added a python script to be use inside jenkins CI server

(experimental for now)

tests/run_CI_tests.py

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+#!/usr/local/bin/python
+# Small python-script run all tests using ec (the Eiffel compiler) 
+# we assume that ec outputs everything in english!
+# 
+# Code ported from a ruby script by Niklaus Giger
+
+# For the command line options look at
+# http://docs.eiffel.com/book/eiffelstudio/eiffelstudio-command-line-options
+# we use often the -batch open.
+#
+# TODO: Fix problems when compiling takes too long and/or there
+#       are ec process lingering around from a previous failed build
+
+import os;
+import sys;
+import tempfile;
+import shutil;
+import re;
+import subprocess;
+from time import sleep;
+
+# Override system command.
+# run command. if not successful, complain and exit with error
+def eval_cmd(cmd):
+#  print cmd
+  res = subprocess.call (cmd, shell=True)
+  if res < 0:
+    print "Failed running: %s" % (cmd)
+    sys.exit(2)
+  return res
+
+def eval_cmd_output(cmd):
+#  print cmd
+  p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+  if p:
+    return p.communicate()[0]
+  else:
+    print "Failed running: %s" % (cmd)
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+def rm_dir(d):
+  if os.path.isdir(d):
+	shutil.rmtree(d)
+
+
+def runTestForProject(where):
+  if not os.path.isdir(where):
+    print "Directory %s does not exist" % (where)
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+  os.chdir(where)
+  # First we have to remove old compilation
+  rm_dir("EIFGENs")
+  
+  # compile the library
+  cmd = "ecb -config %s -target restbucks -batch -c_compile" % (os.path.join ("examples", "restbucks", "restbucks-safe.ecf"))
+  res = eval_cmd(cmd)
+
+  sleep(1)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	runTestForProject(os.path.join (os.getcwd(), '..'))
+