Don't load curves becore clearing their command stack.
[hooke.git] / hooke / playlist.py
index b996a5f7777c460de74268c528e1897c4e7a7eb2..79f785c5305b35415af5651da7e4f2d25ae0b86c 100644 (file)
@@ -27,28 +27,11 @@ import os
 import os.path
 import types
 
-if False: # YAML dump debugging code
-    """To help isolate data types etc. that give YAML problems.
-
-    This is usually caused by external C modules (e.g. numpy) that
-    define new types (e.g. numpy.dtype) which YAML cannot inspect.
-    """
-    import yaml.representer
-    import sys
-    def ignore_aliases(data):
-        print data, type(data)
-        sys.stdout.flush()
-        if data in [None, ()]:
-            return True
-        if isinstance(data, (str, unicode, bool, int, float)):
-            return True
-    yaml.representer.SafeRepresenter.ignore_aliases = staticmethod(
-        ignore_aliases)
-
 import yaml
 from yaml.representer import RepresenterError
 
-from . import curve as curve
+from .command_stack import CommandStack
+from .curve import Curve
 from .util.itertools import reverse_enumerate
 
 
@@ -61,10 +44,8 @@ class NoteIndexList (list):
     """
     def __init__(self, name=None):
         super(NoteIndexList, self).__init__()
-        self.name = name
-        self.info = {}
-        self._index = 0
-        self._set_ignored_attrs()
+        self._set_default_attrs()
+        self.__setstate__({'name': name})
 
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.__unicode__())
@@ -75,56 +56,27 @@ class NoteIndexList (list):
     def __repr__(self):
         return self.__str__()
 
-    def _set_ignored_attrs(self):
-        self._ignored_attrs = ['_ignored_attrs', '_default_attrs']
+    def _set_default_attrs(self):
         self._default_attrs = {
             'info': {},
+            'name': None,
+            '_index': 0,
             }
 
     def __getstate__(self):
-        state = dict(self.__dict__)
-        for key in self._ignored_attrs:
-            if key in state:
-                del(state[key])
-        for key,value in self._default_attrs.items():
-            if key in state and state[key] == value:
-                del(state[key])
-        assert 'items' not in state
-        state['items'] = []
-        self._assert_clean_state(self, state)
-        for item in self:  # save curves and their attributes
-            item_state = self._item_getstate(item)
-            self._assert_clean_state(item, item_state)
-            state['items'].append(item_state)
-        return state
+        return self.__dict__.copy()
 
     def __setstate__(self, state):
-        self._set_ignored_attrs()
-        for key,value in self._default_attrs.items():
-            setattr(self, key, value)
-        for key,value in state.items():
-            if key == 'items':
-                continue
-            setattr(self, key, value)
-        for item_state in state['items']:
-            self.append(self._item_setstate(item_state))
-
-    def _item_getstate(self, item):
-        return item
-
-    def _item_setstate(self, state):
-        return state
-
-    def _assert_clean_state(self, owner, state):
-        for k,v in state.items():
-            if k == 'drivers':  # HACK.  Need better driver serialization.
-                continue
-            try:
-                yaml.dump((k,v))
-            except RepresenterError, e:
-                raise NotImplementedError(
-                    'cannot convert %s.%s = %s (%s) to YAML\n%s'
-                    % (owner.__class__.__name__, k, v, type(v), e))
+        self._set_default_attrs()
+        if state == True:
+            return
+        self.__dict__.update(self._default_attrs)
+        try:
+            self.__dict__.update(state)
+        except TypeError, e:
+            print state, type(state), e
+        if self.info in [None, {}]:
+            self.info = {}
 
     def _setup_item(self, item):
         """Perform any required initialization before returning an item.
@@ -139,11 +91,12 @@ class NoteIndexList (list):
             return self._index
         return super(NoteIndexList, self).index(value, *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def current(self):
+    def current(self, load=True):
         if len(self) == 0:
             return None
         item = self[self._index]
-        self._setup_item(item)
+        if load == True:
+            self._setup_item(item)
         return item
 
     def jump(self, index):
@@ -201,51 +154,34 @@ class NoteIndexList (list):
 
 
 class Playlist (NoteIndexList):
-    """A :class:`NoteIndexList` of :class:`hooke.curve.Curve`\s.
+    """A :class:`NoteIndexList` of :class:`hooke.Curve`\s.
 
     Keeps a list of :attr:`drivers` for loading curves.
     """
     def __init__(self, drivers, name=None):
         super(Playlist, self).__init__(name=name)
         self.drivers = drivers
-        self._max_loaded = 100 # curves to hold in memory simultaneously.
-
-    def _set_ignored_attrs(self):
-        super(Playlist, self)._set_ignored_attrs()
-        self._ignored_attrs.extend([
-                '_item_ignored_attrs', '_item_default_attrs',
-                '_loaded'])
-        self._item_ignored_attrs = ['data']
-        self._item_default_attrs = {
-            'command_stack': [],
-            'driver': None,
-            'info': {},
-            'name': None,
-            }
-        self._loaded = [] # List of loaded curves, see :meth:`._setup_item`.
-
-    def _item_getstate(self, item):
-        assert isinstance(item, curve.Curve), type(item)
-        state = item.__getstate__()
-        for key in self._item_ignored_attrs:
-            if key in state:
-                del(state[key])
-        for key,value in self._item_default_attrs.items():
-            if key in state and state[key] == value:
-                del(state[key])
-        return state
 
-    def _item_setstate(self, state):
-        for key,value in self._item_default_attrs.items():
-            if key not in state:
-                state[key] = value
-        item = curve.Curve(path=None)
-        item.__setstate__(state)
-        return item
+    def _set_default_attrs(self):
+        super(Playlist, self)._set_default_attrs()
+        self._default_attrs['drivers'] = []
+        # List of loaded curves, see :meth:`._setup_item`.
+        self._default_attrs['_loaded'] = []
+        self._default_attrs['_max_loaded'] = 100  # curves to hold in memory simultaneously.
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(Playlist, self).__setstate__(state)
+        if self.drivers in [None, {}]:
+            self.drivers = []
+        if self._loaded in [None, {}]:
+            self._loaded = []
+
+    def append_curve(self, curve):
+        self.append(curve)
 
     def append_curve_by_path(self, path, info=None, identify=True, hooke=None):
         path = os.path.normpath(path)
-        c = curve.Curve(path, info=info)
+        c = Curve(path, info=info)
         c.set_hooke(hooke)
         if identify == True:
             c.identify(self.drivers)
@@ -265,9 +201,67 @@ class Playlist (NoteIndexList):
                 oldest = self._loaded.pop(0)
                 oldest.unload()
 
+    def unload(self, curve):
+        "Inverse of .`_setup_item`."
+        curve.unload()
+        try:
+            self._loaded.remove(curve)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+
+
+def playlist_path(path):
+    """Normalize playlist path extensions.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> print playlist_path('playlist')
+    playlist.hkp
+    >>> print playlist_path('playlist.hkp')
+    playlist.hkp
+    >>> print playlist_path(None)
+    None
+    """
+    if path == None:
+        return None
+    if not path.endswith('.hkp'):
+        path += '.hkp'
+    return path
+
 
 class FilePlaylist (Playlist):
     """A file-backed :class:`Playlist`.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+
+    >>> p = FilePlaylist(drivers=['Driver A', 'Driver B'])
+    >>> p.append(Curve('dummy/path/A'))
+    >>> p.append(Curve('dummy/path/B'))
+
+    The data-type is pickleable, to ensure we can move it between
+    processes with :class:`multiprocessing.Queue`\s.
+
+    >>> import pickle
+    >>> s = pickle.dumps(p)
+    >>> z = pickle.loads(s)
+    >>> for curve in z:
+    ...     print curve
+    <Curve A>
+    <Curve B>
+    >>> print z.drivers
+    ['Driver A', 'Driver B']
+
+    The data-type is also YAMLable (see :mod:`hooke.util.yaml`).
+
+    >>> s = yaml.dump(p)
+    >>> z = yaml.load(s)
+    >>> for curve in z:
+    ...     print curve
+    <Curve A>
+    <Curve B>
+    >>> print z.drivers
+    ['Driver A', 'Driver B']
     """
     version = '0.2'
 
@@ -275,12 +269,14 @@ class FilePlaylist (Playlist):
         super(FilePlaylist, self).__init__(drivers, name)
         self.path = self._base_path = None
         self.set_path(path)
-        self._relative_curve_paths = True
+        self.relative_curve_paths = True
+        self._relative_curve_paths = False
 
-    def _set_ignored_attrs(self):
-        super(FilePlaylist, self)._set_ignored_attrs()
-        self._ignored_attrs.append('_digest')
-        self._digest = None
+    def _set_default_attrs(self):
+        super(FilePlaylist, self)._set_default_attrs()
+        self._default_attrs['relative_curve_paths'] = True
+        self._default_attrs['_relative_curve_paths'] = False
+        self._default_attrs['_digest'] = None
 
     def __getstate__(self):
         state = super(FilePlaylist, self).__getstate__()
@@ -289,45 +285,47 @@ class FilePlaylist (Playlist):
         return state
 
     def __setstate__(self, state):
-        assert('version') in state, state
-        version = state.pop('version')
-        assert version == FilePlaylist.version, (
-            'invalid version %s (%s) != %s (%s)'
-            % (version, type(version),
-               FilePlaylist.version, type(FilePlaylist.version)))
+        if 'version' in state:
+            version = state.pop('version')
+            assert version == FilePlaylist.version, (
+                'invalid version %s (%s) != %s (%s)'
+                % (version, type(version),
+                   FilePlaylist.version, type(FilePlaylist.version)))
         super(FilePlaylist, self).__setstate__(state)
 
-    def _item_getstate(self, item):
-        state = super(FilePlaylist, self)._item_getstate(item)
-        if state.get('path', None) != None:
-            path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(state['path']))
-            if self._relative_curve_paths == True:
-                path = os.path.relpath(path, self._base_path)
-            state['path'] = path
-        return state
-
-    def _item_setstate(self, state):
-        item = super(FilePlaylist, self)._item_setstate(state)
-        if 'path' in state:
-            item.set_path(os.path.join(self._base_path, state['path']))
-        return item
-
     def set_path(self, path):
+        orig_base_path = getattr(self, '_base_path', None)
         if path == None:
             if self._base_path == None:
                 self._base_path = os.getcwd()
         else:
-            if not path.endswith('.hkp'):
-                path += '.hkp'
+            path = playlist_path(path)
             self.path = path
             self._base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(
                 os.path.expanduser(self.path)))
             if self.name == None:
                 self.name = os.path.basename(path)
+        if self._base_path != orig_base_path:
+            self.update_curve_paths()
+
+    def update_curve_paths(self):
+        for curve in self:
+            curve.set_path(self._curve_path(curve.path))
+
+    def _curve_path(self, path):
+        if self._base_path == None:
+            self._base_path = os.getcwd()
+        path = os.path.join(self._base_path, path)
+        if self._relative_curve_paths == True:
+            path = os.path.relpath(path, self._base_path)
+        return path
+
+    def append_curve(self, curve):
+        curve.set_path(self._curve_path(curve.path))
+        super(FilePlaylist, self).append_curve(curve)
 
     def append_curve_by_path(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
-        if self._base_path != None:
-            path = os.path.join(self._base_path, path)
+        path = self._curve_path(path)
         super(FilePlaylist, self).append_curve_by_path(path, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def is_saved(self):
@@ -344,14 +342,14 @@ class FilePlaylist (Playlist):
         >>> p = FilePlaylist(drivers=[],
         ...                  path=os.path.join(root_path, 'to','playlist'))
         >>> p.info['note'] = 'An example playlist'
-        >>> c = curve.Curve(os.path.join(root_path, 'to', 'curve', 'one'))
+        >>> c = Curve(os.path.join(root_path, 'to', 'curve', 'one'))
         >>> c.info['note'] = 'The first curve'
-        >>> p.append(c)
-        >>> c = curve.Curve(os.path.join(root_path, 'to', 'curve', 'two'))
+        >>> p.append_curve(c)
+        >>> c = Curve(os.path.join(root_path, 'to', 'curve', 'two'))
         >>> c.info['note'] = 'The second curve'
-        >>> p.append(c)
+        >>> p.append_curve(c)
         >>> p.digest()
-        '\xa1\x1ax\xb1|\x84uA\xe4\x1d\xbf`\x004|\x82\xc2\xdd\xc1\x9e'
+        'f\xe26i\xb98i\x1f\xb61J7:\xf2\x8e\x1d\xde\xc3}g'
         """
         string = self.flatten()
         return hashlib.sha1(string).digest()
@@ -361,10 +359,14 @@ class FilePlaylist (Playlist):
 
         A playlist is a YAML document with the following minimal syntax::
 
-            version: '0.2'
-            items:
-            - path: picoforce.000
-            - path: picoforce.001
+            !!python/object/new:hooke.playlist.FilePlaylist
+            state:
+              version: '0.2'
+            listitems:
+            - !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+              path: /path/to/curve/one
+            - !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+              path: /path/to/curve/two
 
         Relative paths are interpreted relative to the location of the
         playlist file.
@@ -378,151 +380,89 @@ class FilePlaylist (Playlist):
         >>> p = FilePlaylist(drivers=[],
         ...                  path=os.path.join(root_path, 'to','playlist'))
         >>> p.info['note'] = 'An example playlist'
-        >>> c = curve.Curve(os.path.join(root_path, 'to', 'curve', 'one'))
+        >>> c = Curve(os.path.join(root_path, 'to', 'curve', 'one'))
         >>> c.info['note'] = 'The first curve'
-        >>> p.append(c)
-        >>> c = curve.Curve(os.path.join(root_path, 'to', 'curve', 'two'))
+        >>> p.append_curve(c)
+        >>> c = Curve(os.path.join(root_path, 'to', 'curve', 'two'))
         >>> c.info['attr with spaces'] = 'The second curve\\nwith endlines'
         >>> c.command_stack.extend([
         ...         CommandMessage('command A', {'arg 0':0, 'arg 1':'X'}),
-        ...         CommandMessage('command B', {'arg 0':1, 'arg 1':'Y'}),
+        ...         CommandMessage('command B', {'arg 0':1, 'curve':c}),
         ...         ])
-        >>> p.append(c)
+        >>> p.append_curve(c)
         >>> print p.flatten()  # doctest: +REPORT_UDIFF
         # Hooke playlist version 0.2
-        _base_path: /path/to
-        _index: 0
-        _max_loaded: 100
-        _relative_curve_paths: true
-        drivers: []
-        info: {note: An example playlist}
-        items:
-        - info: {note: The first curve}
+        !!python/object/new:hooke.playlist.FilePlaylist
+        listitems:
+        - !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+          info: {note: The first curve}
           name: one
           path: curve/one
-        - command_stack: !!python/object/new:hooke.command_stack.CommandStack
+        - &id001 !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+          command_stack: !!python/object/new:hooke.command_stack.CommandStack
             listitems:
             - !!python/object:hooke.engine.CommandMessage
               arguments: {arg 0: 0, arg 1: X}
               command: command A
             - !!python/object:hooke.engine.CommandMessage
-              arguments: {arg 0: 1, arg 1: Y}
+              arguments:
+                arg 0: 1
+                curve: *id001
               command: command B
           info: {attr with spaces: 'The second curve
         <BLANKLINE>
               with endlines'}
           name: two
           path: curve/two
-        name: playlist.hkp
-        path: /path/to/playlist.hkp
-        version: '0.2'
+        state:
+          _base_path: /path/to
+          info: {note: An example playlist}
+          name: playlist.hkp
+          path: /path/to/playlist.hkp
+          version: '0.2'
         <BLANKLINE>
-        >>> p._relative_curve_paths = False
+        >>> p.relative_curve_paths = False
         >>> print p.flatten()  # doctest: +REPORT_UDIFF
         # Hooke playlist version 0.2
-        _base_path: /path/to
-        _index: 0
-        _max_loaded: 100
-        _relative_curve_paths: false
-        drivers: []
-        info: {note: An example playlist}
-        items:
-        - info: {note: The first curve}
+        !!python/object/new:hooke.playlist.FilePlaylist
+        listitems:
+        - !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+          info: {note: The first curve}
           name: one
           path: /path/to/curve/one
-        - command_stack: !!python/object/new:hooke.command_stack.CommandStack
+        - &id001 !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+          command_stack: !!python/object/new:hooke.command_stack.CommandStack
             listitems:
             - !!python/object:hooke.engine.CommandMessage
               arguments: {arg 0: 0, arg 1: X}
               command: command A
             - !!python/object:hooke.engine.CommandMessage
-              arguments: {arg 0: 1, arg 1: Y}
+              arguments:
+                arg 0: 1
+                curve: *id001
               command: command B
           info: {attr with spaces: 'The second curve
         <BLANKLINE>
               with endlines'}
           name: two
           path: /path/to/curve/two
-        name: playlist.hkp
-        path: /path/to/playlist.hkp
-        version: '0.2'
+        state:
+          _base_path: /path/to
+          info: {note: An example playlist}
+          name: playlist.hkp
+          path: /path/to/playlist.hkp
+          relative_curve_paths: false
+          version: '0.2'
         <BLANKLINE>
         """
-        yaml_string = yaml.dump(self.__getstate__(), allow_unicode=True)
-        return ('# Hooke playlist version %s\n' % self.version) + yaml_string
+        rcp = self._relative_curve_paths
+        self._relative_curve_paths = self.relative_curve_paths
+        self.update_curve_paths()
+        self._relative_curve_paths = rcp
 
-    def from_string(self, string):
-        u"""Load a playlist from a string.
-
-        Examples
-        --------
-
-        Minimal example.
-
-        >>> string = '''# Hooke playlist version 0.2
-        ... version: '0.2'
-        ... items:
-        ... - path: picoforce.000
-        ... - path: picoforce.001
-        ... '''
-        >>> p = FilePlaylist(drivers=[],
-        ...                 path=os.path.join('/path', 'to', 'my', 'playlist'))
-        >>> p.from_string(string)
-        >>> for curve in p:
-        ...     print curve.path
-        /path/to/my/picoforce.000
-        /path/to/my/picoforce.001
-
-        More complicated example.
-
-        >>> string = '''# Hooke playlist version 0.2
-        ... _base_path: /path/to
-        ... _digest: null
-        ... _index: 1
-        ... _max_loaded: 100
-        ... _relative_curve_paths: true
-        ... info: {note: An example playlist}
-        ... items:
-        ... - info: {note: The first curve}
-        ...   path: curve/one
-        ... - command_stack: !!python/object/new:hooke.command_stack.CommandStack
-        ...      listitems:
-        ...      - !!python/object:hooke.engine.CommandMessage
-        ...        arguments: {arg 0: 0, arg 1: X}
-        ...        command: command A
-        ...      - !!python/object:hooke.engine.CommandMessage
-        ...        arguments: {arg 0: 1, arg 1: Y}
-        ...        command: command B
-        ...   info: {attr with spaces: 'The second curve
-        ... 
-        ...       with endlines'}
-        ...   name: two
-        ...   path: curve/two
-        ... name: playlist.hkp
-        ... path: /path/to/playlist.hkp
-        ... version: '0.2'
-        ... '''
-        >>> p = FilePlaylist(drivers=[],
-        ...                  path=os.path.join('path', 'to', 'my', 'playlist'))
-        >>> p.from_string(string)
-        >>> p._index
-        1
-        >>> p.info
-        {'note': 'An example playlist'}
-        >>> for curve in p:
-        ...     print curve.name, curve.path
-        one /path/to/curve/one
-        two /path/to/curve/two
-        >>> p[-1].info['attr with spaces']
-        'The second curve\\nwith endlines'
-        >>> type(p[-1].command_stack)
-        <class 'hooke.command_stack.CommandStack'>
-        >>> p[-1].command_stack  # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
-        [<CommandMessage command A {arg 0: 0, arg 1: X}>,
-         <CommandMessage command B {arg 0: 1, arg 1: Y}>]
-        """
-        state = yaml.load(string)
-        self.__setstate__(state)
+        yaml_string = yaml.dump(self, allow_unicode=True)
+        self.update_curve_paths()
+        return ('# Hooke playlist version %s\n' % self.version) + yaml_string
 
     def save(self, path=None, makedirs=True):
         """Saves the playlist to a YAML file.
@@ -535,31 +475,114 @@ class FilePlaylist (Playlist):
             f.write(self.flatten())
             self._digest = self.digest()
 
-    def load(self, path=None, identify=True, hooke=None):
-        """Load a playlist from a file.
-        """
-        self.set_path(path)
-        with open(self.path, 'r') as f:
-            text = f.read()
-        self.from_string(text)
-        self._digest = self.digest()
-        for curve in self:
-            curve.set_hooke(hooke)
-            if identify == True:
-                curve.identify(self.drivers)
 
+def from_string(string):
+    u"""Load a playlist from a string.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+
+    Minimal example.
+
+    >>> string = '''# Hooke playlist version 0.2
+    ... !!python/object/new:hooke.playlist.FilePlaylist
+    ... state:
+    ...   version: '0.2'
+    ... listitems:
+    ... - !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+    ...   path: curve/one
+    ... - !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+    ...   path: curve/two
+    ... '''
+    >>> p = from_string(string)
+    >>> p.set_path('/path/to/playlist')
+    >>> for curve in p:
+    ...     print curve.name, curve.path
+    one /path/to/curve/one
+    two /path/to/curve/two
+
+    More complicated example.
+
+    >>> string = '''# Hooke playlist version 0.2
+    ... !!python/object/new:hooke.playlist.FilePlaylist
+    ... listitems:
+    ... - !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+    ...   info: {note: The first curve}
+    ...   name: one
+    ...   path: /path/to/curve/one
+    ... - &id001 !!python/object:hooke.curve.Curve
+    ...   command_stack: !!python/object/new:hooke.command_stack.CommandStack
+    ...     listitems:
+    ...     - !!python/object:hooke.engine.CommandMessage
+    ...       arguments: {arg 0: 0, arg 1: X}
+    ...       command: command A
+    ...     - !!python/object:hooke.engine.CommandMessage
+    ...       arguments:
+    ...         arg 0: 1
+    ...         curve: *id001
+    ...       command: command B
+    ...   info: {attr with spaces: 'The second curve
+    ... 
+    ...       with endlines'}
+    ...   name: two
+    ...   path: /path/to/curve/two
+    ... state:
+    ...   _base_path: /path/to
+    ...   _index: 1
+    ...   info: {note: An example playlist}
+    ...   name: playlist.hkp
+    ...   path: /path/to/playlist.hkp
+    ...   version: '0.2'
+    ... '''
+    >>> p = from_string(string)
+    >>> p.set_path('/path/to/playlist')
+    >>> p._index
+    1
+    >>> p.info
+    {'note': 'An example playlist'}
+    >>> for curve in p:
+    ...     print curve.name, curve.path
+    one /path/to/curve/one
+    two /path/to/curve/two
+    >>> p[-1].info['attr with spaces']
+    'The second curve\\nwith endlines'
+    >>> type(p[-1].command_stack)
+    <class 'hooke.command_stack.CommandStack'>
+    >>> p[0].command_stack
+    []
+    >>> type(p[0].command_stack)
+    <class 'hooke.command_stack.CommandStack'>
+    >>> p[-1].command_stack  # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
+    [<CommandMessage command A {arg 0: 0, arg 1: X}>,
+     <CommandMessage command B {arg 0: 1, curve: <Curve two>}>]
+    >>> type(p[1].command_stack)
+    <class 'hooke.command_stack.CommandStack'>
+    >>> c2 = p[-1]
+    >>> c2.command_stack[-1].arguments['curve'] == c2
+    True
+    """
+    return yaml.load(string)
 
-class Playlists (NoteIndexList):
-    """A :class:`NoteIndexList` of :class:`FilePlaylist`\s.
+def load(path=None, drivers=None, identify=True, hooke=None):
+    """Load a playlist from a file.
     """
-    def __init__(self, *arg, **kwargs):
-        super(Playlists, self).__init__(*arg, **kwargs)
+    path = playlist_path(path)
+    with open(path, 'r') as f:
+        text = f.read()
+    playlist = from_string(text)
+    playlist.set_path(path)
+    playlist._digest = playlist.digest()
+    if drivers != None:
+        playlist.drivers = drivers
+    playlist.set_path(path)
+    for curve in playlist:
+        curve.set_hooke(hooke)
+        if identify == True:
+            curve.identify(playlist.drivers)
+    return playlist
 
-    def _item_getstate(self, item):
-        assert isinstance(item, FilePlaylist), type(item)
-        return item.__getstate__()
 
-    def _item_setstate(self, state):
-        item = FilePlaylist(drivers=[])
-        item.__setstate__(state)
-        return item
+class Playlists (NoteIndexList):
+    """A :class:`NoteIndexList` of :class:`FilePlaylist`\s.
+    """
+    pass