import pathlib import functools from typing import Dict, Union #### # from jaraco.path 3.4.1 FilesSpec = Dict[str, Union[str, bytes, 'FilesSpec']] # type: ignore def build(spec: FilesSpec, prefix=pathlib.Path()): """ Build a set of files/directories, as described by the spec. Each key represents a pathname, and the value represents the content. Content may be a nested directory. >>> spec = { ... 'README.txt': "A README file", ... "foo": { ... "__init__.py": "", ... "bar": { ... "__init__.py": "", ... }, ... "baz.py": "# Some code", ... } ... } >>> target = getfixture('tmp_path') >>> build(spec, target) >>> target.joinpath('foo/baz.py').read_text(encoding='utf-8') '# Some code' """ for name, contents in spec.items(): create(contents, pathlib.Path(prefix) / name) @functools.singledispatch def create(content: Union[str, bytes, FilesSpec], path): path.mkdir(exist_ok=True) build(content, prefix=path) # type: ignore @create.register def _(content: bytes, path): path.write_bytes(content) @create.register def _(content: str, path): path.write_text(content, encoding='utf-8') # end from jaraco.path ####