describe_version

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Describes the CESM version and any local modifications"""

import os
import argparse
import subprocess

def commandline_args():
    """Parse and return command-line arguments
    """

    # We don't really need an argument parser, since there currently aren't any
    # arguments. But providing this allows supporting a '--help' option with a
    # description.

    description = """
Script for describing the CESM version and any local modifications

Simply run:

    ./describe_version

without any arguments.

You may want to redirect the output to a file, such as:

    ./describe_version > current_version.txt
"""

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description=description,
        formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)

    args = parser.parse_args()
    return args

def main():
    """Main function for describe_version"""
    # We currently don't actually need any arguments, but call this to allow '--help' usage
    _ = commandline_args()

    # Allow this script to run correctly even if invoked from some other directory; note that
    # we assume that the script resides in the top level of the CESM checkout.
    cesmroot = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))

    separator = 72*'-' + '\n'

    # The '--long' option to git describe forces it to always show the hash, even if we're
    # on a tag.
    git_describe = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--long'],
                                           cwd=cesmroot,
                                           universal_newlines=True)
    print(separator + 'git describe:\n' + git_describe + separator)

    git_status = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'status'],
                                         cwd=cesmroot,
                                         universal_newlines=True)
    print(separator + 'git status:\n' + git_status + separator)

    fleximod = os.path.join('bin', 'git-fleximod')
    fleximod_status = subprocess.check_output([fleximod, 'status'],
                                              cwd=cesmroot,
                                              universal_newlines=True)
    print(separator + 'git-fleximod status:\n' + fleximod_status + separator)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()