First part of xml-rpc patch.

ipa-server/ipa-install/README

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ fedora-ds-base
 openldap-clients
 krb5-server-ldap
 cyrus-sasl-gssapi
+httpd
+mod_auth_kerb
 
 
 Installation example:

ipa-server/ipaserver/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,57 @@
+#! /usr/bin/python -E
+# Authors: Karl MacMillan <kmacmillan@mentalrootkit.com>
+#          see inline
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2007  Red Hat
+# see file 'COPYING' for use and warranty information
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 or later
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+#
+
 __all__ = ["dsinstance", "krbinstance"]
+
+#
+# Functions common for the XML RPC client and server
+#
+# Authors:
+#       Mike McLean <mikem@redhat.com> (from koji)
+
+# functions for encoding/decoding optional arguments
+
+def encode_args(*args,**opts):
+    """The function encodes optional arguments as regular arguments.
+
+    This is used to allow optional arguments in xmlrpc calls
+    Returns a tuple of args
+    """
+    if opts:
+        opts['__starstar'] = True
+        args = args + (opts,)
+    return args
+
+def decode_args(*args):
+    """Decodes optional arguments from a flat argument list
+
+    Complementary to encode_args
+    Returns a tuple (args,opts) where args is a tuple and opts is a dict
+    """
+    opts = {}
+    if len(args) > 0:
+        last = args[-1]
+        if type(last) == dict and last.get('__starstar',False):
+            del last['__starstar']
+            opts = last
+            args = args[:-1]
+    return args,opts
+