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+#!/usr/bin/env python2.6
+ 
+"""git pull-request
+ 
+Automatically check out github pull requests into their own branch
+"""
+import sys
+import getopt
+import json
+import urllib2
+import os
+import re
+ 
+def main():
+    global repo
+ 
+    # parse command line options
+    try:
+        opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "h", ["help"])
+    except getopt.error, msg:
+        print msg
+        print "for help use --help"
+        sys.exit(2)
+    # process options
+    for o, a in opts:
+        if o in ("-h", "--help"):
+            print __doc__
+            sys.exit(0)
+ 
+    # get repo name
+    origin = os.popen('git remote -v').read()
+    m = re.search('^origin.*?github\.com.*?[:/]([^/]+/[^/]+)\.git\s*\(fetch\)$',origin,re.MULTILINE)
+    if(m == None or m.group(1) == ''):
+        print color_text("Failed to determine repo name from origin",'red',True)
+    repo = m.group(1)
+ 
+    # process arguments
+    if len(args):
+        ret = fetch(args[0])
+    else:
+        ret = show()
+ 
+    sys.exit(ret)
+ 
+"""Nicely display info about a given pull request
+"""
+def display(pr):
+    if(pr['mergeable']):
+        conflict = ''
+    else:
+        conflict = color_text('*HAS CONFLICTS!*','red',True)
+ 
+    print "%s - %s %s" % (color_text('REQUEST %s' % pr['number'],'green'),pr['title'],conflict)
+    print "    %s" % (color_text(pr['head']['label'],'yellow'))
+    print "    by %s (%s)" % (pr['user']['name'],pr['user']['login'])
+    print "    %s" % (color_text(pr['html_url'],'blue'))
+    print
+ 
+ 
+"""List open pull requests
+ 
+Queries the github API for open pull requests in the current repo
+"""
+def show():
+    global repo
+ 
+    print "loading open pull requests for %s..." % (repo)
+    print
+    url = "http://github.com/api/v2/json/pulls/%s/open" % (repo)
+    req = urllib2.Request(url)
+    response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
+    data = response.read()
+    if (data == ''):
+        print "failed to speak with github."
+        return 3
+ 
+    data = json.loads(data)
+    #print json.dumps(data,sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+ 
+    for pr in data['pulls']:
+        display(pr)
+    return 0
+ 
+ 
+def fetch(pullreq):
+    global repo
+ 
+    print "loading pull request info for request %s..." % (pullreq)
+    print
+    url = "http://github.com/api/v2/json/pulls/%s/%s" % (repo, pullreq)
+    req = urllib2.Request(url)
+    response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
+    data = response.read()
+    if (data == ''):
+        print "failed to speak with github."
+        return 3
+ 
+    data = json.loads(data)
+    #print json.dumps(data,sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+    pr = data['pull']
+    display(pr)
+ 
+    local  = 'pull-request-%s' % (pullreq)
+    branch = os.popen("git branch|grep '^*'|awk '{print $2}'").read().strip();
+    if(branch != pr['base']['ref'] and branch != local):
+        print color_text("The pull request is based on branch '%s' but you're on '%s' currently" % \
+            (pr['base']['ref'], branch),'red',True)
+        return 4
+ 
+    ret = os.system('git branch %s' % (local));
+    ret = os.system('git checkout %s' % (local));
+    if(ret != 0):
+        print "Failed to create/switch branch"
+        return 5
+ 
+    print "pulling from %s (%s)" % (pr['head']['repository']['url'], pr['head']['ref']);
+ 
+    ret = os.system('git pull %s %s' % (pr['head']['repository']['url'], pr['head']['ref']));
+ 
+    print
+    print color_text("done. examine changes and merge into master if good",'green');
+ 
+    return 0
+ 
+ 
+"""Return the given text in ANSI colors
+ 
+From http://travelingfrontiers.wordpress.com/2010/08/22/how-to-add-colors-to-linux-command-line-output/
+"""
+def color_text(text, color_name, bold=False):
+    colors = (
+        'black', 'red', 'green', 'yellow',
+        'blue', 'magenta', 'cyan', 'white'
+    )
+ 
+    if not sys.stdout.isatty():
+        return text
+ 
+    if color_name in colors:
+        return '\033[{0};{1}m{2}\033[0m'.format(
+            int(bold),
+            colors.index(color_name) + 30,
+            text)
+    else:
+        return text
+ 
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()