1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ipalib/util.py b/ipalib/util.py
index 3222c5a7b..48a3a1296 100644
--- a/ipalib/util.py
+++ b/ipalib/util.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Various utility functions.
 import os
 from os import path
 import imp
+import optparse
 import krbV
 from constants import LOGGING_CONSOLE_FORMAT, LOGGING_FILE_FORMAT
 
@@ -101,3 +102,24 @@ def import_plugins_subpackage(name):
     for name in find_modules_in_dir(src_dir):
         full_name = '%s.%s' % (plugins.__name__, name)
         __import__(full_name)
+
+
+def add_global_options(parser=None):
+    """
+    Add global options to an optparse.OptionParser instance.
+    """
+    if parser is None:
+        parser = optparse.OptionParser()
+    parser.add_option('-e', dest='env', metavar='KEY=VAL', action='append',
+        help='Set environment variable KEY to VAL',
+    )
+    parser.add_option('-c', dest='conf', metavar='FILE',
+        help='Load configuration from FILE',
+    )
+    parser.add_option('-d', '--debug', action='store_true',
+        help='Produce full debuging output',
+    )
+    parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true',
+        help='Produce more verbose output',
+    )
+    return parser