TypeDeclarations reads declarations from dict

README

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ Classes that facilitate the creation of Pygame projects
 Example
 =======
 
-Create a project which draws a square every second:
+Save and run the following script to create a project that redraws a square at a
+random location every second.  This script may also be found in the `sample.py`
+file.
 
 from time import sleep
 from random import randint
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ class SampleGame(Game):
 
     square_width = 30
 
-    # update runs every frame, you can think of it as the mainloop
+    # update runs every frame (a.k.a. the mainloop)
     def update(self):
         sleep(1)
         screen = self.get_screen()

pgfw/Configuration.py

@@ -215,29 +215,31 @@ class Configuration(RawConfigParser):
 class TypeDeclarations(dict):
 
     list_member_sep = ','
+    defaults = {"display": {"int": ["frame-duration", "wait-duration"],
+                            "bool": "centered",
+                            "int-list": "dimensions"},
+                "screen-captures": {"path": "path"},
+                "setup": {"list": ["classifiers", "resources-search-path",
+                                   "requirements", "data-exclude"],
+                          "path": ["installation-dir", "package-root",
+                                    "changelog", "description-file",
+                                    "main-object"]},
+                "keys": {"list": ["up", "right", "down", "left"]}}
+    additional_defaults = {}
 
     def __init__(self):
         dict.__init__(self, {"bool": [], "int": [], "float": [], "path": [],
                              "list": [], "int-list": []})
-        add = self.add
-        add("int", "display", "frame-duration")
-        add("int", "display", "wait-duration")
-        add("bool", "display", "centered")
-        add("int-list", "display", "dimensions")
-        add("path", "screen-captures", "path")
-        add("list", "setup", "classifiers")
-        add("list", "setup", "resources-search-path")
-        add("path", "setup", "installation-dir")
-        add("path", "setup", "package-root")
-        add("list", "setup", "data-exclude")
-        add("path", "setup", "changelog")
-        add("list", "setup", "requirements")
-        add("path", "setup", "description-file")
-        add("path", "setup", "main-object")
-        add("list", "keys", "up")
-        add("list", "keys", "right")
-        add("list", "keys", "down")
-        add("list", "keys", "left")
+        self.add_chart(self.defaults)
+        self.add_chart(self.additional_defaults)
 
-    def add(self, type, section, option):
-        self[type].append((section, option))
+    def add(self, cast, section, option):
+        self[cast].append((section, option))
+
+    def add_chart(self, chart):
+        for section, declarations in chart.iteritems():
+            for cast, options in declarations.iteritems():
+                if type(options) != list:
+                    options = [options]
+                for option in options:
+                    self.add(cast, section, option)

pgfw/Game.py

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ class Game(GameChild, Animation):
     
     resources_path = None
 
-    def __init__(self, config_rel_path=None):
+    def __init__(self, config_rel_path=None, type_declarations=None):
         self.init_gamechild()
         self.config_rel_path = config_rel_path
+        self.type_declarations = type_declarations
         self.set_configuration()
         self.init_animation()
         self.align_window()
@@ -29,13 +30,15 @@ class Game(GameChild, Animation):
         self.subscribe_to(self.get_user_event_id(), self.end)
         self.clear_queue()
         self.delegate.enable()
+        
 
     def init_gamechild(self):
         GameChild.__init__(self)
 
     def set_configuration(self):
         self.configuration = Configuration(self.config_rel_path,
-                                           self.resources_path)
+                                           self.resources_path,
+                                           self.type_declarations)
 
     def init_animation(self):
         Animation.__init__(self,