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+# Script utility functions
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Intel Corporation
+#
+# 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.
+
+import sys
+import os
+import logging
+import glob
+
+def logger_create(name):
+    logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+    loggerhandler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    loggerhandler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(levelname)s: %(message)s"))
+    logger.addHandler(loggerhandler)
+    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    return logger
+
+def logger_setup_color(logger, color='auto'):
+    from bb.msg import BBLogFormatter
+    console = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+    formatter = BBLogFormatter("%(levelname)s: %(message)s")
+    console.setFormatter(formatter)
+    logger.handlers = [console]
+    if color == 'always' or (color=='auto' and console.stream.isatty()):
+        formatter.enable_color()
+
+
+def load_plugins(logger, plugins, pluginpath):
+    import imp
+
+    def load_plugin(name):
+        logger.debug('Loading plugin %s' % name)
+        fp, pathname, description = imp.find_module(name, [pluginpath])
+        try:
+            return imp.load_module(name, fp, pathname, description)
+        finally:
+            if fp:
+                fp.close()
+
+    logger.debug('Loading plugins from %s...' % pluginpath)
+    for fn in glob.glob(os.path.join(pluginpath, '*.py')):
+        name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(fn))[0]
+        if name != '__init__':
+            plugin = load_plugin(name)
+            if hasattr(plugin, 'plugin_init'):
+                plugin.plugin_init(plugins)
+            plugins.append(plugin)
+
+def git_convert_standalone_clone(repodir):
+    """If specified directory is a git repository, ensure it's a standalone clone"""
+    import bb.process
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(repodir, '.git')):
+        alternatesfile = os.path.join(repodir, '.git', 'objects', 'info', 'alternates')
+        if os.path.exists(alternatesfile):
+            # This will have been cloned with -s, so we need to convert it so none
+            # of the contents is shared
+            bb.process.run('git repack -a', cwd=repodir)
+            os.remove(alternatesfile)
+
+def fetch_uri(d, uri, destdir, srcrev=None):
+    """Fetch a URI to a local directory"""
+    import bb.data
+    bb.utils.mkdirhier(destdir)
+    localdata = bb.data.createCopy(d)
+    localdata.setVar('BB_STRICT_CHECKSUM', '')
+    localdata.setVar('SRCREV', srcrev)
+    ret = (None, None)
+    olddir = os.getcwd()
+    try:
+        fetcher = bb.fetch2.Fetch([uri], localdata)
+        for u in fetcher.ud:
+            ud = fetcher.ud[u]
+            ud.ignore_checksums = True
+        fetcher.download()
+        fetcher.unpack(destdir)
+        for u in fetcher.ud:
+            ud = fetcher.ud[u]
+            if ud.method.recommends_checksum(ud):
+                md5value = bb.utils.md5_file(ud.localpath)
+                sha256value = bb.utils.sha256_file(ud.localpath)
+                ret = (md5value, sha256value)
+    finally:
+        os.chdir(olddir)
+    return ret
+