source: trunk/essentials/dev-lang/python/Lib/MimeWriter.py@ 3226

"""Generic MIME writer.

This module defines the class MimeWriter.  The MimeWriter class implements
a basic formatter for creating MIME multi-part files.  It doesn't seek around
the output file nor does it use large amounts of buffer space. You must write
the parts out in the order that they should occur in the final file.
MimeWriter does buffer the headers you add, allowing you to rearrange their
order.

"""


import mimetools

__all__ = ["MimeWriter"]

class MimeWriter:

    """Generic MIME writer.

    Methods:

    __init__()
    addheader()
    flushheaders()
    startbody()
    startmultipartbody()
    nextpart()
    lastpart()

    A MIME writer is much more primitive than a MIME parser.  It
    doesn't seek around on the output file, and it doesn't use large
    amounts of buffer space, so you have to write the parts in the
    order they should occur on the output file.  It does buffer the
    headers you add, allowing you to rearrange their order.

    General usage is:

    f = <open the output file>
    w = MimeWriter(f)
    ...call w.addheader(key, value) 0 or more times...

    followed by either:

    f = w.startbody(content_type)
    ...call f.write(data) for body data...

    or:

    w.startmultipartbody(subtype)
    for each part:
        subwriter = w.nextpart()
        ...use the subwriter's methods to create the subpart...
    w.lastpart()