diff -r bf87d34a675c -r b05a3e28cf24 contrib/automation/automation.py
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+++ b/contrib/automation/automation.py	Fri Mar 15 11:24:08 2019 -0700
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# automation.py - Perform tasks on remote machines
+#
+# Copyright 2019 Gregory Szorc <gregory.szorc@gmail.com>
+#
+# This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the
+# GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version.
+
+import os
+import pathlib
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import venv
+
+
+HERE = pathlib.Path(os.path.abspath(__file__)).parent
+REQUIREMENTS_TXT = HERE / 'requirements.txt'
+SOURCE_DIR = HERE.parent.parent
+VENV = SOURCE_DIR / 'build' / 'venv-automation'
+
+
+def bootstrap():
+    venv_created = not VENV.exists()
+
+    VENV.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    venv.create(VENV, with_pip=True)
+
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        venv_bin = VENV / 'Scripts'
+        pip = venv_bin / 'pip.exe'
+        python = venv_bin / 'python.exe'
+    else:
+        venv_bin = VENV / 'bin'
+        pip = venv_bin / 'pip'
+        python = venv_bin / 'python'
+
+    args = [str(pip), 'install', '-r', str(REQUIREMENTS_TXT),
+            '--disable-pip-version-check']
+
+    if not venv_created:
+        args.append('-q')
+
+    subprocess.run(args, check=True)
+
+    os.environ['HGAUTOMATION_BOOTSTRAPPED'] = '1'
+    os.environ['PATH'] = '%s%s%s' % (
+        venv_bin, os.pathsep, os.environ['PATH'])
+
+    subprocess.run([str(python), __file__] + sys.argv[1:], check=True)
+
+
+def run():
+    import hgautomation.cli as cli
+
+    # Need to strip off main Python executable.
+    cli.main()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    try:
+        if 'HGAUTOMATION_BOOTSTRAPPED' not in os.environ:
+            bootstrap()
+        else:
+            run()
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        sys.exit(e.returncode)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        sys.exit(1)