--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/decoupage/cli.py	Sat Dec 28 18:12:16 2013 -0800
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+serve directory with decoupage, e.g.
+
+``decoupage --port 8080 /home/jhammel/tmp``
+
+If the directory is not specified, the current working directory is used
+"""
+
+import optparse
+import os
+import sys
+
+from .web import Decoupage
+from wsgiref import simple_server
+
+here = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+def DecoupageServer(object):
+    """serve locally with decoupage"""
+    def __init__(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Do I need this?")
+
+def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
+
+    # parse command line options
+    usage = '%prog [options]'
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage, description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_option('-p', '--port', dest='port',
+                      type='int', default=1977,
+                      help="port to serve on [DEFAULT: %default]")
+    parser.add_option('--no-reload', dest='auto_reload',
+                      action='store_false', default=True,
+                      help="do not dynamically refresh indices")
+    options, args = parser.parse_args(args)
+    if not args:
+        directory = os.getcwd()
+    elif len(args) == 1:
+        directory = args[0]
+    if len(args) > 1:
+            # TODO:
+            # allow multiple directories with mount points
+            #   e.g. `decoupage [options] directory [directory2=/foo] [...]`
+            #   This may be done by creating a temporary directory with appropriate
+            #   symbolic links (on OSes that allow them)
+
+        parser.print_help()
+        parser.exit(1)
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(directory):
+        raise ("'%s' is not a directory" % directory)
+
+    # TODO:
+    # - allow CLI specification of formatters
+    # - template specification
+
+    # create WSGI app
+    app = Decoupage(directory=directory,
+                    auto_reload=options.auto_reload)
+
+
+    # create server
+    # TODO: allow choice amongst server classes
+    address = '127.0.0.1'
+    server = simple_server.make_server(address, options.port, app)
+    print 'serving directory %s ( %s ) at \nhttp://%s:%d/' % (directory,
+                                                              'file://' + directory, # XXX
+                                                              address,
+                                                              options.port)
+
+    try:
+        server.serve_forever()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()