qubes/tools: ArgumentParser prepopulated with common options

qubes/tools/__init__.py

@@ -25,8 +25,27 @@
 '''Qubes' command line tools
 '''
 
+import argparse
 import importlib
 
+
+# TODO --verbose, logger setup
+def get_parser_base(*args, **kwargs):
+    '''Get base parser with options common to all Qubes OS tools.
+
+    Currently supported options: ``--xml``.
+
+    *args* and *kwargs* are passed to :py:class:`argparser.ArgumentParser`.
+    '''
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    parser.add_argument('--xml', metavar='XMLFILE',
+        action='store',
+        help='Qubes OS store file')
+
+    return parser
+
+
 def get_parser_for_command(command):
     '''Get parser for given qvm-tool.
 

qubes/tools/qubes_create.py

@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@
 
 import argparse
 import qubes
+import qubes.tools
 
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Create new Qubes OS store.')
-parser.add_argument('--xml', metavar='XMLFILE',
-    action='store',
-    help='Qubes OS store file')
+parser = qubes.tools.get_parser_base(description='Create new Qubes OS store.')
 
 def main(args=None):
     '''Main routine of :program:`qubes-create`.

qubes/tools/qvm_ls.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import textwrap
 
 import qubes
 import qubes.config
+import qubes.tools
 import qubes.utils
 
 
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@ def get_parser():
     wrapper = textwrap.TextWrapper(width=80, break_on_hyphens=False,
         initial_indent='  ', subsequent_indent='  ')
 
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+    parser = qubes.tools.get_parser_base(
         formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
         description='List Qubes domains and their parametres.',
         epilog='available formats (see --help-formats):\n{}\n\n'
@@ -582,7 +583,7 @@ def get_parser():
     parser_formats = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
 
     parser_formats.add_argument('--format', '-o', metavar='FORMAT',
-        action='store', choices=formats.keys(),
+        action='store', choices=formats.keys(), default='simple',
         help='preset format')
 
     parser_formats.add_argument('--fields', '-O', metavar='FIELD,...',
@@ -594,15 +595,6 @@ def get_parser():
 #       action='store', metavar='CFGFILE',
 #       help='Qubes config file')
 
-    parser.add_argument('--xml', metavar='XMLFILE',
-        action='store',
-        help='Qubes store file')
-
-    parser.set_defaults(
-        qubesxml=os.path.join(qubes.config.system_path['qubes_base_dir'],
-            qubes.config.system_path['qubes_store_filename']),
-        format='simple')
-
     return parser