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+"""
+Copyright 2007, Red Hat, Inc
+see AUTHORS
+
+This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU
+general public license.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+"""
+
+import os
+import string
+import sys
+import traceback
+import xmlrpclib
+import socket
+
+REMOTE_ERROR = "REMOTE_ERROR"
+
+def trace_me():
+    x = traceback.extract_stack()
+    bar = string.join(traceback.format_list(x))
+    return bar
+
+def daemonize(pidfile=None):
+    """
+    Daemonize this process with the UNIX double-fork trick.
+    Writes the new PID to the provided file name if not None.
+    """
+
+    print pidfile
+    pid = os.fork()
+    if pid > 0:
+        sys.exit(0)
+    os.setsid()
+    os.umask(0)
+    pid = os.fork()
+
+    if pid > 0:
+        if pidfile is not None:
+            open(pidfile, "w").write(str(pid))
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+def nice_exception(etype, evalue, etb):
+    etype = str(etype)
+    lefti = etype.index("'") + 1
+    righti = etype.rindex("'")
+    nicetype = etype[lefti:righti]
+    nicestack = string.join(traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_tb(etb)))
+    return [ REMOTE_ERROR, nicetype, str(evalue), nicestack ] 
+
+def get_hostname():
+    fqdn = socket.getfqdn()
+    host = socket.gethostname()
+    if fqdn.find(host) != -1:
+        return fqdn
+    else:
+        return host
+
+
+def is_error(result):
+    if type(result) != list:
+        return False
+    if len(result) == 0:
+        return False
+    if result[0] == REMOTE_ERROR:
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+