Refactor the way that TestApi works so that it is actually useful.

scripts/slave/recipe_modules/raw_io/api.py

+from slave import recipe_api
+from slave import recipe_util
+
+import os
+import tempfile
+
+class InputDataPlaceholder(recipe_util.Placeholder):
+  def __init__(self, data, suffix, mod_name):
+    assert isinstance(data, basestring)
+    self.data = data
+    self.suffix = suffix
+    self.input_file = None
+    super(InputDataPlaceholder, self).__init__('input', mod_name)
+
+  def render(self, test):
+    if test.enabled:
+      # cheat and pretend like we're going to pass the data on the
+      # cmdline for test expectation purposes.
+      return [self.data]
+    else:  # pragma: no cover
+      input_fd, self.input_file = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=self.suffix)
+      os.write(input_fd, self.data)
+      os.close(input_fd)
+      return [self.input_file]
+
+  def result(self, presentation, test):
+    if not test.enabled:  # pragma: no cover
+      os.unlink(self.input_file)
+
+
+class RawApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):

[agable, 2013/09/23 22:57:58]

a) This class name should match the file name.
b) Either make this a true raw_io class and stub out the other io methods, or
make it an InputApi.

[iannucci, 2013/09/24 02:18:51]

a) yes. Done.
b) implemented output, made json.output use it (ptal).

+  def input(self, data, suffix, mod_name=None):
+    return InputDataPlaceholder(data, suffix, mod_name or self.name)