pkgwat.cli 0.3

Python API

There is one. You can download it indepenant of the CLI tools at http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pkgwat.api

>>> from pkgwat.api import api
>>> results = api.search("nethack")
>>> results['rows'][0]['summary']
u'A rogue-like single player dungeon exploration game'

Shell Usage

Getting help:

--- ~ » pkgwat --help
usage: pkgwat [--version] [-v] [-q] [-h] [--debug]

CLI tool for querying the fedora packages webapp

optional arguments:
  --version      show program's version number and exit
  -v, --verbose  Increase verbosity of output. Can be repeated.
  -q, --quiet    suppress output except warnings and errors
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  --debug        show tracebacks on errors

Commands:
  bugs           List bugs for a package
  builds         List koji builds for a package
  changelog      Show the changelog for a package
  contents       Show contents of a package
  help           print detailed help for another command
  info           Show details about a package
  releases       List active releases for a package
  search         Show a list of packages that match a pattern.
  updates        List bodhi updates for a package

You can search for packages:

--- ~ » pkgwat search nethack
+------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| name             | summary                                               |
+------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| nethack          | A rogue-like single player dungeon exploration game   |
| nethack-vultures | NetHack- Vulture's Eye and Vulture's Claw             |
| egoboo           | A top down graphical (3D) RPG in the spirit ofNethack |
| slashem          | Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic         |
| crossfire        | Server for hosting crossfire games                    |
| crossfire-client | Client for connecting to crossfire servers            |
+------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

Flexibility with output formats for all commands:

--- ~ » pkgwat help changelog
usage: pkgwat changelog [-h] [-f {csv,html,json,table,yaml}] [-c COLUMN]
                        [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
                        [--rows-per-page ROWS_PER_PAGE]
                        [--start-row START_ROW]
                        package

Show the changelog for a package

positional arguments:
  package

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --rows-per-page ROWS_PER_PAGE
  --start-row START_ROW

output formatters:
  output formatter options

  -f {csv,html,json,table,yaml}, --format {csv,html,json,table,yaml}
                        the output format, defaults to table
  -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN
                        specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated

CSV Formatter:
  --quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}
                        when to include quotes, defaults to nonnumeric

There’s even a shell. Just run $ pkgwat.

License

pkgwat is licensed LGPLv2+.