reload_tool.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import subprocess
from optparse import OptionParser
import re
import os

def get_request():
  return subprocess.Popen( [ "curl", "--silent", "--cookie", "galaxy_cookie.txt", "--data-ascii", "reload_tool_button=Reload", "http://localhost:8080/admin/        -    -    -   reload_tool" ], stdout=subprocess.PIPE ).communicate()[ 0 ]

def search_one_line( regex, line ):
  searcher = re.compile( r'.*{0}'.format( regex ))
  if re.search( searcher, line ) is not None:
    return line

def search_request_for_tool( tool_name ):
  request_data = get_request().split( '\n' )
  matches = [ search_one_line( tool_name, line ) for line in request_data ]
  matches = [ item for item in matches if item is not None]
  return matches[ 0 ]

def get_complex_tool_name_from_line( line ):
  match = re.search( r'(?<=value=").+(?=")', line ).group( 0 )
  return match

def reload_found_tool( tool ):
  return subprocess.Popen( [ "curl", "--silent", "--cookie", "galaxy_cookie.txt", "--data-ascii", "tool_id={0}&reload_tool_button=Reload".format( tool ),           -    -    -   "http://localhost:8080/admin/reload_tool" ], stdout=subprocess.PIPE ).communicate()[ 0 ]

def parse_args():
  parser = OptionParser()
  parser.add_option( "-n", "--name", dest="tool_name", help="the tool name to reload", type="string")
  arg, x = parser.parse_args()
  matching_line = search_request_for_tool( arg.tool_name )
  real_tool_name = get_complex_tool_name_from_line( matching_line )
  reload_found_tool( real_tool_name )

os.chdir( os.path.dirname( os.path.abspath( __file__ ) ) )
parse_args()