# Copyright (C) 2011, Stefano Rivera # # Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any # purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above # copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. # # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES # WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF # MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR # ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES # WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN # ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. import json import os import httplib2 class RDependsException(Exception): pass def query_rdepends(package, release, arch, server="http://qa.ubuntuwire.org/rdepends"): """Look up a packages reverse-dependencies on the Ubuntuwire Reverse- webservice """ url = os.path.join(server, "v1", release, arch, package) response, data = httplib2.Http().request(url) if response.status != 200: raise RDependsException(data.strip()) return json.loads(data)