# httprangereader.py - just what it says

#

# Copyright 2005 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>

#

# This software may be used and distributed according to the terms

# of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.

import byterange, urllib2

class httprangereader:

    def __init__(self, url):

        self.url = url

        self.pos = 0

    def seek(self, pos):

        self.pos = pos

    def read(self, bytes=None):

        opener = urllib2.build_opener(byterange.HTTPRangeHandler())

        urllib2.install_opener(opener)

        req = urllib2.Request(self.url)

        end = ''

        if bytes: end = self.pos + bytes

        req.add_header('Range', 'bytes=%d-%s' % (self.pos, end))

        f = urllib2.urlopen(req)

        return f.read()