The smallest workflow initializer!

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# Probably the smallest script to initialize workflow of your projects. Usage:
#
# * copy script to your bin
# * make the $HOME/.workflow directory
# * write plain bash/sh bootstraper, eg:
#   
#     #!/bin/bash
#     path=/path/to/your/project
#     sudo /etc/rc.d/redis start
#     sudo /etc/rc.d/mongodb start
#     emacs "$path" &
#     cd "$path"
#
#   ... place it in $HOME/.workflow/project-name and make it executable (chmod u+x ...)
#
# * now you can easy switch to work on this project using single command:
#     
#     workon project-name
#
# Enjoy!

import sys
import os

def main(argv):
    if len(argv) <= 1:
        print("You have to specify project name")
        exit(2)
    else:
        name = argv[1]
        initializer = '%s/.workon/%s' % (os.getenv('HOME'), name)
        
        if os.path.isfile(initializer):
            os.system(initializer)
        else:
            print("Project %s doesn't exist" % name)
            exit(1)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main(sys.argv)