ubuntu-dev-tools/ubuntutools/misc.py

#
# misc.py - misc functions for the Ubuntu Developer Tools scripts.
#
# Copyright (C) 2008,      Jonathan Davies <jpds@ubuntu.com>,
#               2008-2009, Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals <rainct@ubuntu.com>,
#               2010,      Stefano Rivera <stefanor@ubuntu.com>
#               2011,      Evan Broder <evan@ebroder.net>
#
# ##################################################################
#
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#
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# Modules.
import locale
import os
import sys
from subprocess import check_output, CalledProcessError

import distro_info

from ubuntutools.lp.udtexceptions import PocketDoesNotExistError

_system_distribution_chain = []


def system_distribution_chain():
    """ system_distribution_chain() -> [string]

    Detect the system's distribution as well as all of its parent
    distributions and return them as a list of strings, with the
    system distribution first (and the greatest grandparent last). If
    the distribution chain can't be determined, print an error message
    and return an empty list.
    """
    global _system_distribution_chain
    if len(_system_distribution_chain) == 0:
        try:
            vendor = check_output(('dpkg-vendor', '--query', 'Vendor'),
                                   encoding='utf-8').strip()
            _system_distribution_chain.append(vendor)
        except CalledProcessError:
            print('Error: Could not determine what distribution you are running.')
            return []

        while True:
            try:
                parent = check_output((
                    'dpkg-vendor', '--vendor', _system_distribution_chain[-1],
                    '--query', 'Parent'), encoding='utf-8').strip()
            except CalledProcessError:
                # Vendor has no parent
                break
            _system_distribution_chain.append(parent)

    return _system_distribution_chain


def system_distribution():
    """ system_distro() -> string

    Detect the system's distribution and return it as a string. If the
    name of the distribution can't be determined, print an error message
    and return None.
    """
    return system_distribution_chain()[0]


def host_architecture():
    """ host_architecture -> string

    Detect the host's architecture and return it as a string. If the
    architecture can't be determined, print an error message and return None.
    """

    try:
        arch = check_output(('dpkg', '--print-architecture'),
                            encoding='utf-8').strip()
    except CalledProcessError:
        arch = None

    if not arch or 'not found' in arch:
        print('Error: Not running on a Debian based system; '
              'could not detect its architecture.')
        return None

    return arch


def readlist(filename, uniq=True):
    """ readlist(filename, uniq) -> list

    Read a list of words from the indicated file. If 'uniq' is True, filter
    out duplicated words.
    """

    if not os.path.isfile(filename):
        print('File "%s" does not exist.' % filename)
        return False

    content = open(filename).read().replace('\n', ' ').replace(',', ' ')

    if not content.strip():
        print('File "%s" is empty.' % filename)
        return False

    items = [item for item in content.split() if item]

    if uniq:
        items = list(set(items))

    return items


def split_release_pocket(release, default='Release'):
    '''Splits the release and pocket name.

    If the argument doesn't contain a pocket name then the 'Release' pocket
    is assumed.

    Returns the release and pocket name.
    '''
    pocket = default

    if release is None:
        raise ValueError('No release name specified')

    if '-' in release:
        (release, pocket) = release.rsplit('-', 1)
        pocket = pocket.capitalize()

        if pocket not in ('Release', 'Security', 'Updates', 'Proposed', 'Backports'):
            raise PocketDoesNotExistError("Pocket '%s' does not exist." % pocket)

    return (release, pocket)


def require_utf8():
    '''Can be called by programs that only function in UTF-8 locales'''
    if locale.getpreferredencoding() != 'UTF-8':
        print("This program only functions in a UTF-8 locale. Aborting.", file=sys.stderr)
        sys.exit(1)


_vendor_to_distroinfo = {"Debian": distro_info.DebianDistroInfo,
                         "Ubuntu": distro_info.UbuntuDistroInfo}


def vendor_to_distroinfo(vendor):
    """ vendor_to_distroinfo(string) -> DistroInfo class

    Convert a string name of a distribution into a DistroInfo subclass
    representing that distribution, or None if the distribution is
    unknown.
    """
    return _vendor_to_distroinfo.get(vendor)


def codename_to_distribution(codename):
    """ codename_to_distribution(string) -> string

    Finds a given release codename in your distribution's genaology
    (i.e. looking at the current distribution and its parents), or
    print an error message and return None if it can't be found
    """
    for distro in system_distribution_chain() + ["Ubuntu", "Debian"]:
        info = vendor_to_distroinfo(distro)
        if not info:
            continue

        if info().valid(codename):
            return distro