--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/WebServiceToolWorkflow/edit_tool_conf.py	Tue Jun 07 18:00:50 2011 -0400
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+import os
+
+class editToolConfig(object):
+    def addTool(self,toolName):
+      galaxyhome=os.environ.get('GALAXY_HOME')
+      f1=open(galaxyhome+'/tool_conf.xml','r')
+      f1.seek(0,0)
+      f2=open(galaxyhome+'/tool_conf_backup.xml','w')
+      f2.seek(0,0)
+
+      ##first copy everything upto WebServiceTool1.xml into another file f2
+      line = f1.readline()
+      f2.write(line)
+
+      lineStripped=line.lstrip()
+      lineStripped=lineStripped.rstrip()
+
+      #add the workflow Web service invocation tool under Web Service Workflow Tools section
+      while not lineStripped == '<section name="Web Service Workflow Tools" id="WebServiceWorkflow">':
+        line = f1.readline()
+        f2.write(line)
+        lineStripped = line.lstrip()
+        lineStripped=lineStripped.rstrip()
+      else:
+        print line
+
+      ## add new tool to f2
+      f2.write('    <tool file="WebServiceToolWorkflow/workflowclients/'+toolName + '.xml"/>\n')
+
+      ## copy rest of f1 into f2
+      while not lineStripped == '</toolbox>':
+        line = f1.readline()
+        f2.write(line)
+        lineStripped = line.lstrip()
+        lineStripped=lineStripped.rstrip()        
+      else:
+        print line
+
+      ##close f1 and f2
+      f1.close()
+      f2.close()
+
+      ##interchange modes of f1 and f2
+      f1=open(galaxyhome+'/tool_conf.xml','w')
+      f1.seek(0,0)
+      f2=open(galaxyhome+'/tool_conf_backup.xml','r')
+      f2.seek(0,0)
+
+      line = f2.readline()
+      f1.write(line)
+
+      lineStripped=line.lstrip()
+
+      ##write entire f2 into f1 (reverse roles)
+      while not lineStripped == '</toolbox>':
+        line = f2.readline()
+        f1.write(line)
+        lineStripped = line.lstrip()
+        lineStripped=lineStripped.rstrip()        
+      else:
+        print line
+
+      f1.close()
+      f2.close()