Add __str__ and __repr__ methods

2 files changed, 52 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/jsonpointer.py b/jsonpointer.py
index d353632..3eaea19 100644
--- a/jsonpointer.py
+++ b/jsonpointer.py
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ __license__ = 'Modified BSD License'
 try:
     from itertools import izip
     str = unicode
+    encode_str = lambda u: u.encode("raw_unicode_escape")
 except ImportError:  # Python 3
     izip = zip
+    encode_str = lambda u: u
 
 try:
     from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
@@ -322,6 +324,12 @@ class JsonPointer(object):
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash(tuple(self.parts))
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return encode_str(self.path)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "JsonPointer(" + repr(self.path) + ")"
+
     @classmethod
     def from_parts(cls, parts):
         """Constructs a JsonPointer from a list of (unescaped) paths
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 4fefd9f..7a2520b 100755
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -75,6 +75,50 @@ class SpecificationTests(unittest.TestCase):
             new_ptr = JsonPointer.from_parts(parts)
             self.assertEqual(ptr, new_ptr)
 
+    def test_str_and_repr(self):
+        paths = [
+            ("", "", "JsonPointer({u}'')"),
+            ("/foo", "/foo", "JsonPointer({u}'/foo')"),
+            ("/foo/0", "/foo/0", "JsonPointer({u}'/foo/0')"),
+            ("/", "/", "JsonPointer({u}'/')"),
+            ("/a~1b", "/a~1b", "JsonPointer({u}'/a~1b')"),
+            ("/c%d", "/c%d", "JsonPointer({u}'/c%d')"),
+            ("/e^f", "/e^f", "JsonPointer({u}'/e^f')"),
+            ("/g|h", "/g|h", "JsonPointer({u}'/g|h')"),
+            ("/i\\j", "/i\\j", "JsonPointer({u}'/i\\\\j')"),
+            ("/k\"l", "/k\"l", "JsonPointer({u}'/k\"l')"),
+            ("/ ", "/ ", "JsonPointer({u}'/ ')"),
+            ("/m~0n", "/m~0n", "JsonPointer({u}'/m~0n')"),
+        ]
+        for path, ptr_str, ptr_repr in paths:
+            ptr = JsonPointer(path)
+            self.assertEqual(path, ptr.path)
+
+            if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
+                u_str = "u"
+            else:
+                u_str = ""
+            self.assertEqual(ptr_str, str(ptr))
+            self.assertEqual(ptr_repr.format(u=u_str), repr(ptr))
+
+        if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
+            path = "/\xee"
+            ptr_str = b"/\xee"
+            ptr_repr = "JsonPointer(u'/\\xee')"
+        else:
+            path = "/\xee"
+            ptr_str = "/\xee"
+            ptr_repr = "JsonPointer('/\xee')"
+        ptr = JsonPointer(path)
+        self.assertEqual(path, ptr.path)
+
+        self.assertEqual(ptr_str, str(ptr))
+        self.assertEqual(ptr_repr, repr(ptr))
+
+        # should not be unicode in Python 2
+        self.assertIsInstance(str(ptr), str)
+        self.assertIsInstance(repr(ptr), str)
+
     def test_parts(self):
         paths = [
             ("", []),