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"""Module Aliases Package

modulealiases package allows you to make module alias declarations via zcml,
e.g.::

  <modulealias
      module="some.existing.package"
      alias="some.nonexistent.package" />

$Id: metaconfigure.py 27082 2004-08-12 20:03:58Z srichter $
"""
__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext'
import sys
import types

class ModuleAliasException(Exception):
    pass

def define_module_alias(_context, module, alias):
    _context.action(
        discriminator = None,
        callable = alias_module,
        args = (module, alias, _context),
        )

def alias_module(module, alias, context):
    """ define a module alias by munging sys.modules """
    module_ob = context.resolve(module)
    alias_ob = sys.modules.get(alias)
    if not isinstance(module_ob, types.ModuleType):
        raise ModuleAliasException(
            '"module" %s does not resolve to a module' % module)

    if alias_ob is not None and alias_ob is not module_ob: 
        raise ModuleAliasException(
            '"alias" module %s already exists in sys.modules' % alias)
    
    sys.modules[alias] = module_ob

