+import importlib
+from lxml import etree
+
+known_types = {
+ 'application/mathml+xml': 'librarian.embeds.mathml.MathML',
+ 'application/x-latex': 'librarian.embeds.latex.LaTeX',
+}
+
+class Embed():
+ @classmethod
+ def transforms_to(cls, mime_types, downgrade=False):
+ matches = set()
+ for name, method in cls.__dict__.iteritems():
+ if hasattr(method, "embed_converts_to"):
+ conv_type, conv_downgrade = method.embed_converts_to
+ if downgrade == conv_downgrade and conv_type in mime_types:
+ matches.add(conv_type)
+ return matches
+
+ def transform_to(self, mime_type, downgrade=False):
+ for name, method in type(cls).__dict__.iteritems():
+ if hasattr(method, "embed_converts_to"):
+ conv_type, conv_downgrade = method.embed_converts_to
+ if downgrade == conv_downgrade and conv_type == mime_type:
+ return method(self)
+
+
+class DataEmbed(Embed):
+ def __init__(self, data=None):
+ self.data = data
+
+class TreeEmbed(Embed):
+ def __init__(self, tree=None):
+ if isinstance(tree, etree._Element):
+ tree = etree.ElementTree(tree)
+ self.tree = tree
+
+def converts_to(mime_type, downgrade=False):
+ def decorator(method):
+ method.embed_converts_to = mime_type, downgrade
+ return method
+ return decorator
+
+def downgrades_to(mime_type):
+ return converts_to(mime_type, True)
+
+def create_embed(mime_type, tree=None, data=None):
+ embed = known_types.get(mime_type)
+ if embed is None:
+ embed = DataEmbed if tree is None else TreeEmbed
+ else:
+ mod_name, cls_name = embed.rsplit('.', 1)
+ mod = importlib.import_module(mod_name)
+ embed = getattr(mod, cls_name)
+
+ return embed(data if tree is None else tree)