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+++ b/core/management/commands/make_fixed_page.py	Sat May 12 14:57:45 2012 -0500
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+"""make_fixed_page.py
+
+A management command to generate HTML files that can be {% include'd %} by a
+generic flatpage-like system. We currently support restructured text as input.
+
+I chose "fixed" page since I didn't want to confuse this with Django's flatpage
+system.
+
+This command reads input files from the directory PROJECT_PATH/fixed and writes
+the HTML output to PROJECT_PATH/templates/fixed.
+
+"""
+from __future__ import with_statement
+import os.path
+import glob
+
+import docutils.core
+from django.core.management.base import LabelCommand, CommandError
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+class Command(LabelCommand):
+    help = "Generate HTML from restructured text files"
+    args = "<inputfile1> <inputfile2> ... | all"
+
+    def handle_label(self, filename, **kwargs):
+        """Process input file(s)"""
+
+        if not hasattr(settings, 'PROJECT_PATH'):
+            raise CommandError("Please add a PROJECT_PATH setting")
+
+        self.src_dir = os.path.join(settings.PROJECT_PATH, 'fixed')
+        self.dst_dir = os.path.join(settings.PROJECT_PATH, 'templates', 'fixed')
+
+        if filename == 'all':
+            files = glob.glob("%s%s*.rst" % (self.src_dir, os.path.sep))
+            files = [os.path.basename(f) for f in files]
+        else:
+            files = [filename]
+
+        for f in files:
+            self.process_page(f)
+
+    def process_page(self, filename):
+        """Processes one fixed page"""
+
+        # retrieve source text
+        src_path = os.path.join(self.src_dir, filename)
+        try:
+            with open(src_path, 'r') as f:
+                src_text = f.read()
+        except IOError, ex:
+            raise CommandError(str(ex))
+
+        # transform text
+        content = self.transform_input(src_text)
+
+        # write output
+        basename = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
+        dst_path = os.path.join(self.dst_dir, '%s.html' % basename)
+
+        try:
+            with open(dst_path, 'w') as f:
+                f.write(content.encode('utf-8'))
+        except IOError, ex:
+            raise CommandError(str(ex))
+
+        prefix = os.path.commonprefix([src_path, dst_path])
+        self.stdout.write("%s -> %s\n" % (filename, dst_path[len(prefix):]))
+
+    def transform_input(self, src_text):
+        """Transforms input restructured text to HTML"""
+
+        return docutils.core.publish_parts(src_text, writer_name='html',
+                settings_overrides={
+                    'doctitle_xform': False,
+                    'initial_header_level': 2,
+                    })['html_body']