CHAP.writer

File : writer.py Author : Valentin Kuznetsov Description: generic Writer module

Define a generic Writer object.

Module Contents

Classes

Writer	Generic file writer
OptionParser	User based option parser

Functions

main	Main function

API

class CHAP.writer.Writer

Bases: CHAP.pipeline.PipelineItem

Generic file writer

The job of any Writer in a Pipeline is to receive input returned by a previous PipelineItem, write its data to a particular file format, then return the same data unaltered so it can be used by a successive PipelineItem.

Initialization

Constructor of PipelineItem class

write(data, filename)

Write the input data as text to a file.

Parameters:

• data (list[PipelineData]) – input data

• filename (str) – Name of file to write to

Returns:

contents of the input data

Return type:

object

class CHAP.writer.OptionParser

User based option parser

Initialization

CHAP.writer.main(opt_parser=OptionParser)

Main function