Backend sub module

README.rst

@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@ audbackend
 |tests| |coverage| |docs| |python-versions| |license|
 
 Manage file storage on different backends.
-At the moment we support:
 
-* Artifactory_ with ``audbackend.Artifactory``
-* local file system with ``audbackend.FileSystem``
+At the moment we support
+the following backends:
+
+* Artifactory_ with ``audbackend.backend.Artifactory``
+* local file system with ``audbackend.backend.FileSystem``
+
+And the following interfaces
+to access files on a backend:
+
+* unversioned with ``audbackend.interface.Unversioned``
+* versioned with  ``audbackend.interface.Versioned``
 
 Have a look at the installation_ instructions.
 

audbackend/__init__.py

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
+from audbackend import backend
 from audbackend import interface
 from audbackend.core.api import access
 from audbackend.core.api import available
 from audbackend.core.api import create
 from audbackend.core.api import delete
 from audbackend.core.api import register
-from audbackend.core.backend import Backend
+from audbackend.core.backend.base import Base as Backend  # legacy
+from audbackend.core.backend.filesystem import FileSystem  # legacy
 from audbackend.core.errors import BackendError
-from audbackend.core.filesystem import FileSystem
 from audbackend.core.repository import Repository
 
-# Import optional backends
+# Import optional backends (legacy)
 try:
-    from audbackend.core.artifactory import Artifactory
+    from audbackend.core.backend.artifactory import Artifactory
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     pass
 

audbackend/backend/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from audbackend.core.backend.base import Base
+from audbackend.core.backend.filesystem import FileSystem
+
+# Import optional backends
+try:
+    from audbackend.core.backend.artifactory import Artifactory
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    pass

audbackend/core/api.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import typing
 
 from audbackend.core import utils
-from audbackend.core.backend import Backend
-from audbackend.core.filesystem import FileSystem
+from audbackend.core.backend.base import Base
+from audbackend.core.backend.filesystem import FileSystem
 from audbackend.core.interface.base import Base as Interface
 from audbackend.core.interface.versioned import Versioned
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def _backend(
         name: str,
         host: str,
         repository: str,
-) -> Backend:
+) -> Base:
     r"""Get backend instance."""
     if name not in backend_registry:
         raise ValueError(
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def access(
 
     Examples:
         >>> access('file-system', 'host', 'repo')
-        audbackend.core.interface.versioned.Versioned('audbackend.core.filesystem.FileSystem', 'host', 'repo')
+        audbackend.core.interface.versioned.Versioned('audbackend.core.backend.filesystem.FileSystem', 'host', 'repo')
 
     """  # noqa: E501
     backend = _backend(name, host, repository)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def access(
     return interface(backend, **interface_kwargs)
 
 
-def available() -> typing.Dict[str, typing.List[Backend]]:
+def available() -> typing.Dict[str, typing.List[Base]]:
     r"""List available backend instances.
 
     Returns a dictionary with
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def available() -> typing.Dict[str, typing.List[Backend]]:
         >>> list(available())
         ['artifactory', 'file-system']
         >>> available()['file-system'][0]
-        ('audbackend.core.filesystem.FileSystem', 'host', 'repo')
+        ('audbackend.core.backend.filesystem.FileSystem', 'host', 'repo')
 
     """  # noqa: E501
     result = {}
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def create(
 
     Examples:
         >>> create('file-system', 'host', 'repository')
-        audbackend.core.interface.versioned.Versioned('audbackend.core.filesystem.FileSystem', 'host', 'repository')
+        audbackend.core.interface.versioned.Versioned('audbackend.core.backend.filesystem.FileSystem', 'host', 'repository')
 
     """  # noqa: E501
     backend = _backend(name, host, repository)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def delete(
 
 def register(
         name: str,
-        cls: typing.Type[Backend],
+        cls: typing.Type[Base],
 ):
     r"""Register backend class.
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def register(
 
 # Register optional backends
 try:
-    from audbackend.core.artifactory import Artifactory
+    from audbackend.core.backend.artifactory import Artifactory
     register('artifactory', Artifactory)
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     pass

audbackend/core/artifactory.py → audbackend/core/backend/artifactory.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import audeer
 
 from audbackend.core import utils
-from audbackend.core.backend import Backend
+from audbackend.core.backend.base import Base
 
 
 def _artifactory_path(
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def _download(
                         pbar.update(n_data)
 
 
-class Artifactory(Backend):
+class Artifactory(Base):
     r"""Backend for Artifactory.
 
     Looks for the two environment variables

audbackend/core/backend.py → audbackend/core/backend/base.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from audbackend.core.errors import BackendError
 
 
-class Backend:
+class Base:
     r"""Backend base class.
 
     Derive from this class to implement a new backend.

audbackend/core/filesystem.py → audbackend/core/backend/filesystem.py

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 import audeer
 
 from audbackend.core import utils
-from audbackend.core.backend import Backend
+from audbackend.core.backend.base import Base
 
 
-class FileSystem(Backend):
+class FileSystem(Base):
     r"""Backend for file system.
 
     Args:

audbackend/core/conftest.py

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 import audbackend
 
 
-class DoctestFileSystem(audbackend.FileSystem):
+class DoctestFileSystem(audbackend.backend.FileSystem):
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        name = 'audbackend.core.filesystem.FileSystem'
+        name = 'audbackend.core.backend.filesystem.FileSystem'
         return str((name, self.host, self.repository))
 
     def _date(
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def prepare_docstring_tests(doctest_namespace):
 
         # backend
 
-        backend = audbackend.Backend('host', 'repo')
+        backend = audbackend.backend.Base('host', 'repo')
         doctest_namespace['backend'] = backend
 
         interface = audbackend.interface.Base(backend)
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ def prepare_docstring_tests(doctest_namespace):
 
         audbackend.delete('file-system', 'host', 'repo')
         audbackend.delete('file-system', 'host', 'repo-unversioned')
-        audbackend.register('file-system', audbackend.FileSystem)
+        audbackend.register('file-system', audbackend.backend.FileSystem)
 
         os.chdir(current_dir)

audbackend/core/interface/base.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import typing
 
-from audbackend.core.backend import Backend
+from audbackend.core.backend.base import Base as Backend
 
 
 class Base:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def backend(self) -> Backend:
 
         Examples:
             >>> interface.backend
-            ('audbackend.core.backend.Backend', 'host', 'repo')
+            ('audbackend.core.backend.base.Base', 'host', 'repo')
 
         """
         return self._backend

audbackend/core/interface/versioned.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import audeer
 
 from audbackend.core import utils
-from audbackend.core.backend import Backend
 from audbackend.core.errors import BackendError
 from audbackend.core.interface.base import Base
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ class Versioned(Base):
 
     def __init__(
             self,
-            backend: Backend,
+            backend: Base,
     ):
         super().__init__(backend)
 

docs/api-src/audbackend.backend.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+audbackend.backend
+==================
+
+.. automodule:: audbackend.backend
+
+Currently the following
+backends are supported:
+
+.. autosummary::
+    :toctree:
+    :nosignatures:
+
+    Artifactory
+    FileSystem
+
+Users can implement their own
+backend by deriving from
+:class:`audbackend.backend.Base`.
+
+.. autosummary::
+    :toctree:
+    :nosignatures:
+
+    Base

docs/api-src/audbackend.interface.rst

@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ audbackend.interface
 .. automodule:: audbackend.interface
 
 To access the files on a backend users
-can choose between two interfaces
-:class:`audbackend.interface.Unversioned`
-or
-:class:`audbackend.interface.Versioned`:
+can use the following interfaces:
 
 .. autosummary::
     :toctree:

docs/api-src/audbackend.rst

@@ -3,32 +3,26 @@ audbackend
 
 .. automodule:: audbackend
 
-A backend is a generic interface
+:mod:`audbackend`
+provides an abstract layer
 for storing and accessing files
 on a host.
 
-Currently the following backends
-are shipped with :mod:`audbackend`:
+This involves two components:
 
-.. autosummary::
-    :toctree:
-    :nosignatures:
-
-    Artifactory
-    FileSystem
-
-Users can implement their own
-backend by deriving from
-:class:`audbackend.Backend`.
-
-.. autosummary::
-    :toctree:
-    :nosignatures:
+1. A *backend* that
+   implements file operations
+   on a specific storing device
+   (:mod:`audbackend.backend`).
 
-    Backend
+2. An *interface* that
+   passes user requests
+   to a backend
+   (:mod:`audbackend.interface`).
 
-In addition to the backends
-the following classes and functions are available.
+Additionally,
+the following classes
+and functions are available.
 
 .. autosummary::
     :toctree:

docs/index.rst

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     :hidden:
 
     api/audbackend
+    api/audbackend.backend
     api/audbackend.interface
     genindex
 

docs/install.rst

@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ To install :mod:`audbackend` run:
     $ pip install audbackend
 
 By default,
-only the :class:`audbackend.FileSystem` backend will be installed.
+only the :class:`audbackend.backend.FileSystem`
+backend will be installed.
 To install all backends run:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ pip install audbackend[all]
 
 or select single backends,
-e.g. :class:`audbackend.Artifactory`
+e.g. :class:`audbackend.backend.Artifactory`
 
 .. code-block:: bash