[Docutils-checkins] docutils/docutils statemachine.py,1.14,1.15

[David G. <go...@us...>]

Update of /cvsroot/docutils/docutils/docutils
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv22435/docutils

Modified Files:
	statemachine.py 
Log Message:
Renamed ``StringList.strip_indent`` to ``.trim_left``.  Added ``StringList.get_2D_block``.

Index: statemachine.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/docutils/docutils/docutils/statemachine.py,v
retrieving revision 1.14
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -d -r1.14 -r1.15
--- statemachine.py	29 Jun 2003 04:53:54 -0000	1.14
+++ statemachine.py	5 Jul 2003 19:34:37 -0000	1.15
@@ -1295,11 +1295,11 @@
 
     """A `ViewList` with string-specific methods."""
 
-    def strip_indent(self, length, start=0, end=sys.maxint):
+    def trim_left(self, length, start=0, end=sys.maxint):
         """
-        Strip `length` characters off the beginning of each item, in-place,
+        Trim `length` characters off the beginning of each item, in-place,
         from index `start` to `end`.  No whitespace-checking is done on the
-        stripped text.  Does not affect slice parent.
+        trimmed text.  Does not affect slice parent.
         """
         self.data[start:end] = [line[length:]
                                 for line in self.data[start:end]]
@@ -1382,8 +1382,19 @@
         if first_indent is not None and block:
             block.data[0] = block.data[0][first_indent:]
         if indent and strip_indent:
-            block.strip_indent(indent, start=(first_indent is not None))
+            block.trim_left(indent, start=(first_indent is not None))
         return block, indent or 0, blank_finish
+
+    def get_2D_block(self, top, left, bottom, right, strip_indent=1):
+        block = self[top:bottom]
+        indent = right
+        for i in range(len(block.data)):
+            block.data[i] = line = block.data[i][left:right].rstrip()
+            if line:
+                indent = min(indent, len(line) - len(line.lstrip()))
+        if strip_indent and 0 < indent < right:
+            block.data = [line[indent:] for line in block.data]
+        return block
 
 
 class StateMachineError(Exception): pass