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+# pysh.py - command processing for pysh.
+#
+# Copyright 2007 Patrick Mezard
+#
+# This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
+
+import optparse
+import os
+import sys
+
+import interp
+
+SH_OPT = optparse.OptionParser(prog='pysh', usage="%prog [OPTIONS]", version='0.1')
+SH_OPT.add_option('-c', action='store_true', dest='command_string', default=None, 
+    help='A string that shall be interpreted by the shell as one or more commands')
+SH_OPT.add_option('--redirect-to', dest='redirect_to', default=None, 
+    help='Redirect script commands stdout and stderr to the specified file')
+# See utility_command in builtin.py about the reason for this flag.
+SH_OPT.add_option('--redirected', dest='redirected', action='store_true', default=False, 
+    help='Tell the interpreter that stdout and stderr are actually the same objects, which is really stdout')
+SH_OPT.add_option('--debug-parsing', action='store_true', dest='debug_parsing', default=False, 
+    help='Trace PLY execution')
+SH_OPT.add_option('--debug-tree', action='store_true', dest='debug_tree', default=False, 
+    help='Display the generated syntax tree.')
+SH_OPT.add_option('--debug-cmd', action='store_true', dest='debug_cmd', default=False, 
+    help='Trace command execution before parameters expansion and exit status.')
+SH_OPT.add_option('--debug-utility', action='store_true', dest='debug_utility', default=False, 
+    help='Trace utility calls, after parameters expansions')
+SH_OPT.add_option('--ast', action='store_true', dest='ast', default=False,
+    help='Encoded commands to execute in a subprocess')
+SH_OPT.add_option('--profile', action='store_true', default=False,
+    help='Profile pysh run')
+    
+    
+def split_args(args):
+    # Separate shell arguments from command ones
+    # Just stop at the first argument not starting with a dash. I know, this is completely broken,
+    # it ignores files starting with a dash or may take option values for command file. This is not
+    # supposed to happen for now
+    command_index = len(args)
+    for i,arg in enumerate(args):
+        if not arg.startswith('-'):
+            command_index = i
+            break
+            
+    return args[:command_index], args[command_index:]
+
+
+def fixenv(env):
+    path = env.get('PATH')
+    if path is not None:
+        parts = path.split(os.pathsep)
+        # Remove Windows utilities from PATH, they are useless at best and
+        # some of them (find) may be confused with other utilities.
+        parts = [p for p in parts if 'system32' not in p.lower()]
+        env['PATH'] = os.pathsep.join(parts)
+    if env.get('HOME') is None:
+        # Several utilities, including cvsps, cannot work without
+        # a defined HOME directory.
+        env['HOME'] = os.path.expanduser('~')
+    return env
+
+def _sh(cwd, shargs, cmdargs, options, debugflags=None, env=None):
+    if os.environ.get('PYSH_TEXT') != '1':
+        import msvcrt
+        for fp in (sys.stdin, sys.stdout, sys.stderr):
+            msvcrt.setmode(fp.fileno(), os.O_BINARY)
+
+    hgbin = os.environ.get('PYSH_HGTEXT') != '1'
+    
+    if debugflags is None:
+        debugflags = []
+        if options.debug_parsing:    debugflags.append('debug-parsing')
+        if options.debug_utility:    debugflags.append('debug-utility')
+        if options.debug_cmd:        debugflags.append('debug-cmd')
+        if options.debug_tree:       debugflags.append('debug-tree')
+    
+    if env is None:
+        env = fixenv(dict(os.environ))
+    if cwd is None:
+        cwd = os.getcwd()
+
+    if not cmdargs:
+        # Nothing to do
+        return 0
+
+    ast = None
+    command_file = None
+    if options.command_string:
+        input = cmdargs[0]
+        if not options.ast:
+            input += '\n'
+        else:
+            args, input = interp.decodeargs(input), None
+            env, ast = args
+            cwd = env.get('PWD', cwd)
+    else:
+        command_file = cmdargs[0]
+        arguments = cmdargs[1:]
+
+        prefix = interp.resolve_shebang(command_file, ignoreshell=True)
+        if prefix:
+            input = ' '.join(prefix + [command_file] + arguments)
+        else:
+            # Read commands from file
+            f = file(command_file)
+            try:
+                # Trailing newline to help the parser
+                input = f.read() + '\n'
+            finally:
+                f.close()
+    
+    redirect = None
+    try:
+        if options.redirected:
+            stdout = sys.stdout
+            stderr = stdout
+        elif options.redirect_to:
+            redirect = open(options.redirect_to, 'wb')
+            stdout = redirect
+            stderr = redirect
+        else:
+            stdout = sys.stdout
+            stderr = sys.stderr
+            
+        # TODO: set arguments to environment variables
+        opts = interp.Options()
+        opts.hgbinary = hgbin
+        ip = interp.Interpreter(cwd, debugflags, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr,
+                                opts=opts)
+        try:
+            # Export given environment in shell object
+            for k,v in env.iteritems():
+                ip.get_env().export(k,v)
+            return ip.execute_script(input, ast, scriptpath=command_file)
+        finally:
+            ip.close()
+    finally:
+        if redirect is not None:
+            redirect.close()
+
+def sh(cwd=None, args=None, debugflags=None, env=None):
+    if args is None:
+        args = sys.argv[1:]
+    shargs, cmdargs = split_args(args)
+    options, shargs = SH_OPT.parse_args(shargs)
+
+    if options.profile:
+        import lsprof
+        p = lsprof.Profiler()
+        p.enable(subcalls=True)
+        try:
+            return _sh(cwd, shargs, cmdargs, options, debugflags, env)
+        finally:
+            p.disable()
+            stats = lsprof.Stats(p.getstats())
+            stats.sort()
+            stats.pprint(top=10, file=sys.stderr, climit=5)
+    else:
+        return _sh(cwd, shargs, cmdargs, options, debugflags, env)
+            
+def main():
+    sys.exit(sh())
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    main()