--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/contenttransformer/web.py	Mon Jan 11 11:32:24 2010 -0500
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+"""
+example app for how to use TypedTransformer TTW on a directory
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from contenttransformer.app import FileTypeTransformer
+from webob import Request, exc
+
+class Dispatcher(object):
+
+    ### class level variables
+    defaults = { 'app': None, 
+                 'directory': None, 
+                 'transforms': ''}
+
+    def __init__(self, **kw):
+        for key in self.defaults:
+            setattr(self, key, kw.get(key, self.defaults[key]))
+        assert os.path.exists(self.directory)
+        self.transforms = [ [j.strip() for j in i.split('=', 1) ] for i in self.transforms.split(',') if '=' in i]
+        self.handler = FileTypeTransformer(*self.transforms)
+        if self.app:
+            assert hasattr(self.app, '__call__')
+
+    ### methods dealing with HTTP
+    def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
+        request = Request(environ)
+        path = os.path.join(self.directory, request.path_info)
+        if os.path.exists(path):
+            handler = 
+        else:
+            handler = exc.HTTPNotFound()
+            pass # TODO: if self.app ...
+        return res(environ, start_response)