publishDir

#!/usr/bin/env python

import argparse
import sys
import os

"""
Setup argument parser
"""

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="This program goes from the toplevel directory recursively downwards and places a index PHP in each directory. Then, it's possible to browse files more conveniently with a web browser. Note, that the PHP files have to be accessed through a web server such as Apache with PHP support.")
parser.add_argument("toplevelDirectory", help="Path to the toplevel directory, which is the starting point for the recursion")
parser.add_argument("inputPHPfile", help="Path to the file source, which is placed in each directory")
parser.add_argument("-o", "--outputFilename", default="index.php", help="Name of the output file, which is placed in each directory")
parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbosity", default=1, help="Increase or decrease output verbosity")
args = parser.parse_args()

"""
Go through directories from given toplevel directory and put the given PHP file in each directory
"""

# Read input PHP file
with open(args.inputPHPfile, 'r') as f:
    src = f.read()

# Walk downwards through toplevel directory and put given PHP file there
if args.verbosity == 1:
    print('Start from toplevel dir: {}'.format(args.toplevelDirectory))
    print('Output filename: {}'.format(args.outputFilename))

for currentDir, subdirs, files in os.walk(args.toplevelDirectory):
    if args.verbosity == 1:
        print('Current directory: {}'.format(currentDir))
    with open(os.path.join(currentDir, args.outputFilename), 'w') as f:
        f.write(src)