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15   
16  """Utility functions related to U{XML Namespaces<http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml-names-20060816/index.html>}.""" 
17   
18  import pyxb 
19  import pyxb.namespace 
20  import logging 
21   
22  _log = logging.getLogger(__name__) 
23   
24 -def NamespaceInstance (namespace):
25 """Get a namespace instance for the given namespace. 26 27 This is used when it is unclear whether the namespace is specified by URI 28 or by instance or by any other mechanism we might dream up in the 29 future.""" 30 if isinstance(namespace, pyxb.namespace.Namespace): 31 return namespace 32 if isinstance(namespace, basestring): 33 return NamespaceForURI(namespace, True) 34 raise pyxb.LogicError('Cannot identify namespace from value of type %s' % (type(namespace),))
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36 -def NamespaceForURI (uri, create_if_missing=False):
37 """Given a URI, provide the L{Namespace} instance corresponding to it. 38 39 This can only be used to lookup or create real namespaces. To create 40 absent namespaces, use L{CreateAbsentNamespace}. 41 42 @param uri: The URI that identifies the namespace 43 @type uri: A non-empty C{str} or C{unicode} string 44 @keyword create_if_missing: If C{True}, a namespace for the given URI is 45 created if one has not already been registered. Default is C{False}. 46 @type create_if_missing: C{bool} 47 @return: The Namespace corresponding to C{uri}, if available 48 @rtype: L{Namespace} or C{None} 49 @raise pyxb.LogicError: The uri is not a non-empty string 50 """ 51 if not isinstance(uri, (str, unicode)): 52 raise pyxb.LogicError('Cannot lookup absent namespaces') 53 if 0 == len(uri): 54 raise pyxb.LogicError('Namespace URIs must not be empty strings') 55 rv = pyxb.namespace.Namespace._NamespaceForURI(uri) 56 if (rv is None) and create_if_missing: 57 rv = pyxb.namespace.Namespace(uri) 58 return rv
59
60 -def CreateAbsentNamespace ():
61 """Create an absent namespace. 62 63 Use this when you need a namespace for declarations in a schema with no 64 target namespace. Absent namespaces are not stored in the infrastructure; 65 it is your responsibility to hold on to the reference you get from this, 66 because you won't be able to look it up.""" 67 return pyxb.namespace.Namespace.CreateAbsentNamespace()
68
69 -def AvailableNamespaces ():
70 """Return the complete set of Namespace instances known to the system.""" 71 return pyxb.namespace.Namespace.AvailableNamespaces()
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