buildout.eggtractor
===================
Q: What is a buildout extension ?
A: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zc.buildout#extensions
The problem
-----------
When developing zope/plone eggs with buildout I have to edit the buildout
configuration file ( in 3 places ) each time I create/delete/rename a
development egg in the ``src`` directory or in other development directories
(sometime I have more than one).
I have to add/delete/rename the egg in the ``eggs`` option of the
``[buildout]`` and then add/delete/rename the egg path in the ``develop`` option
of the ``[buildout]`` and in the end add/delete/rename the ``zcml`` option of
the zope ``[instance]`` or in the ``configure.zcml`` file of my policy package.
This is too much specially when the speed is set to development mode. I need a
less boring way to develop.
Solution
--------
``buildout.eggtractor`` is a buildout extension that scans the ``src``
directory or a list of directories I give for eggs and picks them up
automatically. So no more editing of the buildout's configuration file.
When ``buildout.eggtractor`` finds an egg in the scanned directory it::
1. adds the egg to the ``eggs`` option of all zope instance parts or
to a set of given parts
2. adds the egg's path in the ``develop`` option of the ``[buildout]``
3. If ``tractor-autoload-zcml`` is not given or set to other thing than
false, scans the egg folder for ``configure.zcml``, ``meta.zcml`` and
``overrides.zcml`` and adds the appropriate zcml entries to the ``zcml``
option of the zope instance parts or to a set of given parts.
This steps are done on the fly when running buildout. So I can add/delete/rename
an egg and it will be picked up.
NOTE: The extension does not write to the buildout's configuration file.
buildout.eggtractor options
---------------------------
tractor-src-directory:
A set of directories to scan for development eggs. Defaults to the ``src``
directory of the buildout.
tractor-target-parts:
A set of parts to update their ``eggs`` option with eggs found in the
``tractor-src-directory``. Defaults to zope instance parts if any.
tractor-autoload-zcml(boolean):
Update the ``zcml`` option of ``tractor-target-parts`` with the eggs found
in ``tractor-src-directory``. Defaults to true
tractor-zcml-top:
A set of eggs to load their zcml files first. Defaults to an empty set.
How to use it
-------------
Using ``buildout.eggtractor`` is very simple. As said, it is a buildout
extension. All I have to do is to declare it in the ``extensions`` option::
[buildout]
parts =
extensions = buildout.eggtractor
That's all. ``buildout.eggtractor`` will scan the ``src`` directory and do its
job every time I run the buildout command.
When I have other directories I want to scan I just add an
``tractor-src-directory`` option in the ``[buildout]`` and add my directories
there::
[buildout]
parts =
extensions = buildout.eggtractor
tractor-src-directory =
dev-src1
dev-src2
src
In a few cases when the priority of loading zcml files matters. I add the egg to
be loaded first in the ``tractor-zcml-top`` option in the ``[buildout]``::
[buildout]
parts =
extensions = buildout.eggtractor
tractor-src-directory =
dev-src1
dev-src2
src
tractor-zcml-top =
plone.app.mypackage1
If I want to add the eggs found in the development directories to the eggs
option of a given set of parts, I add a ``tractor-target-parts`` option
and add the parts there::
[buildout]
parts = instance1 instance2 instance3
extensions = buildout.eggtractor
tractor-target-parts = instance1 instance3
This way only instance1 and instance3 will be updated.
If I have already other way to include the zcml files (ie: z3c.autoinclude)
and don't want ``eggtractor`` to generate the zcml slugs, I add an
``tractor-autoload-zcml`` option and set it to ``false``
In most cases you will only need to add ``buildout.eggtractor`` to the
``extensions`` option of the ``[buildout]`` without any extra configuration
options.
LIMITATION
----------
The extension assumes that the egg name reflects its file system structure
example: if the egg name is com.mustap.www the extension assumes that the file
system structure is one of the following::
1. com.mustap.www/src/com/mustap/www
2. com.mustap.www/com/mustap/www
This is where the extension looks for configure.zcml, meta.zcml and
overrides.zcml files.
If the egg name has nothing to do with how it is structured on the system,
the extension will ignore it.
XXX: I guess walking through the directory is better than this assumption.
In my case this is not a limitation as I choose my egg names that way.
Mustapha
email: mustap_at_gmail_com
web: http://www.mustap.com
Change history
==============
0.6 (2008-10-29)
----------------
- fixed install problem on windows:
http://plone.org/support/forums#nabble-f293351
- split buildout configuration values before we test if an egg was
added already. using 'in' with a string doen't work if an egg's
name is a substring of an already added egg (e.g. plone.app.content
after plone.app.contentmenu).
[csenger]
- sort output of os.listdir (it's order is undefined) to make
debugging easier.
[csenger]
0.5 (2008-04-30)
----------------
- Refactoring
Added tractor-target-parts option
Added tractor-autoload-zcml option
Updated documentation
Updated tests: need more tests
[mustapha]
0.4 (2008-04-27)
----------------
- Made sure the configure.zcml is added to package includes if a meta.zcml or
overrides.zcml in the same packages have already been found.
[hannosch]
0.3 (2008-04-27)
----------------
- Use a new line as a separator for added entries. A space makes buildout
think it has to deal with a version specifier.
[hannosch]
0.2 (2008-04-27)
----------------
- Added support for automatically finding multiple instances.
[hannosch]
- Better use the recipe name for finding the instance, as this is less likely
to conflict.
[hannosch]
0.1 (2008-04-27)
----------------
- Whitespace fixes.
[hannosch]
- Created recipe with ZopeSkel.
[mustapha]
Detailed Documentation
======================
Tests for buildout.eggtractor buildout extension
------------------------------------------------
Let's create a buildout configuration file::
>>> data = """
... [buildout]
... parts = zope2 instance1 instance2
... extensions = buildout.eggtractor
... eggs =
... develop =
... [instance1]
... recipe = plone.recipe.zope2instance
... zope2-location = ${zope2:location}
... user = admin:admin
... [instance2]
... recipe = plone.recipe.zope2instance
... zope2-location = ${zope2:location}
... user = admin:admin
... [zope2]
... recipe = plone.recipe.zope2install
... url = http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.9.8/Zope-2.9.8-final.tgz
... """
>>> rmdir(tempdir, 'buildout.test')
>>> cd(tempdir)
>>> sh('mkdir buildout.test')
mkdir buildout.test
<BLANKLINE>
>>> cd('buildout.test')
>>> touch('buildout.cfg', data=data)
>>> ls('.')
buildout.cfg
run the buildout first time so wget our zope instances::
>>> sh('buildout bootstrap')
buildout bootstrap
Creating directory '/tmp/buildout.test/bin'.
Creating directory '/tmp/buildout.test/parts'.
Creating directory '/tmp/buildout.test/develop-eggs'.
Generated script '/tmp/buildout.test/bin/buildout'.
<BLANKLINE>
>>> sh('bin/buildout')
bin/buildout
...
Installing instance1.
Generated script '/tmp/buildout.test/bin/instance1'.
Generated script '/tmp/buildout.test/bin/repozo'.
Installing instance2.
Generated script '/tmp/buildout.test/bin/instance2'.
<BLANKLINE>
<BLANKLINE>
Now let's create an egg in the src directory::
>>> sh("paster create --no-interactive -o src -t plone_app com.mustap.www namespace_package=com namespace_package2=mustap package=www")
paster create --no-interactive -o src -t plone_app com.mustap.www namespace_package=com namespace_package2=mustap package=www
...
...setup.py egg_info
<BLANKLINE>
Ok, so now that we have an egg, lets run the buildout in offline mode. We
should get a link file in develop-egg, a zcml slugs in
parts/instance1/etc/package-includes and parts/instance2/etc/package-includes
and a line with the path to our egg in the bin/instance1 and bin/instance2
files.
First we check that there is nothing of the previous mentioned things::
>>> ls('develop-eggs')
>>> ls('parts/instance1/etc/package-includes')
No directory named parts/instance1/etc/package-includes
>>> ls('parts/instance2/etc/package-includes')
No directory named parts/instance2/etc/package-includes
>>> sh('grep com.mustap.www bin/instance1')
grep com.mustap.www bin/instance1
<BLANKLINE>
>>> sh('grep com.mustap.www bin/instance2')
grep com.mustap.www bin/instance2
<BLANKLINE>
OK, now run the buildout in offline mode::
>>> sh('./bin/buildout -o')
./bin/buildout -o
...
Check that we have a correct created buildout. First check that we have
a link in the develop-eggs directory::
>>> ls('develop-eggs')
com.mustap.www.egg-link
Check that we have our zcml slugs in the package-includes::
>>> ls('parts', 'instance1', 'etc', 'package-includes')
001-com.mustap.www-configure.zcml
>>> ls('parts', 'instance2', 'etc', 'package-includes')
001-com.mustap.www-configure.zcml
and in the end check that there is a line in bin/instance1 and bin/instance1
that includes our egg in the path::
>>> cat('bin', 'instance1')
#!/usr/bin/python2.4
...
sys.path[0:0] = [
'/tmp/buildout.test/src/com.mustap.www',
...
]
...
>>> cat('bin', 'instance2')
#!/usr/bin/python2.4
...
sys.path[0:0] = [
'/tmp/buildout.test/src/com.mustap.www',
...
]
...
Let's now try the ``tractor-target-parts`` option. We create a new buildout.cfg file
with an empty ``tractor-target-parts``::
>>> data = data.replace('eggs =', 'tractor-target-parts = \neggs = ')
>>> touch('buildout.cfg', data=data)
>>> sh('./bin/buildout -o')
./bin/buildout -o
...
We get the egg link in the develop-egg directory::
>>> ls('develop-eggs')
com.mustap.www.egg-link
But no zcml slug in the instance 1 and 2::
>>> ls('parts', 'instance1', 'etc', 'package-includes')
No directory named parts/instance1/etc/package-includes
>>> ls('parts', 'instance2', 'etc', 'package-includes')
No directory named parts/instance2/etc/package-includes
Nor a line in bin/instance1 and bin/instance2 with our egg path::
>>> code = cat('bin', 'instance1', returndata=True)
>>> code.find('com.mustap.www') == -1
True
>>> code = cat('bin', 'instance2', returndata=True)
>>> code.find('com.mustap.www') == -1
True
But if the ``tractor-target-parts`` option is not empty::
>>> data = data.replace('tractor-target-parts =', 'tractor-target-parts = instance1')
>>> touch('buildout.cfg', data=data)
>>> sh('./bin/buildout -o')
./bin/buildout -o
...
and we get a zcml slug only in the specified target::
>>> ls('parts', 'instance1', 'etc', 'package-includes')
001-com.mustap.www-configure.zcml
>>> ls('parts', 'instance2', 'etc', 'package-includes')
No directory named parts/instance2/etc/package-includes
and only the specified target's control script is updated::
>>> code = cat('bin', 'instance1', returndata=True)
>>> code.find('com.mustap.www') == -1
False
>>> code = cat('bin', 'instance2', returndata=True)
>>> code.find('com.mustap.www') == -1
True
Contributors
============
- mustapha, Author
- hannosch, Minor fixes