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+""" Captcha.Visual.BAse
+
+Base classes for visual CAPTCHAs. We use the Python Imaging Library
+to manipulate these images.
+"""
+#
+# PyCAPTCHA Package
+# Copyright (C) 2004 Micah Dowty <micah@navi.cx>
+#
+
+import Captcha
+import Image
+
+__all__ = ['ImageCaptcha', 'Layer']
+
+
+class ImageCaptcha(Captcha.BaseCaptcha):
+    """Base class for image-based CAPTCHA tests.
+       The render() function generates the CAPTCHA image at the given size by
+       combining Layer instances from self.layers, which should be created by
+       the subclass-defined getLayers().
+       """
+    defaultSize = (32,32)
+    # anciennement a defaultSize(256,96)
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        Captcha.BaseCaptcha.__init__(self)
+        self._layers = self.getLayers(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def getImage(self):
+        """Get a PIL image representing this CAPTCHA test, creating it if necessary"""
+        if not self._image:
+            self._image = self.render()
+        return self._image
+
+    def getLayers(self):
+        """Subclasses must override this to return a list of Layer instances to render.
+           Lists within the list of layers are recursively rendered.
+           """
+        return []
+
+    def render(self, size=None):
+        """Render this CAPTCHA, returning a PIL image"""
+        if size is None:
+            size = self.defaultSize
+        img = Image.new("L", size)
+       # img = Image.new("RGB", size)
+        return self._renderList(self._layers, Image.new("L", size))
+
+    def _renderList(self, l, img):
+        for i in l:
+            if type(i) == tuple or type(i) == list:
+                img = self._renderList(i, img)
+            else:
+                img = i.render(img) or img
+        return img
+
+
+class Layer(object):
+    """A renderable object representing part of a CAPTCHA.
+       The render() function should return approximately the same result, regardless
+       of the image size. This means any randomization must occur in the constructor.
+
+       If the render() function returns something non-None, it is taken as an image to
+       replace the current image with. This can be used to implement transformations
+       that result in a separate image without having to copy the results back to the first.
+       """
+    def render(self, img):
+        pass
+
+### The End ###