#!/usr/bin/env python """Create a role archive which overwrites an arbitrary file.""" from __future__ import annotations import argparse import os import pathlib import tarfile import tempfile def main() -> None: parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__) parser.add_argument('archive', type=pathlib.Path, help='archive to create') parser.add_argument('content', type=pathlib.Path, help='content to write') parser.add_argument('target', type=pathlib.Path, help='file to overwrite') args = parser.parse_args() create_archive(args.archive, args.content, args.target) def generate_files_from_path(path): if os.path.isdir(path): for subpath in os.listdir(path): _path = os.path.join(path, subpath) yield from generate_files_from_path(_path) elif os.path.isfile(path): yield pathlib.Path(path) def create_archive(archive_path: pathlib.Path, content_path: pathlib.Path, target_path: pathlib.Path) -> None: with ( tarfile.open(name=archive_path, mode='w') as role_archive, tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir_name, ): temp_dir_path = pathlib.Path(temp_dir_name) meta_main_path = temp_dir_path / 'meta' / 'main.yml' meta_main_path.parent.mkdir() meta_main_path.write_text('') symlink_path = temp_dir_path / 'symlink' symlink_path.symlink_to(target_path) role_archive.add(meta_main_path) role_archive.add(symlink_path) for path in generate_files_from_path(content_path): if path == content_path: arcname = str(symlink_path) else: arcname = os.path.join(temp_dir_path, path) content_tarinfo = role_archive.gettarinfo(path, arcname) with path.open('rb') as file_content: role_archive.addfile(content_tarinfo, file_content) if __name__ == '__main__': main()