--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/getlocalrpackages.py	Mon Mar 02 05:18:21 2015 -0500
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+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+def find_packages(prefix="package_r_"):
+    """
+    """
+    #locate env.sh | grep -i package_r_
+    #/data/extended/galaxyJune14_2014/tool_dependency/readline/6.2/devteam/package_r_2_15_0/8ab0d08a3da1/env.sh
+    #/data/home/rlazarus/galaxy/tool_dependency_dir/R_3_1_1/3.1.1/fubar/package_r_3_1_1/5f1b8d22140a/env.sh
+    #/data/home/rlazarus/galaxy/tool_dependency_dir/R_3_1_1/3.1.1/fubar/package_r_3_1_1/d9964efbfbe3/env.sh
+    #/data/home/rlazarus/galtest/tool_dependency_dir/R_3_1_1/3.1.1/fubar/package_r_3_1_1/63cdb9b2234c/env.sh
+    eprefix = prefix
+    if prefix.find('/') <> -1:
+        eprefix = prefix.replace('/','\/') # for grep
+    path = '.'
+    # fails on nitesh's recent mac - locate not working 
+    # cl = ['locate env.sh | grep -i %s' % eprefix,]
+    cl = ['find %s -iname "env.sh" | grep -i %s' % (path,eprefix),]
+    p = subprocess.Popen(cl, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,shell=True)
+    out, err = p.communicate()
+    fpaths = out.split('\n')
+    fpaths = [x for x in fpaths if len(x) > 1]
+    fver = [x.split(os.path.sep)[-4:-1] for x in fpaths]
+    # >>> foo.split(os.path.sep)[-4:-1]
+    # ['fubar', 'package_r_3_1_1', '63cdb9b2234c']
+    if len(fpaths) > 0:
+        res = [['%s rev %s owner %s' % (x[1],x[2],x[0]),fpaths[i],False] for i,x in enumerate(fver)]
+        res.insert(0,['Use default (system) interpreter','system',False])
+    else:
+        res = [['Use default (system) interpreter','system',False],
+        ['**WARNING** NO package env.sh files found - is the "find" system command working? Are any interpreters installed?','system',True]]
+    if len(res) > 2:
+        res[1][2] = True # selected if more than one
+    # return a triplet - user_sees,value,selected - all unselected if False
+    return res
+
+def testapi():
+    host_url = 'http://localhost:8080'
+    new_path = [ os.path.join( os.getcwd(), "lib" ) ]
+    new_path.extend( sys.path[1:] ) # remove scripts/ from the path
+    sys.path = new_path
+    from galaxy import config
+    aconfig = config.Configuration( )
+    M_A_K = aconfig.master_api_key
+    tooldeps = aconfig.tool_dependency_dir
+    gi = GalaxyInstance(url=host_url, key=M_A_K)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print find_packages()
+