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+"""Amalgate json-cpp library sources into a single source and header file.
+
+Requires Python 2.6
+
+Example of invocation (must be invoked from json-cpp top directory):
+python amalgate.py
+"""
+import os
+import os.path
+import sys
+
+class AmalgamationFile:
+    def __init__( self, top_dir ):
+        self.top_dir = top_dir
+        self.blocks = []
+
+    def add_text( self, text ):
+        if not text.endswith( '\n' ):
+            text += '\n'
+        self.blocks.append( text )
+
+    def add_file( self, relative_input_path, wrap_in_comment=False ):
+        def add_marker( prefix ):
+            self.add_text( '' )
+            self.add_text( '// ' + '/'*70 )
+            self.add_text( '// %s of content of file: %s' % (prefix, relative_input_path.replace('\\','/')) )
+            self.add_text( '// ' + '/'*70 )
+            self.add_text( '' )
+        add_marker( 'Beginning' )
+        f = open( os.path.join( self.top_dir, relative_input_path ), 'rt' )
+        content = f.read()
+        if wrap_in_comment:
+            content = '/*\n' + content + '\n*/'
+        self.add_text( content )
+        f.close()
+        add_marker( 'End' )
+        self.add_text( '\n\n\n\n' )
+
+    def get_value( self ):
+        return ''.join( self.blocks ).replace('\r\n','\n')
+
+    def write_to( self, output_path ):
+        output_dir = os.path.dirname( output_path )
+        if output_dir and not os.path.isdir( output_dir ):
+            os.makedirs( output_dir )
+        f = open( output_path, 'wb' )
+        f.write( self.get_value() )
+        f.close()
+
+def amalgamate_source( source_top_dir=None,
+                       target_source_path=None,
+                       header_include_path=None ):
+    """Produces amalgated source.
+       Parameters:
+           source_top_dir: top-directory
+           target_source_path: output .cpp path
+           header_include_path: generated header path relative to target_source_path.
+    """
+    print 'Amalgating header...'
+    header = AmalgamationFile( source_top_dir )
+    header.add_text( '/// Json-cpp amalgated header (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).' )
+    header.add_text( '/// It is intented to be used with #include <%s>' % header_include_path )
+    header.add_file( 'LICENSE', wrap_in_comment=True )
+    header.add_text( '#ifndef JSON_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED' )
+    header.add_text( '# define JSON_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED' )
+    header.add_text( '/// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgated' )
+    header.add_text( '/// to prevent private header inclusion.' )
+    header.add_text( '#define JSON_IS_AMALGATED' )
+    header.add_file( 'include/json/config.h' )
+    header.add_file( 'include/json/forwards.h' )
+    header.add_file( 'include/json/features.h' )
+    header.add_file( 'include/json/value.h' )
+    header.add_file( 'include/json/reader.h' )
+    header.add_file( 'include/json/writer.h' )
+    header.add_text( '#endif //ifndef JSON_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED' )
+
+    target_header_path = os.path.join( os.path.dirname(target_source_path), header_include_path )
+    print 'Writing amalgated header to %r' % target_header_path
+    header.write_to( target_header_path )
+
+    base, ext = os.path.splitext( header_include_path )
+    forward_header_include_path = base + '-forwards' + ext
+    print 'Amalgating forward header...'
+    header = AmalgamationFile( source_top_dir )
+    header.add_text( '/// Json-cpp amalgated forward header (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).' )
+    header.add_text( '/// It is intented to be used with #include <%s>' % forward_header_include_path )
+    header.add_text( '/// This header provides forward declaration for all JsonCpp types.' )
+    header.add_file( 'LICENSE', wrap_in_comment=True )
+    header.add_text( '#ifndef JSON_FORWARD_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED' )
+    header.add_text( '# define JSON_FORWARD_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED' )
+    header.add_text( '/// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgated' )
+    header.add_text( '/// to prevent private header inclusion.' )
+    header.add_text( '#define JSON_IS_AMALGATED' )
+    header.add_file( 'include/json/config.h' )
+    header.add_file( 'include/json/forwards.h' )
+    header.add_text( '#endif //ifndef JSON_FORWARD_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED' )
+
+    target_forward_header_path = os.path.join( os.path.dirname(target_source_path),
+                                               forward_header_include_path )
+    print 'Writing amalgated forward header to %r' % target_forward_header_path
+    header.write_to( target_forward_header_path )
+
+    print 'Amalgating source...'
+    source = AmalgamationFile( source_top_dir )
+    source.add_text( '/// Json-cpp amalgated source (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).' )
+    source.add_text( '/// It is intented to be used with #include <%s>' % header_include_path )
+    source.add_file( 'LICENSE', wrap_in_comment=True )
+    source.add_text( '' )
+    source.add_text( '#include <%s>' % header_include_path )
+    source.add_text( '' )
+    source.add_file( 'src/lib_json\json_tool.h' )
+    source.add_file( 'src/lib_json\json_reader.cpp' )
+    source.add_file( 'src/lib_json\json_batchallocator.h' )
+    source.add_file( 'src/lib_json\json_valueiterator.inl' )
+    source.add_file( 'src/lib_json\json_value.cpp' )
+    source.add_file( 'src/lib_json\json_writer.cpp' )
+
+    print 'Writing amalgated source to %r' % target_source_path
+    source.write_to( target_source_path )
+
+def main():
+    usage = """%prog [options]
+Generate a single amalgated source and header file from the sources.
+"""
+    from optparse import OptionParser
+    parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
+    parser.allow_interspersed_args = False
+    parser.add_option('-s', '--source', dest="target_source_path", action='store', default='dist/jsoncpp.cpp',
+        help="""Output .cpp source path. [Default: %default]""")
+    parser.add_option('-i', '--include', dest="header_include_path", action='store', default='json/json.h',
+        help="""Header include path. Used to include the header from the amalgated source file. [Default: %default]""")
+    parser.add_option('-t', '--top-dir', dest="top_dir", action='store', default=os.getcwd(),
+        help="""Source top-directory. [Default: %default]""")
+    parser.enable_interspersed_args()
+    options, args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    msg = amalgamate_source( source_top_dir=options.top_dir,
+                             target_source_path=options.target_source_path,
+                             header_include_path=options.header_include_path )
+    if msg:
+        sys.stderr.write( msg + '\n' )
+        sys.exit( 1 )
+    else:
+        print 'Source succesfully amalagated'
+ 
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()