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-import os
-import sys
-import getpass
-import grp
-import json
-import textwrap
-from os.path import *
-from argparse import *
-from datetime import datetime
-
-#*************************************************************
-#Functions
-#*************************************************************
-#Shell command output checker
-def check_shellcommand(command_run,msg):
-    if command_run != 0:
-        logfile.write(msg+" unsuccessful (Stopping):\n")
-        logfile.close()
-        sys.exit("Stopping: "+msg+" unsuccessful")
-
-#Remove slash character if given with directory
-#Checks that we are in the same level as the target directory
-def checkcorrectname(directory):
-    if directory[len(directory)-1] == '/':
-        directory=directory[:-1]
-    if '/' in directory:
-        sys.exit("Stopping: Wrong directory name. Present PATH should be at the same level of the target directory")
-    else:
-        return directory
-
-#Checks that subdirectories do not contain / character
-def checkcorrectnameexcluded(excluded):
-    for i, f in enumerate(excluded):
-        print f
-        if f[len(f)-1] == '/':
-            f=f[:-1]
-        if '/' in f:
-            sys.exit("Stopping: Wrong subdirectory name %s. It should be maximum one level depth from the target directory" %(f))
-        excluded[i]=f
-    return excluded
-
-#Checks if directory exists
-def checkdirectory(directory,out):
-    pathfile=os.environ['PWD']+'/'+directory
-    exists=os.path.isdir(pathfile)
-    print "Searching %s" %(pathfile)
-    logfile.write("Searching %s\n" %(pathfile))
-    if exists:
-        if out == 0:
-            print "Directory %s found!" %(directory)
-            logfile.write("Directory %s found!\n" %(directory))
-        else:
-            print "Directory %s found and excluded!" %(directory)
-            logfile.write("Directory %s found and excluded!\n" %(directory))
-    else:
-        logfile.write("Stopping: directory not found\n")
-        logfile.close()
-        sys.exit("Stopping: directory not found")
-    logfile.flush()
-
-#Checks if metadata exists and has the correct JSON format
-def checkmetadata(directory):
-    pathfile=os.environ['PWD']+'/'+directory+'/ARCHIVE_METADATA.json'
-    exists=os.path.isfile(pathfile)
-    print "Searching metadata %s" %(pathfile)
-    logfile.write("Searching metadata %s\n" %(pathfile))
-    if exists:
-        print "Metadata found!"
-        logfile.write("Metadata found!\n")
-        correct=is_json(pathfile)
-        if correct:
-            print "Metadata format is correct"
-            logfile.write("Metadata format is correct\n")
-        else:
-            print "Metadata format is NOT correct. Use -h or --help for an example of JSON format"
-            logfile.write("Metadata format is NOT correct\n")
-    else:
-        logfile.write("Stopping: metadata not found\n")
-        logfile.close()
-        sys.exit("Stopping: metadata not found")
-    logfile.flush()
-
-
-#JSON validator: Stolen from StackExchange
-def is_json(jsonfile):
-    f=open(jsonfile, 'r')
-    myjson=f.read()
-    try:
-        json_object = json.loads(myjson)
-    except ValueError, e:
-        return False
-    return True
-
-
-#Create list of files (manifest)
-def createlist(directory,nameman,excluded):
-    print "Listing files included in the backup"
-    if excluded:
-        excluding=' '
-        for f in excluded:
-            excluding=excluding+'\( -path ./'+directory+'/'+f+' -prune \) -o '
-        command='find ./'+directory+excluding+' -ls > '+nameman
-    else:
-        command='find ./'+directory+' -ls > '+nameman
-    logfile.write("Listing files included in the backup\n")
-    logfile.write("Executing command: %s\n" %(command))
-    logfile.flush()
-    command_run=os.system(command)
-    msg="Listing of files "
-    check_shellcommand(command_run,msg)
-    os.system('cp '+nameman+' '+directory)
-    logfile.flush()
-
-#Create list of files md5sum
-def createlist_md5sum(directory,namemd5,excluded):
-    print "creating md5sum for files included in the backup"
-    if excluded:
-        excluding=' '
-        for f in excluded:
-            excluding=excluding+'\( -path ./'+directory+'/'+f+' -prune \) -o '
-        command='find ./'+directory+excluding+' -type f -exec md5sum {} \; > '+namemd5
-    else:
-        command='find ./'+directory+' -type f -exec md5sum {} \; > '+namemd5
-    logfile.write("Listing md5sum of files included in the backup\n")
-    logfile.write("Executing command: %s\n" %(command))
-    logfile.flush()
-    command_run=os.system(command)
-    msg="Creating md5sum of files "
-    check_shellcommand(command_run,msg)    
-    os.system('cp '+namemd5+' '+directory)
-    logfile.flush()
-
-#Create archive file tar
-def createarchive(directory,archivefile,excluded):
-    msg="Creating archive "
-    print msg+"%s" %(archivefile)
-    if excluded:
-        excluding=' '
-        for f in excluded:
-            excluding=excluding+"--exclude='"+directory+'/'+f+"' "
-        command='tar'+excluding+'-cf - '+directory+' | lbzip2 -n 4 > '+archivefile
-    else:
-        command='tar cf - '+directory+' | lbzip2 -n 4 > '+archivefile
-    logfile.write("Creating archive %s\n" %(archivefile))
-    logfile.write("Executing command: %s\n" %(command))
-    command_run=os.system(command)
-    check_shellcommand(command_run,msg)
-    logfile.flush()
-
-#Check compressed file integrity
-def checkintegrity(archivefile):
-    msg="Checking integrity"
-    print msg
-    command='lbzip2 -tv '+archivefile
-    logfile.write("Archive %s created! Checking integrity\n" %(archivefile))
-    logfile.write("Executing command: %s\n" %(command))
-    command_run=os.system(command)
-    check_shellcommand(command_run,msg)
-    logfile.flush()
-
-#Rename original folder
-def renameoriginal(directory):
-    msg="Renaming original directory "
-    print msg
-    command='mv '+directory+" "+directory+".toberemoved"
-    logfile.write("Renaming original directory\n")
-    logfile.write("Executing command: %s\n" %(command))
-    command_run=os.system(command)
-    check_shellcommand(command_run,msg)
-    logfile.flush()
-
-#Store compressed file in the corresponding (groupPI) directory
-def store(archivefile,groupname,username):
-    msg="Moving archive %s to /scicore/archive/%s/%s\n" %(archivefile, groupname, username)
-    print msg
-    command='mv '+archivefile+' '+'/scicore/archive/'+groupname+'/'+username+'/'
-    logfile.write("Moving archive %s to /scicore/archive/%s/%s\n" %(archivefile, groupname, username))
-    logfile.write("Executing command: %s\n" %(command))
-    command_run=os.system(command)
-    check_shellcommand(command_run,msg)
-    logfile.flush()
-
-#*************************************************************
-#Parsing arguments and options from command line
-#*************************************************************
-usage = "python %(prog)s [options] directory"
-description = '''
-description:
-cjarchive.py archives a folder and all its contents in a compressed file 
-with the name USER_YYYYMMDDHHMMSS_DIRECTORY.tar.bz2. Requires that the 
-target folder contains a metadata file named ARCHIVE_METADATA.json in 
-JSON format (see below an example).
-After the archive has been created it is moved to 
-/scicore/archive/<group>/<user>/
-
-
-Developed by Ruben M. Cabezon - sciCORE (University of Basel)
-ruben.cabezon@unibas.ch
-'''
-epilog='''
-
-JSON format example for the ARCHIVE_METADATA.json file:
-{
-	"name": "NAME OF INVESTIGATOR",
-	"email": "EMAIL OF INVESTIGATOR",
-	"pi_name": "NAME OF PI",
-	"pi_email": "EMAIL OF PI",
-	"project": "INSERT PROJECT NAME HERE",
-	"project_start_date": "YYYY-MM-DD",
-	"project_end_date": "YYYY-MM-DD",
-	"description": "INSERT PROJECT DESCRIPTION HERE MULTILINE IS NOT OK",
-	"collaborators":[
-		{ "name": "COLLABORATOR NAME",
-		  "email": "COLLABORATOR EMAIL"
-		},
-		{ "name": "COLLABORATOR NAME",
-		  "email": "COLLABORATOR EMAIL"
-		}
-	],
-	"comments": "ADDITIONAL COMMENTS (E.G. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DURATION OF DATA PRESERVATION, ETC...)"
-}
-'''
-parser = ArgumentParser(formatter_class=RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,usage=usage,description=textwrap.dedent(description),epilog=textwrap.dedent(epilog))
-parser.add_argument("directory",  
-                    help="specify directory, from current level, to be archived")
-parser.add_argument("-x","--exclude",action='append', metavar='subdirectory',
-                    help="specify subdirectories to be excluded from archiving (only first level subdirectories names, not full path) Can be repeated for additional subdirectories.")
-args = parser.parse_args()
-
-
-#*************************************************************
-#Initialization
-#*************************************************************
-directory=checkcorrectname(args.directory)
-if args.exclude:
-    excluded=checkcorrectnameexcluded(args.exclude)
-else:
-    excluded=[]
-now=datetime.now()
-username=getpass.getuser()
-groupname=grp.getgrgid(os.getgid()).gr_name
-name=username+'_'+now.strftime('%Y%m%dT%H%M%S')+'_'+directory
-namelog=name+'.log'
-namemd5=name+'.md5sum'
-nameman=name+'.manifest'
-archivefile=name+'.tar.bz2'
-
-#*************************************************************
-#Open logfile
-#*************************************************************
-logfile=open(namelog,'a')
-
-
-#*************************************************************
-#Main code
-#*************************************************************
-checkdirectory(directory,0)
-checkmetadata(directory)
-if args.exclude:
-    for f in excluded:
-        checkdirectory(directory+'/'+f,1)
-createlist(directory,nameman,excluded)
-createlist_md5sum(directory,namemd5,excluded)
-createarchive(directory,archivefile,excluded)
-checkintegrity(archivefile)
-renameoriginal(directory)
-store(archivefile,groupname,username)