--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/simpleprojector2.py	Tue May 02 06:05:28 2017 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+
+
+
+
+import sys
+import os
+import re
+import string
+import commands
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+
+
+# This function is exceedingly useful, perhaps package for reuse?
+def getopts(argv):
+    opts = {}
+    while argv:
+	if argv[0][0] == '-':
+	    opts[argv[0]] = argv[1]
+	    argv = argv[2:]
+	else:
+	    argv = argv[1:]
+    return opts
+
+
+
+def main():
+    args = sys.argv[1:]
+
+    try:
+        opts = getopts(args)
+    except IndexError:
+        print "Usage:"
+ 	print "-noColors       colors"
+	print "-dictFile       dictionary file"
+	print "-trieSink       output file"
+	print "-targetLayerName             "
+	print "-valueFeatures               "
+	print "-keyIndex                    " 
+
+    verbose = opts.get("-verbose")
+    if verbose == None:
+        print "No value specified"
+        return -1
+
+    colors = opts.get("-noColors")
+    if colors == None:
+        print "No value specified"
+        return -2
+
+    dictFile = opts.get("-dictFile")
+    if dictFile == None:
+        print "No value specified"
+        return -3
+
+    trieSink = opts.get("-trieSink")
+    if trieSink == None:
+        print "No value specified"
+        return -4
+
+    targetLayerName = opts.get("-targetLayerName")
+    if targetLayerName == None:
+        print "No value specified"
+        return -5
+
+    valueFeatures = opts.get("-valueFeatures")
+    if valueFeatures == None:
+        print "No value specified"
+        return -6
+
+    keyIndex = opts.get("-keyIndex")
+    if keyIndex == None:
+        print "No value specified"
+        return -7
+
+    # generate alvisnlp commandOptions
+    commandOptions =""
+    if verbose == "true" :
+	commandOptions = " -verbose "
+
+    if colors == "true" :
+	commandOptions = commandOptions + "-noColors "
+
+    commandline = "alvisnlp %s -param search dictFile %s -param search trieSink %s -param search targetLayerName %s -param search valueFeatures %s -param search keyIndex %s simpleprojector2.plan" % ( commandOptions , dictFile , trieSink , targetLayerName , valueFeatures , keyIndex )
+
+    # run alvisnlp
+    print commandline
+
+    # errorcode, stdout = commands.getstatusoutput(commandline)
+    os.system(commandline)     
+ 
+    # return error code
+    #return errorcode
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+