freeipa/ipa-server/ipaserver/__init__.py
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#! /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