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+# !/usr/bin/env python
+"""Guess which db package to use to open a db file."""
+
+import os
+import struct
+import sys
+
+try:
+ import dbm
+ _dbmerror = dbm.error
+except ImportError:
+ dbm = None
+ # just some sort of valid exception which might be raised in the
+ # dbm test
+ _dbmerror = IOError
+
+def whichdb(filename):
+ """Guess which db package to use to open a db file.
+
+ Return values:
+
+ - None if the database file can't be read;
+ - empty string if the file can be read but can't be recognized
+ - the module name (e.g. "dbm" or "gdbm") if recognized.
+
+ Importing the given module may still fail, and opening the
+ database using that module may still fail.
+ """
+
+ # Check for dbm first -- this has a .pag and a .dir file
+ try:
+ f = open(filename + os.extsep + "pag", "rb")
+ f.close()
+ # dbm linked with gdbm on OS/2 doesn't have .dir file
+ if not (dbm.library == "GNU gdbm" and sys.platform == "os2emx"):
+ f = open(filename + os.extsep + "dir", "rb")
+ f.close()
+ return "dbm"
+ except IOError:
+ # some dbm emulations based on Berkeley DB generate a .db file
+ # some do not, but they should be caught by the dbhash checks
+ try:
+ f = open(filename + os.extsep + "db", "rb")
+ f.close()
+ # guarantee we can actually open the file using dbm
+ # kind of overkill, but since we are dealing with emulations
+ # it seems like a prudent step
+ if dbm is not None:
+ d = dbm.open(filename)
+ d.close()
+ return "dbm"
+ except (IOError, _dbmerror):
+ pass
+
+ # Check for dumbdbm next -- this has a .dir and a .dat file
+ try:
+ # First check for presence of files
+ os.stat(filename + os.extsep + "dat")
+ size = os.stat(filename + os.extsep + "dir").st_size
+ # dumbdbm files with no keys are empty
+ if size == 0:
+ return "dumbdbm"
+ f = open(filename + os.extsep + "dir", "rb")
+ try:
+ if f.read(1) in ("'", '"'):
+ return "dumbdbm"
+ finally:
+ f.close()
+ except (OSError, IOError):
+ pass
+
+ # See if the file exists, return None if not
+ try:
+ f = open(filename, "rb")
+ except IOError:
+ return None
+
+ # Read the start of the file -- the magic number
+ s16 = f.read(16)
+ f.close()
+ s = s16[0:4]
+
+ # Return "" if not at least 4 bytes
+ if len(s) != 4:
+ return ""
+
+ # Convert to 4-byte int in native byte order -- return "" if impossible
+ try:
+ (magic,) = struct.unpack("=l", s)
+ except struct.error:
+ return ""
+
+ # Check for GNU dbm
+ if magic in (0x13579ace, 0x13579acd, 0x13579acf):
+ return "gdbm"
+
+ # Check for old Berkeley db hash file format v2
+ if magic in (0x00061561, 0x61150600):
+ return "bsddb185"
+
+ # Later versions of Berkeley db hash file have a 12-byte pad in
+ # front of the file type
+ try:
+ (magic,) = struct.unpack("=l", s16[-4:])
+ except struct.error:
+ return ""
+
+ # Check for BSD hash
+ if magic in (0x00061561, 0x61150600):
+ return "dbhash"
+
+ # Unknown
+ return ""
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ for filename in sys.argv[1:]:
+ print whichdb(filename) or "UNKNOWN", filename