#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
#
# Copyright (c) 2006 Tarek Ziadé <tarek@ziade.org>
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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#
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# $Id: $
""" Generator
"""
import logging

class BaseTask(object):
    """base class for task"""
    def _getName(self):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def _run(self, configuration):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def _writeFile(self, path, content):
        """helper to write a file"""
        f = open(path, 'w')
        logging.info('writing %s' % path)
        try:
            f.write(content)
        finally:
            f.close()

tasks = None

def registerTask(task):
    """registers a task"""
    global tasks
    if tasks is None:
        tasks = {}
    instance = task()
    tasks[instance._getName()] = instance

def run(steps, configuration):
    """runs a sequence"""
    for step in steps:
        tasks[step]._run(configuration)