xref: /gem5/src/python/importer.py

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# Authors: Nathan Binkert

# Simple importer that allows python to import data from a dict of
# code objects.  The keys are the module path, and the items are the
# filename and bytecode of the file.
class CodeImporter(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.modules = {}

    def add_module(self, filename, modpath, code):
        if modpath in self.modules:
            raise AttributeError, "%s already found in importer"

        self.modules[modpath] = (filename, code)

    def find_module(self, fullname, path):
        if fullname in self.modules:
            return self

        return None

    def load_module(self, fullname):
        # Because the importer is created and initialized in its own
        # little sandbox (in init.cc), the globals that were available
        # when the importer module was loaded and CodeImporter was
        # defined are not available when load_module is actually
        # called. Soooo, the imports must live here.
        import imp
        import os
        import sys
        mod = imp.new_module(fullname)
        sys.modules[fullname] = mod

        try:
            mod.__loader__ = self
            srcfile,code = self.modules[fullname]
            if os.path.basename(srcfile) == '__init__.py':
                mod.__path__ = fullname.split('.')
            mod.__file__ = srcfile

            exec code in mod.__dict__
        except Exception:
            del sys.modules[fullname]
            raise

        return mod

# Create an importer and add it to the meta_path so future imports can
# use it.  There's currently nothing in the importer, but calls to
# add_module can be used to add code.
import sys
importer = CodeImporter()
add_module = importer.add_module
sys.meta_path.append(importer)