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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This is a small helper to speed development and debug with devstack.
+# It is intended to help you run a single function in a project module
+# without having to re-stack.
+#
+# For example, to run the just start_glance function, do this:
+#
+#   ./tools/debug_function.sh glance start_glance
+
+if [ ! -f "lib/$1" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 [project] [function] [function...]"
+fi
+
+source stackrc
+source lib/$1
+shift
+set -x
+while [ "$1" ]; do
+    echo ==== Running $1 ====
+    $1
+    echo ==== Done with $1 ====
+    shift
+done