SF.net SVN: docutils:[9766] trunk/docutils

Revision: 9766
          http://sourceforge.net/p/docutils/code/9766
Author:   milde
Date:     2024-06-14 16:19:59 +0000 (Fri, 14 Jun 2024)
Log Message:
-----------
Change "null" writer output from None to the empty string.

Fixes `core.publish_string()`: now returns a `bytes` or `str` instance
for all writers (as advertised).

Modified Paths:
--------------
    trunk/docutils/HISTORY.txt
    trunk/docutils/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
    trunk/docutils/docutils/writers/null.py
    trunk/docutils/test/test_writers/test_null.py

Modified: trunk/docutils/HISTORY.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docutils/HISTORY.txt	2024-06-14 16:19:49 UTC (rev 9765)
+++ trunk/docutils/HISTORY.txt	2024-06-14 16:19:59 UTC (rev 9766)
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@
 
   - Removed. Obsolete in Python 3.
 
-* docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
+* docutils/writers/docutils-xml.py
 
-  - Remove optional argument `pxunit` of `LaTeXTranslator.to_latex_length()`
-    (ignored since at least 2012).
+  - Do not increase indentation of follow-up lines inside inline elements.
+    when formatting with `indents`_.
 
 * docutils/writers/_html_base.py
 
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@
 
   - Keep default math_output_ value "HTML math.css".
 
+* docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
+
+  - Remove optional argument `pxunit` of `LaTeXTranslator.to_latex_length()`
+    (ignored since at least 2012).
+
 * docutils/writers/manpage.py
 
   - Remove code for unused emdash bullets.
@@ -128,10 +133,9 @@
     docutils version in header
   - Stop converting text to full capitals (bug #481).
 
-* docutils/writers/docutils-xml.py
+* docutils/writers/null.py
 
-  - Do not increase indentation of follow-up lines inside inline elements.
-    when formatting with `indents`_.
+  - `null.Writer.translate()` sets `self.output` to the empty string.
 
 * tools/rst2odt_prepstyles.py
 

Modified: trunk/docutils/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docutils/RELEASE-NOTES.txt	2024-06-14 16:19:49 UTC (rev 9765)
+++ trunk/docutils/RELEASE-NOTES.txt	2024-06-14 16:19:59 UTC (rev 9766)
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@
 
     .. _reference-label: docs/user/config.html#reference-label
 
-* "null" writer: output will change to the empty string
-  in Docutils 0.22.
-
-* "manpage" writer:
-
-  - No more changing case in to uppercase, leave it to the source.
-
 Misc
 ----
 
@@ -212,6 +205,16 @@
     Use the long equivalents ``--input-encoding`` and ``--output-encoding``.
     (See `command line interface`_ for the rationale.)
 
+Output changes
+  "manpage" writer:
+     Don't UPPERCASE section headings.
+
+  "null" writer:
+     output changed from None to the empty string.
+
+     `publish_string()` now returns a `bytes` or `str` instance
+     for all writers (as documented).
+
 New objects
   `parsers.docutils_xml`
      parser for `Docutils XML`_ (e.g., the output of the "xml" writer).

Modified: trunk/docutils/docutils/writers/null.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/docutils/docutils/writers/null.py	2024-06-14 16:19:49 UTC (rev 9765)
+++ trunk/docutils/docutils/writers/null.py	2024-06-14 16:19:59 UTC (rev 9766)
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 """
 A do-nothing Writer.
 
-`self.output` will change from ``None`` to the empty string
+`self.output` changed from ``None`` to the empty string
 in Docutils 0.22.
 """
 
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@
     config_section_dependencies = ('writers',)
 
     def translate(self):
-        # output = None   # TODO in 0.22
-        pass
+        self.output = ''

Modified: trunk/docutils/test/test_writers/test_null.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/docutils/test/test_writers/test_null.py	2024-06-14 16:19:49 UTC (rev 9765)
+++ trunk/docutils/test/test_writers/test_null.py	2024-06-14 16:19:59 UTC (rev 9766)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 ["""\
 This is a paragraph.
 """,
-None]
+'']
 ]
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

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