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+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import re
+
+from openstack_election import utils
+
+
+def set_TC_apointee(candidates_list, project, candidate):
+    print('TC Appointee for %s (%s/%s/%s)' %
+          (project, candidate['fullname'], candidate['ircname'],
+           candidate['email']))
+    candidates_list['candidates'][project] = [candidate]
+
+
+def set_election_winner(candidates_list, project, idx):
+    candidate = candidates_list['candidates'][project][idx]
+    print('Setting %s PTL from election to (%s/%s/%s)' %
+          (project, candidate['fullname'], candidate['ircname'],
+           candidate['email']))
+    candidates_list['candidates'][project] = [candidate]
+
+
+def do_fixup(candidates_list, project, idx, key, value):
+    old = candidates_list['candidates'][project][0][key]
+    print('Fixing %s/%s(%d) changing %s to %s' %
+          (project, key, idx, old, value))
+    candidates_list['candidates'][project][0][key] = value
+
+
+def load_candidates():
+    print('Loading Candidates')
+    candidates_list = utils.build_candidates_list()
+    print('Done')
+    return candidates_list
+
+
+def load_projects(projects_fname):
+    with open(projects_fname) as fh:
+        data = fh.readlines()
+
+    return data
+
+
+def update_projects(projects_fname, candidates_list, projects):
+    project_count = 0
+    with open(projects_fname, 'w') as fh:
+        skip = 0
+        for line in projects:
+            if skip > 0:
+                skip -= 1
+                continue
+            line = line.decode('utf-8')
+            # Projects are detectable as they have no whitespace in column 0
+            match = re.match('^([^ \t][^:]+?):$', line)
+            if match:
+                project_count += 1
+                p = utils.name2dir(match.group(1))
+                candidates = candidates_list['candidates'][p]
+                nr_candidates = len(candidates)
+                # Only update the PTL if there is a sinble candidate
+                if nr_candidates == 1:
+                    line += (('  ptl:\n' +
+                              '    name: %(fullname)s\n' +
+                              '    irc: %(ircname)s\n' +
+                              '    email: %(email)s\n') % (candidates[0]))
+                    # This is a little fragile but the std. form is that the 4
+                    # lines after the project name are the PTL details.  We've
+                    # just written out new record so skip the next 4 lines in
+                    # the projects file.
+                    skip = 4
+                # Projects with no candidates need to be appointed by the TC
+                elif nr_candidates == 0:
+                    print('Skipping %s TC to appiont' % (p))
+                else:
+                    print('Skipping %s election in progress %d candidates' %
+                          (p, nr_candidates))
+            fh.write(line.encode('utf-8'))
+
+    print('Processed %d projects' % (project_count))
+
+
+def main():
+    description = ('Update openstack/gorernance:reference/projects.yaml '
+                   ' with the new PTL details')
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description)
+    parser.add_argument('--governance-repo', dest='governance_repo',
+                        required=True,
+                        help=('Path to a clone of the governance repo'))
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    projects_fname = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(args.governance_repo),
+                                  'reference', 'projects.yaml')
+    projects = load_projects(projects_fname)
+    candidates_list = load_candidates()
+    update_projects(projects_fname, candidates_list, projects)
+    return 0