Improved auto-generated source code readability

parser/source_builder.py

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ class SourceBuilder:
         self.indent_size = indent_size
         self.out_stream = out_stream
 
+        # Was a new line added automatically before? If so, avoid it
+        self.auto_added_line = False
+
     def indent(self):
         """Indents the current source code line by the current indentation level"""
         self.write(' ' * (self.current_indent * self.indent_size))
@@ -29,10 +32,17 @@ class SourceBuilder:
         if string and string[-1] == ':':
             self.current_indent += 1
 
+        # Clear state after the user adds a new line
+        self.auto_added_line = False
+
     def end_block(self):
         """Ends an indentation block, leaving an empty line afterwards"""
         self.current_indent -= 1
+
+        # If we did not add a new line automatically yet, now it's the time!
+        if not self.auto_added_line:
             self.writeln()
+            self.auto_added_line = True
 
     def __str__(self):
         self.out_stream.seek(0)

tl/tlobject.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class TLObject:
                         result=match.group(3),
                         is_function=is_function)
 
-    def __str__(self):
+    def __repr__(self):
         fullname = ('{}.{}'.format(self.namespace, self.name) if self.namespace is not None
                     else self.name)
 
@@ -84,6 +84,23 @@ class TLObject:
                                       ' '.join([str(arg) for arg in self.args]),
                                       self.result)
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        fullname = ('{}.{}'.format(self.namespace, self.name) if self.namespace is not None
+                    else self.name)
+
+        # Some arguments are not valid for being represented, such as the flag indicator or generic definition
+        # (these have no explicit values until used)
+        valid_args = [arg for arg in self.args
+                if not arg.flag_indicator and not arg.generic_definition]
+
+        args = ', '.join(['{} = {{}}'.format(arg.name) for arg in valid_args])
+        args_format = ', '.join(['self.{}'.format(arg.name) for arg in valid_args])
+
+        return ("'({} (ID: {}) = ({}))'.format({})"
+                .format(fullname, hex(self.id), args, args_format))
+
+
+
 
 class TLArg:
     def __init__(self, name, type, generic_definition):

tl_generator.py

@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ def generate_tlobjects(scheme_file):
                         builder.writeln('pass')
                 builder.end_block()
 
+                # Write the __repr__(self) and __str__(self) functions
+                builder.writeln('def __repr__(self):')
+                builder.writeln("return '{}'".format(repr(tlobject)))
+                builder.end_block()
+
+                builder.writeln('def __str__(self):')
+                builder.writeln("return {}".format(str(tlobject)))
+                # builder.end_block()  # There is no need to end the last block
+
     # Once all the objects have been generated, we can now group them in a single file
     filename = os.path.join('tl', 'all_tlobjects.py')
     with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file: