imply that a renderer helper implements a well-understood interface (IRendererInfo) that can act as a contract between a renderer factory and the framework

4 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 0fa2852ea..56038e3c0 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
 
 - .flash API on session.
 
-- Provide a webob.Response class facade for forward compat.
-
 - CRSF token machinery
 
 - ``add_handler`` documentation.
@@ -98,6 +96,8 @@
 
 - Remove references to 'WebOb' Response and just call it 'Response', and note
   that it is imported from pyramid. API docs can mention its inheritance from
-  webob.
+  webob (aka "Provide a webob.Response class facade for forward compat").
 
 - Add docs for httpexceptions.
+
+- RendererHelper -> RendererInfo?
diff --git a/pyramid/interfaces.py b/pyramid/interfaces.py
index 1c7a8940c..ae322b36c 100644
--- a/pyramid/interfaces.py
+++ b/pyramid/interfaces.py
@@ -490,3 +490,13 @@ class ISession(Interface):
         """Return true if a key exists in the mapping."""
 
 NO_PERMISSION_REQUIRED = '__no_permission_required__'
+
+class IRendererInfo(Interface):
+    name = Attribute('The value passed by the user as the renderer name')
+    package = Attribute('The "current package" when the renderer '
+                        'configuration statement was found')
+    type = Attribute('The renderer type name')
+    registry = Attribute('The "current" application registry when the '
+                         'renderer was created')
+    settings = Attribute('The ISettings dictionary related to the current app')
+    
diff --git a/pyramid/renderers.py b/pyramid/renderers.py
index bf5a7e58b..92efc7b0e 100644
--- a/pyramid/renderers.py
+++ b/pyramid/renderers.py
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import threading
 
 from webob import Response
 
+from zope.interface import implements
+
 from pyramid.interfaces import IRendererGlobalsFactory
 from pyramid.interfaces import IRendererFactory
 from pyramid.interfaces import IResponseFactory
 from pyramid.interfaces import ITemplateRenderer
 from pyramid.interfaces import ISettings
+from pyramid.interfaces import IRendererInfo
 
 from pyramid.compat import json
 from pyramid.decorator import reify
@@ -211,6 +214,7 @@ def renderer_from_name(path, package=None): # XXX deprecate?
     return RendererHelper(name=path, package=package).renderer
 
 class RendererHelper(object):
+    implements(IRendererInfo)
     def __init__(self, name=None, package=None, registry=None):
         if name and '.' in name:
             rtype = os.path.splitext(name)[1]
diff --git a/pyramid/tests/test_renderers.py b/pyramid/tests/test_renderers.py
index 50946fdcd..deaa039a2 100644
--- a/pyramid/tests/test_renderers.py
+++ b/pyramid/tests/test_renderers.py
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@ class TestRendererHelper(unittest.TestCase):
         from pyramid.renderers import RendererHelper
         return RendererHelper(*arg, **kw)
 
+    def test_instance_conforms(self):
+        from zope.interface.verify import verifyObject
+        from pyramid.interfaces import IRendererInfo
+        helper = self._makeOne()
+        verifyObject(IRendererInfo, helper)
+
     def _registerRendererFactory(self):
         from pyramid.interfaces import IRendererFactory
         def renderer(*arg):