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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright (c) 2009 Andreas Balogh
+# See LICENSE for details.
+
+""" create MeGUI jobs for Panasonic MPG files """
+
+# system imports
+
+import logging
+import sys
+import os
+import getopt
+
+# local imports
+
+# constants
+
+# globals
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger()
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
+                    format="%(asctime)s %(levelname).3s %(process)d:%(thread)d %(message)s",
+                    datefmt="%H:%M:%S")
+
+# definitions
+
+class Usage(Exception):
+    pass
+
+class Error(Exception):
+    pass
+
+def main(argv = [__name__]):
+    try:
+        # check for parameters
+        LOG.debug("starting '%s %s'", argv[0], " ".join(argv[1:]))
+        script_name = os.path.basename(argv[0])
+        try:
+            opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv[1:], "hfgp", \
+                         ["help", "force", "gui", "preview"])
+        except getopt.error, err:
+            raise Usage(err)
+        LOG.debug("opts: %s, args: %s", opts, args)
+        o_overwrite = False
+        o_gui = False
+        o_preview = False
+        for o, a in opts:
+            if o in ("-h", "--help"):
+                usage(script_name)
+                return 0
+            elif o in ("-f", "--force"):
+                o_overwrite = True
+            elif o in ("-p", "--preview"):
+                o_preview = True
+            elif o in ("-g", "--gui"):
+                o_gui = True
+        if len(args) == 2:
+            src_dir = args[0]
+            dest_dir = args[1]
+        elif len(args) == 1 :
+            src_dir = args[0]
+            dest_dir = args[0]
+        elif len(args) == 0 :
+            src_dir = None
+            dest_dir = None
+            o_gui = True
+        else:
+            raise Usage("more than two arguments provided")
+        # call method with appropriate arguments
+        if src_dir and not os.path.exists(src_dir):
+            raise Error("Source directory not found [%s], aborting" % (src_dir, ))
+        if dest_dir and not os.path.exists(dest_dir):
+            LOG.warn("Destination directory not found [%s]", dest_dir)
+            if not o_preview:
+                LOG.info("Creating destination directory [%s]", dest_dir)
+                os.makedirs(dest_dir)
+        if o_gui:
+            gui(src_dir, dest_dir, o_overwrite)
+        else:
+            cli(src_dir, dest_dir, o_preview, o_overwrite)
+        LOG.debug("Done.")
+        return 0
+    except Error, err:
+        LOG.error(err)
+        return 1
+    except Usage, err:
+        LOG.error(err)
+        LOG.info("for usage use -h or --help")
+        return 2
+
+
+def gui(src_dir, dest_dir, o_overwrite):
+    """ graphical user interface """
+    print src_dir, dest_dir, o_overwrite
+
+
+def cli(src_dir, dest_dir, o_preview, o_overwrite):
+    """ command line interface """
+    print src_dir, dest_dir, o_preview, o_overwrite
+
+
+def usage(script_name):
+    print
+    print "usage: %s [options] [src_dir [dest_dir]]" % (script_name,)
+    print """
+  src_dir      source directory to search for MOD/MOI
+  dest_dir     destination directory for MPG files
+options:
+  -h, --help    show this help message and exit
+  -f, --force   override files with same name in destination directory
+  -g, --gui     force interactive mode
+  -p, --preview preview only, don't copy, don't create non-existent directories
+"""
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv)) 
+    
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