# Author: David Goodger
# Contact: goodger@users.sourceforge.net
# Revision: $Revision$
# Date: $Date$
# Copyright: This module has been placed in the public domain.

"""
Miscellaneous transforms.
"""

__docformat__ = 'reStructuredText'

from docutils.transforms import Transform, TransformError


class CallBack(Transform):

    """
    Inserts a callback into a document.  The callback is called when the
    transform is applied, which is determined by its priority.

    For use with `nodes.pending` elements.  Requires a ``details['callback']``
    entry, a bound method or function which takes one parameter: the pending
    node.  Other data can be stored in the ``details`` attribute or in the
    object hosting the callback method.
    """

    default_priority = 990

    def apply(self):
        pending = self.startnode
        pending.details['callback'](pending)
        pending.parent.remove(pending)