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"""
shapefile.py
Provides read and write support for ESRI Shapefiles.
author: jlawhead<at>geospatialpython.com
date: 2017/08/24
version: 1.2.12
Compatible with Python versions 2.7-3.x
"""

__version__ = "1.2.12"

from struct import pack, unpack, calcsize, error, Struct
import os
import sys
import time
import array
import tempfile
import itertools
import io
from datetime import date

#
# Constants for shape types
NULL = 0
POINT = 1
POLYLINE = 3
POLYGON = 5
MULTIPOINT = 8
POINTZ = 11
POLYLINEZ = 13
POLYGONZ = 15
MULTIPOINTZ = 18
POINTM = 21
POLYLINEM = 23
POLYGONM = 25
MULTIPOINTM = 28
MULTIPATCH = 31

MISSING = [None,'']

PYTHON3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3

if PYTHON3:
    xrange = range
    izip = zip
else:
    from itertools import izip

def b(v):
    if PYTHON3:
        if isinstance(v, str):
            # For python 3 encode str to bytes.
            return v.encode('utf-8')
        elif isinstance(v, bytes):
            # Already bytes.
            return v
        else:
            # Error.
            raise Exception('Unknown input type')
    else:
        # For python 2 assume str passed in and return str.
        return v

def u(v):
    if PYTHON3:
        # try/catch added 2014/05/07
        # returned error on dbf of shapefile
        # from www.naturalearthdata.com named
        # "ne_110m_admin_0_countries".
        # Just returning v as is seemed to fix
        # the problem.  This function could
        # be condensed further.
        try:
          if isinstance(v, bytes):
              # For python 3 decode bytes to str.
              return v.decode('utf-8')
          elif isinstance(v, str):
              # Already str.
              return v
          else:
              # Error.
              raise Exception('Unknown input type')
        except: return v
    else:
        # For python 2 assume str passed in and return str.
        return v

def is_string(v):
    if PYTHON3:
        return isinstance(v, str)
    else:
        return isinstance(v, basestring)

class _Array(array.array):
    """Converts python tuples to lits of the appropritate type.
    Used to unpack different shapefile header parts."""
    def __repr__(self):
        return str(self.tolist())

def signed_area(coords):
    """Return the signed area enclosed by a ring using the linear time
    algorithm. A value >= 0 indicates a counter-clockwise oriented ring.
    """
    xs, ys = map(list, zip(*coords))
    xs.append(xs[1])
    ys.append(ys[1])
    return sum(xs[i]*(ys[i+1]-ys[i-1]) for i in range(1, len(coords)))/2.0

class _Shape:
    def __init__(self, shapeType=NULL):
        """Stores the geometry of the different shape types
        specified in the Shapefile spec. Shape types are
        usually point, polyline, or polygons. Every shape type
        except the "Null" type contains points at some level for
        example verticies in a polygon. If a shape type has
        multiple shapes containing points within a single
        geometry record then those shapes are called parts. Parts
        are designated by their starting index in geometry record's
        list of shapes."""
        self.shapeType = shapeType
        self.points = []
        self.parts = []

    @property
    def __geo_interface__(self):
        if self.shapeType in [POINT, POINTM, POINTZ]:
            return {
            'type': 'Point',
            'coordinates': tuple(self.points[0])
            }
        elif self.shapeType in [MULTIPOINT, MULTIPOINTM, MULTIPOINTZ]:
            return {
            'type': 'MultiPoint',
            'coordinates': tuple([tuple(p) for p in self.points])
            }
        elif self.shapeType in [POLYLINE, POLYLINEM, POLYLINEZ]:
            if len(self.parts) == 1:
                return {
                'type': 'LineString',
                'coordinates': tuple([tuple(p) for p in self.points])
                }
            else:
                ps = None
                coordinates = []
                for part in self.parts:
                    if ps == None:
                        ps = part
                        continue
                    else:
                        coordinates.append(tuple([tuple(p) for p in self.points[ps:part]]))
                        ps = part
                else:
                    coordinates.append(tuple([tuple(p) for p in self.points[part:]]))
                return {
                'type': 'MultiLineString',
                'coordinates': tuple(coordinates)
                }
        elif self.shapeType in [POLYGON, POLYGONM, POLYGONZ]:
            if len(self.parts) == 1:
                return {
                'type': 'Polygon',
                'coordinates': (tuple([tuple(p) for p in self.points]),)
                }
            else:
                ps = None
                coordinates = []
                for part in self.parts:
                    if ps == None:
                        ps = part
                        continue
                    else:
                        coordinates.append(tuple([tuple(p) for p in self.points[ps:part]]))
                        ps = part
                else:
                    coordinates.append(tuple([tuple(p) for p in self.points[part:]]))
                polys = []
                poly = [coordinates[0]]
                for coord in coordinates[1:]:
                    if signed_area(coord) < 0:
                        polys.append(poly)
                        poly = [coord]
                    else:
                        poly.append(coord)
                polys.append(poly)
                if len(polys) == 1:
                    return {
                    'type': 'Polygon',
                    'coordinates': tuple(polys[0])
                    }
                elif len(polys) > 1:
                    return {
                    'type': 'MultiPolygon',
                    'coordinates': polys
                    }

class _ShapeRecord:
    """A shape object of any type."""
    def __init__(self, shape=None, record=None):
        self.shape = shape
        self.record = record

class ShapefileException(Exception):
    """An exception to handle shapefile specific problems."""
    pass

class Reader:
    """Reads the three files of a shapefile as a unit or
    separately.  If one of the three files (.shp, .shx,
    .dbf) is missing no exception is thrown until you try
    to call a method that depends on that particular file.
    The .shx index file is used if available for efficiency
    but is not required to read the geometry from the .shp
    file. The "shapefile" argument in the constructor is the
    name of the file you want to open.

    You can instantiate a Reader without specifying a shapefile
    and then specify one later with the load() method.

    Only the shapefile headers are read upon loading. Content
    within each file is only accessed when required and as
    efficiently as possible. Shapefiles are usually not large
    but they can be.
    """
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        self.shp = None
        self.shx = None
        self.dbf = None
        self.shapeName = "Not specified"
        self._offsets = []
        self.shpLength = None
        self.numRecords = None
        self.fields = []
        self.__dbfHdrLength = 0
        # See if a shapefile name was passed as an argument
        if len(args) > 0:
            if is_string(args[0]):
                self.load(args[0])
                return
        if "shp" in kwargs.keys():
            if hasattr(kwargs["shp"], "read"):
                self.shp = kwargs["shp"]
                # Copy if required
                try:
                    self.shp.seek(0)
                except (NameError, io.UnsupportedOperation):
                    self.shp = io.BytesIO(self.shp.read())
            if "shx" in kwargs.keys():
                if hasattr(kwargs["shx"], "read"):
                    self.shx = kwargs["shx"]
                    # Copy if required
                    try:
                        self.shx.seek(0)
                    except (NameError, io.UnsupportedOperation):
                        self.shx = io.BytesIO(self.shx.read())
        if "dbf" in kwargs.keys():
            if hasattr(kwargs["dbf"], "read"):
                self.dbf = kwargs["dbf"]
                # Copy if required
                try:
                    self.dbf.seek(0)
                except (NameError, io.UnsupportedOperation):
                    self.dbf = io.BytesIO(self.dbf.read())
        if self.shp or self.dbf:        
            self.load()
        else:
            raise ShapefileException("Shapefile Reader requires a shapefile or file-like object.")




    def load(self, shapefile=None):
        """Opens a shapefile from a filename or file-like
        object. Normally this method would be called by the
        constructor with the file name as an argument."""
        if shapefile:
            (shapeName, ext) = os.path.splitext(shapefile)
            self.shapeName = shapeName
            try:
                self.shp = open("%s.shp" % shapeName, "rb")
            except IOError:
                pass
            try:
                self.shx = open("%s.shx" % shapeName, "rb")
            except IOError:
                pass
            try:
                self.dbf = open("%s.dbf" % shapeName, "rb")
            except IOError:
                pass
            if not (self.shp and self.dbf):
                raise ShapefileException("Unable to open %s.dbf or %s.shp." % (shapeName, shapeName) )
        if self.shp:
            self.__shpHeader()
        if self.dbf:
            self.__dbfHeader()

    def __getFileObj(self, f):
        """Checks to see if the requested shapefile file object is
        available. If not a ShapefileException is raised."""
        if not f:
            raise ShapefileException("Shapefile Reader requires a shapefile or file-like object.")
        if self.shp and self.shpLength is None:
            self.load()
        if self.dbf and len(self.fields) == 0:
            self.load()
        return f

    def __restrictIndex(self, i):
        """Provides list-like handling of a record index with a clearer
        error message if the index is out of bounds."""
        if self.numRecords:
            rmax = self.numRecords - 1
            if abs(i) > rmax:
                raise IndexError("Shape or Record index out of range.")
            if i < 0: i = range(self.numRecords)[i]
        return i

    def __shpHeader(self):
        """Reads the header information from a .shp or .shx file."""
        if not self.shp:
            raise ShapefileException("Shapefile Reader requires a shapefile or file-like object. (no shp file found")
        shp = self.shp
        # File length (16-bit word * 2 = bytes)
        shp.seek(24)
        self.shpLength = unpack(">i", shp.read(4))[0] * 2
        # Shape type
        shp.seek(32)
        self.shapeType= unpack("<i", shp.read(4))[0]
        # The shapefile's bounding box (lower left, upper right)
        self.bbox = _Array('d', unpack("<4d", shp.read(32)))
        # Elevation
        self.elevation = _Array('d', unpack("<2d", shp.read(16)))
        # Measure
        self.measure = _Array('d', unpack("<2d", shp.read(16)))

    def __shape(self):
        """Returns the header info and geometry for a single shape."""
        f = self.__getFileObj(self.shp)
        record = _Shape()
        nParts = nPoints = zmin = zmax = mmin = mmax = None
        (recNum, recLength) = unpack(">2i", f.read(8))
        # Determine the start of the next record
        next = f.tell() + (2 * recLength)
        shapeType = unpack("<i", f.read(4))[0]
        record.shapeType = shapeType
        # For Null shapes create an empty points list for consistency
        if shapeType == 0:
            record.points = []
        # All shape types capable of having a bounding box
        elif shapeType in (3,5,8,13,15,18,23,25,28,31):
            record.bbox = _Array('d', unpack("<4d", f.read(32)))
        # Shape types with parts
        if shapeType in (3,5,13,15,23,25,31):
            nParts = unpack("<i", f.read(4))[0]
        # Shape types with points
        if shapeType in (3,5,8,13,15,18,23,25,28,31):
            nPoints = unpack("<i", f.read(4))[0]
        # Read parts
        if nParts:
            record.parts = _Array('i', unpack("<%si" % nParts, f.read(nParts * 4)))
        # Read part types for Multipatch - 31
        if shapeType == 31:
            record.partTypes = _Array('i', unpack("<%si" % nParts, f.read(nParts * 4)))
        # Read points - produces a list of [x,y] values
        if nPoints:
            flat = unpack("<%sd" % (2 * nPoints), f.read(16*nPoints))
            record.points = list(izip(*(iter(flat),) * 2))
        # Read z extremes and values
        if shapeType in (13,15,18,31):
            (zmin, zmax) = unpack("<2d", f.read(16))
            record.z = _Array('d', unpack("<%sd" % nPoints, f.read(nPoints * 8)))
        # Read m extremes and values if header m values do not equal 0.0
        if shapeType in (13,15,18,23,25,28,31) and not 0.0 in self.measure:
            (mmin, mmax) = unpack("<2d", f.read(16))
            # Measure values less than -10e38 are nodata values according to the spec
            record.m = []
            for m in _Array('d', unpack("<%sd" % nPoints, f.read(nPoints * 8))):
                if m > -10e38:
                    record.m.append(m)
                else:
                    record.m.append(None)
        # Read a single point
        if shapeType in (1,11,21):
            record.points = [_Array('d', unpack("<2d", f.read(16)))]
        # Read a single Z value
        if shapeType == 11:
            record.z = unpack("<d", f.read(8))
        # Read a single M value
        if shapeType in (11,21):
            record.m = unpack("<d", f.read(8))
        # Seek to the end of this record as defined by the record header because
        # the shapefile spec doesn't require the actual content to meet the header
        # definition.  Probably allowed for lazy feature deletion. 
        f.seek(next)
        return record

    def __shapeIndex(self, i=None):
        """Returns the offset in a .shp file for a shape based on information
        in the .shx index file."""
        shx = self.shx
        if not shx:
            return None
        if not self._offsets:
            # File length (16-bit word * 2 = bytes) - header length
            shx.seek(24)
            shxRecordLength = (unpack(">i", shx.read(4))[0] * 2) - 100
            numRecords = shxRecordLength // 8
            # Jump to the first record.
            shx.seek(100)
            shxRecords = _Array('i')
            # Each offset consists of two nrs, only the first one matters
            shxRecords.fromfile(shx, 2 * numRecords)
            if sys.byteorder != 'big':
                 shxRecords.byteswap()
            self._offsets = [2 * el for el in shxRecords[::2]]
        if not i == None:
            return self._offsets[i]

    def shape(self, i=0):
        """Returns a shape object for a shape in the the geometry
        record file."""
        shp = self.__getFileObj(self.shp)
        i = self.__restrictIndex(i)
        offset = self.__shapeIndex(i)
        if not offset:
            # Shx index not available so iterate the full list.
            for j,k in enumerate(self.iterShapes()):
                if j == i:
                    return k
        shp.seek(offset)
        return self.__shape()

    def shapes(self):
        """Returns all shapes in a shapefile."""
        shp = self.__getFileObj(self.shp)
        # Found shapefiles which report incorrect
        # shp file length in the header. Can't trust
        # that so we seek to the end of the file
        # and figure it out.
        shp.seek(0,2)
        self.shpLength = shp.tell()
        shp.seek(100)
        shapes = []
        while shp.tell() < self.shpLength:
            shapes.append(self.__shape())
        return shapes

    def iterShapes(self):
        """Serves up shapes in a shapefile as an iterator. Useful
        for handling large shapefiles."""
        shp = self.__getFileObj(self.shp)
        shp.seek(0,2)
        self.shpLength = shp.tell()
        shp.seek(100)
        while shp.tell() < self.shpLength:
            yield self.__shape()    

    def __dbfHeader(self):
        """Reads a dbf header. Xbase-related code borrows heavily from ActiveState Python Cookbook Recipe 362715 by Raymond Hettinger"""
        if not self.dbf:
            raise ShapefileException("Shapefile Reader requires a shapefile or file-like object. (no dbf file found)")
        dbf = self.dbf
        # read relevant header parts
        self.numRecords, self.__dbfHdrLength, self.__recordLength = \
                unpack("<xxxxLHH20x", dbf.read(32))
        # read fields
        numFields = (self.__dbfHdrLength - 33) // 32
        for field in range(numFields):
            fieldDesc = list(unpack("<11sc4xBB14x", dbf.read(32)))
            name = 0
            idx = 0
            if b("\x00") in fieldDesc[name]:
                idx = fieldDesc[name].index(b("\x00"))
            else:
                idx = len(fieldDesc[name]) - 1
            fieldDesc[name] = fieldDesc[name][:idx]
            fieldDesc[name] = u(fieldDesc[name])
            fieldDesc[name] = fieldDesc[name].lstrip()
            fieldDesc[1] = u(fieldDesc[1])
            self.fields.append(fieldDesc)
        terminator = dbf.read(1)
        if terminator != b("\r"):
            raise ShapefileException("Shapefile dbf header lacks expected terminator. (likely corrupt?)")
        self.fields.insert(0, ('DeletionFlag', 'C', 1, 0))
        fmt,fmtSize = self.__recordFmt()
        self.__recStruct = Struct(fmt)

    def __recordFmt(self):
        """Calculates the format and size of a .dbf record."""
        if self.numRecords is None:
            self.__dbfHeader()
        fmt = ''.join(['%ds' % fieldinfo[2] for fieldinfo in self.fields])
        fmtSize = calcsize(fmt)
        # total size of fields should add up to recordlength from the header
        while fmtSize < self.__recordLength:
            # if not, pad byte until reaches recordlength
            fmt += "x" 
            fmtSize += 1
        return (fmt, fmtSize)

    def __record(self):
        """Reads and returns a dbf record row as a list of values."""
        f = self.__getFileObj(self.dbf)
        recordContents = self.__recStruct.unpack(f.read(self.__recStruct.size))
        if recordContents[0] != b(' '):
            # deleted record
            return None
        record = []
        for (name, typ, size, deci), value in zip(self.fields, recordContents):
            if name == 'DeletionFlag':
                continue
            elif typ in ("N","F"):
                # numeric or float: number stored as a string, right justified, and padded with blanks to the width of the field. 
                value = value.replace(b('\0'), b('')).strip()
                value = value.replace(b('*'), b(''))  # QGIS NULL is all '*' chars
                if value == b(''):
                    value = None
                elif deci:
                    try:
                        value = float(value)
                    except ValueError:
                        #not parseable as float, set to None
                        value = None
                else:
                    # force to int
                    try:
                        # first try to force directly to int.
                        # forcing a large int to float and back to int
                        # will lose information and result in wrong nr.
                        value = int(value) 
                    except ValueError:
                        # forcing directly to int failed, so was probably a float.
                        try:
                            value = int(float(value))
                        except ValueError:
                            #not parseable as int, set to None
                            value = None
            elif typ == 'D':
                # date: 8 bytes - date stored as a string in the format YYYYMMDD.
                if value.count(b('0')) == len(value):  # QGIS NULL is all '0' chars
                    value = None
                else:
                    try:
                        y, m, d = int(value[:4]), int(value[4:6]), int(value[6:8])
                        value = date(y, m, d)
                    except:
                        value = value.strip()
            elif typ == 'L':
                # logical: 1 byte - initialized to 0x20 (space) otherwise T or F.
                if value == b(" "):
                    value = None # space means missing or not yet set
                else:
                    if value in b('YyTt1'):
                        value = True
                    elif value in b('NnFf0'):
                        value = False
                    else:
                        value = None # unknown value is set to missing
            else:
                # anything else is forced to string/unicode
                value = u(value)
                value = value.strip()
            record.append(value)
        return record

    def record(self, i=0):
        """Returns a specific dbf record based on the supplied index."""
        f = self.__getFileObj(self.dbf)
        if self.numRecords is None:
            self.__dbfHeader()
        i = self.__restrictIndex(i)
        recSize = self.__recStruct.size
        f.seek(0)
        f.seek(self.__dbfHdrLength + (i * recSize))
        return self.__record()

    def records(self):
        """Returns all records in a dbf file."""
        if self.numRecords is None:
            self.__dbfHeader()
        records = []
        f = self.__getFileObj(self.dbf)
        f.seek(self.__dbfHdrLength)
        for i in range(self.numRecords):
            r = self.__record()
            if r:
                records.append(r)
        return records

    def iterRecords(self):
        """Serves up records in a dbf file as an iterator.
        Useful for large shapefiles or dbf files."""
        if self.numRecords is None:
            self.__dbfHeader()
        f = self.__getFileObj(self.dbf)
        f.seek(self.__dbfHdrLength)
        for i in xrange(self.numRecords):
            r = self.__record()
            if r:
                yield r

    def shapeRecord(self, i=0):
        """Returns a combination geometry and attribute record for the
        supplied record index."""
        i = self.__restrictIndex(i)
        return _ShapeRecord(shape=self.shape(i), record=self.record(i))

    def shapeRecords(self):
        """Returns a list of combination geometry/attribute records for
        all records in a shapefile."""
        shapeRecords = []
        return [_ShapeRecord(shape=rec[0], record=rec[1]) \
                                for rec in zip(self.shapes(), self.records())]

    def iterShapeRecords(self):
        """Returns a generator of combination geometry/attribute records for
        all records in a shapefile."""
        for shape, record in izip(self.iterShapes(), self.iterRecords()):
            yield _ShapeRecord(shape=shape, record=record)


class Writer:
    """Provides write support for ESRI Shapefiles."""
    def __init__(self, shapeType=None):
        self._shapes = []
        self.fields = []
        self.records = []
        self.shapeType = shapeType
        self.shp = None
        self.shx = None
        self.dbf = None
        # Geometry record offsets and lengths for writing shx file.
        self._offsets = []
        self._lengths = []
        # Use deletion flags in dbf? Default is false (0).
        self.deletionFlag = 0

    def __getFileObj(self, f):
        """Safety handler to verify file-like objects"""
        if not f:
            raise ShapefileException("No file-like object available.")
        elif hasattr(f, "write"):
            return f
        else:
            pth = os.path.split(f)[0]
            if pth and not os.path.exists(pth):
                os.makedirs(pth)
            return open(f, "wb")

    def __shpFileLength(self):
        """Calculates the file length of the shp file."""
        # Start with header length
        size = 100
        # Calculate size of all shapes
        for s in self._shapes:
            # Add in record header and shape type fields
            size += 12
            # nParts and nPoints do not apply to all shapes
            #if self.shapeType not in (0,1):
            #       nParts = len(s.parts)
            #       nPoints = len(s.points)
            if hasattr(s,'parts'):
                nParts = len(s.parts)
            if hasattr(s,'points'):
                nPoints = len(s.points)
            # All shape types capable of having a bounding box
            if self.shapeType in (3,5,8,13,15,18,23,25,28,31):
                size += 32
            # Shape types with parts
            if self.shapeType in (3,5,13,15,23,25,31):
                # Parts count
                size += 4
                # Parts index array
                size += nParts * 4
            # Shape types with points
            if self.shapeType in (3,5,8,13,15,23,25,31):
                # Points count
                size += 4
                # Points array
                size += 16 * nPoints
            # Calc size of part types for Multipatch (31)
            if self.shapeType == 31:
                size += nParts * 4
            # Calc z extremes and values
            if self.shapeType in (13,15,18,31):
                # z extremes
                size += 16
                # z array
                size += 8 * nPoints
            # Calc m extremes and values
            if self.shapeType in (15,23,25,31):
                # m extremes
                size += 16
                # m array
                size += 8 * nPoints
            # Calc a single point
            if self.shapeType in (1,11,21):
                size += 16
            # Calc a single Z value
            if self.shapeType == 11:
                size += 8
            # Calc a single M value
            if self.shapeType in (11,21):
                size += 8
        # Calculate size as 16-bit words
        size //= 2
        return size

    def __bbox(self, shapes):
        x = []
        y = []
        for s in shapes:
            if len(s.points) > 0:
                px, py = list(zip(*s.points))[:2]
                x.extend(px)
                y.extend(py)
        if len(x) == 0:
            return [0] * 4
        return [min(x), min(y), max(x), max(y)]

    def __zbox(self, shapes):
        z = []
        for s in shapes:
            try:
                for p in s.points:
                    z.append(p[2])
            except IndexError:
                pass
        if not z: z.append(0)
        return [min(z), max(z)]

    def __mbox(self, shapes):
        m = []
        for s in shapes:
            try:
                for p in s.points:
                    m.append(p[3])
            except IndexError:
                pass
        if not m: m.append(0)
        return [min(m), max(m)]

    def bbox(self):
        """Returns the current bounding box for the shapefile which is
        the lower-left and upper-right corners. It does not contain the
        elevation or measure extremes."""
        return self.__bbox(self._shapes)

    def zbox(self):
        """Returns the current z extremes for the shapefile."""
        return self.__zbox(self._shapes)

    def mbox(self):
        """Returns the current m extremes for the shapefile."""
        return self.__mbox(self._shapes)

    def __shapefileHeader(self, fileObj, headerType='shp'):
        """Writes the specified header type to the specified file-like object.
        Several of the shapefile formats are so similar that a single generic
        method to read or write them is warranted."""
        f = self.__getFileObj(fileObj)
        f.seek(0)
        # File code, Unused bytes
        f.write(pack(">6i", 9994,0,0,0,0,0))
        # File length (Bytes / 2 = 16-bit words)
        if headerType == 'shp':
            f.write(pack(">i", self.__shpFileLength()))
        elif headerType == 'shx':
            f.write(pack('>i', ((100 + (len(self._shapes) * 8)) // 2)))
        # Version, Shape type
        f.write(pack("<2i", 1000, self.shapeType))
        # The shapefile's bounding box (lower left, upper right)
        if self.shapeType != 0:
            try:
                f.write(pack("<4d", *self.bbox()))
            except error:
                raise ShapefileException("Failed to write shapefile bounding box. Floats required.")
        else:
            f.write(pack("<4d", 0,0,0,0))
        # Elevation
        z = self.zbox()
        # Measure
        m = self.mbox()
        try:
            f.write(pack("<4d", z[0], z[1], m[0], m[1]))
        except error:
            raise ShapefileException("Failed to write shapefile elevation and measure values. Floats required.")

    def __dbfHeader(self):
        """Writes the dbf header and field descriptors."""
        f = self.__getFileObj(self.dbf)
        f.seek(0)
        version = 3
        year, month, day = time.localtime()[:3]
        year -= 1900
        # Remove deletion flag placeholder from fields
        for field in self.fields:
            if str(field[0]).startswith("Deletion"):
                self.fields.remove(field)
        numRecs = len(self.records)
        numFields = len(self.fields)
        headerLength = numFields * 32 + 33
        recordLength = sum([int(field[2]) for field in self.fields]) + 1
        header = pack('<BBBBLHH20x', version, year, month, day, numRecs,
                headerLength, recordLength)
        f.write(header)
        # Field descriptors
        for field in self.fields:
            name, fieldType, size, decimal = field
            name = b(name)
            name = name.replace(b(' '), b('_'))
            name = name.ljust(11).replace(b(' '), b('\x00'))
            fieldType = b(fieldType)
            size = int(size)
            fld = pack('<11sc4xBB14x', name, fieldType, size, decimal)
            f.write(fld)
        # Terminator
        f.write(b('\r'))

    def __shpRecords(self):
        """Write the shp records"""
        f = self.__getFileObj(self.shp)
        f.seek(100)
        recNum = 1
        for s in self._shapes:
            self._offsets.append(f.tell())
            # Record number, Content length place holder
            f.write(pack(">2i", recNum, 0))
            recNum += 1
            start = f.tell()
            # Shape Type
            f.write(pack("<i", s.shapeType))
            # All shape types capable of having a bounding box
            if s.shapeType in (3,5,8,13,15,18,23,25,28,31):
                try:
                    f.write(pack("<4d", *self.__bbox([s])))
                except error:
                    raise ShapefileException("Falied to write bounding box for record %s. Expected floats." % recNum)
            # Shape types with parts
            if s.shapeType in (3,5,13,15,23,25,31):
                # Number of parts
                f.write(pack("<i", len(s.parts)))
            # Shape types with multiple points per record
            if s.shapeType in (3,5,8,13,15,23,25,31):
                # Number of points
                f.write(pack("<i", len(s.points)))
            # Write part indexes
            if s.shapeType in (3,5,13,15,23,25,31):
                for p in s.parts:
                    f.write(pack("<i", p))
            # Part types for Multipatch (31)
            if s.shapeType == 31:
                for pt in s.partTypes:
                    f.write(pack("<i", pt))
            # Write points for multiple-point records
            if s.shapeType in (3,5,8,13,15,23,25,31):
                try:
                    [f.write(pack("<2d", *p[:2])) for p in s.points]
                except error:
                    raise ShapefileException("Failed to write points for record %s. Expected floats." % recNum)
            # Write z extremes and values
            if s.shapeType in (13,15,18,31):
                try:
                    f.write(pack("<2d", *self.__zbox([s])))
                except error:
                    raise ShapefileException("Failed to write elevation extremes for record %s. Expected floats." % recNum)
                try:
                    if hasattr(s,"z"):
                        f.write(pack("<%sd" % len(s.z), *s.z))
                    else:
                        [f.write(pack("<d", p[2])) for p in s.points]  
                except error:
                    raise ShapefileException("Failed to write elevation values for record %s. Expected floats." % recNum)
            # Write m extremes and values
            if s.shapeType in (13,15,18,23,25,28,31):
                try:
                    if hasattr(s,"m") and None not in s.m:
                        f.write(pack("<%sd" % len(s.m), *s.m))
                    else:
                        f.write(pack("<2d", *self.__mbox([s])))
                except error:
                    raise ShapefileException("Failed to write measure extremes for record %s. Expected floats" % recNum)
                try:
                    [f.write(pack("<d", len(p) > 3 and p[3] or 0)) for p in s.points]
                except error:
                    raise ShapefileException("Failed to write measure values for record %s. Expected floats" % recNum)
            # Write a single point
            if s.shapeType in (1,11,21):
                try:
                    f.write(pack("<2d", s.points[0][0], s.points[0][1]))
                except error:
                    raise ShapefileException("Failed to write point for record %s. Expected floats." % recNum)
            # Write a single Z value
            if s.shapeType == 11:
                if hasattr(s, "z"):
                    try:
                        if not s.z:
                            s.z = (0,)    
                        f.write(pack("<d", s.z[0]))
                    except error:
                        raise ShapefileException("Failed to write elevation value for record %s. Expected floats." % recNum)
                else:
                    try:
                        if len(s.points[0])<3:
                            s.points[0].append(0)
                        f.write(pack("<d", s.points[0][2]))
                    except error:
                        raise ShapefileException("Failed to write elevation value for record %s. Expected floats." % recNum)
            # Write a single M value
            if s.shapeType in (11,21):
                if hasattr(s, "m"):
                    try:
                        if not s.m:
                            s.m = (0,) 
                        f.write(pack("<1d", s.m[0]))
                    except error:
                        raise ShapefileException("Failed to write measure value for record %s. Expected floats." % recNum)    
                else:                                
                    try:
                        if len(s.points[0])<4:
                            s.points[0].append(0)
                        f.write(pack("<1d", s.points[0][3]))
                    except error:
                        raise ShapefileException("Failed to write measure value for record %s. Expected floats." % recNum)
            # Finalize record length as 16-bit words
            finish = f.tell()
            length = (finish - start) // 2
            self._lengths.append(length)
            # start - 4 bytes is the content length field
            f.seek(start-4)
            f.write(pack(">i", length))
            f.seek(finish)

    def __shxRecords(self):
        """Writes the shx records."""
        f = self.__getFileObj(self.shx)
        f.seek(100)
        for i in range(len(self._shapes)):
            f.write(pack(">i", self._offsets[i] // 2))
            f.write(pack(">i", self._lengths[i]))

    def __dbfRecords(self):
        """Writes the dbf records."""
        f = self.__getFileObj(self.dbf)
        for record in self.records:
            if not self.fields[0][0].startswith("Deletion"):
                f.write(b(' ')) # deletion flag
            for (fieldName, fieldType, size, deci), value in zip(self.fields, record):
                fieldType = fieldType.upper()
                size = int(size)
                if fieldType in ("N","F"):
                    # numeric or float: number stored as a string, right justified, and padded with blanks to the width of the field.
                    if value in MISSING:
                        value = str("*"*size) # QGIS NULL
                    elif not deci:
                        # force to int
                        try:
                            # first try to force directly to int.
                            # forcing a large int to float and back to int
                            # will lose information and result in wrong nr.
                            value = int(value) 
                        except ValueError:
                            # forcing directly to int failed, so was probably a float.
                            value = int(float(value))
                        value = format(value, "d")[:size].rjust(size) # caps the size if exceeds the field size
                    else:
                        value = float(value)
                        value = format(value, ".%sf"%deci)[:size].rjust(size) # caps the size if exceeds the field size
                elif fieldType == "D":
                    # date: 8 bytes - date stored as a string in the format YYYYMMDD.
                    if isinstance(value, date):
                        value = value.strftime("%Y%m%d")
                    elif isinstance(value, list) and len(value) == 3:
                        value = date(*value).strftime("%Y%m%d")
                    elif value in MISSING:
                        value = b('0') * 8 # QGIS NULL for date type
                    elif isinstance(value, str) and len(value) == 8:
                        pass # value is already a date string
                    else:
                        raise ShapefileException("Date values must be either a datetime.date object, a list, a YYYYMMDD string, or a missing value.")
                elif fieldType == 'L':
                    # logical: 1 byte - initialized to 0x20 (space) otherwise T or F.
                    if value in MISSING:
                        value = b(' ') # missing is set to space
                    elif value in [True,1]:
                        value = b("T")
                    elif value in [False,0]:
                        value = b("F")
                    else:
                        value = b(' ') # unknown is set to space
                else:
                    # anything else is forced to string
                    value = str(value)[:size].ljust(size)
                if len(value) != size:
                    raise ShapefileException(
                        "Shapefile Writer unable to pack incorrect sized value"
                        " (size %d) into field '%s' (size %d)." % (len(value), fieldName, size))
                value = b(value)
                f.write(value)

    def null(self):
        """Creates a null shape."""
        self._shapes.append(_Shape(NULL))

    def point(self, x, y, z=0, m=0, shapeType=POINT):
        """Creates a point shape."""
        pointShape = _Shape(shapeType)
        pointShape.points.append([x, y, z, m])
        self._shapes.append(pointShape)

    def line(self, parts=[], shapeType=POLYLINE):
        """Creates a line shape. This method is just a convienience method
        which wraps 'poly()'.
        """
        self.poly(parts, shapeType, [])

    def poly(self, parts=[], shapeType=POLYGON, partTypes=[]):
        """Creates a shape that has multiple collections of points (parts)
        including lines, polygons, and even multipoint shapes. If no shape type
        is specified it defaults to 'polygon'. If no part types are specified
        (which they normally won't be) then all parts default to the shape type.
        """
        polyShape = _Shape(shapeType)
        polyShape.parts = []
        polyShape.points = []
        # Make sure polygons are closed
        if shapeType in (5,15,25,31):
            for part in parts:
                    if part[0] != part[-1]:
                        part.append(part[0])
        for part in parts:
            polyShape.parts.append(len(polyShape.points))
            for point in part:
                # Ensure point is list
                if not isinstance(point, list):
                    point = list(point)
                # Make sure point has z and m values
                while len(point) < 4:
                    point.append(0)
                polyShape.points.append(point)
        if polyShape.shapeType == 31:
            if not partTypes:
                for part in parts:
                    partTypes.append(polyShape.shapeType)
            polyShape.partTypes = partTypes
        self._shapes.append(polyShape)

    def field(self, name, fieldType="C", size="50", decimal=0):
        """Adds a dbf field descriptor to the shapefile."""
        if fieldType == "D":
            size = "8"
            decimal = 0
        elif fieldType == "L":
            size = "1"
            decimal = 0
        self.fields.append((name, fieldType, size, decimal))

    def record(self, *recordList, **recordDict):
        """Creates a dbf attribute record. You can submit either a sequence of
        field values or keyword arguments of field names and values. Before
        adding records you must add fields for the record values using the
        fields() method. If the record values exceed the number of fields the
        extra ones won't be added. In the case of using keyword arguments to specify
        field/value pairs only fields matching the already registered fields
        will be added."""
        record = []
        fieldCount = len(self.fields)
        # Compensate for deletion flag
        if self.fields[0][0].startswith("Deletion"): fieldCount -= 1
        if recordList:
            record = [recordList[i] for i in range(fieldCount)]
        elif recordDict:
            for field in self.fields:
                if field[0] in recordDict:
                    val = recordDict[field[0]]
                    if val is None:
                        record.append("")
                    else:
                        record.append(val)
        else:
            # Blank fields for empty record
            record = ["" for i in range(fieldCount)]
        self.records.append(record)

    def shape(self, i):
        return self._shapes[i]

    def shapes(self):
        """Return the current list of shapes."""
        return self._shapes

    def saveShp(self, target):
        """Save an shp file."""
        if not hasattr(target, "write"):
            target = os.path.splitext(target)[0] + '.shp'
        if self.shapeType is None:
            # autoset file type to first non-null geometry
            self.shapeType = next((s.shapeType for s in self._shapes if s.shapeType), NULL)
        self.shp = self.__getFileObj(target)
        self.__shapefileHeader(self.shp, headerType='shp')
        self.__shpRecords()

    def saveShx(self, target):
        """Save an shx file."""
        if not hasattr(target, "write"):
            target = os.path.splitext(target)[0] + '.shx'
        if self.shapeType is None:
            # autoset file type to first non-null geometry
            self.shapeType = next((s.shapeType for s in self._shapes if s.shapeType != NULL), NULL)
        self.shx = self.__getFileObj(target)
        self.__shapefileHeader(self.shx, headerType='shx')
        self.__shxRecords()

    def saveDbf(self, target):
        """Save a dbf file."""
        if not hasattr(target, "write"):
            target = os.path.splitext(target)[0] + '.dbf'
        self.dbf = self.__getFileObj(target)
        self.__dbfHeader()
        self.__dbfRecords()

    def save(self, target=None, shp=None, shx=None, dbf=None):
        """Save the shapefile data to three files or
        three file-like objects. SHP and DBF files can also
        be written exclusively using saveShp, saveShx, and saveDbf respectively.
        If target is specified but not shp,shx, or dbf then the target path and
        file name are used.  If no options or specified, a unique base file name
        is generated to save the files and the base file name is returned as a 
        string. 
        """
        # Create a unique file name if one is not defined
        if shp:
            self.saveShp(shp)
        if shx:
            self.saveShx(shx)
        if dbf:
            self.saveDbf(dbf)
        elif not shp and not shx and not dbf:
            generated = False
            if not target:
                temp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(prefix="shapefile_",dir=os.getcwd())
                target = temp.name
                generated = True         
            self.saveShp(target)
            self.shp.close()
            self.saveShx(target)
            self.shx.close()
            self.saveDbf(target)
            self.dbf.close()
            if generated:
                return target
            
class Editor(Writer):
    def __init__(self, shapefile=None, shapeType=POINT, autoBalance=1):
        self.autoBalance = autoBalance
        if not shapefile:
            Writer.__init__(self, shapeType)
        elif is_string(shapefile):
            base = os.path.splitext(shapefile)[0]
            if os.path.isfile("%s.shp" % base):
                r = Reader(base)
                Writer.__init__(self, r.shapeType)
                self._shapes = r.shapes()
                self.fields = r.fields
                self.records = r.records()

    def select(self, expr):
        """Select one or more shapes (to be implemented)"""
        # TODO: Implement expressions to select shapes.
        pass

    def delete(self, shape=None, part=None, point=None):
        """Deletes the specified part of any shape by specifying a shape
        number, part number, or point number."""
        # shape, part, point
        shape_param_exists = shape is not None
        part_param_exists = part is not None
        point_param_exists = point is not None
        if shape_param_exists and part_param_exists and point_param_exists:
            del self._shapes[shape][part][point]
        # shape, part
        elif shape_param_exists and part_param_exists and not point_param_exists:
            del self._shapes[shape][part]
        # shape
        elif shape_param_exists and not part_param_exists and not point_param_exists:
            del self._shapes[shape]
        # point
        elif not shape_param_exists and not part_param_exists and point_param_exists:
            for s in self._shapes:
                if s.shapeType == 1:
                    del self._shapes[point]
                else:
                    for part in s.parts:
                        del s[part][point]
        # part, point
        elif not shape_param_exists and part_param_exists and point_param_exists:
            for s in self._shapes:
                del s[part][point]
        # part
        elif not shape_param_exists and part_param_exists and not point_param_exists:
            for s in self._shapes:
                del s[part]

    def point(self, x=None, y=None, z=None, m=None, shape=None, part=None, point=None, addr=None):
        """Creates/updates a point shape. The arguments allows
        you to update a specific point by shape, part, point of any
        shape type."""
        # shape, part, point
        if shape and part and point:
            try: self._shapes[shape]
            except IndexError: self._shapes.append([])
            try: self._shapes[shape][part]
            except IndexError: self._shapes[shape].append([])
            try: self._shapes[shape][part][point]
            except IndexError: self._shapes[shape][part].append([])
            p = self._shapes[shape][part][point]
            if x: p[0] = x
            if y: p[1] = y
            if z: p[2] = z
            if m: p[3] = m
            self._shapes[shape][part][point] = p
        # shape, part
        elif shape and part and not point:
            try: self._shapes[shape]
            except IndexError: self._shapes.append([])
            try: self._shapes[shape][part]
            except IndexError: self._shapes[shape].append([])
            points = self._shapes[shape][part]
            for i in range(len(points)):
                p = points[i]
                if x: p[0] = x
                if y: p[1] = y
                if z: p[2] = z
                if m: p[3] = m
                self._shapes[shape][part][i] = p
        # shape
        elif shape and not part and not point:
            try: self._shapes[shape]
            except IndexError: self._shapes.append([])

        # point
        # part
        if addr:
            shape, part, point = addr
            self._shapes[shape][part][point] = [x, y, z, m]
        else:
            Writer.point(self, x, y, z, m)
        if self.autoBalance:
            self.balance()

    def validate(self):
        """An optional method to try and validate the shapefile
        as much as possible before writing it (not implemented)."""
        #TODO: Implement validation method
        pass

    def balance(self):
        """Adds a corresponding empty attribute or null geometry record depending
        on which type of record was created to make sure all three files
        are in synch."""
        if len(self.records) > len(self._shapes):
            self.null()
        elif len(self.records) < len(self._shapes):
            self.record()

    def __fieldNorm(self, fieldName):
        """Normalizes a dbf field name to fit within the spec and the
        expectations of certain ESRI software."""
        if len(fieldName) > 11: fieldName = fieldName[:11]
        fieldName = fieldName.upper()
        fieldName.replace(' ', '_')

# Begin Testing
def test(**kwargs):
    import doctest
    doctest.NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE = 1
    verbosity = kwargs.get('verbose', 0)
    if verbosity == 0:
        print('Running doctests...')
    failure_count, test_count = doctest.testfile("README.md", verbose=verbosity)
    if verbosity == 0 and failure_count == 0:
        print('All test passed successfully')
    return failure_count
    
if __name__ == "__main__":
    """
    Doctests are contained in the file 'README.md'. This library was originally developed
    using Python 2.3. Python 2.4 and above have some excellent improvements in the built-in
    testing libraries but for now unit testing is done using what's available in
    2.3.
    """
    failure_count = test()
    sys.exit(failure_count)