issue #72: second attempt WIP

a.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+import mitogen.core
+import mitogen.error
+
+
+@mitogen.main()
+def main(router):
+    ve = ValueError('eep')
+    ke = KeyError('eep')
+
+    cve = mitogen.core.CallError.from_exception(ve)
+    kve = mitogen.core.CallError.from_exception(ke)
+
+    print([cve, type(cve)])
+    print([kve])
+
+    mve = mitogen.error.match(ValueError)
+    assert isinstance(cve, mve)
+    assert not isinstance(kve, mve)
+
+    print
+    print
+    print
+    print
+
+
+    try:
+        raise cve
+    except mve:
+        pass
+

mitogen/core.py

@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ class CallError(Error):
     #: the :class:`CallError` was constructed with a string argument.
     type_name = None
 
-    @classmethod
-    def with_type_name(cls, type_name):
-        return type('CallError_' + type_name, (cls,), {
-            'type_name': type_name,
-        })
+    @staticmethod
+    def for_type_name(type_name):
+        # Overridden by mitogen.error on import to dynamically produce
+        # CallError subclasses reflecting the original exception hierarchy.
+        return CallError
 
     @classmethod
     def from_exception(cls, e=None):
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class CallError(Error):
         if tb:
             s += '\n'
             s += ''.join(traceback.format_tb(tb))
-        return cls.with_type_name(type_name)(s)
+        return cls.for_type_name(type_name)(s)
 
     def __reduce__(self):
         return (_unpickle_call_error, (self.type_name, self.args[0],))
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def _unpickle_call_error(type_name, s):
     if not (type(s) is UnicodeType and len(s) < 10000):
         raise TypeError('cannot unpickle CallError: bad message')
     if type_name:
-        return CallError.with_type_name(type_name)(s)
+        return CallError.for_type_name(type_name)(s)
     return CallError(s)
 
 

mitogen/error.py

@@ -34,62 +34,54 @@ parent class in the hierarchy of the the supplied Exception type.
 """
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+import sys
+
 import mitogen.core
 
 
-#: Map Exception class -> Matcher class.
-_matcher_by_cls = {}
+#: Map Exception class -> dynamic CallError subclass.
+_error_by_cls = {}
 
 
-def get_matching_classes(cls):
-    """
-    Given a class, return a list containing it and any base classes, operating
-    recursively such that the returned list contains the entire hierarchy of
-    `cls`.
-    """
-    classes = [cls]
-    for subcls in cls.__bases__:
-        classes.extend(get_matching_classes(subcls))
-    return classes
-
-
-class MatcherMeta(type):
-    def __subclasscheck__(matcher_cls, cls):
-        print('lol2')
-        return (
-            issubclass(cls, mitogen.core.CallError) and
-            (cls.type_name in matcher_cls.type_names)
-        )
 
-    def __instancecheck__(matcher_cls, e):
-        print('lol')
-        return MatcherMeta.__subclasscheck__(matcher_cls, type(e))
+def find_class_by_qualname(s):
+    modname, sep, classname = s.rpartition('.')
+    if not sep:
+        return None
 
+    module = sys.modules.get(modname)
+    if module is None:
+        return None
 
-__metaclass__ = MatcherMeta
+    return getattr(module, classname, None)
 
 
-class Matcher:
-    """
-    This class serves only as a placeholder for its relationship with
-    :meth:`MatcherMeta.__instancecheck__` where the magic happens. A
-    dynamically generated Matcher subclass is returned by :func:`match`, to
-    served only for use with isinstance() internally by the Python exception
-    handling implementation::
-
-        # Create a dynamic subclass of Matcher to match mitogen.core.CallError
-        # instances according to the type of the original exception.
-        matcher_cls = mitogen.error.match(ValueError)
+def for_type(cls):
     try:
-            context.call(func_raising_some_exc)
-
-        # Here Python calls type(matcher_class).__instancecheck__(e):
-        except matcher_cls as e:
-            # e remains bound to the CallError as before.
+        return _error_by_cls[cls]
+    except KeyError:
         pass
-    """
-    #: Overridden by subclasses generated by :func:`match`.
-    classes = frozenset([])
+
+    bases = tuple(for_type(c) for c in cls.__bases__
+                  if c is not object)
+
+    type_name = mitogen.core.qualname(cls)
+    klass = type('CallError_' + type_name, bases, {
+        'type_name': type_name,
+    })
+    _error_by_cls[cls] = klass
+    print [klass, klass.__bases__]
+    return klass
+
+
+
+def for_type_name(type_name):
+    cls = find_class_by_qualname(type_name)
+    if cls:
+        return for_type(cls)
+    return mitogen.core.CallError
+
+mitogen.core.CallError.for_type_name = staticmethod(for_type_name)
 
 
 def match(target_cls):
@@ -110,6 +102,7 @@ def match(target_cls):
     :returns:
         :class:`Matcher` subclass.
     """
+    return for_type(target_cls)
     try:
         return _matcher_by_cls[target_cls]
     except KeyError:

tests/error_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+
+import unittest2
+
+import mitogen.core
+import mitogen.error
+
+import testlib
+
+
+class MagicValueError(ValueError):
+    pass
+
+
+def func_throws_value_error(*args):
+    raise ValueError(*args)
+
+
+def func_throws_value_error_subclass(*args):
+    raise MagicValueError(*args)
+
+
+class MatchTest(testlib.RouterMixin, testlib.TestCase):
+    def _test_no_match(self):
+        context = self.router.fork()
+        try:
+           context.call(func_throws_value_error_subclass)
+        except mitogen.error.match(ValueError):
+            pass
+
+    def test_no_match(self):
+        self.assertRaises(mitogen.core.CallError,
+            lambda: self._test_no_match())
+
+    def test_builtin_match(self):
+        context = self.router.fork()
+        try:
+            context.call(func_throws_value_error)
+        except mitogen.error.match(ValueError):
+            pass
+
+    def test_direct_custom_match(self):
+        context = self.router.fork()
+        try:
+           context.call(func_throws_value_error_subclass)
+        except mitogen.error.match(MagicValueError):
+            pass
+
+    def test_indirect_match(self):
+        context = self.router.fork()
+        try:
+           context.call(func_throws_value_error_subclass)
+        except mitogen.error.match(ValueError):
+            pass
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest2.main()