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+def tinder_http_post(server, selector, content_type, body):
+    import httplib
+    # now post it
+    for i in range(0,5):
+        try:
+            h = httplib.HTTP(server)
+            h.putrequest('POST', selector)
+            h.putheader('content-type', content_type)
+            h.putheader('content-length', str(len(body)))
+            h.endheaders()
+            h.send(body)
+            errcode, errmsg, headers = h.getreply()
+            #print errcode, errmsg, headers
+            return (errcode,errmsg, headers, h.file)
+        except:
+            print "Error sending the report!"
+            # try again
+            pass
+
+    # return some garbage
+    return (-1, "unknown", "unknown", None)
+
+def tinder_form_data(bound, dict, log):
+    output = []
+    # for each key in the dictionary
+    for name in dict:
+        assert dict[name]
+        output.append( "--" + bound )
+        output.append( 'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="%s"' % name )
+        output.append( "" )
+        output.append( dict[name] )
+    if log:
+        output.append( "--" + bound )
+        output.append( 'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="log"; filename="log.txt"' )
+        output.append( '' )
+        output.append( log )
+    output.append( '--' + bound + '--' )
+    output.append( '' )
+
+    return "\r\n".join(output)
+
+def tinder_time_string():
+    """
+    Return the time as GMT
+    """
+    return ""
+
+def tinder_format_http_post(d,status,log):
+    """
+    Format the Tinderbox HTTP post with the data needed
+    for the tinderbox to be happy.
+    """
+
+    import random
+
+    # the variables we will need to send on this form post
+    variables =  {
+        "tree"         : d.getVar('TINDER_TREE', True),
+        "machine_name" : d.getVar('TINDER_MACHINE', True),
+        "os"           : os.uname()[0],
+        "os_version"   : os.uname()[2],
+        "compiler"     : "gcc",
+        "clobber"      : d.getVar('TINDER_CLOBBER', True) or "0",
+        "srcdate"      : d.getVar('SRCDATE', True),
+        "PN"           : d.getVar('PN', True),
+        "PV"           : d.getVar('PV', True),
+        "PR"           : d.getVar('PR', True),
+        "FILE"         : d.getVar('FILE', True) or "N/A",
+        "TARGETARCH"   : d.getVar('TARGET_ARCH', True),
+        "TARGETFPU"    : d.getVar('TARGET_FPU', True) or "Unknown",
+        "TARGETOS"     : d.getVar('TARGET_OS', True) or "Unknown",
+        "MACHINE"      : d.getVar('MACHINE', True) or "Unknown",
+        "DISTRO"       : d.getVar('DISTRO', True) or "Unknown",
+        "zecke-rocks"  : "sure",
+    }
+
+    # optionally add the status
+    if status:
+        variables["status"] = str(status)
+
+    # try to load the machine id
+    # we only need on build_status.pl but sending it
+    # always does not hurt
+    try:
+        f = file(d.getVar('TMPDIR',True)+'/tinder-machine.id', 'r')
+        id = f.read()
+        variables['machine_id'] = id
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    # the boundary we will need
+    boundary = "----------------------------------%d" % int(random.random()*1000000000000)
+
+    # now format the body
+    body = tinder_form_data( boundary, variables, log )
+
+    return ("multipart/form-data; boundary=%s" % boundary),body
+
+
+def tinder_build_start(d):
+    """
+    Inform the tinderbox that a build is starting. We do this
+    by posting our name and tree to the build_start.pl script
+    on the server.
+    """
+
+    # get the body and type
+    content_type, body = tinder_format_http_post(d,None,None)
+    server = d.getVar('TINDER_HOST', True )
+    url    = d.getVar('TINDER_URL', True )
+
+    selector = url + "/xml/build_start.pl"
+
+    #print "selector %s and url %s" % (selector, url)
+
+    # now post it
+    errcode, errmsg, headers, h_file = tinder_http_post(server,selector,content_type, body)
+    #print errcode, errmsg, headers
+    report = h_file.read()
+
+    # now let us find the machine id that was assigned to us
+    search = "<machine id='"
+    report = report[report.find(search)+len(search):]
+    report = report[0:report.find("'")]
+
+    bb.note("Machine ID assigned by tinderbox: %s" % report )
+
+    # now we will need to save the machine number
+    # we will override any previous numbers
+    f = file(d.getVar('TMPDIR', True)+"/tinder-machine.id", 'w')
+    f.write(report)
+
+
+def tinder_send_http(d, status, _log):
+    """
+    Send this log as build status
+    """
+
+    # get the body and type
+    server = d.getVar('TINDER_HOST', True)
+    url    = d.getVar('TINDER_URL', True)
+
+    selector = url + "/xml/build_status.pl"
+
+    # now post it - in chunks of 10.000 charachters
+    new_log = _log
+    while len(new_log) > 0:
+        content_type, body = tinder_format_http_post(d,status,new_log[0:18000])
+        errcode, errmsg, headers, h_file = tinder_http_post(server,selector,content_type, body)
+        #print errcode, errmsg, headers
+        #print h.file.read()
+        new_log = new_log[18000:]
+
+
+def tinder_print_info(d):
+    """
+    Print the TinderBox Info
+        Including informations of the BaseSystem and the Tree
+        we use.
+    """
+
+    # get the local vars
+    time    = tinder_time_string()
+    ops     = os.uname()[0]
+    version = os.uname()[2]
+    url     = d.getVar( 'TINDER_URL' , True )
+    tree    = d.getVar( 'TINDER_TREE', True )
+    branch  = d.getVar( 'TINDER_BRANCH', True )
+    srcdate = d.getVar( 'SRCDATE', True )
+    machine = d.getVar( 'MACHINE', True )
+    distro  = d.getVar( 'DISTRO', True )
+    bbfiles = d.getVar( 'BBFILES', True )
+    tarch   = d.getVar( 'TARGET_ARCH', True )
+    fpu     = d.getVar( 'TARGET_FPU', True )
+    oerev   = d.getVar( 'OE_REVISION', True ) or "unknown"
+
+    # there is a bug with tipple quoted strings
+    # i will work around but will fix the original
+    # bug as well
+    output = []
+    output.append("== Tinderbox Info" )
+    output.append("Time: %(time)s" )
+    output.append("OS: %(ops)s" )
+    output.append("%(version)s" )
+    output.append("Compiler: gcc" )
+    output.append("Tinderbox Client: 0.1" )
+    output.append("Tinderbox Client Last Modified: yesterday" )
+    output.append("Tinderbox Protocol: 0.1" )
+    output.append("URL: %(url)s" )
+    output.append("Tree: %(tree)s" )
+    output.append("Config:" )
+    output.append("branch = '%(branch)s'" )
+    output.append("TARGET_ARCH = '%(tarch)s'" )
+    output.append("TARGET_FPU = '%(fpu)s'" )
+    output.append("SRCDATE = '%(srcdate)s'" )
+    output.append("MACHINE = '%(machine)s'" )
+    output.append("DISTRO = '%(distro)s'" )
+    output.append("BBFILES = '%(bbfiles)s'" )
+    output.append("OEREV = '%(oerev)s'" )
+    output.append("== End Tinderbox Client Info" )
+
+    # now create the real output
+    return "\n".join(output) % vars()
+
+
+def tinder_print_env():
+    """
+    Print the environment variables of this build
+    """
+    time_start = tinder_time_string()
+    time_end   = tinder_time_string()
+
+    # build the environment
+    env = ""
+    for var in os.environ:
+        env += "%s=%s\n" % (var, os.environ[var])
+
+    output = []
+    output.append( "---> TINDERBOX RUNNING env %(time_start)s" )
+    output.append( env )
+    output.append( "<--- TINDERBOX FINISHED (SUCCESS) %(time_end)s" )
+
+    return "\n".join(output) % vars()
+
+def tinder_tinder_start(d, event):
+    """
+    PRINT the configuration of this build
+    """
+
+    time_start = tinder_time_string()
+    config = tinder_print_info(d)
+    #env    = tinder_print_env()
+    time_end   = tinder_time_string()
+    packages = " ".join( event.getPkgs() ) 
+
+    output = []
+    output.append( "---> TINDERBOX PRINTING CONFIGURATION %(time_start)s" )
+    output.append( config )
+    #output.append( env    )
+    output.append( "<--- TINDERBOX FINISHED PRINTING CONFIGURATION %(time_end)s" )
+    output.append( "---> TINDERBOX BUILDING '%(packages)s'" )
+    output.append( "<--- TINDERBOX STARTING BUILD NOW" )
+
+    output.append( "" )
+
+    return "\n".join(output) % vars()
+
+def tinder_do_tinder_report(event):
+    """
+    Report to the tinderbox:
+        On the BuildStart we will inform the box directly
+        On the other events we will write to the TINDER_LOG and
+        when the Task is finished we will send the report.
+
+    The above is not yet fully implemented. Currently we send
+    information immediately. The caching/queuing needs to be
+    implemented. Also sending more or less information is not
+    implemented yet.
+
+    We have two temporary files stored in the TMP directory. One file
+    contains the assigned machine id for the tinderclient. This id gets
+    assigned when we connect the box and start the build process the second
+    file is used to workaround an EventHandler limitation. If BitBake is ran
+    with the continue option we want the Build to fail even if we get the
+    BuildCompleted Event. In this case we have to look up the status and
+    send it instead of 100/success.
+    """
+    import glob
+
+    # variables
+    name = bb.event.getName(event)
+    log  = ""
+    status = 1
+    # Check what we need to do Build* shows we start or are done
+    if name == "BuildStarted":
+        tinder_build_start(event.data)
+        log = tinder_tinder_start(event.data,event)
+
+        try:
+            # truncate the tinder log file
+            f = file(event.data.getVar('TINDER_LOG', True), 'w')
+            f.write("")
+            f.close()
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            # write a status to the file. This is needed for the -k option
+            # of BitBake
+            g = file(event.data.getVar('TMPDIR', True)+"/tinder-status", 'w')
+            g.write("")
+            g.close()
+        except IOError:
+            pass
+
+    # Append the Task-Log (compile,configure...) to the log file
+    # we will send to the server
+    if name == "TaskSucceeded" or name == "TaskFailed":
+        log_file = glob.glob("%s/log.%s.*" % (event.data.getVar('T', True), event.task))
+
+        if len(log_file) != 0:
+            to_file  = event.data.getVar('TINDER_LOG', True)
+            log     += "".join(open(log_file[0], 'r').readlines())
+
+    # set the right 'HEADER'/Summary for the TinderBox
+    if name == "TaskStarted":
+        log += "---> TINDERBOX Task %s started\n" % event.task
+    elif name == "TaskSucceeded":
+        log += "<--- TINDERBOX Task %s done (SUCCESS)\n" % event.task
+    elif name == "TaskFailed":
+        log += "<--- TINDERBOX Task %s failed (FAILURE)\n" % event.task
+    elif name == "PkgStarted":
+        log += "---> TINDERBOX Package %s started\n" % event.data.getVar('PF', True)
+    elif name == "PkgSucceeded":
+        log += "<--- TINDERBOX Package %s done (SUCCESS)\n" % event.data.getVar('PF', True)
+    elif name == "PkgFailed":
+        if not event.data.getVar('TINDER_AUTOBUILD', True) == "0":
+            build.exec_task('do_clean', event.data)
+        log += "<--- TINDERBOX Package %s failed (FAILURE)\n" % event.data.getVar('PF', True)
+        status = 200
+        # remember the failure for the -k case
+        h = file(event.data.getVar('TMPDIR', True)+"/tinder-status", 'w')
+        h.write("200")
+    elif name == "BuildCompleted":
+        log += "Build Completed\n"
+        status = 100
+        # Check if we have a old status...
+        try:
+            h = file(event.data.getVar('TMPDIR',True)+'/tinder-status', 'r')
+            status = int(h.read())
+        except:
+            pass
+
+    elif name == "MultipleProviders":
+        log += "---> TINDERBOX Multiple Providers\n"
+        log += "multiple providers are available (%s);\n" % ", ".join(event.getCandidates())
+        log += "consider defining PREFERRED_PROVIDER_%s\n" % event.getItem()
+        log += "is runtime: %d\n" % event.isRuntime()
+        log += "<--- TINDERBOX Multiple Providers\n"
+    elif name == "NoProvider":
+        log += "Error: No Provider for: %s\n" % event.getItem()
+        log += "Error:Was Runtime: %d\n" % event.isRuntime()
+        status = 200
+        # remember the failure for the -k case
+        h = file(event.data.getVar('TMPDIR', True)+"/tinder-status", 'w')
+        h.write("200")
+
+    # now post the log
+    if len(log) == 0:
+        return
+
+    # for now we will use the http post method as it is the only one
+    log_post_method = tinder_send_http
+    log_post_method(event.data, status, log)
+
+
+# we want to be an event handler
+addhandler tinderclient_eventhandler
+python tinderclient_eventhandler() {
+    if e.data is None or bb.event.getName(e) == "MsgNote":
+        return
+
+    do_tinder_report = e.data.getVar('TINDER_REPORT', True)
+    if do_tinder_report and do_tinder_report == "1":
+        tinder_do_tinder_report(e)
+
+    return
+}