# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from __future__ import print_function

__doc__ = """GNUmed general tools."""

#===========================================================================
__author__ = "K. Hilbert <Karsten.Hilbert@gmx.net>"
__license__ = "GPL v2 or later (details at http://www.gnu.org)"

# std libs
import sys
import os
import os.path
import csv
import tempfile
import logging
import hashlib
import platform
import subprocess
import decimal
import getpass
import io
import functools
import json
import shutil
import zipfile
import datetime as pydt
import re as regex
import xml.sax.saxutils as xml_tools
# old:
import pickle, zlib


# GNUmed libs
if __name__ == '__main__':
	sys.path.insert(0, '../../')


from Gnumed.pycommon import gmBorg


_log = logging.getLogger('gm.tools')

# CAPitalization modes:
(	CAPS_NONE,					# don't touch it
	CAPS_FIRST,					# CAP first char, leave rest as is
	CAPS_ALLCAPS,				# CAP all chars
	CAPS_WORDS,					# CAP first char of every word
	CAPS_NAMES,					# CAP in a way suitable for names (tries to be smart)
	CAPS_FIRST_ONLY				# CAP first char, lowercase the rest
) = range(6)


u_currency_pound = u'\u00A3'				# Pound sign
u_currency_sign = u'\u00A4'					# generic currency sign
u_currency_yen = u'\u00A5'					# Yen sign
u_right_double_angle_quote = u'\u00AB'		# <<
u_registered_trademark = u'\u00AE'
u_plus_minus = u'\u00B1'
u_left_double_angle_quote = u'\u00BB'		# >>
u_one_quarter = u'\u00BC'
u_one_half = u'\u00BD'
u_three_quarters = u'\u00BE'
u_multiply = u'\u00D7'						# x
u_greek_ALPHA = u'\u0391'
u_greek_alpha = u'\u03b1'
u_greek_OMEGA = u'\u03A9'
u_greek_omega = u'\u03c9'
u_triangular_bullet = u'\u2023'					# triangular bullet  (>)
u_ellipsis = u'\u2026'							# ...
u_euro = u'\u20AC'								# EURO sign
u_numero = u'\u2116'							# No. / # sign
u_down_left_arrow = u'\u21B5'					# <-'
u_left_arrow = u'\u2190'						# <--
u_up_arrow = u'\u2191'
u_arrow2right = u'\u2192'						# -->
u_down_arrow = u'\u2193'
u_left_arrow_with_tail = u'\u21a2'				# <--<
u_arrow2right_from_bar = u'\u21a6'				# |->
u_arrow2right_until_vertical_bar = u'\u21e5'	# -->|
u_sum = u'\u2211'								# sigma
u_almost_equal_to = u'\u2248'					# approximately / nearly / roughly
u_corresponds_to = u'\u2258'
u_infinity = u'\u221E'
u_arrow2right_until_vertical_bar2 = u'\u2b72'	# -->|
u_diameter = u'\u2300'
u_checkmark_crossed_out = u'\u237B'
u_box_vert_left = u'\u23b8'
u_box_vert_right = u'\u23b9'
u_box_horiz_single = u'\u2500'				# -
u_box_vert_light = u'\u2502'
u_box_vert_light_4dashes = u'\u2506'
u_box_horiz_4dashes = u'\u2508'
u_box_T_right = u'\u251c'
u_box_T_down = u'\u252c'
u_box_T_up = u'\u2534'
u_box_plus = u'\u253c'
u_box_top_double = u'\u2550'
u_box_top_left_double_single = u'\u2552'
u_box_top_right_double_single = u'\u2555'
u_box_top_left_arc = u'\u256d'
u_box_bottom_right_arc = u'\u256f'
u_box_bottom_left_arc = u'\u2570'
u_box_horiz_light_heavy = u'\u257c'
u_box_horiz_heavy_light = u'\u257e'
u_skull_and_crossbones = u'\u2620'
u_frowning_face = u'\u2639'
u_smiling_face = u'\u263a'
u_black_heart = u'\u2665'
u_female = u'\u2640'
u_male = u'\u2642'
u_male_female = u'\u26a5'
u_checkmark_thin = u'\u2713'
u_checkmark_thick = u'\u2714'
u_arrow2right_thick = u'\u2794'
u_writing_hand = u'\u270d'
u_pencil_1 = u'\u270e'
u_pencil_2 = u'\u270f'
u_pencil_3 = u'\u2710'
u_latin_cross = u'\u271d'
u_arrow2right_until_black_diamond = u'\u291e'	# ->*
u_kanji_yen = u'\u5186'							# Yen kanji
u_replacement_character = u'\ufffd'
u_link_symbol = u'\u1f517'

_kB = 1024
_MB = 1024 * _kB
_GB = 1024 * _MB
_TB = 1024 * _GB
_PB = 1024 * _TB

#===========================================================================
def handle_uncaught_exception_console(t, v, tb):

	print(".========================================================")
	print("| Unhandled exception caught !")
	print("| Type :", t)
	print("| Value:", v)
	print("`========================================================")
	_log.critical('unhandled exception caught', exc_info = (t,v,tb))
	sys.__excepthook__(t,v,tb)

#===========================================================================
# path level operations
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def mkdir(directory=None, mode=None):
	try:
		if mode is None:
			os.makedirs(directory)
		else:
			old_umask = os.umask(0)
			os.makedirs(directory, mode)
			os.umask(old_umask)
	except OSError as e:
		if (e.errno == 17) and not os.path.isdir(directory):
			raise
	return True

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def rmdir(directory):
	#-------------------------------
	def _on_rm_error(func, path, exc):
		_log.error(u'error while shutil.rmtree(%s)', path, exc_info=exc)
		return True
	#-------------------------------
	error_count = 0
	try:
		shutil.rmtree(directory, False, _on_rm_error)
	except StandardError:
		_log.exception('cannot shutil.rmtree(%s)', directory)
		error_count += 1
	return error_count

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def mk_sandbox_dir(prefix=None, base_dir=None):
	if prefix is None:
		if base_dir is None:
			prefix = u'sandbox-'
		else:
			prefix = u'gm_sandbox-'
	return tempfile.mkdtemp (
		prefix = prefix,
		suffix = u'',
		dir = base_dir
	)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def parent_dir(directory):
	return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(directory, '..'))

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def dirname_stem(directory):
	# /home/user/dir/ -> dir
	# /home/user/dir  -> dir
	return os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(directory))		# normpath removes trailing slashes if any

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def dir_is_empty(directory=None):
	return len(os.listdir(directory)) == 0

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class gmPaths(gmBorg.cBorg):
	"""This class provides the following paths:

	.home_dir				user home
	.local_base_dir			script installation dir
	.working_dir			current dir
	.user_config_dir
	.system_config_dir
	.system_app_data_dir	(not writable)
	.tmp_dir
	"""
	def __init__(self, app_name=None, wx=None):
		"""Setup pathes.

		<app_name> will default to (name of the script - .py)
		"""
		try:
			self.already_inited
			return
		except AttributeError:
			pass

		self.init_paths(app_name=app_name, wx=wx)
		self.already_inited = True
	#--------------------------------------
	# public API
	#--------------------------------------
	def init_paths(self, app_name=None, wx=None):

		if wx is None:
			_log.debug('wxPython not available')
		_log.debug('detecting paths directly')

		if app_name is None:
			app_name, ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]))
			_log.info('app name detected as [%s]', app_name)
		else:
			_log.info('app name passed in as [%s]', app_name)

		# the user home, doesn't work in Wine so work around that
		self.__home_dir = None

		# where the main script (the "binary") is installed
		if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
			_log.info('frozen app, installed into temporary path')
			# this would find the path of *THIS* file
			#self.local_base_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
			# while this is documented on the web, the ${_MEIPASS2} does not exist
			#self.local_base_dir = os.environ.get('_MEIPASS2')
			# this is what Martin Zibricky <mzibr.public@gmail.com> told us to use
			# when asking about this on pyinstaller@googlegroups.com
			#self.local_base_dir = sys._MEIPASS
			# however, we are --onedir, so we should look at sys.executable
			# as per the pyinstaller manual
			self.local_base_dir = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
		else:
			self.local_base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))

		# the current working dir at the OS
		self.working_dir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)

		# user-specific config dir, usually below the home dir
		mkdir(os.path.join(self.home_dir, '.%s' % app_name))
		self.user_config_dir = os.path.join(self.home_dir, '.%s' % app_name)

		# system-wide config dir, usually below /etc/ under UN*X
		try:
			self.system_config_dir = os.path.join('/etc', app_name)
		except ValueError:
			#self.system_config_dir = self.local_base_dir
			self.system_config_dir = self.user_config_dir

		# system-wide application data dir
		try:
			self.system_app_data_dir = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'share', app_name)
		except ValueError:
			self.system_app_data_dir = self.local_base_dir

		# temporary directory
		try:
			self.__tmp_dir_already_set
			_log.debug(u'temp dir already set')
		except AttributeError:
			_log.info(u'initial (user level) temp dir: %s', tempfile.gettempdir())
			# $TMP/gnumed-$USER/
			tmp_base = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), app_name + r'-' + getpass.getuser())
			mkdir(tmp_base, 0o700)
			tempfile.tempdir = tmp_base
			_log.info(u'intermediate (app level) temp dir: %s', tempfile.gettempdir())
			# $TMP/gnumed-$USER/g$UNIQUE/
			self.tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix = r'g')
			_log.info(u'final (app instance level) temp dir: %s', tempfile.gettempdir())

		self.__log_paths()
		if wx is None:
			return True

		# retry with wxPython
		_log.debug('re-detecting paths with wxPython')

		std_paths = wx.StandardPaths.Get()
		_log.info('wxPython app name is [%s]', wx.GetApp().GetAppName())

		# user-specific config dir, usually below the home dir
		mkdir(os.path.join(std_paths.GetUserConfigDir(), '.%s' % app_name))
		self.user_config_dir = os.path.join(std_paths.GetUserConfigDir(), '.%s' % app_name)

		# system-wide config dir, usually below /etc/ under UN*X
		try:
			tmp = std_paths.GetConfigDir()
			if not tmp.endswith(app_name):
				tmp = os.path.join(tmp, app_name)
			self.system_config_dir = tmp
		except ValueError:
			# leave it at what it was from direct detection
			pass

		# system-wide application data dir
		# Robin attests that the following doesn't always
		# give sane values on Windows, so IFDEF it
		if 'wxMSW' in wx.PlatformInfo:
			_log.warning('this platform (wxMSW) sometimes returns a broken value for the system-wide application data dir')
		else:
			try:
				self.system_app_data_dir = std_paths.GetDataDir()
			except ValueError:
				pass

		self.__log_paths()
		return True
	#--------------------------------------
	def __log_paths(self):
		_log.debug('sys.argv[0]: %s', sys.argv[0])
		_log.debug('sys.executable: %s', sys.executable)
		_log.debug('sys._MEIPASS: %s', getattr(sys, '_MEIPASS', '<not found>'))
		_log.debug('os.environ["_MEIPASS2"]: %s', os.environ.get('_MEIPASS2', '<not found>'))
		_log.debug('__file__ : %s', __file__)
		_log.debug('local application base dir: %s', self.local_base_dir)
		_log.debug('current working dir: %s', self.working_dir)
		_log.debug('user home dir: %s', self.home_dir)
		_log.debug('user-specific config dir: %s', self.user_config_dir)
		_log.debug('system-wide config dir: %s', self.system_config_dir)
		_log.debug('system-wide application data dir: %s', self.system_app_data_dir)
		_log.debug('temporary dir: %s', self.tmp_dir)
	#--------------------------------------
	# properties
	#--------------------------------------
	def _set_user_config_dir(self, path):
		if not (os.access(path, os.R_OK) and os.access(path, os.X_OK)):
			msg = '[%s:user_config_dir]: invalid path [%s]' % (self.__class__.__name__, path)
			_log.error(msg)
			raise ValueError(msg)
		self.__user_config_dir = path

	def _get_user_config_dir(self):
		return self.__user_config_dir

	user_config_dir = property(_get_user_config_dir, _set_user_config_dir)
	#--------------------------------------
	def _set_system_config_dir(self, path):
		if not (os.access(path, os.R_OK) and os.access(path, os.X_OK)):
			msg = '[%s:system_config_dir]: invalid path [%s]' % (self.__class__.__name__, path)
			_log.error(msg)
			raise ValueError(msg)
		self.__system_config_dir = path

	def _get_system_config_dir(self):
		return self.__system_config_dir

	system_config_dir = property(_get_system_config_dir, _set_system_config_dir)
	#--------------------------------------
	def _set_system_app_data_dir(self, path):
		if not (os.access(path, os.R_OK) and os.access(path, os.X_OK)):
			msg = '[%s:system_app_data_dir]: invalid path [%s]' % (self.__class__.__name__, path)
			_log.error(msg)
			raise ValueError(msg)
		self.__system_app_data_dir = path

	def _get_system_app_data_dir(self):
		return self.__system_app_data_dir

	system_app_data_dir = property(_get_system_app_data_dir, _set_system_app_data_dir)
	#--------------------------------------
	def _set_home_dir(self, path):
		raise ValueError('invalid to set home dir')

	def _get_home_dir(self):
		if self.__home_dir is not None:
			return self.__home_dir

		tmp = os.path.expanduser('~')
		if tmp == '~':
			_log.error('this platform does not expand ~ properly')
			try:
				tmp = os.environ['USERPROFILE']
			except KeyError:
				_log.error('cannot access $USERPROFILE in environment')

		if not (
			os.access(tmp, os.R_OK)
				and
			os.access(tmp, os.X_OK)
				and
			os.access(tmp, os.W_OK)
		):
			msg = '[%s:home_dir]: invalid path [%s]' % (self.__class__.__name__, tmp)
			_log.error(msg)
			raise ValueError(msg)

		self.__home_dir = tmp
		return self.__home_dir

	home_dir = property(_get_home_dir, _set_home_dir)
	#--------------------------------------
	def _set_tmp_dir(self, path):
		if not (os.access(path, os.R_OK) and os.access(path, os.X_OK)):
			msg = '[%s:tmp_dir]: invalid path [%s]' % (self.__class__.__name__, path)
			_log.error(msg)
			raise ValueError(msg)
		_log.debug('previous temp dir: %s', tempfile.gettempdir())
		self.__tmp_dir = path
		tempfile.tempdir = self.__tmp_dir
		_log.debug('new temp dir: %s', tempfile.gettempdir())
		self.__tmp_dir_already_set = True

	def _get_tmp_dir(self):
		return self.__tmp_dir

	tmp_dir = property(_get_tmp_dir, _set_tmp_dir)

#===========================================================================
# file related tools
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def recode_file(source_file=None, target_file=None, source_encoding=u'utf8', target_encoding=None, base_dir=None, error_mode='replace'):
	if target_encoding is None:
		return source_file
	if target_encoding == source_encoding:
		return source_file
	if target_file is None:
		target_file = get_unique_filename (
			prefix = u'%s-%s_%s-' % (fname_stem(source_file), source_encoding, target_encoding),
			suffix = fname_extension(source_file, u'.txt'),
			tmp_dir = base_dir
		)

	_log.debug('[%s] -> [%s] (%s -> %s)', source_encoding, target_encoding, source_file, target_file)

	in_file = io.open(source_file, mode = 'rt', encoding = source_encoding)
	out_file = io.open(target_file, mode = 'wt', encoding = target_encoding, errors = error_mode)
	for line in in_file:
		out_file.write(line)
	out_file.close()
	in_file.close()

	return target_file

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def unzip_archive(archive_name, target_dir=None, remove_archive=False):
	_log.debug('unzipping [%s] -> [%s]', archive_name, target_dir)
	success = False
	try:
		with zipfile.ZipFile(archive_name) as archive:
			archive.extractall(target_dir)
		success = True
	except StandardError:
		_log.exception('cannot unzip')
		return False
	if remove_archive:
		remove_file(archive_name)
	return success

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def remove_file(filename, log_error=True):
	# attempt file remove and ignore (but log) errors
	try:
		os.remove(filename)
	except StandardError:
		if log_error:
			_log.exception('cannot os.remove(%s)', filename)
		return False

	return True

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def gpg_decrypt_file(filename=None, passphrase=None):

	if platform.system() == 'Windows':
		exec_name = 'gpg.exe'
	else:
		exec_name = 'gpg'

	tmp, fname = os.path.split(filename)
	basename, tmp = os.path.splitext(fname)
	filename_decrypted = get_unique_filename(prefix = '%s-decrypted-' % basename)

	args = [exec_name, '--verbose', '--batch', '--yes', '--passphrase-fd', '0', '--output', filename_decrypted, '--decrypt', filename]
	_log.debug('GnuPG args: %s' % str(args))

	try:
		gpg = subprocess.Popen (
			args = args,
			stdin = subprocess.PIPE,
			stdout = subprocess.PIPE,
			stderr = subprocess.PIPE,
			close_fds = False
		)
	except (OSError, ValueError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
		_log.exception('there was a problem executing gpg')
		gmDispatcher.send(signal = u'statustext', msg = _('Error running GnuPG. Cannot decrypt data.'), beep = True)
		return

	out, error = gpg.communicate(passphrase)
	_log.debug('gpg returned [%s]', gpg.returncode)
	if gpg.returncode != 0:
		_log.debug('GnuPG STDOUT:\n%s', out)
		_log.debug('GnuPG STDERR:\n%s', error)
		return None

	return filename_decrypted

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def file2md5(filename=None, return_hex=True):
	blocksize = 2**10 * 128			# 128k, since md5 uses 128 byte blocks
	_log.debug('md5(%s): <%s> byte blocks', filename, blocksize)

	f = io.open(filename, mode = 'rb')

	md5 = hashlib.md5()
	while True:
		data = f.read(blocksize)
		if not data:
			break
		md5.update(data)
	f.close()

	_log.debug('md5(%s): %s', filename, md5.hexdigest())

	if return_hex:
		return md5.hexdigest()
	return md5.digest()

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def file2chunked_md5(filename=None, chunk_size=500*_MB):
	_log.debug('chunked_md5(%s, chunk_size=%s bytes)', filename, chunk_size)
	md5_concat = u''
	f = open(filename, 'rb')
	while True:
		md5 = hashlib.md5()
		data = f.read(chunk_size)
		if not data:
			break
		md5.update(data)
		md5_concat += md5.hexdigest()
	f.close()
	md5 = hashlib.md5()
	md5.update(md5_concat)
	hex_digest = md5.hexdigest()
	_log.debug('md5("%s"): %s', md5_concat, hex_digest)
	return hex_digest

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def unicode2charset_encoder(unicode_csv_data, encoding='utf-8'):
	for line in unicode_csv_data:
		yield line.encode(encoding)

#def utf_8_encoder(unicode_csv_data):
#	for line in unicode_csv_data:
#		yield line.encode('utf-8')

default_csv_reader_rest_key = u'list_of_values_of_unknown_fields'

def unicode_csv_reader(unicode_csv_data, dialect=csv.excel, encoding='utf-8', **kwargs):

	# csv.py doesn't do Unicode; encode temporarily as UTF-8:
	try:
		is_dict_reader = kwargs['dict']
		del kwargs['dict']
		if is_dict_reader is not True:
			raise KeyError
		kwargs['restkey'] = default_csv_reader_rest_key
		csv_reader = csv.DictReader(unicode2charset_encoder(unicode_csv_data), dialect=dialect, **kwargs)
	except KeyError:
		is_dict_reader = False
		csv_reader = csv.reader(unicode2charset_encoder(unicode_csv_data), dialect=dialect, **kwargs)

	for row in csv_reader:
		# decode ENCODING back to Unicode, cell by cell:
		if is_dict_reader:
			for key in row.keys():
				if key == default_csv_reader_rest_key:
					old_data = row[key]
					new_data = []
					for val in old_data:
						new_data.append(unicode(val, encoding))
					row[key] = new_data
					if default_csv_reader_rest_key not in csv_reader.fieldnames:
						csv_reader.fieldnames.append(default_csv_reader_rest_key)
				else:
					row[key] = unicode(row[key], encoding)
			yield row
		else:
			yield [ unicode(cell, encoding) for cell in row ]
			#yield [unicode(cell, 'utf-8') for cell in row]

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def fname_stem(filename):
	# /home/user/dir/filename.ext -> filename
	return os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def fname_stem_with_path(filename):
	# /home/user/dir/filename.ext -> /home/user/dir/filename
	return os.path.splitext(filename)[0]

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def fname_extension(filename=None, fallback=None):
	# /home/user/dir/filename.ext -> .ext
	# '' or '.' -> fallback if any else ''
	ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1]
	if ext.strip() not in [u'.', u'']:
		return ext
	if fallback is None:
		return u''
	return fallback

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def fname_dir(filename):
	# /home/user/dir/filename.ext -> /home/user/dir
	return os.path.split(filename)[0]

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def fname_from_path(filename):
	# /home/user/dir/filename.ext -> filename.ext
	return os.path.split(filename)[1]

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_unique_filename(prefix=None, suffix=None, tmp_dir=None, include_timestamp=False):
	"""This introduces a race condition between the file.close() and
	actually using the filename.

	The file will NOT exist after calling this function.
	"""
	if tmp_dir is not None:
		if (
			not os.access(tmp_dir, os.F_OK)
				or
			not os.access(tmp_dir, os.X_OK | os.W_OK)
		):
			_log.warning('cannot find temporary dir [%s], using system default', tmp_dir)
			tmp_dir = None

	if include_timestamp:
		ts = pydt.datetime.now().strftime('%m%d-%H%M%S-')
	else:
		ts = u''

	kwargs = {
		'dir': tmp_dir,
		#  make sure file gets deleted as soon as
		# .close()d so we can safely open it again
		'delete': True
	}

	if prefix is None:
		kwargs['prefix'] = 'gmd-%s' % ts
	else:
		kwargs['prefix'] = prefix + ts

	if suffix in [None, u'']:
		kwargs['suffix'] = '.tmp'
	else:
		if not suffix.startswith('.'):
			suffix = '.' + suffix
		kwargs['suffix'] = suffix

	f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(**kwargs)
	filename = f.name
	f.close()

	return filename

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __make_symlink_on_windows(physical_name, link_name):
	import ctypes
	csl = ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateSymbolicLinkW
	csl.argtypes = (ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_uint32)
	csl.restype = ctypes.c_ubyte
	if os.path.isdir(physical_name):
		flags = 1
	else:
		flags = 0
	ret_code = csl(link_name, physical_name.replace('/', '\\'), flags)
	_log.debug('ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateSymbolicLinkW() exit code: %s', ret_code)
	if ret_code == 0:
		raise ctypes.WinError()
	return ret_code

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def mklink(physical_name, link_name, overwrite=False):

	_log.debug('creating symlink (overwrite = %s):', overwrite)
	_log.debug('link [%s] =>', link_name)
	_log.debug('=> physical [%s]', physical_name)

	if os.path.exists(link_name):
		_log.debug('link exists')
		if overwrite:
			return True
		return False

	try:
		os.symlink(physical_name, link_name)
	except AttributeError:
		_log.debug('Windows does not have os.symlink(), resorting to ctypes')
		__make_symlink_on_windows(physical_name, link_name)

	return True

#===========================================================================
def import_module_from_directory(module_path=None, module_name=None, always_remove_path=False):
	"""Import a module from any location."""

	_log.debug('CWD: %s', os.getcwd())

	remove_path = always_remove_path or False
	if module_path not in sys.path:
		_log.info('appending to sys.path: [%s]' % module_path)
		sys.path.append(module_path)
		remove_path = True

	_log.debug('will remove import path: %s', remove_path)

	if module_name.endswith('.py'):
		module_name = module_name[:-3]

	try:
		module = __import__(module_name)
	except Exception:
		_log.exception('cannot __import__() module [%s] from [%s]' % (module_name, module_path))
		while module_path in sys.path:
			sys.path.remove(module_path)
		raise

	_log.info('imported module [%s] as [%s]' % (module_name, module))
	if remove_path:
		while module_path in sys.path:
			sys.path.remove(module_path)

	return module

#===========================================================================
# text related tools
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def size2str(size=0, template=u'%s'):
	if size == 1:
		return template % _('1 Byte')
	if size < 10 * _kB:
		return template % _('%s Bytes') % size
	if size < _MB:
		return template % u'%.1f kB' % (float(size) / _kB)
	if size < _GB:
		return template % u'%.1f MB' % (float(size) / _MB)
	if size < _TB:
		return template % u'%.1f GB' % (float(size) / _GB)
	if size < _PB:
		return template % u'%.1f TB' % (float(size) / _TB)
	return template % u'%.1f PB' % (float(size) / _PB)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def bool2subst(boolean=None, true_return=True, false_return=False, none_return=None):
	if boolean is None:
		return none_return
	if boolean:
		return true_return
	if not boolean:
		return false_return
	raise ValueError('bool2subst(): <boolean> arg must be either of True, False, None')

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def bool2str(boolean=None, true_str='True', false_str='False'):
	return bool2subst (
		boolean = bool(boolean),
		true_return = true_str,
		false_return = false_str
	)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def none_if(value=None, none_equivalent=None, strip_string=False):
	"""Modelled after the SQL NULLIF function."""
	if value is None:
		return None
	if strip_string:
		stripped = value.strip()
	else:
		stripped = value
	if stripped == none_equivalent:
		return None
	return value

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def coalesce(initial=None, instead=None, template_initial=None, template_instead=None, none_equivalents=None, function_initial=None):
	"""Modelled after the SQL coalesce function.

	To be used to simplify constructs like:

		if initial is None (or in none_equivalents):
			real_value = (template_instead % instead) or instead
		else:
			real_value = (template_initial % initial) or initial
		print real_value

	@param initial: the value to be tested for <None>
	@type initial: any Python type, must have a __str__ method if template_initial is not None
	@param instead: the value to be returned if <initial> is None
	@type instead: any Python type, must have a __str__ method if template_instead is not None
	@param template_initial: if <initial> is returned replace the value into this template, must contain one <%s> 
	@type template_initial: string or None
	@param template_instead: if <instead> is returned replace the value into this template, must contain one <%s> 
	@type template_instead: string or None

	example:
		function_initial = ('strftime', '%Y-%m-%d')

	Ideas:
		- list of insteads: initial, [instead, template], [instead, template], [instead, template], template_initial, ...
	"""
	if none_equivalents is None:
		none_equivalents = [None]

	if initial in none_equivalents:

		if template_instead is None:
			return instead

		return template_instead % instead

	if function_initial is not None:
		funcname, args = function_initial
		func = getattr(initial, funcname)
		initial = func(args)

	if template_initial is None:
		return initial

	try:
		return template_initial % initial
	except TypeError:
		return template_initial

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def __cap_name(match_obj=None):
	val = match_obj.group(0).lower()
	if val in ['von', 'van', 'de', 'la', 'l', 'der', 'den']:			# FIXME: this needs to expand, configurable ?
		return val
	buf = list(val)
	buf[0] = buf[0].upper()
	for part in ['mac', 'mc', 'de', 'la']:
		if len(val) > len(part) and val[:len(part)] == part:
			buf[len(part)] = buf[len(part)].upper()
	return ''.join(buf)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def capitalize(text=None, mode=CAPS_NAMES):
	"""Capitalize the first character but leave the rest alone.

	Note that we must be careful about the locale, this may
	have issues ! However, for UTF strings it should just work.
	"""
	if (mode is None) or (mode == CAPS_NONE):
		return text

	if len(text) == 0:
		return text

	if mode == CAPS_FIRST:
		if len(text) == 1:
			return text[0].upper()
		return text[0].upper() + text[1:]

	if mode == CAPS_ALLCAPS:
		return text.upper()

	if mode == CAPS_FIRST_ONLY:
#		if len(text) == 1:
#			return text[0].upper()
		return text[0].upper() + text[1:].lower()

	if mode == CAPS_WORDS:
		#return regex.sub(ur'(\w)(\w+)', lambda x: x.group(1).upper() + x.group(2).lower(), text)
		return regex.sub(r'(\w)(\w+)', lambda x: x.group(1).upper() + x.group(2).lower(), text)

	if mode == CAPS_NAMES:
		#return regex.sub(r'\w+', __cap_name, text)
		return capitalize(text=text, mode=CAPS_FIRST)		# until fixed

	print("ERROR: invalid capitalization mode: [%s], leaving input as is" % mode)
	return text

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def input2decimal(initial=None):

	if isinstance(initial, decimal.Decimal):
		return True, initial

	val = initial

	# float ? -> to string first
	if type(val) == type(float(1.4)):
		val = str(val)

	# string ? -> "," to "."
	if isinstance(val, basestring):
		val = val.replace(',', '.', 1)
		val = val.strip()

	try:
		d = decimal.Decimal(val)
		return True, d
	except (TypeError, decimal.InvalidOperation):
		return False, val

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def input2int(initial=None, minval=None, maxval=None):

	val = initial

	# string ? -> "," to "."
	if isinstance(val, basestring):
		val = val.replace(',', '.', 1)
		val = val.strip()

	try:
		int_val = int(val)
	except (TypeError, ValueError):
		_log.exception('int(%s) failed', val)
		return False, initial

	if minval is not None:
		if int_val < minval:
			_log.debug('%s < min (%s)', val, minval)
			return False, initial
	if maxval is not None:
		if int_val > maxval:
			_log.debug('%s > max (%s)', val, maxval)
			return False, initial

	return True, int_val

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def strip_prefix(text, prefix, remove_repeats=False, remove_whitespace=False):
	if remove_repeats:
		if remove_whitespace:
			while text.lstrip().startswith(prefix):
				text = text.lstrip().replace(prefix, u'', 1).lstrip()
			return text
		while text.startswith(prefix):
			text = text.replace(prefix, u'', 1)
		return text
	if remove_whitespace:
		return text.lstrip().replace(prefix, u'', 1).lstrip()
	return text.replace(prefix, u'', 1)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def strip_suffix(text, suffix, remove_repeats=False, remove_whitespace=False):
	suffix_len = len(suffix)
	if remove_repeats:
		if remove_whitespace:
			while text.rstrip().endswith(suffix):
				text = text.rstrip()[:-suffix_len].rstrip()
			return text
		while text.endswith(suffix):
			text = text[:-suffix_len]
		return text
	if remove_whitespace:
		return text.rstrip()[:-suffix_len].rstrip()
	return text[:-suffix_len]

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def strip_leading_empty_lines(lines=None, text=None, eol=u'\n', return_list=True):
	if lines is None:
		lines = text.split(eol)

	while True:
		if lines[0].strip(eol).strip() != u'':
			break
		lines = lines[1:]

	if return_list:
		return lines

	return eol.join(lines)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def strip_trailing_empty_lines(lines=None, text=None, eol=u'\n', return_list=True):
	if lines is None:
		lines = text.split(eol)

	while True:
		if lines[-1].strip(eol).strip() != u'':
			break
		lines = lines[:-1]

	if return_list:
		return lines

	return eol.join(lines)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def strip_empty_lines(lines=None, text=None, eol=u'\n', return_list=True):
	return strip_trailing_empty_lines (
		lines = strip_leading_empty_lines(lines = lines, text = text, eol = eol, return_list = True),
		text = None,
		eol = eol,
		return_list = return_list
	)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def list2text(lines, initial_indent=u'', subsequent_indent=u'', eol=u'\n', strip_leading_empty_lines=True, strip_trailing_empty_lines=True, strip_trailing_whitespace=True):

	if len(lines) == 0:
		return u''

	if strip_leading_empty_lines:
		lines = strip_leading_empty_lines(lines = lines, eol = eol, return_list = True)

	if strip_trailing_empty_lines:
		lines = strip_trailing_empty_lines(lines = lines, eol = eol, return_list = True)

	if strip_trailing_whitespace:
		lines = [ l.rstrip() for l in lines ]

	indented_lines = [initial_indent + lines[0]]
	indented_lines.extend([ subsequent_indent + l for l in lines[1:] ])

	return eol.join(indented_lines)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def wrap(text=None, width=None, initial_indent=u'', subsequent_indent=u'', eol=u'\n'):
	"""A word-wrap function that preserves existing line breaks
	and most spaces in the text. Expects that existing line
	breaks are posix newlines (\n).
	"""
	if width is None:
		return text
	wrapped = initial_indent + functools.reduce (
		lambda line, word, width=width: '%s%s%s' % (
			line,
			' \n'[(len(line) - line.rfind('\n') - 1 + len(word.split('\n',1)[0]) >= width)],
			word
		),
		text.split(' ')
	)

	if subsequent_indent != u'':
		wrapped = (u'\n%s' % subsequent_indent).join(wrapped.split('\n'))

	if eol != u'\n':
		wrapped = wrapped.replace('\n', eol)

	return wrapped

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def unwrap(text=None, max_length=None, strip_whitespace=True, remove_empty_lines=True, line_separator = u' // '):

	text = text.replace(u'\r', u'')
	lines = text.split(u'\n')
	text = u''
	for line in lines:

		if strip_whitespace:
			line = line.strip().strip(u'\t').strip()

		if remove_empty_lines:
			if line == u'':
				continue

		text += (u'%s%s' % (line, line_separator))

	text = text.rstrip(line_separator)

	if max_length is not None:
		text = text[:max_length]

	text = text.rstrip(line_separator)

	return text

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def shorten_text(text=None, max_length=None):

	if len(text) <= max_length:
		return text

	return text[:max_length-1] + u_ellipsis

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def xml_escape_string(text=None):
	"""check for special XML characters and transform them"""
	return xml_tools.escape(text)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def tex_escape_string(text=None, replace_known_unicode=True, replace_eol=False, keep_visual_eol=False):
	"""Check for special TeX characters and transform them.

		replace_eol:
			replaces "\n" with "\\newline"
		keep_visual_eol:
			replaces "\n" with "\\newline \n" such that
			both LaTeX will know to place a line break
			at this point as well as the visual formatting
			is preserved in the LaTeX source (think multi-
			row table cells)
	"""
	text = text.replace(u'\\', u'\\textbackslash')			# requires \usepackage{textcomp} in LaTeX source
	text = text.replace(u'^', u'\\textasciicircum')			# requires \usepackage{textcomp} in LaTeX source
	text = text.replace(u'~', u'\\textasciitilde')			# requires \usepackage{textcomp} in LaTeX source

	text = text.replace(u'{', u'\\{')
	text = text.replace(u'}', u'\\}')
	text = text.replace(u'%', u'\\%')
	text = text.replace(u'&', u'\\&')
	text = text.replace(u'#', u'\\#')
	text = text.replace(u'$', u'\\$')
	text = text.replace(u'_', u'\\_')
	if replace_eol:
		if keep_visual_eol:
			text = text.replace(u'\n', u'\\newline \n')
		else:
			text = text.replace(u'\n', u'\\newline ')

	if replace_known_unicode:
		# this should NOT be replaced for Xe(La)Tex
		text = text.replace(u_euro, u'\\EUR')

	return text

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def xetex_escape_string(text=None):
	# a web search did not reveal anything else for Xe(La)Tex
	# as opposed to LaTeX, except true unicode chars
	return tex_escape_string(text = text, replace_known_unicode = False)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
__html_escape_table = {
	u"&": u"&amp;",
	u'"': u"&quot;",
	u"'": u"&apos;",
	u">": u"&gt;",
	u"<": u"&lt;",
}

def html_escape_string(text=None, replace_eol=False, keep_visual_eol=False):
	text = u''.join(__html_escape_table.get(char, char) for char in text)
	if replace_eol:
		if keep_visual_eol:
			text = text.replace(u'\n', u'<br>\n')
		else:
			text = text.replace(u'\n', u'<br>')
	return text

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def dict2json(obj):
	return json.dumps(obj, default = json_serialize)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def json_serialize(obj):
	if isinstance(obj, pydt.datetime):
		return obj.isoformat()
	raise TypeError('cannot json_serialize(%s)' % type(obj))

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def compare_dict_likes(d1, d2, title1=None, title2=None):
	_log.info('comparing dict-likes: %s[%s] vs %s[%s]', coalesce(title1, u'', u'"%s" '), type(d1), coalesce(title2, u'', u'"%s" '), type(d2))
	try:
		d1 = dict(d1)
	except TypeError:
		pass
	try:
		d2 = dict(d2)
	except TypeError:
		pass
	keys_d1 = frozenset(d1.keys())
	keys_d2 = frozenset(d2.keys())
	different = False
	if len(keys_d1) != len(keys_d2):
		_log.info('different number of keys: %s vs %s', len(keys_d1), len(keys_d2))
		different = True
	for key in keys_d1:
		if key in keys_d2:
			if type(d1[key]) != type(d2[key]):
				_log.info(u'%25.25s: type(dict1) = %s = >>>%s<<<' % (key, type(d1[key]), d1[key]))
				_log.info(u'%25.25s  type(dict2) = %s = >>>%s<<<' % (u'', type(d2[key]), d2[key]))
				different = True
				continue
			if d1[key] == d2[key]:
				_log.info(u'%25.25s:  both = >>>%s<<<' % (key, d1[key]))
			else:
				_log.info(u'%25.25s: dict1 = >>>%s<<<' % (key, d1[key]))
				_log.info(u'%25.25s  dict2 = >>>%s<<<' % (u'', d2[key]))
				different = True
		else:
			_log.info(u'%25.25s: %50.50s | <MISSING>' % (key, u'>>>%s<<<' % d1[key]))
			different = True
	for key in keys_d2:
		if key in keys_d1:
			continue
		_log.info(u'%25.25s: %50.50s | %.50s' % (key, u'<MISSING>', u'>>>%s<<<' % d2[key]))
		different = True
	if different:
		_log.info('dict-likes appear to be different from each other')
		return False
	_log.info('dict-likes appear equal to each other')
	return True

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def format_dict_likes_comparison(d1, d2, title_left=None, title_right=None, left_margin=0, key_delim=u' || ', data_delim=u' | ', missing_string=u'=/=', difference_indicator=u'! ', ignore_diff_in_keys=None):

	_log.info('comparing dict-likes: %s[%s] vs %s[%s]', coalesce(title_left, u'', u'"%s" '), type(d1), coalesce(title_right, u'', u'"%s" '), type(d2))
	append_type = False
	if None not in [title_left, title_right]:
		append_type = True
		type_left = type(d1)
		type_right = type(d2)
	if title_left is None:
		title_left = u'%s' % type_left
	if title_right is None:
		title_right = u'%s' % type_right

	try: d1 = dict(d1)
	except TypeError: pass
	try: d2 = dict(d2)
	except TypeError: pass
	keys_d1 = d1.keys()
	keys_d2 = d2.keys()
	data = {}
	for key in keys_d1:
		data[key] = [d1[key], u' ']
		if key in d2:
			data[key][1] = d2[key]
	for key in keys_d2:
		if key in keys_d1:
			continue
		data[key] = [u' ', d2[key]]
	max1 = max([ len(u'%s' % k) for k in keys_d1 ])
	max2 = max([ len(u'%s' % k) for k in keys_d2 ])
	max_len = max(max1, max2, len(_('<type>')))
	max_key_len_str = u'%' + u'%s.%s' % (max_len, max_len) + u's'
	max1 = max([ len(u'%s' % d1[k]) for k in keys_d1 ])
	max2 = max([ len(u'%s' % d2[k]) for k in keys_d2 ])
	max_data_len = min(max(max1, max2), 100)
	max_data_len_str = u'%' + u'%s.%s' % (max_data_len, max_data_len) + u's'
	diff_indicator_len_str = u'%' + u'%s.%s' % (len(difference_indicator), len(difference_indicator)) + u's'
	line_template = (u' ' * left_margin) + diff_indicator_len_str + max_key_len_str + key_delim + max_data_len_str + data_delim + u'%s'

	lines = []
	# debugging:
	#lines.append(u'                                        (40 regular spaces)')
	#lines.append((u' ' * 40) + u"(u' ' * 40)")
	#lines.append((u'%40.40s' % u'') + u"(u'%40.40s' % u'')")
	#lines.append((u'%40.40s' % u' ') + u"(u'%40.40s' % u' ')")
	#lines.append((u'%40.40s' % u'.') + u"(u'%40.40s' % u'.')")
	#lines.append(line_template)
	lines.append(line_template % (u'', u'', title_left, title_right))
	if append_type:
		lines.append(line_template % (u'', _('<type>'), type_left, type_right))

	if ignore_diff_in_keys is None:
		ignore_diff_in_keys = []

	for key in keys_d1:
		append_type = False
		txt_left_col = u'%s' % d1[key]
		try:
			txt_right_col = u'%s' % d2[key]
			if type(d1[key]) != type(d2[key]):
				append_type = True
		except KeyError:
			txt_right_col = missing_string
		lines.append(line_template % (
			bool2subst (
				((txt_left_col == txt_right_col) or (key in ignore_diff_in_keys)),
				u'',
				difference_indicator
			),
			key,
			shorten_text(txt_left_col, max_data_len),
			shorten_text(txt_right_col, max_data_len)
		))
		if append_type:
			lines.append(line_template % (
				u'',
				_('<type>'),
				shorten_text(u'%s' % type(d1[key]), max_data_len),
				shorten_text(u'%s' % type(d2[key]), max_data_len)
			))

	for key in keys_d2:
		if key in keys_d1:
			continue
		lines.append(line_template % (
			bool2subst((key in ignore_diff_in_keys), u'', difference_indicator),
			key,
			shorten_text(missing_string, max_data_len),
			shorten_text(u'%s' % d2[key], max_data_len)
		))

	return lines

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def format_dict_like(d, relevant_keys=None, template=None, missing_key_template=u'<[%(key)s] MISSING>', left_margin=0, tabular=False, value_delimiters=(u'>>>', u'<<<'), eol=u'\n'):
	if template is not None:
		# all keys in template better exist in d
		try:
			return template % d
		except KeyError:
			# or else
			_log.exception('template contains %%()s key(s) which do not exist in dict')
		# try to extend dict <d> to contain all required keys,
		# for that to work <relevant_keys> better list all
		# keys used in <template>
		if relevant_keys is not None:
			for key in relevant_keys:
				try:
					d[key]
				except KeyError:
					d[key] = missing_key_template % {u'key': key}
			return template % d

	if relevant_keys is None:
		relevant_keys = d.keys()
	lines = []
	if value_delimiters is None:
		delim_left = u''
		delim_right = u''
	else:
		delim_left, delim_right = value_delimiters
	if tabular:
		max_len = max([ len(i) for i in relevant_keys ])
		max_len_str = u'%s.%s' % (max_len, max_len)
		line_template = (u' ' * left_margin) + u'%' + max_len_str + ('s: %s%%s%s' % (delim_left, delim_right))
	else:
		line_template = (u' ' * left_margin) + u'%%s: %s%%s%s' % (delim_left, delim_right)
	for key in relevant_keys:
		try:
			lines.append(line_template % (key, d[key]))
		except KeyError:
			pass
	if eol is None:
		return lines
	return eol.join(lines)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def normalize_dict_like(d, required_keys, missing_key_template=u'<[%(key)s] MISSING>'):
	for key in required_keys:
		try:
			d[key]
		except KeyError:
			if missing_key_template is None:
				d[key] = None
			else:
				d[key] = missing_key_template % {'key': key}
	return d

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def prompted_input(prompt=None, default=None):
	"""Obtains entry from standard input.

	prompt: Prompt text to display in standard output
	default: Default value (for user to press enter only)
	CTRL-C: aborts and returns None
	"""
	if prompt is None:
		msg = u'(CTRL-C aborts)'
	else:
		msg = u'%s (CTRL-C aborts)' % prompt

	if default is None:
		msg = msg + u': '
	else:
		msg = u'%s [%s]: ' % (msg, default)

	try:
		usr_input = raw_input(msg)
	except KeyboardInterrupt:
		return None

	if usr_input == '':
		return default

	return usr_input

#===========================================================================
# image handling tools
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# builtin (ugly but tried and true) fallback icon
__icon_serpent = \
"""x\xdae\x8f\xb1\x0e\x83 \x10\x86w\x9f\xe2\x92\x1blb\xf2\x07\x96\xeaH:0\xd6\
\xc1\x85\xd5\x98N5\xa5\xef?\xf5N\xd0\x8a\xdcA\xc2\xf7qw\x84\xdb\xfa\xb5\xcd\
\xd4\xda;\xc9\x1a\xc8\xb6\xcd<\xb5\xa0\x85\x1e\xeb\xbc\xbc7b!\xf6\xdeHl\x1c\
\x94\x073\xec<*\xf7\xbe\xf7\x99\x9d\xb21~\xe7.\xf5\x1f\x1c\xd3\xbdVlL\xc2\
\xcf\xf8ye\xd0\x00\x90\x0etH \x84\x80B\xaa\x8a\x88\x85\xc4(U\x9d$\xfeR;\xc5J\
\xa6\x01\xbbt9\xceR\xc8\x81e_$\x98\xb9\x9c\xa9\x8d,y\xa9t\xc8\xcf\x152\xe0x\
\xe9$\xf5\x07\x95\x0cD\x95t:\xb1\x92\xae\x9cI\xa8~\x84\x1f\xe0\xa3ec"""

def get_icon(wx=None):

	paths = gmPaths(app_name = u'gnumed', wx = wx)

	candidates = [
		os.path.join(paths.system_app_data_dir, 'bitmaps', 'gm_icon-serpent_and_gnu.png'),
		os.path.join(paths.local_base_dir, 'bitmaps', 'gm_icon-serpent_and_gnu.png'),
		os.path.join(paths.system_app_data_dir, 'bitmaps', 'serpent.png'),
		os.path.join(paths.local_base_dir, 'bitmaps', 'serpent.png')
	]

	found_as = None
	for candidate in candidates:
		try:
			open(candidate, 'r').close()
			found_as = candidate
			break
		except IOError:
			_log.debug('icon not found in [%s]', candidate)

	if found_as is None:
		_log.warning('no icon file found, falling back to builtin (ugly) icon')
		icon_bmp_data = wx.BitmapFromXPMData(pickle.loads(zlib.decompress(__icon_serpent)))
		icon.CopyFromBitmap(icon_bmp_data)
	else:
		_log.debug('icon found in [%s]', found_as)
		icon = wx.EmptyIcon()
		try:
			icon.LoadFile(found_as, wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ANY)		#_PNG
		except AttributeError:
			_log.exception(u"this platform doesn't support wx.Icon().LoadFile()")

	return icon
#===========================================================================
# main
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == '__main__':

	if len(sys.argv) < 2:
		sys.exit()

	if sys.argv[1] != 'test':
		sys.exit()

	# for testing:
	logging.basicConfig(level = logging.DEBUG)
	from Gnumed.pycommon import gmI18N
	gmI18N.activate_locale()
	gmI18N.install_domain()

	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_input2decimal():

		tests = [
			[None, False],

			['', False],
			[' 0 ', True, 0],

			[0, True, 0],
			[0.0, True, 0],
			[.0, True, 0],
			['0', True, 0],
			['0.0', True, 0],
			['0,0', True, 0],
			['00.0', True, 0],
			['.0', True, 0],
			[',0', True, 0],

			[0.1, True, decimal.Decimal('0.1')],
			[.01, True, decimal.Decimal('0.01')],
			['0.1', True, decimal.Decimal('0.1')],
			['0,1', True, decimal.Decimal('0.1')],
			['00.1', True, decimal.Decimal('0.1')],
			['.1', True, decimal.Decimal('0.1')],
			[',1', True, decimal.Decimal('0.1')],

			[1, True, 1],
			[1.0, True, 1],
			['1', True, 1],
			['1.', True, 1],
			['1,', True, 1],
			['1.0', True, 1],
			['1,0', True, 1],
			['01.0', True, 1],
			['01,0', True, 1],
			[' 01, ', True, 1],

			[decimal.Decimal('1.1'), True, decimal.Decimal('1.1')]
		]
		for test in tests:
			conversion_worked, result = input2decimal(initial = test[0])

			expected2work = test[1]

			if conversion_worked:
				if expected2work:
					if result == test[2]:
						continue
					else:
						print("ERROR (conversion result wrong): >%s<, expected >%s<, got >%s<" % (test[0], test[2], result))
				else:
					print("ERROR (conversion worked but was expected to fail): >%s<, got >%s<" % (test[0], result))
			else:
				if not expected2work:
					continue
				else:
					print("ERROR (conversion failed but was expected to work): >%s<, expected >%s<" % (test[0], test[2]))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_input2int():
		print(input2int(0))
		print(input2int('0'))
		print(input2int(u'0', 0, 0))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_coalesce():

		import datetime as dt
		print(coalesce(initial = dt.datetime.now(), template_initial = u'-- %s --', function_initial = ('strftime', u'%Y-%m-%d')))

		print('testing coalesce()')
		print("------------------")
		tests = [
			[None, 'something other than <None>', None, None, 'something other than <None>'],
			['Captain', 'Mr.', '%s.'[:4], 'Mr.', 'Capt.'],
			['value to test', 'test 3 failed', 'template with "%s" included', None, 'template with "value to test" included'],
			['value to test', 'test 4 failed', 'template with value not included', None, 'template with value not included'],
			[None, 'initial value was None', 'template_initial: %s', None, 'initial value was None'],
			[None, 'initial value was None', 'template_initial: %%(abc)s', None, 'initial value was None']
		]
		passed = True
		for test in tests:
			result = coalesce (
				initial = test[0],
				instead = test[1],
				template_initial = test[2],
				template_instead = test[3]
			)
			if result != test[4]:
				print("ERROR")
				print("coalesce: (%s, %s, %s, %s)" % (test[0], test[1], test[2], test[3]))
				print("expected:", test[4])
				print("received:", result)
				passed = False

		if passed:
			print("passed")
		else:
			print("failed")
		return passed
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_capitalize():
		print('testing capitalize() ...')
		success = True
		pairs = [
			# [original, expected result, CAPS mode]
			[u'Boot', u'Boot', CAPS_FIRST_ONLY],
			[u'boot', u'Boot', CAPS_FIRST_ONLY],
			[u'booT', u'Boot', CAPS_FIRST_ONLY],
			[u'BoOt', u'Boot', CAPS_FIRST_ONLY],
			[u'boots-Schau', u'Boots-Schau', CAPS_WORDS],
			[u'boots-sChau', u'Boots-Schau', CAPS_WORDS],
			[u'boot camp', u'Boot Camp', CAPS_WORDS],
			[u'fahrner-Kampe', u'Fahrner-Kampe', CAPS_NAMES],
			[u'häkkönen', u'Häkkönen', CAPS_NAMES],
			[u'McBurney', u'McBurney', CAPS_NAMES],
			[u'mcBurney', u'McBurney', CAPS_NAMES],
			[u'blumberg', u'Blumberg', CAPS_NAMES],
			[u'roVsing', u'RoVsing', CAPS_NAMES],
			[u'Özdemir', u'Özdemir', CAPS_NAMES],
			[u'özdemir', u'Özdemir', CAPS_NAMES],
		]
		for pair in pairs:
			result = capitalize(pair[0], pair[2])
			if result != pair[1]:
				success = False
				print('ERROR (caps mode %s): "%s" -> "%s", expected "%s"' % (pair[2], pair[0], result, pair[1]))

		if success:
			print("... SUCCESS")

		return success
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_import_module():
		print("testing import_module_from_directory()")
		path = sys.argv[1]
		name = sys.argv[2]
		try:
			mod = import_module_from_directory(module_path = path, module_name = name)
		except:
			print("module import failed, see log")
			return False

		print("module import succeeded", mod)
		print(dir(mod))
		return True
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_mkdir():
		print("testing mkdir(%s)" % sys.argv[1])
		mkdir(sys.argv[1])
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_gmPaths():
		print("testing gmPaths()")
		print("-----------------")
		paths = gmPaths(wx=None, app_name='gnumed')
		print("user     config dir:", paths.user_config_dir)
		print("system   config dir:", paths.system_config_dir)
		print("local      base dir:", paths.local_base_dir)
		print("system app data dir:", paths.system_app_data_dir)
		print("working directory  :", paths.working_dir)
		print("temp directory     :", paths.tmp_dir)
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_none_if():
		print("testing none_if()")
		print("-----------------")
		tests = [
			[None, None, None],
			['a', 'a', None],
			['a', 'b', 'a'],
			['a', None, 'a'],
			[None, 'a', None],
			[1, 1, None],
			[1, 2, 1],
			[1, None, 1],
			[None, 1, None]
		]

		for test in tests:
			if none_if(value = test[0], none_equivalent = test[1]) != test[2]:
				print('ERROR: none_if(%s) returned [%s], expected [%s]' % (test[0], none_if(test[0], test[1]), test[2]))

		return True
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_bool2str():
		tests = [
			[True, 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Yes'],
			[False, 'OK', 'not OK', 'not OK']
		]
		for test in tests:
			if bool2str(test[0], test[1], test[2]) != test[3]:
				print('ERROR: bool2str(%s, %s, %s) returned [%s], expected [%s]' % (test[0], test[1], test[2], bool2str(test[0], test[1], test[2]), test[3]))

		return True
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_bool2subst():

		print(bool2subst(True, 'True', 'False', 'is None'))
		print(bool2subst(False, 'True', 'False', 'is None'))
		print(bool2subst(None, 'True', 'False', 'is None'))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_get_unique_filename():
		print(get_unique_filename())
		print(get_unique_filename(prefix='test-'))
		print(get_unique_filename(suffix='tst'))
		print(get_unique_filename(prefix='test-', suffix='tst'))
		print(get_unique_filename(tmp_dir='/home/ncq/Archiv/'))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_size2str():
		print("testing size2str()")
		print("------------------")
		tests = [0, 1, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, 10000000, 100000000, 1000000000, 10000000000, 100000000000, 1000000000000, 10000000000000]
		for test in tests:
			print(size2str(test))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_unwrap():

		test = """
second line\n
	3rd starts with tab  \n
 4th with a space	\n

6th

"""
		print(unwrap(text = test, max_length = 25))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_wrap():
		test = 'line 1\nline 2\nline 3'

		print("wrap 5-6-7 initial 0, subsequent 0")
		print(wrap(test, 5))
		print()
		print(wrap(test, 6))
		print()
		print(wrap(test, 7))
		print("-------")
		raw_input()
		print("wrap 5 initial 1-1-3, subsequent 1-3-1")
		print(wrap(test, 5, u' ', u' '))
		print()
		print(wrap(test, 5, u' ', u'   '))
		print()
		print(wrap(test, 5, u'   ', u' '))
		print("-------")
		raw_input()
		print("wrap 6 initial 1-1-3, subsequent 1-3-1")
		print(wrap(test, 6, u' ', u' '))
		print()
		print(wrap(test, 6, u' ', u'   '))
		print()
		print(wrap(test, 6, u'   ', u' '))
		print("-------")
		raw_input()
		print("wrap 7 initial 1-1-3, subsequent 1-3-1")
		print(wrap(test, 7, u' ', u' '))
		print()
		print(wrap(test, 7, u' ', u'   '))
		print()
		print(wrap(test, 7, u'   ', u' '))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_md5():
		print('md5 %s: %s' % (sys.argv[2], file2md5(sys.argv[2])))
		print('chunked md5 %s: %s' % (sys.argv[2], file2chunked_md5(sys.argv[2])))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_unicode():
		print(u_link_symbol * 10)
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_xml_escape():
		print(xml_escape_string(u'<'))
		print(xml_escape_string(u'>'))
		print(xml_escape_string(u'&'))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_tex_escape():
		tests = [u'\\', u'^', u'~', u'{', u'}', u'%',  u'&', u'#', u'$', u'_', u_euro, u'abc\ndef\n\n1234']
		tests.append(u'  '.join(tests))
		for test in tests:
			print(u'%s:' % test, tex_escape_string(test))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_gpg_decrypt():
		fname = gpg_decrypt_file(filename = sys.argv[2], passphrase = sys.argv[3])
		if fname is not None:
			print("successfully decrypted:", fname)
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_strip_trailing_empty_lines():
		tests = [
			u'one line, no embedded line breaks  ',
			u'one line\nwith embedded\nline\nbreaks\n   '
		]
		for test in tests:
			print('as list:')
			print(strip_trailing_empty_lines(text = test, eol=u'\n', return_list = True))
			print('as string:')
			print(u'>>>%s<<<' % strip_trailing_empty_lines(text = test, eol=u'\n', return_list = False))
		tests = [
			['list', 'without', 'empty', 'trailing', 'lines'],
			['list', 'with', 'empty', 'trailing', 'lines', '', '  ', '']
		]
		for test in tests:
			print('as list:')
			print(strip_trailing_empty_lines(lines = test, eol = u'\n', return_list = True))
			print('as string:')
			print(strip_trailing_empty_lines(lines = test, eol = u'\n', return_list = False))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_fname_stem():
		tests = [
			r'abc.exe',
			r'\abc.exe',
			r'c:\abc.exe',
			r'c:\d\abc.exe',
			r'/home/ncq/tmp.txt',
			r'~/tmp.txt',
			r'./tmp.txt',
			r'./.././tmp.txt',
			r'tmp.txt'
		]
		for t in tests:
			print("[%s] -> [%s]" % (t, fname_stem(t)))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_dir_is_empty():
		print(sys.argv[2], 'empty:', dir_is_empty(sys.argv[2]))
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_compare_dicts():
		d1 = {}
		d2 = {}
		d1[1] = 1
		d1[2] = 2
		d1[3] = 3
		# 4
		d1[5] = 5

		d2[1] = 1
		d2[2] = None
		# 3
		d2[4] = 4

		compare_dict_likes(d1, d2)

		d1 = {1: 1, 2: 2}
		d2 = {1: 1, 2: 2}

		compare_dict_likes(d1, d2, 'same1', 'same2')
		print(format_dict_like(d1))
		print(format_dict_like(d2))

	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_format_compare_dicts():
		d1 = {}
		d2 = {}
		d1[1] = 1
		d1[2] = 2
		d1[3] = 3
		# 4
		d1[5] = 5

		d2[1] = 1
		d2[2] = None
		# 3
		d2[4] = 4

		print(u'\n'.join(format_dict_likes_comparison(d1, d2, u'd1', u'd2')))

		d1 = {1: 1, 2: 2}
		d2 = {1: 1, 2: 2}

		print(u'\n'.join(format_dict_likes_comparison(d1, d2, u'd1', u'd2')))

	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_rm_dir():
		rmdir('cx:\windows\system3__2xxxxxxxxxxxxx')
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_strip_prefix():
		tests = [
			(u'', u'', u''),
			(u'a', u'a', u''),
			(u'\.br\MICROCYTES+1\.br\SPHEROCYTES       present\.br\POLYCHROMASIAmoderate\.br\\', u'\.br\\', u'MICROCYTES+1\.br\SPHEROCYTES       present\.br\POLYCHROMASIAmoderate\.br\\')
		]
		for test in tests:
			text, prefix, expect = test
			result = strip_prefix(text, prefix)
			if result == expect:
				continue
			print('test failed:', test)
			print('result:', result)
	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	def test_shorten_text():
		tst = [
			('123', 1),
			('123', 2),
			('123', 3),
			('123', 4),
			('', 1),
			('1', 1),
			('12', 1),
			('', 2),
			('1', 2),
			('12', 2),
			('123', 2)
		]
		for txt, lng in tst:
			print(u'max', lng, 'of', txt, '=', shorten_text(txt, lng))

	#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	#test_coalesce()
	#test_capitalize()
	#test_import_module()
	#test_mkdir()
	#test_gmPaths()
	#test_none_if()
	#test_bool2str()
	#test_bool2subst()
	#test_get_unique_filename()
	#test_size2str()
	#test_wrap()
	#test_input2decimal()
	#test_input2int()
	#test_unwrap()
	#test_md5()
	#test_unicode()
	#test_xml_escape()
	#test_gpg_decrypt()
	#test_strip_trailing_empty_lines()
	#test_fname_stem()
	#test_tex_escape()
	#test_dir_is_empty()
	test_compare_dicts()
	#test_rm_dir()
	#test_strip_prefix()
	#test_shorten_text()
	#test_format_compare_dicts()

#===========================================================================
