--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/intentmademanifest/main.py	Sun Apr 07 03:07:39 2013 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+python workflow engine via directed graph
+"""
+
+import sys
+import optparse
+
+def main(args=sys.argv[:]):
+
+    # parse command line options
+    usage = '%prog [options]'
+    class PlainDescriptionFormatter(optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter):
+        """description formatter for console script entry point"""
+        def format_description(self, description):
+            if description:
+                return description.strip() + '\n'
+            else:
+                return ''
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage, description=__doc__, formatter=PlainDescriptionFormatter())
+    options, args = parser.parse_args(args)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  main()
+