checking in all work done so far because what if my SSD dies?

git/remotehooks2.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+# Can we use paramiko for remotecmds?
+try:
+    import paramiko
+    import socket
+    has_ssh = True
+except ImportError:
+    has_ssh = False
+# Can we use the python git module?
+try:
+    import git  # "python-gitpython" in Arch; https://github.com/gitpython-developers/gitpython
+    has_git = True
+except ImportError:
+    has_git = False
+
+
+class repoHooks(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        with open(os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'],
+                               '.gitolite',
+                               'local',
+                               'hooks',
+                               'repo-specific',
+                               'githooks.json'), 'r') as f:
+            self.cfg = json.loads(f.read())
+        self.repos = list(self.cfg.keys())
+        self.env = os.environ.copy()
+        if 'GIT_DIR' in self.env.keys():
+            del(self.env['GIT_DIR'])
+        self.repo = self.env['GL_REPO']
+
+    def remoteExec(self):
+        for _host in self.repos[self.repo]['remotecmds'].keys():
+            if len(_host.split(':')) == 2:
+                _server, _port = [i.strip() for i in _host.split(':')]
+            else:
+                _port = 22
+                _server = _host.split(':')[0]
+            _h = self.repos[self.repo]['remotecmds'][_host]
+            for _user in _h.keys():
+                _u = _h[_user]
+                if has_ssh:
+                    _ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
+                    _ssh.load_system_host_keys()
+                    _ssh.missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+                    _ssh.connect(_server,
+                                 int(_port),
+                                 _user)
+                    for _cmd in _h.keys():
+                        pass  # DO STUFF HERE
+                else:
+                    return()  # no-op; no paramiko
+
+    def localExec(self):
+        pass
+
+def main():
+    h = repoHooks()
+    if h.repo not in h.repos:
+        return()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()