Add Colour.from_str factory method

This moves the command extension parsing code over to the main library
since it can be potentially useful for others.

discord/colour.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import colorsys
 import random
+import re
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
@@ -36,6 +37,44 @@ __all__ = (
     'Color',
 )
 
+RGB_REGEX = re.compile(r'rgb\s*\((?P<r>[0-9.]+%?)\s*,\s*(?P<g>[0-9.]+%?)\s*,\s*(?P<b>[0-9.]+%?)\s*\)')
+
+
+def parse_hex_number(argument: str) -> Colour:
+    arg = ''.join(i * 2 for i in argument) if len(argument) == 3 else argument
+    try:
+        value = int(arg, base=16)
+        if not (0 <= value <= 0xFFFFFF):
+            raise ValueError('hex number out of range for 24-bit colour')
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ValueError('invalid hex digit given') from None
+    else:
+        return Color(value=value)
+
+
+def parse_rgb_number(number: str) -> int:
+    if number[-1] == '%':
+        value = float(number[:-1])
+        if not (0 <= value <= 100):
+            raise ValueError('rgb percentage can only be between 0 to 100')
+        return round(255 * (value / 100))
+
+    value = int(number)
+    if not (0 <= value <= 255):
+        raise ValueError('rgb number can only be between 0 to 255')
+    return value
+
+
+def parse_rgb(argument: str, *, regex: re.Pattern[str] = RGB_REGEX) -> Colour:
+    match = regex.match(argument)
+    if match is None:
+        raise ValueError('invalid rgb syntax found')
+
+    red = parse_rgb_number(match.group('r'))
+    green = parse_rgb_number(match.group('g'))
+    blue = parse_rgb_number(match.group('b'))
+    return Color.from_rgb(red, green, blue)
+
 
 class Colour:
     """Represents a Discord role colour. This class is similar
@@ -130,6 +169,44 @@ class Colour:
         rgb = colorsys.hsv_to_rgb(h, s, v)
         return cls.from_rgb(*(int(x * 255) for x in rgb))
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_str(cls, value: str) -> Self:
+        """Constructs a :class:`Colour` from a string.
+
+        The following formats are accepted:
+
+        - ``0x<hex>``
+        - ``#<hex>``
+        - ``0x#<hex>``
+        - ``rgb(<number>, <number>, <number>)``
+
+        Like CSS, ``<number>`` can be either 0-255 or 0-100% and ``<hex>`` can be
+        either a 6 digit hex number or a 3 digit hex shortcut (e.g. #fff).
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.0
+
+        Raises
+        -------
+        ValueError
+            The string could not be converted into a colour.
+        """
+
+        if value[0] == '#':
+            return parse_hex_number(value[1:])
+
+        if value[0:2] == '0x':
+            rest = value[2:]
+            # Legacy backwards compatible syntax
+            if rest.startswith('#'):
+                return parse_hex_number(rest[1:])
+            return parse_hex_number(rest)
+
+        arg = value.lower()
+        if arg[0:3] == 'rgb':
+            return parse_rgb(arg)
+
+        raise ValueError('unknown colour format given')
+
     @classmethod
     def default(cls) -> Self:
         """A factory method that returns a :class:`Colour` with a value of ``0``."""

discord/ext/commands/converter.py

@@ -627,61 +627,15 @@ class ColourConverter(Converter[discord.Colour]):
         Added support for ``rgb`` function and 3-digit hex shortcuts
     """
 
-    RGB_REGEX = re.compile(r'rgb\s*\((?P<r>[0-9]{1,3}%?)\s*,\s*(?P<g>[0-9]{1,3}%?)\s*,\s*(?P<b>[0-9]{1,3}%?)\s*\)')
-
-    def parse_hex_number(self, argument: str) -> discord.Colour:
-        arg = ''.join(i * 2 for i in argument) if len(argument) == 3 else argument
+    async def convert(self, ctx: Context[BotT], argument: str) -> discord.Colour:
         try:
-            value = int(arg, base=16)
-            if not (0 <= value <= 0xFFFFFF):
-                raise BadColourArgument(argument)
+            return discord.Colour.from_str(argument)
         except ValueError:
-            raise BadColourArgument(argument)
-        else:
-            return discord.Color(value=value)
-
-    def parse_rgb_number(self, argument: str, number: str) -> int:
-        if number[-1] == '%':
-            value = int(number[:-1])
-            if not (0 <= value <= 100):
-                raise BadColourArgument(argument)
-            return round(255 * (value / 100))
-
-        value = int(number)
-        if not (0 <= value <= 255):
-            raise BadColourArgument(argument)
-        return value
-
-    def parse_rgb(self, argument: str, *, regex: re.Pattern[str] = RGB_REGEX) -> discord.Colour:
-        match = regex.match(argument)
-        if match is None:
-            raise BadColourArgument(argument)
-
-        red = self.parse_rgb_number(argument, match.group('r'))
-        green = self.parse_rgb_number(argument, match.group('g'))
-        blue = self.parse_rgb_number(argument, match.group('b'))
-        return discord.Color.from_rgb(red, green, blue)
-
-    async def convert(self, ctx: Context[BotT], argument: str) -> discord.Colour:
-        if argument[0] == '#':
-            return self.parse_hex_number(argument[1:])
-
-        if argument[0:2] == '0x':
-            rest = argument[2:]
-            # Legacy backwards compatible syntax
-            if rest.startswith('#'):
-                return self.parse_hex_number(rest[1:])
-            return self.parse_hex_number(rest)
-
-        arg = argument.lower()
-        if arg[0:3] == 'rgb':
-            return self.parse_rgb(arg)
-
-        arg = arg.replace(' ', '_')
-        method = getattr(discord.Colour, arg, None)
-        if arg.startswith('from_') or method is None or not inspect.ismethod(method):
-            raise BadColourArgument(arg)
-        return method()
+            arg = argument.lower().replace(' ', '_')
+            method = getattr(discord.Colour, arg, None)
+            if arg.startswith('from_') or method is None or not inspect.ismethod(method):
+                raise BadColourArgument(arg)
+            return method()
 
 
 ColorConverter = ColourConverter

tests/test_colour.py

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+"""
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015-present Rapptz
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import discord
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ('value', 'expected'),
+    [
+        ('0xFF1294', 0xFF1294),
+        ('0xff1294', 0xFF1294),
+        ('0xFFF', 0xFFFFFF),
+        ('0xfff', 0xFFFFFF),
+        ('#abcdef', 0xABCDEF),
+        ('#ABCDEF', 0xABCDEF),
+        ('#ABC', 0xAABBCC),
+        ('#abc', 0xAABBCC),
+        ('rgb(68,36,59)', 0x44243B),
+        ('rgb(26.7%, 14.1%, 23.1%)', 0x44243B),
+        ('rgb(20%, 24%, 56%)', 0x333D8F),
+        ('rgb(20%, 23.9%, 56.1%)', 0x333D8F),
+        ('rgb(51, 61, 143)', 0x333D8F),
+    ],
+)
+def test_from_str(value, expected):
+    assert discord.Colour.from_str(value) == discord.Colour(expected)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ('value'),
+    [
+        'not valid',
+        '0xYEAH',
+        '#YEAH',
+        '#yeah',
+        'yellow',
+        'rgb(-10, -20, -30)',
+        'rgb(30, -1, 60)',
+        'invalid(a, b, c)',
+        'rgb(',
+    ],
+)
+def test_from_str_failures(value):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        discord.Colour.from_str(value)