- add osc branch command, using the branch API call to branch a package to

home:poeml:branches:PRJ/PKG

osc/commandline.py

@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
             return 1
         aggregate_pac(src_project, src_package, dst_project, dst_package)
 
+
     @cmdln.option('-c', '--client-side-copy', action='store_true',
                         help='do a (slower) client-side copy')
     @cmdln.option('-k', '--keep-maintainers', action='store_true',
@@ -663,6 +664,29 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
         print r
 
 
+    def do_branch(self, subcmd, opts, prj, pkg):
+        """${cmd_name}: Branch a package
+
+        Create a source link from a package of an existing project to a new
+        subproject of the requesters home project (home:branches:)
+
+        The branched package will live in
+            home:USERNAME:branches:PROJECT/PACKAGE
+        
+        usage: 
+            osc branch SOURCEPRJ SOURCEPKG
+        ${cmd_option_list}
+        """
+
+        r = branch_pkg(conf.config['apiurl'], prj, pkg)
+        if self.options.debug:
+            print r
+
+        print 'A working copy of the branched package can be checked out with\n' \
+              'osc checkout home:%s:branches:%s %s' \
+                      % (conf.config['user'], prj, pkg)
+
+
     def do_deletepac(self, subcmd, opts, project, *pkgs):
         """${cmd_name}: Delete packages on the repository server
 

osc/core.py

@@ -2333,6 +2333,17 @@ def aggregate_pac(src_project, src_package, dst_project, dst_package):
     http_PUT(u, data=aggregate_template)
     print 'Done.'
 
+def branch_pkg(apiurl, src_project, src_package):
+    """
+    Branch a package (via API call)
+    """
+    u = makeurl(conf.config['apiurl'], 
+                ['source', src_project, src_package], 
+                query='cmd=branch')
+    f = http_POST(u)
+    return f.read()
+
+
 def copy_pac(src_apiurl, src_project, src_package, 
              dst_apiurl, dst_project, dst_package,
              client_side_copy = False,