python: Move helper functions for using param into a separate file rather

than linking against the python module.

1 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source4/param/pyparam_util.c b/source4/param/pyparam_util.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dc7c7fd13
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+++ b/source4/param/pyparam_util.c
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+/* 
+   Unix SMB/CIFS implementation.
+   Samba utility functions
+   Copyright (C) Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org> 2007-2008
+   
+   This program 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.
+   
+   This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "includes.h"
+#include "param/param.h"
+#include "param/loadparm.h"
+#include <Python.h>
+#include "pytalloc.h"
+
+#define PyLoadparmContext_AsLoadparmContext(obj) py_talloc_get_type(obj, struct loadparm_context)
+
+_PUBLIC_ struct loadparm_context *lp_from_py_object(PyObject *py_obj)
+{
+    struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx;
+
+    if (PyString_Check(py_obj)) {
+        lp_ctx = loadparm_init(NULL);
+        if (!lp_load(lp_ctx, PyString_AsString(py_obj))) {
+            talloc_free(lp_ctx);
+			PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unable to load %s", 
+						 PyString_AsString(py_obj));
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        return lp_ctx;
+    }
+
+    if (py_obj == Py_None) {
+        lp_ctx = loadparm_init(NULL);
+		/* We're not checking that loading the file succeeded *on purpose */
+        lp_load_default(lp_ctx);
+        return lp_ctx;
+    }
+
+    return PyLoadparmContext_AsLoadparmContext(py_obj);
+}