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+"""
+BitBake 'Command' module
+
+Provide an interface to interact with the bitbake server through 'commands'
+"""
+
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2007  Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+"""
+The bitbake server takes 'commands' from its UI/commandline.
+Commands are either synchronous or asynchronous.
+Async commands return data to the client in the form of events.
+Sync commands must only return data through the function return value
+and must not trigger events, directly or indirectly.
+Commands are queued in a CommandQueue
+"""
+
+import bb.event
+import bb.cooker
+
+class CommandCompleted(bb.event.Event):
+    pass
+
+class CommandExit(bb.event.Event):
+    def  __init__(self, exitcode):
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
+        self.exitcode = int(exitcode)
+
+class CommandFailed(CommandExit):
+    def __init__(self, message):
+        self.error = message
+        CommandExit.__init__(self, 1)
+
+class CommandError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+class Command:
+    """
+    A queue of asynchronous commands for bitbake
+    """
+    def __init__(self, cooker):
+        self.cooker = cooker
+        self.cmds_sync = CommandsSync()
+        self.cmds_async = CommandsAsync()
+
+        # FIXME Add lock for this
+        self.currentAsyncCommand = None
+
+    def runCommand(self, commandline, ro_only = False):
+        command = commandline.pop(0)
+        if hasattr(CommandsSync, command):
+            # Can run synchronous commands straight away
+            command_method = getattr(self.cmds_sync, command)
+            if ro_only:
+                if not hasattr(command_method, 'readonly') or False == getattr(command_method, 'readonly'):
+                    return None, "Not able to execute not readonly commands in readonly mode"
+            try:
+                if getattr(command_method, 'needconfig', False):
+                    self.cooker.updateCacheSync()
+                result = command_method(self, commandline)
+            except CommandError as exc:
+                return None, exc.args[0]
+            except (Exception, SystemExit):
+                import traceback
+                return None, traceback.format_exc()
+            else:
+                return result, None
+        if self.currentAsyncCommand is not None:
+            return None, "Busy (%s in progress)" % self.currentAsyncCommand[0]
+        if command not in CommandsAsync.__dict__:
+            return None, "No such command"
+        self.currentAsyncCommand = (command, commandline)
+        self.cooker.configuration.server_register_idlecallback(self.cooker.runCommands, self.cooker)
+        return True, None
+
+    def runAsyncCommand(self):
+        try:
+            if self.cooker.state in (bb.cooker.state.error, bb.cooker.state.shutdown, bb.cooker.state.forceshutdown):
+                # updateCache will trigger a shutdown of the parser
+                # and then raise BBHandledException triggering an exit
+                self.cooker.updateCache()
+                return False
+            if self.currentAsyncCommand is not None:
+                (command, options) = self.currentAsyncCommand
+                commandmethod = getattr(CommandsAsync, command)
+                needcache = getattr( commandmethod, "needcache" )
+                if needcache and self.cooker.state != bb.cooker.state.running:
+                    self.cooker.updateCache()
+                    return True
+                else:
+                    commandmethod(self.cmds_async, self, options)
+                    return False
+            else:
+                return False
+        except KeyboardInterrupt as exc:
+            self.finishAsyncCommand("Interrupted")
+            return False
+        except SystemExit as exc:
+            arg = exc.args[0]
+            if isinstance(arg, basestring):
+                self.finishAsyncCommand(arg)
+            else:
+                self.finishAsyncCommand("Exited with %s" % arg)
+            return False
+        except Exception as exc:
+            import traceback
+            if isinstance(exc, bb.BBHandledException):
+                self.finishAsyncCommand("")
+            else:
+                self.finishAsyncCommand(traceback.format_exc())
+            return False
+
+    def finishAsyncCommand(self, msg=None, code=None):
+        if msg or msg == "":
+            bb.event.fire(CommandFailed(msg), self.cooker.expanded_data)
+        elif code:
+            bb.event.fire(CommandExit(code), self.cooker.expanded_data)
+        else:
+            bb.event.fire(CommandCompleted(), self.cooker.expanded_data)
+        self.currentAsyncCommand = None
+        self.cooker.finishcommand()
+
+class CommandsSync:
+    """
+    A class of synchronous commands
+    These should run quickly so as not to hurt interactive performance.
+    These must not influence any running synchronous command.
+    """
+
+    def stateShutdown(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Trigger cooker 'shutdown' mode
+        """
+        command.cooker.shutdown(False)
+
+    def stateForceShutdown(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Stop the cooker
+        """
+        command.cooker.shutdown(True)
+
+    def getAllKeysWithFlags(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Returns a dump of the global state. Call with
+        variable flags to be retrieved as params.
+        """
+        flaglist = params[0]
+        return command.cooker.getAllKeysWithFlags(flaglist)
+    getAllKeysWithFlags.readonly = True
+
+    def getVariable(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Read the value of a variable from data
+        """
+        varname = params[0]
+        expand = True
+        if len(params) > 1:
+            expand = (params[1] == "True")
+
+        return command.cooker.data.getVar(varname, expand)
+    getVariable.readonly = True
+
+    def setVariable(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Set the value of variable in data
+        """
+        varname = params[0]
+        value = str(params[1])
+        command.cooker.data.setVar(varname, value)
+
+    def setConfig(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Set the value of variable in configuration
+        """
+        varname = params[0]
+        value = str(params[1])
+        setattr(command.cooker.configuration, varname, value)
+
+    def enableDataTracking(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Enable history tracking for variables
+        """
+        command.cooker.enableDataTracking()
+
+    def disableDataTracking(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Disable history tracking for variables
+        """
+        command.cooker.disableDataTracking()
+
+    def setPrePostConfFiles(self, command, params):
+        prefiles = params[0].split()
+        postfiles = params[1].split()
+        command.cooker.configuration.prefile = prefiles
+        command.cooker.configuration.postfile = postfiles
+    setPrePostConfFiles.needconfig = False
+
+    def getCpuCount(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Get the CPU count on the bitbake server
+        """
+        return bb.utils.cpu_count()
+    getCpuCount.readonly = True
+    getCpuCount.needconfig = False
+
+    def matchFile(self, command, params):
+        fMatch = params[0]
+        return command.cooker.matchFile(fMatch)
+    matchFile.needconfig = False
+
+    def generateNewImage(self, command, params):
+        image = params[0]
+        base_image = params[1]
+        package_queue = params[2]
+        timestamp = params[3]
+        description = params[4]
+        return command.cooker.generateNewImage(image, base_image,
+                        package_queue, timestamp, description)
+
+    def ensureDir(self, command, params):
+        directory = params[0]
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(directory)
+    ensureDir.needconfig = False
+
+    def setVarFile(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Save a variable in a file; used for saving in a configuration file
+        """
+        var = params[0]
+        val = params[1]
+        default_file = params[2]
+        op = params[3]
+        command.cooker.modifyConfigurationVar(var, val, default_file, op)
+    setVarFile.needconfig = False
+
+    def removeVarFile(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Remove a variable declaration from a file
+        """
+        var = params[0]
+        command.cooker.removeConfigurationVar(var)
+    removeVarFile.needconfig = False
+
+    def createConfigFile(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Create an extra configuration file
+        """
+        name = params[0]
+        command.cooker.createConfigFile(name)
+    createConfigFile.needconfig = False
+
+    def setEventMask(self, command, params):
+        handlerNum = params[0]
+        llevel = params[1]
+        debug_domains = params[2]
+        mask = params[3]
+        return bb.event.set_UIHmask(handlerNum, llevel, debug_domains, mask)
+    setEventMask.needconfig = False
+
+    def setFeatures(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Set the cooker features to include the passed list of features
+        """
+        features = params[0]
+        command.cooker.setFeatures(features)
+    setFeatures.needconfig = False
+    # although we change the internal state of the cooker, this is transparent since
+    # we always take and leave the cooker in state.initial
+    setFeatures.readonly = True
+
+    def updateConfig(self, command, params):
+        options = params[0]
+        environment = params[1]
+        command.cooker.updateConfigOpts(options, environment)
+    updateConfig.needconfig = False
+
+class CommandsAsync:
+    """
+    A class of asynchronous commands
+    These functions communicate via generated events.
+    Any function that requires metadata parsing should be here.
+    """
+
+    def buildFile(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Build a single specified .bb file
+        """
+        bfile = params[0]
+        task = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.buildFile(bfile, task)
+    buildFile.needcache = False
+
+    def buildTargets(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Build a set of targets
+        """
+        pkgs_to_build = params[0]
+        task = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.buildTargets(pkgs_to_build, task)
+    buildTargets.needcache = True
+
+    def generateDepTreeEvent(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Generate an event containing the dependency information
+        """
+        pkgs_to_build = params[0]
+        task = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.generateDepTreeEvent(pkgs_to_build, task)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    generateDepTreeEvent.needcache = True
+
+    def generateDotGraph(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Dump dependency information to disk as .dot files
+        """
+        pkgs_to_build = params[0]
+        task = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.generateDotGraphFiles(pkgs_to_build, task)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    generateDotGraph.needcache = True
+
+    def generateTargetsTree(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Generate a tree of buildable targets.
+        If klass is provided ensure all recipes that inherit the class are
+        included in the package list.
+        If pkg_list provided use that list (plus any extras brought in by
+        klass) rather than generating a tree for all packages.
+        """
+        klass = params[0]
+        pkg_list = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.generateTargetsTree(klass, pkg_list)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    generateTargetsTree.needcache = True
+
+    def findCoreBaseFiles(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Find certain files in COREBASE directory. i.e. Layers
+        """
+        subdir = params[0]
+        filename = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.findCoreBaseFiles(subdir, filename)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    findCoreBaseFiles.needcache = False
+
+    def findConfigFiles(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Find config files which provide appropriate values
+        for the passed configuration variable. i.e. MACHINE
+        """
+        varname = params[0]
+
+        command.cooker.findConfigFiles(varname)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    findConfigFiles.needcache = False
+
+    def findFilesMatchingInDir(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Find implementation files matching the specified pattern
+        in the requested subdirectory of a BBPATH
+        """
+        pattern = params[0]
+        directory = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.findFilesMatchingInDir(pattern, directory)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    findFilesMatchingInDir.needcache = False
+
+    def findConfigFilePath(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Find the path of the requested configuration file
+        """
+        configfile = params[0]
+
+        command.cooker.findConfigFilePath(configfile)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    findConfigFilePath.needcache = False
+
+    def showVersions(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Show the currently selected versions
+        """
+        command.cooker.showVersions()
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    showVersions.needcache = True
+
+    def showEnvironmentTarget(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Print the environment of a target recipe
+        (needs the cache to work out which recipe to use)
+        """
+        pkg = params[0]
+
+        command.cooker.showEnvironment(None, pkg)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    showEnvironmentTarget.needcache = True
+
+    def showEnvironment(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Print the standard environment
+        or if specified the environment for a specified recipe
+        """
+        bfile = params[0]
+
+        command.cooker.showEnvironment(bfile)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    showEnvironment.needcache = False
+
+    def parseFiles(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Parse the .bb files
+        """
+        command.cooker.updateCache()
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    parseFiles.needcache = True
+
+    def compareRevisions(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Parse the .bb files
+        """
+        if bb.fetch.fetcher_compare_revisions(command.cooker.data):
+            command.finishAsyncCommand(code=1)
+        else:
+            command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    compareRevisions.needcache = True
+
+    def triggerEvent(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Trigger a certain event
+        """
+        event = params[0]
+        bb.event.fire(eval(event), command.cooker.data)
+        command.currentAsyncCommand = None
+    triggerEvent.needcache = False
+
+    def resetCooker(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Reset the cooker to its initial state, thus forcing a reparse for
+        any async command that has the needcache property set to True
+        """
+        command.cooker.reset()
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    resetCooker.needcache = False
+