Implement a low-level interface for loaders to implement instead of TraversableResources

CHANGES.rst

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+v5.1.0
+======
+
+* Added ``simple`` module implementing adapters from
+  a low-level resource reader interface to a
+  ``TraversableResources`` interface. Closes #90.
+
 v5.0.1
 ======
 

importlib_resources/simple.py

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+"""
+Interface adapters for low-level readers.
+"""
+
+import abc
+import io
+import itertools
+from typing import BinaryIO, List
+
+from .abc import Traversable, TraversableResources
+
+
+class SimpleReader(abc.ABC):
+    """
+    The minimum, low-level interface required from a resource
+    provider.
+    """
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def package(self):
+        # type: () -> str
+        """
+        The name of the package for which this reader loads resources.
+        """
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def children(self):
+        # type: () -> List['SimpleReader']
+        """
+        Obtain an iterable of SimpleReader for available
+        child containers (e.g. directories).
+        """
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def resources(self):
+        # type: () -> List[str]
+        """
+        Obtain available named resources for this virtual package.
+        """
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def open_binary(self, resource):
+        # type: (str) -> BinaryIO
+        """
+        Obtain a File-like for a named resource.
+        """
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return self.package.split('.')[-1]
+
+
+class ResourceHandle(Traversable):
+    """
+    Handle to a named resource in a ResourceReader.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent, name):
+        # type: (ResourceContainer, str) -> None
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.name = name  # type: ignore
+
+    def is_file(self):
+        return True
+
+    def is_dir(self):
+        return False
+
+    def open(self, mode='r', *args, **kwargs):
+        stream = self.parent.reader.open_binary(self.name)
+        if 'b' not in mode:
+            stream = io.TextIOWrapper(*args, **kwargs)
+        return stream
+
+    def joinpath(self, name):
+        raise RuntimeError("Cannot traverse into a resource")
+
+
+class ResourceContainer(Traversable):
+    """
+    Traversable container for a package's resources via its reader.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, reader):
+        # type: (SimpleReader) -> None
+        self.reader = reader
+
+    def is_dir(self):
+        return True
+
+    def is_file(self):
+        return False
+
+    def iterdir(self):
+        files = (ResourceHandle(self, name) for name in self.reader.resources)
+        dirs = map(ResourceContainer, self.reader.children())
+        return itertools.chain(files, dirs)
+
+    def open(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        raise IsADirectoryError()
+
+    def joinpath(self, name):
+        return next(
+            traversable for traversable in self.iterdir() if traversable.name == name
+        )
+
+
+class TraversableReader(TraversableResources, SimpleReader):
+    """
+    A TraversableResources based on SimpleReader. Resource providers
+    may derive from this class to provide the TraversableResources
+    interface by supplying the SimpleReader interface.
+    """
+
+    def files(self):
+        return ResourceContainer(self)