#!/usr/bin/python # # Simple utility script to manipulate # certain types of strings in a file # # Author: Fan, Chun-wei # Date: September 03, 2014 import os import sys import re import string import argparse valid_actions = ['remove-prefix', 'replace-var', 'replace-str', 'remove-str'] def replace(src, dest, instring, outstring): with open(src, 'r') as s: with open(dest, 'w') as d: for line in s: i = line.replace(instring, outstring) d.write(i) def check_required_args(args, params): for param in params: if getattr(args, param, None) is None: raise SystemExit('%s: error: --%s argument is required' % (__file__, param)) def warn_ignored_args(args, params): for param in params: if getattr(args, param, None) is not None: print('%s: warning: --%s argument is ignored' % (__file__, param)) def main(argv): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Process strings in a file.') parser.add_argument('-a', '--action', help='Action to carry out. Can be one of:\n' 'remove-prefix\n' 'replace-var\n' 'replace-str\n' 'remove-str', choices=valid_actions) parser.add_argument('-i', '--input', help='Input file') parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', help='Output file') parser.add_argument('--instring', help='String to replace or remove') parser.add_argument('--var', help='Autotools variable name to replace') parser.add_argument('--outstring', help='New String to replace specified string or variable') parser.add_argument('--removeprefix', help='Prefix of string to remove') args = parser.parse_args() input_string = '' output_string = '' # We must have action, input, output for all operations check_required_args(args, ['action','input','output']) # Build the arguments by the operation that is to be done, # to be fed into replace() # Get rid of prefixes from a string if args.action == 'remove-prefix': check_required_args(args, ['instring','removeprefix']) warn_ignored_args(args, ['outstring','var']) input_string = args.removeprefix + args.instring output_string = args.instring # Replace an m4-style variable (those surrounded by @...@) if args.action == 'replace-var': check_required_args(args, ['var','outstring']) warn_ignored_args(args, ['instring','removeprefix']) input_string = '@' + args.var + '@' output_string = args.outstring # Replace a string if args.action == 'replace-str': check_required_args(args, ['instring','outstring']) warn_ignored_args(args, ['var','removeprefix']) input_string = args.instring output_string = args.outstring # Remove a string if args.action == 'remove-str': check_required_args(args, ['instring']) warn_ignored_args(args, ['var','outstring','removeprefix']) input_string = args.instring output_string = '' replace(args.input, args.output, input_string, output_string) if __name__ == '__main__': sys.exit(main(sys.argv))