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# pyright: reportImportCycles=false

"""Enabling declarative definition of lxml custom element classes."""

from __future__ import annotations

import re
from typing import (
    TYPE_CHECKING,
    Any,
    Callable,
    Dict,
    List,
    Sequence,
    Tuple,
    Type,
    TypeVar,
)

from lxml import etree
from lxml.etree import ElementBase, _Element  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]

from docx.oxml.exceptions import InvalidXmlError
from docx.oxml.ns import NamespacePrefixedTag, nsmap, qn
from docx.shared import lazyproperty

if TYPE_CHECKING:
    from docx.enum.base import BaseXmlEnum
    from docx.oxml.simpletypes import BaseSimpleType


def serialize_for_reading(element: ElementBase):
    """Serialize `element` to human-readable XML suitable for tests.

    No XML declaration.
    """
    xml = etree.tostring(element, encoding="unicode", pretty_print=True)
    return XmlString(xml)


class XmlString(str):
    """Provides string comparison override suitable for serialized XML that is useful
    for tests."""

    # '    <w:xyz xmlns:a="http://ns/decl/a" attr_name="val">text</w:xyz>'
    # |          |                                          ||           |
    # +----------+------------------------------------------++-----------+
    #  front      attrs                                     | text
    #                                                     close

    _xml_elm_line_patt = re.compile(r"( *</?[\w:]+)(.*?)(/?>)([^<]*</[\w:]+>)?$")

    def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
        if not isinstance(other, str):
            return False
        lines = self.splitlines()
        lines_other = other.splitlines()
        if len(lines) != len(lines_other):
            return False
        for line, line_other in zip(lines, lines_other):
            if not self._eq_elm_strs(line, line_other):
                return False
        return True

    def __ne__(self, other: object) -> bool:
        return not self.__eq__(other)

    def _attr_seq(self, attrs: str) -> List[str]:
        """Return a sequence of attribute strings parsed from `attrs`.

        Each attribute string is stripped of whitespace on both ends.
        """
        attrs = attrs.strip()
        attr_lst = attrs.split()
        return sorted(attr_lst)

    def _eq_elm_strs(self, line: str, line_2: str):
        """Return True if the element in `line_2` is XML equivalent to the element in
        `line`."""
        front, attrs, close, text = self._parse_line(line)
        front_2, attrs_2, close_2, text_2 = self._parse_line(line_2)
        if front != front_2:
            return False
        if self._attr_seq(attrs) != self._attr_seq(attrs_2):
            return False
        if close != close_2:
            return False
        if text != text_2:
            return False
        return True

    @classmethod
    def _parse_line(cls, line: str) -> Tuple[str, str, str, str]:
        """(front, attrs, close, text) 4-tuple result of parsing XML element `line`."""
        match = cls._xml_elm_line_patt.match(line)
        if match is None:
            return "", "", "", ""
        front, attrs, close, text = [match.group(n) for n in range(1, 5)]
        return front, attrs, close, text


_T = TypeVar("_T")


class MetaOxmlElement(type):
    """Metaclass for BaseOxmlElement."""

    def __init__(cls, clsname: str, bases: Tuple[type, ...], namespace: Dict[str, Any]):
        dispatchable = (
            OneAndOnlyOne,
            OneOrMore,
            OptionalAttribute,
            RequiredAttribute,
            ZeroOrMore,
            ZeroOrOne,
            ZeroOrOneChoice,
        )
        for key, value in namespace.items():
            if isinstance(value, dispatchable):
                value.populate_class_members(cls, key)


class BaseAttribute:
    """Base class for OptionalAttribute and RequiredAttribute.

    Provides common methods.
    """

    def __init__(self, attr_name: str, simple_type: Type[BaseXmlEnum] | Type[BaseSimpleType]):
        super(BaseAttribute, self).__init__()
        self._attr_name = attr_name
        self._simple_type = simple_type

    def populate_class_members(self, element_cls: MetaOxmlElement, prop_name: str) -> None:
        """Add the appropriate methods to `element_cls`."""
        self._element_cls = element_cls
        self._prop_name = prop_name

        self._add_attr_property()

    def _add_attr_property(self):
        """Add a read/write `.{prop_name}` property to the element class.

        The property returns the interpreted value of this attribute on access and
        changes the attribute value to its ST_* counterpart on assignment.
        """
        property_ = property(self._getter, self._setter, None)
        # -- assign unconditionally to overwrite element name definition --
        setattr(self._element_cls, self._prop_name, property_)

    @property
    def _clark_name(self):
        if ":" in self._attr_name:
            return qn(self._attr_name)
        return self._attr_name

    @property
    def _getter(self) -> Callable[[BaseOxmlElement], Any | None]: ...

    @property
    def _setter(
        self,
    ) -> Callable[[BaseOxmlElement, Any | None], None]: ...


class OptionalAttribute(BaseAttribute):
    """Defines an optional attribute on a custom element class.

    An optional attribute returns a default value when not present for reading. When
    assigned |None|, the attribute is removed, but still returns the default value when
    one is specified.
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        attr_name: str,
        simple_type: Type[BaseXmlEnum] | Type[BaseSimpleType],
        default: BaseXmlEnum | BaseSimpleType | str | bool | None = None,
    ):
        super(OptionalAttribute, self).__init__(attr_name, simple_type)
        self._default = default

    @property
    def _docstring(self):
        """String to use as `__doc__` attribute of attribute property."""
        return (
            f"{self._simple_type.__name__} type-converted value of"
            f" ``{self._attr_name}`` attribute, or |None| (or specified default"
            f" value) if not present. Assigning the default value causes the"
            f" attribute to be removed from the element."
        )

    @property
    def _getter(
        self,
    ) -> Callable[[BaseOxmlElement], Any | None]:
        """Function suitable for `__get__()` method on attribute property descriptor."""

        def get_attr_value(
            obj: BaseOxmlElement,
        ) -> Any | None:
            attr_str_value = obj.get(self._clark_name)
            if attr_str_value is None:
                return self._default
            return self._simple_type.from_xml(attr_str_value)

        get_attr_value.__doc__ = self._docstring
        return get_attr_value

    @property
    def _setter(self) -> Callable[[BaseOxmlElement, Any], None]:
        """Function suitable for `__set__()` method on attribute property descriptor."""

        def set_attr_value(obj: BaseOxmlElement, value: Any | None):
            if value is None or value == self._default:
                if self._clark_name in obj.attrib:
                    del obj.attrib[self._clark_name]
                return
            str_value = self._simple_type.to_xml(value)
            if str_value is None:
                if self._clark_name in obj.attrib:
                    del obj.attrib[self._clark_name]
                return
            obj.set(self._clark_name, str_value)

        return set_attr_value


class RequiredAttribute(BaseAttribute):
    """Defines a required attribute on a custom element class.

    A required attribute is assumed to be present for reading, so does not have a
    default value; its actual value is always used. If missing on read, an
    |InvalidXmlError| is raised. It also does not remove the attribute if |None| is
    assigned. Assigning |None| raises |TypeError| or |ValueError|, depending on the
    simple type of the attribute.
    """

    @property
    def _docstring(self):
        """Return the string to use as the ``__doc__`` attribute of the property for
        this attribute."""
        return "%s type-converted value of ``%s`` attribute." % (
            self._simple_type.__name__,
            self._attr_name,
        )

    @property
    def _getter(self) -> Callable[[BaseOxmlElement], Any]:
        """function object suitable for "get" side of attr property descriptor."""

        def get_attr_value(obj: BaseOxmlElement) -> Any | None:
            attr_str_value = obj.get(self._clark_name)
            if attr_str_value is None:
                raise InvalidXmlError(
                    "required '%s' attribute not present on element %s" % (self._attr_name, obj.tag)
                )
            return self._simple_type.from_xml(attr_str_value)

        get_attr_value.__doc__ = self._docstring
        return get_attr_value

    @property
    def _setter(self) -> Callable[[BaseOxmlElement, Any], None]:
        """function object suitable for "set" side of attribute property descriptor."""

        def set_attr_value(obj: BaseOxmlElement, value: Any):
            str_value = self._simple_type.to_xml(value)
            if str_value is None:
                raise ValueError(f"cannot assign {value} to this required attribute")
            obj.set(self._clark_name, str_value)

        return set_attr_value


class _BaseChildElement:
    """Base class for the child-element classes.

    The child-element sub-classes correspond to varying cardinalities, such as ZeroOrOne
    and ZeroOrMore.
    """

    def __init__(self, nsptagname: str, successors: Tuple[str, ...] = ()):
        super(_BaseChildElement, self).__init__()
        self._nsptagname = nsptagname
        self._successors = successors

    def populate_class_members(self, element_cls: MetaOxmlElement, prop_name: str) -> None:
        """Baseline behavior for adding the appropriate methods to `element_cls`."""
        self._element_cls = element_cls
        self._prop_name = prop_name

    def _add_adder(self):
        """Add an ``_add_x()`` method to the element class for this child element."""

        def _add_child(obj: BaseOxmlElement, **attrs: Any):
            new_method = getattr(obj, self._new_method_name)
            child = new_method()
            for key, value in attrs.items():
                setattr(child, key, value)
            insert_method = getattr(obj, self._insert_method_name)
            insert_method(child)
            return child

        _add_child.__doc__ = (
            "Add a new ``<%s>`` child element unconditionally, inserted in t"
            "he correct sequence." % self._nsptagname
        )
        self._add_to_class(self._add_method_name, _add_child)

    def _add_creator(self):
        """Add a ``_new_{prop_name}()`` method to the element class that creates a new,
        empty element of the correct type, having no attributes."""
        creator = self._creator
        creator.__doc__ = (
            'Return a "loose", newly created ``<%s>`` element having no attri'
            "butes, text, or children." % self._nsptagname
        )
        self._add_to_class(self._new_method_name, creator)

    def _add_getter(self):
        """Add a read-only ``{prop_name}`` property to the element class for this child
        element."""
        property_ = property(self._getter, None, None)
        # -- assign unconditionally to overwrite element name definition --
        setattr(self._element_cls, self._prop_name, property_)

    def _add_inserter(self):
        """Add an ``_insert_x()`` method to the element class for this child element."""

        def _insert_child(obj: BaseOxmlElement, child: BaseOxmlElement):
            obj.insert_element_before(child, *self._successors)
            return child

        _insert_child.__doc__ = (
            "Return the passed ``<%s>`` element after inserting it as a chil"
            "d in the correct sequence." % self._nsptagname
        )
        self._add_to_class(self._insert_method_name, _insert_child)

    def _add_list_getter(self):
        """Add a read-only ``{prop_name}_lst`` property to the element class to retrieve
        a list of child elements matching this type."""
        prop_name = "%s_lst" % self._prop_name
        property_ = property(self._list_getter, None, None)
        setattr(self._element_cls, prop_name, property_)

    @lazyproperty
    def _add_method_name(self):
        return "_add_%s" % self._prop_name

    def _add_public_adder(self):
        """Add a public ``add_x()`` method to the parent element class."""

        def add_child(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            private_add_method = getattr(obj, self._add_method_name)
            child = private_add_method()
            return child

        add_child.__doc__ = (
            "Add a new ``<%s>`` child element unconditionally, inserted in t"
            "he correct sequence." % self._nsptagname
        )
        self._add_to_class(self._public_add_method_name, add_child)

    def _add_to_class(self, name: str, method: Callable[..., Any]):
        """Add `method` to the target class as `name`, unless `name` is already defined
        on the class."""
        if hasattr(self._element_cls, name):
            return
        setattr(self._element_cls, name, method)

    @property
    def _creator(self) -> Callable[[BaseOxmlElement], BaseOxmlElement]:
        """Callable that creates an empty element of the right type, with no attrs."""
        from docx.oxml.parser import OxmlElement

        def new_child_element(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            return OxmlElement(self._nsptagname)

        return new_child_element

    @property
    def _getter(self):
        """Return a function object suitable for the "get" side of the property
        descriptor.

        This default getter returns the child element with matching tag name or |None|
        if not present.
        """

        def get_child_element(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            return obj.find(qn(self._nsptagname))

        get_child_element.__doc__ = (
            "``<%s>`` child element or |None| if not present." % self._nsptagname
        )
        return get_child_element

    @lazyproperty
    def _insert_method_name(self):
        return "_insert_%s" % self._prop_name

    @property
    def _list_getter(self):
        """Return a function object suitable for the "get" side of a list property
        descriptor."""

        def get_child_element_list(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            return obj.findall(qn(self._nsptagname))

        get_child_element_list.__doc__ = (
            "A list containing each of the ``<%s>`` child elements, in the o"
            "rder they appear." % self._nsptagname
        )
        return get_child_element_list

    @lazyproperty
    def _public_add_method_name(self):
        """add_childElement() is public API for a repeating element, allowing new
        elements to be added to the sequence.

        May be overridden to provide a friendlier API to clients having domain
        appropriate parameter names for required attributes.
        """
        return "add_%s" % self._prop_name

    @lazyproperty
    def _remove_method_name(self):
        return "_remove_%s" % self._prop_name

    @lazyproperty
    def _new_method_name(self):
        return "_new_%s" % self._prop_name


class Choice(_BaseChildElement):
    """Defines a child element belonging to a group, only one of which may appear as a
    child."""

    @property
    def nsptagname(self):
        return self._nsptagname

    def populate_class_members(  # pyright: ignore[reportIncompatibleMethodOverride]
        self,
        element_cls: MetaOxmlElement,
        group_prop_name: str,
        successors: Tuple[str, ...],
    ) -> None:
        """Add the appropriate methods to `element_cls`."""
        self._element_cls = element_cls
        self._group_prop_name = group_prop_name
        self._successors = successors

        self._add_getter()
        self._add_creator()
        self._add_inserter()
        self._add_adder()
        self._add_get_or_change_to_method()

    def _add_get_or_change_to_method(self):
        """Add a ``get_or_change_to_x()`` method to the element class for this child
        element."""

        def get_or_change_to_child(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            child = getattr(obj, self._prop_name)
            if child is not None:
                return child
            remove_group_method = getattr(obj, self._remove_group_method_name)
            remove_group_method()
            add_method = getattr(obj, self._add_method_name)
            child = add_method()
            return child

        get_or_change_to_child.__doc__ = (
            "Return the ``<%s>`` child, replacing any other group element if" " found."
        ) % self._nsptagname
        self._add_to_class(self._get_or_change_to_method_name, get_or_change_to_child)

    @property
    def _prop_name(self):
        """Property name computed from tag name, e.g. a:schemeClr -> schemeClr."""
        start = self._nsptagname.index(":") + 1 if ":" in self._nsptagname else 0
        return self._nsptagname[start:]

    @lazyproperty
    def _get_or_change_to_method_name(self):
        return "get_or_change_to_%s" % self._prop_name

    @lazyproperty
    def _remove_group_method_name(self):
        return "_remove_%s" % self._group_prop_name


class OneAndOnlyOne(_BaseChildElement):
    """Defines a required child element for MetaOxmlElement."""

    def __init__(self, nsptagname: str):
        super(OneAndOnlyOne, self).__init__(nsptagname, ())

    def populate_class_members(self, element_cls: MetaOxmlElement, prop_name: str) -> None:
        """Add the appropriate methods to `element_cls`."""
        super(OneAndOnlyOne, self).populate_class_members(element_cls, prop_name)
        self._add_getter()

    @property
    def _getter(self):
        """Return a function object suitable for the "get" side of the property
        descriptor."""

        def get_child_element(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            child = obj.find(qn(self._nsptagname))
            if child is None:
                raise InvalidXmlError(
                    "required ``<%s>`` child element not present" % self._nsptagname
                )
            return child

        get_child_element.__doc__ = "Required ``<%s>`` child element." % self._nsptagname
        return get_child_element


class OneOrMore(_BaseChildElement):
    """Defines a repeating child element for MetaOxmlElement that must appear at least
    once."""

    def populate_class_members(self, element_cls: MetaOxmlElement, prop_name: str) -> None:
        """Add the appropriate methods to `element_cls`."""
        super(OneOrMore, self).populate_class_members(element_cls, prop_name)
        self._add_list_getter()
        self._add_creator()
        self._add_inserter()
        self._add_adder()
        self._add_public_adder()
        delattr(element_cls, prop_name)


class ZeroOrMore(_BaseChildElement):
    """Defines an optional repeating child element for MetaOxmlElement."""

    def populate_class_members(self, element_cls: MetaOxmlElement, prop_name: str) -> None:
        """Add the appropriate methods to `element_cls`."""
        super(ZeroOrMore, self).populate_class_members(element_cls, prop_name)
        self._add_list_getter()
        self._add_creator()
        self._add_inserter()
        self._add_adder()
        self._add_public_adder()
        delattr(element_cls, prop_name)


class ZeroOrOne(_BaseChildElement):
    """Defines an optional child element for MetaOxmlElement."""

    def populate_class_members(self, element_cls: MetaOxmlElement, prop_name: str) -> None:
        """Add the appropriate methods to `element_cls`."""
        super(ZeroOrOne, self).populate_class_members(element_cls, prop_name)
        self._add_getter()
        self._add_creator()
        self._add_inserter()
        self._add_adder()
        self._add_get_or_adder()
        self._add_remover()

    def _add_get_or_adder(self):
        """Add a ``get_or_add_x()`` method to the element class for this child
        element."""

        def get_or_add_child(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            child = getattr(obj, self._prop_name)
            if child is None:
                add_method = getattr(obj, self._add_method_name)
                child = add_method()
            return child

        get_or_add_child.__doc__ = (
            "Return the ``<%s>`` child element, newly added if not present."
        ) % self._nsptagname
        self._add_to_class(self._get_or_add_method_name, get_or_add_child)

    def _add_remover(self):
        """Add a ``_remove_x()`` method to the element class for this child element."""

        def _remove_child(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            obj.remove_all(self._nsptagname)

        _remove_child.__doc__ = ("Remove all ``<%s>`` child elements.") % self._nsptagname
        self._add_to_class(self._remove_method_name, _remove_child)

    @lazyproperty
    def _get_or_add_method_name(self):
        return "get_or_add_%s" % self._prop_name


class ZeroOrOneChoice(_BaseChildElement):
    """Correspondes to an ``EG_*`` element group where at most one of its members may
    appear as a child."""

    def __init__(self, choices: Sequence[Choice], successors: Tuple[str, ...] = ()):
        self._choices = choices
        self._successors = successors

    def populate_class_members(self, element_cls: MetaOxmlElement, prop_name: str) -> None:
        """Add the appropriate methods to `element_cls`."""
        super(ZeroOrOneChoice, self).populate_class_members(element_cls, prop_name)
        self._add_choice_getter()
        for choice in self._choices:
            choice.populate_class_members(element_cls, self._prop_name, self._successors)
        self._add_group_remover()

    def _add_choice_getter(self):
        """Add a read-only ``{prop_name}`` property to the element class that returns
        the present member of this group, or |None| if none are present."""
        property_ = property(self._choice_getter, None, None)
        # assign unconditionally to overwrite element name definition
        setattr(self._element_cls, self._prop_name, property_)

    def _add_group_remover(self):
        """Add a ``_remove_eg_x()`` method to the element class for this choice
        group."""

        def _remove_choice_group(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            for tagname in self._member_nsptagnames:
                obj.remove_all(tagname)

        _remove_choice_group.__doc__ = "Remove the current choice group child element if present."
        self._add_to_class(self._remove_choice_group_method_name, _remove_choice_group)

    @property
    def _choice_getter(self):
        """Return a function object suitable for the "get" side of the property
        descriptor."""

        def get_group_member_element(obj: BaseOxmlElement):
            return obj.first_child_found_in(*self._member_nsptagnames)

        get_group_member_element.__doc__ = (
            "Return the child element belonging to this element group, or "
            "|None| if no member child is present."
        )
        return get_group_member_element

    @lazyproperty
    def _member_nsptagnames(self):
        """Sequence of namespace-prefixed tagnames, one for each of the member elements
        of this choice group."""
        return [choice.nsptagname for choice in self._choices]

    @lazyproperty
    def _remove_choice_group_method_name(self):
        return "_remove_%s" % self._prop_name


# -- lxml typing isn't quite right here, just ignore this error on _Element --
class BaseOxmlElement(etree.ElementBase, metaclass=MetaOxmlElement):
    """Effective base class for all custom element classes.

    Adds standardized behavior to all classes in one place.
    """

    def __repr__(self):
        return "<%s '<%s>' at 0x%0x>" % (
            self.__class__.__name__,
            self._nsptag,
            id(self),
        )

    def first_child_found_in(self, *tagnames: str) -> _Element | None:
        """First child with tag in `tagnames`, or None if not found."""
        for tagname in tagnames:
            child = self.find(qn(tagname))
            if child is not None:
                return child
        return None

    def insert_element_before(self, elm: ElementBase, *tagnames: str):
        successor = self.first_child_found_in(*tagnames)
        if successor is not None:
            successor.addprevious(elm)
        else:
            self.append(elm)
        return elm

    def remove_all(self, *tagnames: str) -> None:
        """Remove child elements with tagname (e.g. "a:p") in `tagnames`."""
        for tagname in tagnames:
            matching = self.findall(qn(tagname))
            for child in matching:
                self.remove(child)

    @property
    def xml(self) -> str:
        """XML string for this element, suitable for testing purposes.

        Pretty printed for readability and without an XML declaration at the top.
        """
        return serialize_for_reading(self)

    def xpath(self, xpath_str: str) -> Any:  # pyright: ignore[reportIncompatibleMethodOverride]
        """Override of `lxml` _Element.xpath() method.

        Provides standard Open XML namespace mapping (`nsmap`) in centralized location.
        """
        return super().xpath(xpath_str, namespaces=nsmap)

    @property
    def _nsptag(self) -> str:
        return NamespacePrefixedTag.from_clark_name(self.tag)