added python argparser for command line arugments

Author: lamdav

src/FileUpdaterPDF.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import os.path
+import argparse
 from git import Repo, Actor
 from watchdog.observers import Observer
 from watchdog.events import PatternMatchingEventHandler
@@ -44,8 +45,10 @@ def process(self, event):
  print(event.src_path, event.event_type)
 
  # Copy the file to the destination
+ print("Copying files...", end="")
  for destination in self.destinations:
  shutil.copy(event.src_path, destination)
+ print("Done")
 
  # Push to master
  self.git_process()
@@ -55,22 +58,30 @@ def git_process(self):
  Push update to git.
  """
  # Setup Repo.
+ print("Getting Index...", end="")
  repo = Repo(self.git_directory)
  index = repo.index
+ print("Done")
 
  # Add files.
+ print("Adding files...", end="")
  index.add(self.destinations)
+ print("Done")
 
  # Commit.
+ print("Commiting...", end="")
  committer = Actor(self.author_name, self.author_email)
  index.commit(self.commit_message,
  author=committer, committer=committer)
+ print("Done")
 
  # Push.
+ print("Pushing to Git...", end="")
  for remote in repo.remotes:
  if (remote.name == "origin"):
  remote.push()
  break
+ print("Done")
 
  def on_modified(self, event):
  """
@@ -86,30 +97,34 @@ def on_created(self, event):
 
 
 def main():
- # Detect required arguments met.
- if (len(sys.argv) < 7):
- print("[ ERROR ] missing parameters")
- print(
- "FileUpdaterPDF.py author_name author_email commit_message /path/to/git/directory /path/to/watch/directory /path/to/destination/directory...")
- return
-
- # Parse arguments from command line.
- author_name = sys.argv[1]
- author_email = sys.argv[2]
- commit_message = sys.argv[3]
- git_directory = sys.argv[4]
- source_path = sys.argv[5]
- destinations = sys.argv[6:]
+ # Setup the argument parser.
+ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+ description="Watch a source directory for PDF modifications or creations, move PDF file to the destination directory, and push to Git")
+ parser.add_argument("-n", "--author_name",
+ help="author of the commit", required=True)
+ parser.add_argument("-e", "--author_email",
+ help="author's email", required=True)
+ parser.add_argument("-m", "--commit_message",
+ help="the message associated with the commit", required=True)
+ parser.add_argument("-g", "--git_directory",
+ help="the base Git directory of the destination", required=True)
+ parser.add_argument("-s", "--source_path",
+ help="the directory to watch", required=True)
+ parser.add_argument("-d", "--destinations",
+ help="the destination(s) of the file", nargs="+")
+
+ # Parse arguments.
+ arguments = parser.parse_args()
 
  # Run WatchDog with FileUpdaterPDF.
  observer = Observer()
  observer.schedule(FileUpdaterPDF(
- author_name, author_email, commit_message, git_directory, destinations), source_path)
+ arguments.author_name, arguments.author_email, arguments.commit_message, arguments.git_directory, arguments.destinations), arguments.source_path)
  observer.start()
 
  # Print some initial information.
- print("Observation starting...")
  print("Ctrl-C to stop")
+ print("Observation starting...")
 
  # Run indefinitely. Stop if Ctrl-C.
  try: