1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cobbler/api.py b/cobbler/api.py
index a061b68d..d520cc94 100644
--- a/cobbler/api.py
+++ b/cobbler/api.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import action_import
 import action_reposync
 import action_status
 import action_validate
+import sub_process
 
 class BootAPI:
 
@@ -42,6 +43,19 @@ class BootAPI:
             self.__settings = self._config.settings()
             self.sync_flag = self.__settings.minimize_syncs
 
+    def version(self):
+        """
+        What version is cobbler?
+        Currently checks the RPM DB, which is not perfect.
+        Will return "?" if not installed.
+        """
+        cmd = sub_process.Popen("/bin/rpm -q cobbler", stdout=sub_process.PIPE, shell=True)
+        result = cmd.communicate()[0].replace("cobbler-","")
+        if result.find("not installed") != -1:
+            return "?"
+        return result[:result.rfind(".")]
+
+
     def clear(self):
         """
         Forget about current list of profiles, distros, and systems
@@ -182,4 +196,9 @@ class BootAPI:
         """
         return self._config.deserialize()
 
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    api = BootAPI()
+    print api.version()
+
+