait_change(user_trait_modified, xuser_name)

                if self._user_to is None:
                    self._user_to = []
                self._user_to.append((user_object, xuser_name,
                                      user_trait_modified))

                if is_list:

                    def user_list_modified(event):
                        if isinstance(event, TraitListEvent):
                            if key not in self._no_trait_update:
                                self._no_trait_update[key] = None
                                n = event.index
                                try:
                                    getattr(self, editor_name)[
                                        n: n + len(event.removed)] = event.added
                                except:
                                    from traitsui.api import raise_to_debug
                                    raise_to_debug()
                                del self._no_trait_update[key]

                    user_object.on_trait_change(user_list_modified,
                                                xuser_name + '_items')
                    self._user_to.append((user_object, xuser_name + '_items',
                                          user_list_modified))

                if not is_event:
                    try:
                        setattr(self, editor_name, eval(user_value))
                    except:
                        from traitsui.api import raise_to_debug
                        raise_to_debug()

            if mode in ('to', 'both'):

                def editor_trait_modified(new):
                    # Need this to include 'user_object' in closure:
                    user_object
                    if key not in self._no_trait_update:
                        self._no_trait_update[key] = None
                        try:
                            setattr(eval(user_ref), user_name, new)
                        except:
                            from traitsui.api import raise_to_debug
                            raise_to_debug()
                        del self._no_trait_update[key]

                self.on_trait_change(editor_trait_modified, editor_name)

                if self._user_from is None:
                    self._user_from = []
                self._user_from.append((editor_name, editor_trait_modified))

                if is_list:

                    def editor_list_modified(event):
                        # Need this to include 'user_object' in closure:
                        user_object
                        if key not in self._no_trait_update:
                            self._no_trait_update[key] = None
                            n = event.index
                            try:
                                eval(user_value)[
                                    n: n + len(event.removed)] = event.added
                            except:
                                from traitsui.api import raise_to_debug
                                raise_to_debug()
                            del self._no_trait_update[key]

                    self.on_trait_change(editor_list_modified,
                                         editor_name + '_items')
                    self._user_from.append((editor_name + '_items',
                                            editor_list_modified))

                if mode == 'to' and not is_event:
                    try:
                        setattr(eval(user_ref), user_name,
                                getattr(self, editor_name))
                    except:
                        from traitsui.api import raise_to_debug
                        raise_to_debug()

    #-- UI preference save/restore interface ---------------------------------

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Restores any saved user preference information associated with the
    #  editor:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def restore_prefs(self, prefs):
        """ Restores any saved user preference information associated with the
            editor.
        """
        pass

    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #  Returns any user preference information associated with the editor:
    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def save_prefs(self):
        """ Returns any user preference information associated with the editor.
        """
        return None