source: downloads/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/test/load_dir.py @ 32

#!/usr/bin/python

"""
Traverses a directory and output the code that would
create the same directory structure during testing.
Assumes that the instance of Tester is called 't'. 
"""

import sys
import os
import stat
import string

def usage():
    print "usage: load_dir.py directory"

def remove_first_component(path):
    result = [path]
    while 1:
        s = os.path.split(result[0])
        if not s[0]:
            break
        result[:1] = list(s)
    return apply(os.path.join, result[1:])
    
    

def create_file(arg, dirname, fnames):
    for n in fnames:
        path = os.path.join(dirname, n)
        if not os.path.isdir(path):
            print "t.write(\"%s\", \"\"\"" % (remove_first_component(path),),
            f = open(path, "r")
            for l in f:
                print l,
            print '\n""")\n'

header =  """#!/usr/bin/python

#  Copyright (C) FILL SOMETHING HERE 2005.
#  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
#  accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
#  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

from BoostBuild import Tester, List
import string

t = Tester()
"""

footer = """

t.run_build_system()

t.expect_addition("bin/$toolset/debug/FILL_SOME_HERE.exe")

t.cleanup()
"""
    
def main():
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        usage()
    else:
        path = sys.argv[1]

        if not os.access(path, os.F_OK):
            print "Path '%s' does not exist" % (path,)
            sys.exit(1)

        if not os.path.isdir(path):
            print "Path '%s' is not a directory" % (path,)
        
        print header
    
        os.path.walk(path, create_file, None)

        print footer

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()