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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2011 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
+import logging
+import os
+
+import cdist
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+'''
+common:
+    runs only locally, does not need remote
+
+    env:
+        PATH: prepend directory with type emulator symlinks == local.bin_path
+        __target_host: the target host we are working on
+        __cdist_manifest: full qualified path of the manifest == script
+        __cdist_type_base_path: full qualified path to the directory where types are defined for use in type emulator
+            == local.type_path
+
+gencode-local
+    script: full qualified path to a types gencode-local
+
+    env:
+        __target_host: the target host we are working on
+        __global: full qualified path to the global output dir == local.out_path
+        __object: full qualified path to the object's dir
+        __object_id: the objects id
+        __object_fq: full qualified object id, iow: $type.name + / + object_id
+        __type: full qualified path to the type's dir
+
+    returns: string containing the generated code or None
+
+gencode-remote
+    script: full qualified path to a types gencode-remote
+
+    env:
+        __target_host: the target host we are working on
+        __global: full qualified path to the global output dir == local.out_path
+        __object: full qualified path to the object's dir
+        __object_id: the objects id
+        __object_fq: full qualified object id, iow: $type.name + / + object_id
+        __type: full qualified path to the type's dir
+
+    returns: string containing the generated code or None
+
+
+code-local
+    script: full qualified path to object's code-local
+    - run script localy
+    returns: string containing the output
+
+code-remote
+    script: full qualified path to object's code-remote
+    - copy script to remote
+    - run script remotely
+    returns: string containing the output
+'''
+
+
+class Code(object):
+    """Generates and executes cdist code scripts.
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self, target_host, local, remote):
+        self.target_host = target_host
+        self.local = local
+        self.remote = remote
+        self.env = {
+            '__target_host': self.target_host,
+            '__global': self.local.out_path,
+        }
+
+    def _get_env_for_object(self, cdist_object):
+        return {
+            '__type': cdist_object.type.absolute_path,
+            '__object': cdist_object.absolute_path,
+            '__object_id': cdist_object.object_id,
+            '__object_fq': cdist_object.path,
+        }
+
+    def run_gencode_local(self, cdist_object):
+        cdist_type = cdist_object.type
+        script = os.path.join(self.local.type_path, cdist_type.gencode_local_path)
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env.update(self.env)
+        env.update(self._get_env_for_object(cdist_object))
+        return self.local.run_script(script, env=env)
+