From eee4c697d51a9bee3dac45235a8e6819a34ca9f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Davies <jpds@ubuntu.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:18:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] * requestsync: Implemented sleeps to --lp bug reporting in
 case of a slow   Launchpad to stop mass bug filing (LP: #311289).

---
 debian/changelog |  2 ++
 requestsync      | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index eb32110..8959ba2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.51) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - Use optparse instead of getopt for option parsing.
     - Skip existing bug report check if python-launchpad-bugs is not
       installed.
+    - Implemented sleeps to --lp bug reporting in case of a slow
+      Launchpad to stop mass bug filing (LP: #311289).
 
  -- Jonathan Davies <jpds@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:51:55 +0000
 
diff --git a/requestsync b/requestsync
index 5a799cd..e24a2bb 100755
--- a/requestsync
+++ b/requestsync
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import urllib
 import urllib2
 from debian_bundle.changelog import Version
 from optparse import OptionParser
+from time import sleep
 
 # Use functions from ubuntu-dev-tools to create Launchpad cookie file.
 sys.path.append('/usr/share/ubuntu-dev-tools/')
@@ -339,12 +340,11 @@ def post_bug(source_package, subscribe, status, bugtitle, bugtext):
 
     try:
         import launchpadbugs.connector
+        from launchpadbugs.lpconstants import HTTPCONNECTION
     except ImportError:
         print >> sys.stderr, 'Importing launchpadbugs failed. Is python-launchpad-bugs installed?'
         return False
 
-    print "Using cookie file at", launchpad_cookiefile
-
     if source_package:
         product = {'name': source_package, 'target': 'ubuntu'}
     else:
@@ -366,20 +366,32 @@ def post_bug(source_package, subscribe, status, bugtitle, bugtext):
                 in_confirm_loop = False
                 break
             else:
-                print "Invalid answer"
+                print "Invalid answer."
 
     # Create bug
     Bug = launchpadbugs.connector.ConnectBug()
-    Bug.authentication = launchpad_cookiefile
+    # Force the usage of stable Launchpad.
+    Bug.set_connection_mode(HTTPCONNECTION.MODE.STABLE)
 
+    # Use our cookie file for authentication.
+    Bug.authentication = launchpad_cookiefile
+    print "Using LP cookie at: %s for authentication." % launchpad_cookiefile 
+
+    # Submit bug report.
     bug = Bug.New(product = product, summary = bugtitle, description = bugtext)
+    sleep(2) # Wait in case of slow Launchpad.
+
     try:
         bug.importance = 'Wishlist'
     except IOError, s:
         print "Warning: setting importance failed: %s" % s
+    
     bug.status = status
     bug.subscriptions.add(subscribe)
+    sleep(1) # Wait.
+
     bug.commit()
+    sleep(1) # Wait.
 
     print 'Sync request filed as bug #%i: https://launchpad.net/bugs/%i' % (bug.bugnumber, bug.bugnumber)