Reusing python-btsutils for bts-link

[Olivier Berger]

Hi.

The package python-btsutils has been recently brought to my attention
(Thanks zack). It implements a general python API for the DBTS.

I think that the Debian bts querying part of bts-link
(bts/interfaces.py) could be replaced somehow by using an (improved)
btsutils which could use a mirror of the BTS database.

I've started some bits to reuse current bts-link's code to extend
btsutils, at :
http://picoforge.int-evry.fr/websvn/listing.php?repname=helios_wp3&path=/trunk/python/ (by also changing some bits in bts-link... see : http://www-public.it-sudparis.eu/~berger_o/git/bts-link.git/)

I've also filed a wishlist on python-btsutils for that : #508812

The idea is to try and merge in a distinct common library as much of the
python client interfaces of the BTS as possible. It would eventually
support many interfaces of the BTS : SOAP, WEB, ldap, spool files,...

Several tools could then use the same lib : bts-link, bug-triage, etc.

Any comments welcome.

Best regards,
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Olivier BERGER <olivier.berger at it-sudparis.eu>
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Ingénieur Recherche - Dept INF
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