Fixed and debugged object_search to more generically search for any attribute name except 'key' (issue110). Also included alias-search as a last-resort if normal searches fail. This is now also working for global searches (issue106).

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Griatch 2010-09-12 15:07:12 +00:00
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5 changed files with 184 additions and 176 deletions

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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ except Exception:
from src.objects.object_search_funcs import object_multimatch_parser as IDPARSER
#
# Helper function for the ObjectManger's search methods
# Helper functions for the ObjectManger's search methods
#
def match_list(searchlist, ostring, exact_match=True,
@ -24,30 +24,95 @@ def match_list(searchlist, ostring, exact_match=True,
Helper function.
does name/attribute matching through a list of objects.
"""
ostring = ostring.lower()
if attribute_name:
#search an arbitrary attribute name for a value match.
if exact_match:
return [prospect for prospect in searchlist
if (hasattr(prospect, attribute_name) and
ostring == str(getattr(prospect, attribute_name)).lower()) \
or (ostring == str(prospect.get_attribute(attribute_name)).lower())]
else:
return [prospect for prospect in searchlist
if (hasattr(prospect, attribute_name) and
ostring in str(getattr(prospect, attribute_name)).lower()) \
or (ostring in (str(p).lower() for p in prospect.get_attribute(attribute_name)))]
else:
#search the default "key" attribute
if not ostring:
return []
if not attribute_name:
attribute_name = "key"
if isinstance(ostring, basestring):
# strings are case-insensitive
ostring = ostring.lower()
if exact_match:
return [prospect for prospect in searchlist
if ostring == str(prospect.key).lower()]
if (hasattr(prospect, attribute_name) and
ostring == str(getattr(prospect, attribute_name)).lower())
or (prospect.has_attribute(attribute_name) and
ostring == str(prospect.get_attribute(attribute_name)).lower())]
else:
return [prospect for prospect in searchlist
if ostring in str(prospect.key).lower()]
if (hasattr(prospect, attribute_name) and
ostring in str(getattr(prospect, attribute_name)).lower())
or (prospect.has_attribute(attribute_name) and
ostring in str(prospect.get_attribute(attribute_name)).lower())]
else:
# If it's not a string, we don't convert to lowercase. This is also
# always treated as an exact match.
return [prospect for prospect in searchlist
if (hasattr(prospect, attribute_name) and
ostring == getattr(prospect, attribute_name))
or (prospect.has_attribute(attribute_name)
and ostring == prospect.get_attribute(attribute_name))]
def separable_search(ostring, searchlist,
attribute_name='db_key', exact_match=False):
"""
Searches a list for a object match to ostring or separator+keywords.
This version handles search criteria defined by IDPARSER. By default this
is of the type N-keyword, used to differentiate several objects of the
exact same name, e.g. 1-box, 2-box etc.
ostring: (string) The string to match against.
searchlist: (List of Objects) The objects to perform attribute comparisons on.
attribute_name: (string) attribute name to search.
exact_match: (bool) 'exact' or 'fuzzy' matching.
Note that the fuzzy matching gives precedence to exact matches; so if your
search query matches an object in the list exactly, it will be the only result.
This means that if the list contains [box,box11,box12], the search string 'box'
will only match the first entry since it is exact. The search 'box1' will however
match both box11 and box12 since neither is an exact match.
This method always returns a list, also for a single result.
"""
# Full search - this may return multiple matches.
results = match_list(searchlist, ostring, exact_match, attribute_name)
# Deal with results of search
match_number = None
if not results:
# if we have no match, check if we are dealing
# with a "N-keyword" query, if so, strip it out.
match_number, ostring = IDPARSER(ostring)
if match_number != None and ostring:
# Run the search again, without the match number
results = match_list(searchlist, ostring, exact_match, attribute_name)
elif not exact_match:
# we have results, but are using fuzzy matching; run
# second sweep in results to catch eventual exact matches
# (these are given precedence, so a search for 'ball' in
# ['ball', 'ball2'] will correctly return the first ball
# only).
exact_results = match_list(results, ostring, True, attribute_name)
if exact_results:
results = exact_results
if len(results) > 1 and match_number != None:
# We have multiple matches, but a N-type match number
# is available to separate them.
try:
results = [results[match_number]]
except IndexError:
pass
# this is always a list.
return results
class ObjectManager(TypedObjectManager):
"""
This is the main ObjectManager for all in-game objects. It
@ -61,6 +126,9 @@ class ObjectManager(TypedObjectManager):
#
# ObjectManager Get methods
#
# user/player related
@returns_typeclass
def get_object_with_user(self, user):
@ -81,7 +149,7 @@ class ObjectManager(TypedObjectManager):
return None
# This returns typeclass since get_object_with_user and get_dbref does.
def player_name_search(self, search_string):
def get_object_with_player(self, search_string):
"""
Search for an object based on its player's name or dbref.
This search
@ -89,21 +157,26 @@ class ObjectManager(TypedObjectManager):
the search criterion (e.g. in local_and_global_search).
search_string: (string) The name or dbref to search for.
"""
search_string = str(search_string).lstrip('*')
search_string = str(search_string).lstrip('*')
dbref = self.dbref(search_string)
if dbref:
# this is a valid dbref. Try to match it.
dbref_match = self.dbref_search(dbref)
if dbref_match:
return dbref_match
if not dbref:
# not a dbref. Search by name.
player_matches = User.objects.filter(username__iexact=search_string)
if player_matches:
dbref = player_matches[0].id
# use the id to find the player
return self.get_object_with_user(dbref)
# not a dbref. Search by name.
player_matches = User.objects.filter(username__iexact=search_string)
if player_matches:
uid = player_matches[0].id
return self.get_object_with_user(uid)
return None
# attr/property related
@returns_typeclass_list
def get_objs_with_attr(self, attribute_name):
"""
Returns all objects having the given attribute_name defined at all.
"""
from src.objects.models import ObjAttribute
return [attr.obj for attr in ObjAttribute.objects.filter(db_key=attribute_name)]
@returns_typeclass_list
def get_objs_with_attr_match(self, attribute_name, attribute_value):
@ -111,20 +184,32 @@ class ObjectManager(TypedObjectManager):
Returns all objects having the valid
attrname set to the given value. Note that no conversion is made
to attribute_value, and so it can accept also non-strings.
"""
return [prospect for prospect in self.all()
if attribute_value
and attribute_value == prospect.get_attribute(attribute_name)]
"""
from src.objects.models import ObjAttribute
return [attr.obj for attr in ObjAttribute.objects.filter(db_key=attribute_name)
if attribute_value == attr.value]
@returns_typeclass_list
def get_objs_with_attr(self, attribute_name):
def get_objs_with_db_property(self, property_name):
"""
Returns all objects having the given attribute_name defined at all.
Returns all objects having a given db field property
"""
return [prospect for prospect in self.all()
if prospect.get_attribute(attribute_name)]
return [prospect for prospect in self.all()
if hasattr(prospect, 'db_%s' % property_name)
or hasattr(prospect, property_name)]
@returns_typeclass_list
def get_objs_with_db_property_match(self, property_name, property_value):
"""
Returns all objects having a given db field property
"""
try:
return eval("self.filter(db_%s=%s)" % (property_name, property_value))
except Exception:
return []
# main search methods and helper functions
@returns_typeclass_list
def get_contents(self, location, excludeobj=None):
"""
@ -147,94 +232,6 @@ class ObjectManager(TypedObjectManager):
ostring in obj.aliases):
matches.append(obj)
return matches
@returns_typeclass_list
def separable_search(self, ostring, searchlist=None,
attribute_name=None, exact_match=False):
"""
Searches for a object hit for ostring.
This version handles search criteria of the type N-keyword, this is used
to differentiate several objects of the exact same name, e.g. 1-box, 2-box etc.
ostring: (string) The string to match against.
searchlist: (List of Objects) The objects to perform name comparisons on.
if not given, will search the database normally.
attribute_name: (string) attribute name to search, if None, object key is used.
exact_match: (bool) 'exact' or 'fuzzy' matching.
Note that the fuzzy matching gives precedence to exact matches; so if your
search query matches an object in the list exactly, it will be the only result.
This means that if the list contains [box,box11,box12], the search string 'box'
will only match the first entry since it is exact. The search 'box1' will however
match both box11 and box12 since neither is an exact match.
This method always returns a list, also for a single result.
"""
def run_dbref_search(ostring):
"dbref matching only"
dbref = self.dbref(ostring)
if searchlist:
results = [prospect for prospect in searchlist
if prospect.id == dbref]
else:
results = self.filter(id=dbref)
return results
def run_full_search(ostring, searchlist, exact_match=False):
"full matching"
if searchlist:
results = match_list(searchlist, ostring,
exact_match, attribute_name)
elif attribute_name:
results = match_list(self.all(), ostring,
exact_match, attribute_name)
elif exact_match:
results = self.filter(db_key__iexact=ostring)
else:
results = self.filter(db_key__icontains=ostring)
return results
# Easiest case - dbref matching (always exact)
if self.dbref(ostring):
results = run_dbref_search(ostring)
if results:
return results
# Full search - this may return multiple matches.
results = run_full_search(ostring, searchlist, exact_match)
# Deal with results of full search
match_number = None
if not results:
# if we have no match, check if we are dealing
# with a "N-keyword" query, if so, strip it out.
match_number, ostring = IDPARSER(ostring)
if match_number != None and ostring:
# Run the search again, without the match number
results = run_full_search(ostring, searchlist, exact_match)
elif not exact_match:
# we have results, but are using fuzzy matching; run
# second sweep in results to catch eventual exact matches
# (these are given precedence, so a search for 'ball' in
# ['ball', 'ball2'] will correctly return the first ball
# only).
exact_results = run_full_search(ostring, results, True)
if exact_results:
results = exact_results
if len(results) > 1 and match_number != None:
# We have multiple matches, but a N-type match number
# is available to separate them.
try:
results = [results[match_number]]
except IndexError:
pass
# this is always a list.
return results
@returns_typeclass_list
def object_search(self, character, ostring,
@ -248,59 +245,68 @@ class ObjectManager(TypedObjectManager):
Can be a dbref. If name is appended by *, a player is searched for.
global_search: Search all objects, not just the current location/inventory
attribute_name: (string) Which attribute to search in each object.
If None, the default 'name' attribute is used.
If None, the default 'key' attribute is used.
"""
ostring = str(ostring).strip()
#ostring = str(ostring).strip()
if not ostring or not character:
return None
location = character.location
# Easiest case - dbref matching (always exact)
dbref = self.dbref(ostring)
if dbref:
# this is a valid dbref. If it matches, we return directly.
if dbref:
dbref_match = self.dbref_search(dbref)
if dbref_match:
return [dbref_match]
# not a dbref. Search by attribute/property.
if not attribute_name:
# If the search string is one of the following, return immediately with
# the appropriate result.
if location and ostring == 'here':
return [location]
if character and ostring in ['me', 'self']:
return [character]
if character and ostring in ['*me', '*self']:
return [character.player]
location = character.location
# If the search string is one of the following, return immediately with
# the appropriate result.
if location and ostring == 'here':
return [location]
if character and ostring in ['me', 'self']:
return [character]
if character and ostring in ['*me', '*self']:
return [character.player]
if ostring.startswith("*"):
# Player search - search player base
player_string = ostring.lstrip("*")
player_match = self.player_name_search(player_string)
attribute_name = 'key'
if str(ostring).startswith("*"):
# Player search - try to find obj by its player's name
player_string = ostring.lstrip("*")
player_match = self.get_obj_with_player(player_string)
if player_match is not None:
return [player_match]
# find suitable objects
if global_search or not location:
# search all objects
return self.separable_search(ostring, None,
attribute_name)
# None of the above cases yielded a return, so we fall through to
# location/contents searches.
matches = []
local_objs = []
local_objs.extend(character.contents)
local_objs.extend(location.contents)
local_objs.append(location) #easy to forget!
if local_objs:
# normal key/attribute search (typedobject_search is
# found in class parent)
matches = self.separable_search(ostring, local_objs,
attribute_name, exact_match=False)
if not matches:
# no match, try an alias search
matches = self.alias_list_search(ostring, local_objs)
# search all objects in database
objlist = self.get_objs_with_db_property(attribute_name)
if not objlist:
objlist = self.get_objs_with_attr(attribute_name)
else:
# local search
objlist = character.contents
objlist.extend(location.contents)
objlist.append(location) #easy to forget!
if not objlist:
return []
# do the search on the found objects
matches = separable_search(ostring, objlist,
attribute_name, exact_match=False)
if not matches and attribute_name in ('key', 'name'):
# No matches. If we tried to match a key/name field, we also try to
# see if an alias works better.
matches = self.alias_list_search(ostring, objlist)
return matches
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@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ class ObjectDB(TypedObject):
(if None, uses default 'name')
use_nicks : Use nickname replace (off by default)
ignore_errors : Don't display any error messages even
if there are none/multiple matches -
just return the result as a list.
if there are none/multiple matches -
just return the result as a list.
Note - for multiple matches, the engine accepts a number
linked to the key in order to separate the matches from

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@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ def object_multimatch_parser(ostring):
that the engine assumes this number to start with 1 (i.e. not
zero as in normal Python).
"""
if not isinstance(ostring, basestring):
return (None, ostring)
if not '-' in ostring:
return (None, ostring)
try: