convert so they handle argsfiles rather than arguments

command

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import datetime
 import traceback
+import shlex
+import os
 
 if len(sys.argv) == 1:
     print json.dumps({
@@ -35,7 +37,25 @@ if len(sys.argv) == 1:
     })
     sys.exit(1)
 
-args = sys.argv[1:]
+argfile = sys.argv[1]
+if not os.path.exists(argfile):
+    print json.dumps({
+        "failed" : True,
+        "msg"    : "Argument file not found"
+    })
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
+args = shlex.split(args)
+
+if not len(args):
+    print json.dumps({
+        "failed" : True,
+        "msg"    : "the command module requires arguments (-a)"
+    })
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
 startd = datetime.datetime.now()
 
 try:

git

@@ -37,8 +37,31 @@ import subprocess
 # to a dictionary
 # FIXME: make more idiomatic
 
-args = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
+if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+    print json.dumps({
+        "failed" : True,
+        "msg"    : "the command module requires arguments (-a)"
+    })
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+argfile = sys.argv[1]
+if not os.path.exists(argfile):
+    print json.dumps({
+        "failed" : True,
+        "msg"    : "Argument file not found"
+    })
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
 items = shlex.split(args)
+
+if not len(items):
+    print json.dumps({
+        "failed" : True,
+        "msg"    : "the command module requires arguments (-a)"
+    })
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 params = {}
 for x in items:
     (k, v) = x.split("=")

service

@@ -31,8 +31,33 @@ import subprocess
 # to a dictionary
 # FIXME: make more idiomatic
 
-args = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
+
-items = shlex.split(args)
+if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+    print json.dumps({
+        "failed" : True,
+        "msg"    : "the command module requires arguments (-a)"
+    })
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+argfile = sys.argv[1]
+if not os.path.exists(argfile):
+    print json.dumps({
+        "failed" : True,
+        "msg"    : "Argument file not found"
+    })
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+args = open(argfile, 'r').read()
+itmes = shlex.split(args)
+
+if not len(items):
+    print json.dumps({
+        "failed" : True,
+        "msg"    : "the command module requires arguments (-a)"
+    })
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
 params = {}
 for x in items:
     (k, v) = x.split("=")