script to generate pa files

pafile

#!/usr/bin/env python

# uses python 3
# usage: pafile filename [pretty name]
# the file must not exist

import sys
from datetime import date

raise Exception('remove me and fill in `userid` and `author`')

fname = sys.argv[1]
ext = fname.split(".")[-1]
fname_noext = ''
if len(sys.argv) > 3:
    fname_noext = sys.argv[2]
else:
    fname_noext = '.'.join(fname.split('.')[:-1])

userid = 'YOUR ID'
author = 'YOUR NAME'
date = date.today().strftime('%d %b %Y')

md_tmpl = """===
filename:  {fname}
user-id:   {userid}
author:    {author}
date:      {date}
sources of help: na
===

# {fname_noext}

# Building

# Running

## Example

## Errors

# Testing

# Questions

"""

s_tmpl = """#
# Filename:  {fname}
# UserID:    {userid}
# Author:    {author}
# Date:      {date}
# Sources of help: na

	.cpu	cortex-a53
	.syntax	unified

	.equ	FP_OFFSET, 4

	.global {fname_noext}
	.text
	.align 2

/*
 * Name: {fname_noext}
 * Function Prototype:
 * Description:
 * Parameters:
 * Side Effects:
 * Error Condition:
 * Return Value:
 * Registers Used:
 */
{fname_noext}:
# standard prologue
	push	{{fp, lr}}
	add	fp, sp, FP_OFFSET


# standard epilogue
	sub	sp, fp, FP_OFFSET
	pop	{{fp, pc}}

"""

c_tmpl = """/*
 * Filename: {fname}
 * UserID:   {userid}
 * Author:   {author}
 * Date:     {date}
 * Sources of help: man pages, cplusplus.com
 */
"""

c_test_tmpl = """/*
 * Filename: {fname}
 * UserID:   {userid}
 * Author:   {author}
 * Date:     {date}
 * Sources of help: man pages, cplusplus.com
 */

#include <stdio.h>

#include "test.h"

typedef struct {{

}} tc_t;

void {fname_noext} () {{
  tc_t tcs[] = {{

  }};

  int i;
  tc_t tc;
  for (i = 0;
    i < sizeof(tcs) / sizeof(tc_t);
    i++) {{
    
    tc = tcs[i];

    TEST( );
  }}
}}


int main( void ) {{

  fprintf( stderr, "Running tests for {fname_noext}...\\n" );
  {fname_noext}();
  fprintf( stderr, "Done running tests!\\n" );

  return 0;
}}

"""


with open(fname, 'x') as f:
    tmpl = ''

    if ext == 's':
        # assembly files
        tmpl = s_tmpl
    elif fname.startswith('test') and ext == 'c':
        # c test files
        tmpl = c_test_tmpl
    elif ext == 'c':
        # c files
        tmpl = c_tmpl
    elif ext == 'md' or fname.lower() == 'readme':
        # markdown and readme
        tmpl = md_tmpl

    msg = tmpl.format(
            fname=fname,
            userid=userid,
            author=author,
            date=date,
            fname_noext=fname_noext)

    f.write(msg);