initial stab at a nose plugin

nose_exclude.py

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+import os
+import logging
+from nose.plugins import Plugin
+
+log = logging.getLogger('nose.plugins.nose-exclude')
+
+class NoseExclude(Plugin):
+
+    def options(self, parser, env=os.environ):
+        """Define the command line options for the plugin."""
+        super(NoseExclude, self).options(parser, env)
+
+        parser.add_option(
+            "--exclude-dirs", action="append",
+            dest="exclude_dirs",
+            help="Directories to exclude from test discovery. \
+                Paths can be relative to current working directory \
+                or an absolute path. [NOSE_EXCLUDE_DIRS]")
+    
+    def configure(self, options, conf):
+        """Configure plugin based on command line options"""
+        super(NoseExclude, self).configure(options, conf)
+
+        #TODO add logging
+        if not options.exclude_dirs:
+            self.enabled = False
+            return
+
+        self.enabled = True
+        root = os.getcwd()
+        log.debug('cwd: %s' % root)
+
+        cleaned_dirs = []
+        for d in options.exclude_dirs:
+            if os.path.isabs(d):
+                cleaned_dirs.append(d)
+            elif os.path.isdir(d):
+                #see if it's relative
+                new_abs_d = os.path.join(root,d)
+                cleaned_dirs.append(new_abs_d)
+            else:
+                #bad path
+                #TODO
+                pass
+
+        self.exclude_dirs = cleaned_dirs
+
+        exclude_str = "excluding dirs: %s" % ",".join(self.exclude_dirs)
+        log.debug(exclude_str)
+
+    def wantDirectory(self, dirname):
+        """Check if directory is eligible for test discovery"""
+        if dirname in self.exclude_dirs:
+            log.debug("excluded: %s" % dirname)
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
+
+
+            

setup.py

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+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+    name = "nose-exclude",
+    version = "0.1.1",
+    py_modules = ['nose_exclude'],
+    
+    entry_points = {
+        'nose.plugins': ['nose-exclude = nose_exclude:NoseExclude']
+        },
+    install_requires = ['nose'],
+)