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[mudpy.git] / bin / muff

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+"""Skeletal executable for the MUFF Engine"""
+
+# Copyright (c) 2005 mudpy, Jeremy Stanley <fungi@yuggoth.org>
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#
+#    - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#    - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+#      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+#      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+#      with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+# LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+# CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+# ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+import ConfigParser
+import sys
+
+def get_main_loop():
+       """Find and return the main loop function"""
+
+       # figure out where to find our python modules
+       config_data = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
+       config_dirs = [".", "./etc", "/usr/local/muff", "/usr/local/muff/etc", "/etc/muff", "/etc" ]
+       config_name = "muff.conf"
+       config_files = []
+       for each_dir in config_dirs:
+               config_files.append(each_dir + "/" + config_name)
+       config_data.read(config_files)
+       modules = config_data.get("general", "modules")
+
+       # add it to the load path
+       sys.path.append(modules)
+
+       # import the main loop function
+       from muff.muffmain import main
+       return main
+
+# load the main loop
+main = get_main_loop()
+
+# run the main loop
+main()
+