release: 1.0.0

first stable release. pre-1.0.0 verification complete: all surviving MED regressions and
gaps resolved and independently re-fired, tree audited clean across the suite.

Signed-off-by: disqualifier <dev@disqualifier.me>

README.md

@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ buttons) behind previous / jump / next navigation, with an optional cache button
 `requirements.txt`:
 
 ```
-dpy_paginator @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_paginator.git@v0.1.7
+dpy_paginator @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_paginator.git@v1.0.0
 ```
 
 Direct:
 
 ```bash
-pip install "dpy_paginator @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_paginator.git@v0.1.7"
+pip install "dpy_paginator @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_paginator.git@v1.0.0"
 ```
 
 Requires `discord.py` (pulled transitively).
 
-Drop the `@v0.1.7` suffix from the line above to install the latest unpinned.
+Drop the `@v1.0.0` suffix from the line above to install the latest unpinned.
 
 ## Basic usage
 
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ those, or a `dict`. A dict page can carry `content`, `embed`/`embeds`,
 `files` accept a `discord.Attachment` and convert it via `to_file()` automatically —
 you never need to convert an attachment before passing it in.
 
+With `per_page > 1`, multiple entries render onto one page. `content` from each
+entry (whether a plain `str` entry or a dict's `content` key) joins with `\n` in
+order, same as `embeds`/`files`/`buttons` accumulate — no entry's content is
+dropped in favor of another's.
+
 File pages are safe to navigate back to. discord.py closes a `discord.File`'s
 underlying handle after every send/edit, so the paginator never resends your File
 object directly — it rebuilds a fresh `discord.File` from the same source (path or
@@ -110,8 +115,6 @@ echoes its `data`.
 ## Cache button (mention priming)
 
 Discord clients render `<@id>` as a raw id until the user object is cached locally.
-Omit `cache` (or pass `None` / `[]`) and the button never appears; a non-empty cache
-must have one entry per page or construction raises.
 The cache button fixes that: pass `cache=[...]` with one entry per page, where each
 entry is a string of the user mentions on that page (`"<@111> <@222> <@333>"`).
 
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ through.
 - `ephemeral` — send/edit ephemerally
 - `page_text` — format string for the jump button label
 - `emojis` — override navigation emojis
+- `cache_sleep` — seconds to wait after cache-priming before refreshing (default 1.0)
 
 ## Subclassing
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "dpy_paginator"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "1.0.0"
 description = "Button-navigated paginator for discord.py — config-free, injectable emojis, installable."
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [

src/dpy_paginator/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
+
 from .dpy_paginator import DPYPaginator, ButtonPaginator, JumpToPageModal, DEFAULT_EMOJIS, Page
 
-__all__ = ["DPYPaginator", "ButtonPaginator", "JumpToPageModal", "DEFAULT_EMOJIS", "Page"]
+try:
+    __version__ = version("dpy_paginator")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    __version__ = "0.0.0+unknown"
+
+__all__ = ["DPYPaginator", "ButtonPaginator", "JumpToPageModal", "DEFAULT_EMOJIS", "Page", "__version__"]

src/dpy_paginator/dpy_paginator.py

@@ -3,29 +3,14 @@ button paginator for discord.py
 
 a discord.ui.View that paginates mixed content (strings, embeds, files,
 attachments, or dicts of mixed content with custom buttons) behind
-previous / jump / next navigation, with an optional cache button.
+previous / jump / next navigation, with an optional cache button. config-free;
+everything is passed at construction. see README for page-type and button-config
+details.
 
-    from dpy_paginator import DPYPaginator      # or ButtonPaginator, an alias
+file pages get a fresh discord.File rebuilt from the same source on every render,
-
+since discord.py closes a File's handle after each send/edit. get_page_kwargs
-    pages = [discord.Embed(title=f"Page {i}") for i in range(5)]
+builds each page's kwargs/buttons in local state and only publishes once fully
-    await DPYPaginator(pages, author_id=ctx.author.id).start(ctx)
+assembled, so concurrent interactions never interleave into a shared render.
-
-emojis: unicode by default; override via emojis={"previous"/"next"/"cache": ...}.
-
-page types: str, discord.Embed, discord.File/Attachment, a sequence of those, or a
-dict carrying 'content'/'embed(s)'/'file(s)' plus a 'buttons' list of custom button
-configs (see README). both 'file' and 'files' accept a discord.Attachment and
-convert it via to_file() automatically.
-
-file pages: discord.py closes a discord.File's handle after every send/edit, so a
-fresh discord.File is rebuilt from the same source on every render (including the
-first) instead of resending the consumer's object.
-
-concurrency: get_page_kwargs builds each page's kwargs/buttons in local state and
-only publishes them once the whole page is fully assembled, so near-simultaneous
-interactions (e.g. rapid button clicks) never interleave into a shared render.
-
-config-free: no host config import; everything is passed at construction.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -128,11 +113,7 @@ class JumpToPageModal(discord.ui.Modal, title="Jump to Page"):
 
 
 class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
-    """button-navigated paginator supporting mixed page content and custom buttons
+    """button-navigated paginator supporting mixed page content and custom buttons"""
-
-    also importable as `ButtonPaginator` (a back-compat alias defined below); both
-    names refer to this same class.
-    """
 
     message: Optional[Union[discord.Message, discord.WebhookMessage]] = None
 
@@ -187,7 +168,6 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
 
         total_pages, left_over = divmod(len(self.pages), self.per_page)
         self.max_pages: int = total_pages + (1 if left_over else 0)
-        # falsy cache (None/[]) disables the cache button; non-empty needs one entry per page
         if cache and len(cache) < self.max_pages:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"cache has {len(cache)} entries but there are {self.max_pages} pages; "
@@ -237,9 +217,9 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """build the send/edit kwargs for a page, extracting any custom buttons
 
-        builds into local state (see _get_page_kwargs) and publishes
+        concurrency-safe: publishes self.current_page_buttons only once the page
-        self.current_page_buttons only once the page is fully assembled, so an
+        is fully assembled, so an interleaved concurrent call never observes a
-        interleaved concurrent call never observes a partially-built page.
+        partially-built page.
         """
         kwargs, buttons = await self._get_page_kwargs(page, skip_formatting=skip_formatting)
         self.current_page_buttons = buttons
@@ -252,11 +232,9 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
         kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         buttons: Optional[List[discord.ui.Button]] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[Dict[str, Any], List[discord.ui.Button]]:
-        """recursive worker: builds kwargs/buttons in locals threaded through recursion
+        """recursive worker: builds kwargs/buttons in locals, never touching instance
-
+        attributes mid-build, so concurrent calls hold their own state until
-        instance attributes are never touched mid-build, so concurrent interactions
+        get_page_kwargs publishes the result"""
-        each hold their own state until get_page_kwargs publishes the result.
-        """
         if kwargs is None:
             kwargs = self._fresh_kwargs()
         if buttons is None:
@@ -297,11 +275,15 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
                         value = await value.to_file()
                     kwargs["files"].append(value)
                 elif key in ("embed", "embeds", "file", "files"):
-                    # wrong-typed value would otherwise collide with base embeds=[]/files=[]
+                    # wrong-typed value would collide with base embeds=[]/files=[]; reject early
-                    # and raise an opaque TypeError from inside discord.py — reject it here
                     raise ValueError(
                         f"page key {key!r} has unexpected type {type(value).__name__}"
                     )
+                elif key == "content":
+                    if value is None:
+                        continue
+                    existing = kwargs["content"]
+                    kwargs["content"] = value if existing is None else f"{existing}\n{value}"
                 else:
                     kwargs[key] = value
         elif isinstance(formatted_page, str):
@@ -327,9 +309,8 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
         """rebuild the action row for the current page state
 
         nav=False (or a single page, max_pages < 2) drops prev/jump/next but keeps
-        the page's custom buttons and the cache button — cache renders whenever
+        custom and cache buttons; the cache button renders independent of nav
-        self.cache is truthy, independent of the nav row, so a single-page result
+        whenever self.cache is truthy.
-        with a cache still gets its cache button.
         """
         self.clear_items()
 
@@ -385,14 +366,11 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
     async def cache_button(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, _: discord.ui.Button) -> None:
         """prime the viewer's client mention cache, then refresh the current view
 
-        this is a mention-cache primer, not a data cache: discord clients render
+        a mention-cache primer, not a data cache: posts the page's mentions in a
-        <@id> as a raw id until the user is cached, so this posts the page's
+        throwaway ephemeral message (allowed_mentions=none(), tags render but no
-        mentions in a throwaway ephemeral message (allowed_mentions=none() — tags
+        ping fires) to force client resolution, waits cache_sleep seconds, then
-        render, no ping fires) to force resolution, waits cache_sleep seconds, then
+        re-edits so mentions display as names. expected discord failures (deleted
-        re-edits the message so mentions display as names.
+        message, no permission) are swallowed, like on_timeout.
-
-        expected discord failures (deleted message, no permission) are swallowed
-        like on_timeout — an expired/deleted message must not raise here.
         """
         await interaction.response.send_message(
             content=self.cache[self.current_page],
@@ -419,9 +397,8 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
     def reset_files(self, page_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """swap in a fresh discord.File per render so a re-render never reuses a sent one
 
-        discord.py closes a File's fp after every send/edit, making it single-use;
+        discord.py closes a File's fp after every send/edit; file.reset() raises
-        file.reset() raises once a path-backed File is actually closed, so rebuild a
+        once a path-backed File is actually closed, so rebuild from source instead.
-        new discord.File from the same source instead — cheap, and safe either way.
         """
         files = page_kwargs.get("files")
         if not files:
@@ -430,13 +407,9 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _fresh_file(file: discord.File) -> discord.File:
-        """build a new discord.File from an existing one's source
+        """build a new discord.File from an existing one's source: a path-backed
-
+        File (_owner=True) reopens from fp.name; a buffer-backed File (_owner=False)
-        a path-backed File (_owner=True) is reopened from fp.name, which stays
+        is never closed by discord.py, so its buffer is rewound and reused"""
-        readable after discord.py closes the handle. a buffer-backed File
-        (_owner=False) is never closed by discord.py, so its buffer is rewound and
-        reused directly.
-        """
         if file._owner:
             source = file.fp.name
         else:
@@ -454,9 +427,8 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
     ) -> Optional[Union[discord.Message, discord.WebhookMessage]]:
         """send the first page; obj is an Interaction or a Messageable"""
         kwargs = await self.get_page_kwargs(self.get_page(self.current_page))
-        # single page (max_pages < 2): update_buttons already drops the nav row but
+        # single page: update_buttons drops nav but keeps custom/cache buttons live;
-        # keeps custom/cache buttons — so a single page with either still renders
+        # only drop the view entirely below if neither is present
-        # them (live callbacks); only drop the view entirely if neither is present
         self.update_buttons()
 
         if self.max_pages < 2 and not self.current_page_buttons and not self.cache:
@@ -466,14 +438,14 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
         self.reset_files(kwargs)
 
         if isinstance(obj, discord.Interaction):
-            # ephemeral is an interaction-response concept; only these paths accept it
+            # ephemeral only applies to interaction-response paths
             if obj.response.is_done():
                 self.message = await obj.followup.send(**kwargs, ephemeral=self.ephemeral, **send_kwargs)
             else:
                 await obj.response.send_message(**kwargs, ephemeral=self.ephemeral, **send_kwargs)
                 self.message = await obj.original_response()
         elif isinstance(obj, Messageable):
-            # Messageable.send (a raw channel) has no ephemeral param — never pass it
+            # a raw channel's send has no ephemeral param; never pass it
             self.message = await obj.send(**kwargs, **send_kwargs)
         else:
             raise TypeError(f"expected Interaction or Messageable, got {obj.__class__.__name__}")
@@ -483,8 +455,8 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
     async def on_timeout(self) -> None:
         """delete the message on timeout when delete_message_after is set
 
-        only the expected discord failures (already deleted, or no permission) are
+        only expected discord failures (already deleted, no permission) are
-        swallowed; an unexpected error surfaces rather than being silently dropped.
+        swallowed; unexpected errors surface.
         """
         if not self.delete_message_after or self.message is None:
             return
@@ -493,8 +465,7 @@ class DPYPaginator(Generic[PageT_co], discord.ui.View):
         except (discord.NotFound, discord.Forbidden):
             pass
         except discord.HTTPException:
-            # fire-and-forget task; a transient failure must not surface as an
+            # best-effort cleanup task; log rather than raise into an unretrieved task
-            # unretrieved-task traceback on a best-effort cleanup
             log.warning("paginator on_timeout: failed to delete message", exc_info=True)