Added more archive-related functions:
- Fetch the last post to the list
- Fetch date/author/subject of the last post to the list
- Fetch message count
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### G L O B A L H E L P E R F U N C T I O N S
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require 'pathname'
require 'readline'
require 'open3'
# Set some ANSI escape code constants (Shamelessly stolen from Perl's
# Term::ANSIColor by Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu> and Zenin <zenin@best.com>
ANSI_ATTRIBUTES = {
'clear' => 0,
'reset' => 0,
'bold' => 1,
'dark' => 2,
'underline' => 4,
'underscore' => 4,
'blink' => 5,
'reverse' => 7,
'concealed' => 8,
'black' => 30, 'on_black' => 40,
'red' => 31, 'on_red' => 41,
'green' => 32, 'on_green' => 42,
'yellow' => 33, 'on_yellow' => 43,
'blue' => 34, 'on_blue' => 44,
'magenta' => 35, 'on_magenta' => 45,
'cyan' => 36, 'on_cyan' => 46,
'white' => 37, 'on_white' => 47
}
CLEAR_TO_EOL = "\e[K"
CLEAR_CURRENT_LINE = "\e[2K"
### Output a logging message
def log( *msg )
output = colorize( msg.flatten.join(' '), 'cyan' )
$deferr.puts( output )
end
### Output a logging message if tracing is on
def trace( *msg )
return unless $trace
output = colorize( msg.flatten.join(' '), 'yellow' )
$deferr.puts( output )
end
### Run the specified command +cmd+ with system(), failing if the execution
### fails.
def run( *cmd )
cmd.flatten!
log( cmd.collect {|part| part =~ /\s/ ? part.inspect : part} )
if $dryrun
$deferr.puts "(dry run mode)"
else
system( *cmd )
unless $?.success?
fail "Command failed: [%s]" % [cmd.join(' ')]
end
end
end
### Open a pipe to a process running the given +cmd+ and call the given block with it.
def pipeto( *cmd )
$DEBUG = true
cmd.flatten!
log( "Opening a pipe to: ", cmd.collect {|part| part =~ /\s/ ? part.inspect : part} )
if $dryrun
$deferr.puts "(dry run mode)"
else
open( '|-', 'w+' ) do |io|
# Parent
if io
yield( io )
# Child
else
exec( *cmd )
fail "Command failed: [%s]" % [cmd.join(' ')]
end
end
end
end
### Download the file at +sourceuri+ via HTTP and write it to +targetfile+.
def download( sourceuri, targetfile )
oldsync = $defout.sync
$defout.sync = true
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
targetpath = Pathname.new( targetfile )
log "Downloading %s to %s" % [sourceuri, targetfile]
targetpath.open( File::WRONLY|File::TRUNC|File::CREAT, 0644 ) do |ofh|
url = URI.parse( sourceuri )
downloaded = false
limit = 5
until downloaded or limit.zero?
Net::HTTP.start( url.host, url.port ) do |http|
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new( url.path )
http.request( req ) do |res|
if res.is_a?( Net::HTTPSuccess )
log "Downloading..."
res.read_body do |buf|
ofh.print( buf )
end
downloaded = true
puts "done."
elsif res.is_a?( Net::HTTPRedirection )
url = URI.parse( res['location'] )
log "...following redirection to: %s" % [ url ]
limit -= 1
sleep 0.2
next
else
res.error!
end
end
end
end
end
return targetpath
ensure
$defout.sync = oldsync
end
### Return the fully-qualified path to the specified +program+ in the PATH.
def which( program )
ENV['PATH'].split(/:/).
collect {|dir| Pathname.new(dir) + program }.
find {|path| path.exist? && path.executable? }
end
### Create a string that contains the ANSI codes specified and return it
def ansi_code( *attributes )
attributes.flatten!
attributes.collect! {|at| at.to_s }
# $deferr.puts "Returning ansicode for TERM = %p: %p" %
# [ ENV['TERM'], attributes ]
return '' unless /(?:vt10[03]|xterm(?:-color)?|linux|screen)/i =~ ENV['TERM']
attributes = ANSI_ATTRIBUTES.values_at( *attributes ).compact.join(';')
# $deferr.puts " attr is: %p" % [attributes]
if attributes.empty?
return ''
else
return "\e[%sm" % attributes
end
end
### Colorize the given +string+ with the specified +attributes+ and return it, handling
### line-endings, color reset, etc.
def colorize( *args )
string = ''
if block_given?
string = yield
else
string = args.shift
end
ending = string[/(\s)$/] || ''
string = string.rstrip
return ansi_code( args.flatten ) + string + ansi_code( 'reset' ) + ending
end
### Output the specified <tt>msg</tt> as an ANSI-colored error message
### (white on red).
def error_message( msg, details='' )
$deferr.puts colorize( 'bold', 'white', 'on_red' ) { msg } + details
end
alias :error :error_message
### Highlight and embed a prompt control character in the given +string+ and return it.
def make_prompt_string( string )
return CLEAR_CURRENT_LINE + colorize( 'bold', 'green' ) { string + ' ' }
end
### Output the specified <tt>prompt_string</tt> as a prompt (in green) and
### return the user's input with leading and trailing spaces removed. If a
### test is provided, the prompt will repeat until the test returns true.
### An optional failure message can also be passed in.
def prompt( prompt_string, failure_msg="Try again." ) # :yields: response
prompt_string.chomp!
prompt_string << ":" unless /\W$/.match( prompt_string )
response = nil
begin
prompt = make_prompt_string( prompt_string )
response = Readline.readline( prompt ) || ''
response.strip!
if block_given? && ! yield( response )
error_message( failure_msg + "\n\n" )
response = nil
end
end while response.nil?
return response
end
### Prompt the user with the given <tt>prompt_string</tt> via #prompt,
### substituting the given <tt>default</tt> if the user doesn't input
### anything. If a test is provided, the prompt will repeat until the test
### returns true. An optional failure message can also be passed in.
def prompt_with_default( prompt_string, default, failure_msg="Try again." )
response = nil
begin
response = prompt( "%s [%s]" % [ prompt_string, default ] )
response = default if response.empty?
if block_given? && ! yield( response )
error_message( failure_msg + "\n\n" )
response = nil
end
end while response.nil?
return response
end
### Display a description of a potentially-dangerous task, and prompt
### for confirmation. If the user answers with anything that begins
### with 'y', yield to the block, else raise with an error.
def ask_for_confirmation( description )
puts description
answer = prompt_with_default( "Continue?", 'n' ) do |input|
input =~ /^[yn]/i
end
case answer
when /^y/i
yield
else
error "Aborted."
fail
end
end
### Search line-by-line in the specified +file+ for the given +regexp+, returning the
### first match, or nil if no match was found. If the +regexp+ has any capture groups,
### those will be returned in an Array, else the whole matching line is returned.
def find_pattern_in_file( regexp, file )
rval = nil
File.open( file, 'r' ).each do |line|
if (( match = regexp.match(line) ))
rval = match.captures.empty? ? match[0] : match.captures
break
end
end
return rval
end
### Search line-by-line in the output of the specified +cmd+ for the given +regexp+,
### returning the first match, or nil if no match was found. If the +regexp+ has any
### capture groups, those will be returned in an Array, else the whole matching line
### is returned.
def find_pattern_in_pipe( regexp, *cmd )
output = []
Open3.popen3( *cmd ) do |stdin, stdout, stderr|
stdin.close
output << stdout.gets until stdout.eof?
output << stderr.gets until stderr.eof?
end
result = output.find { |line| regexp.match(line) }
return $1 || result
end
### Extract all the non Rake-target arguments from ARGV and return them.
def get_target_args
args = ARGV.reject {|arg| Rake::Task.task_defined?(arg) }
return args
end
require 'rubygems/dependency_installer'
require 'rubygems/source_index'
require 'rubygems/requirement'
require 'rubygems/doc_manager'
### Install the specified +gems+ if they aren't already installed.
def install_gems( *gems )
gems.flatten!
defaults = Gem::DependencyInstaller::DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge({
:generate_rdoc => true,
:generate_ri => true,
:install_dir => Gem.dir,
:format_executable => false,
:test => false,
:version => Gem::Requirement.default,
})
# Check for root
if Process.euid != 0
$stderr.puts "This probably won't work, as you aren't root, but I'll try anyway"
end
gemindex = Gem::SourceIndex.from_installed_gems
gems.each do |gemname|
if (( specs = gemindex.search(gemname) )) && ! specs.empty?
log "Version %s of %s is already installed; skipping..." %
[ specs.first.version, specs.first.name ]
next
end
log "Trying to install #{gemname.inspect}..."
installer = Gem::DependencyInstaller.new
installer.install( gemname )
installer.installed_gems.each do |spec|
log "Installed: %s" % [ spec.full_name ]
end
end
end