Add scancode license data dump as a console script #2738

* Removes CLI option `--dump-license-data`
* Adds new console script `scancode-license-data --path PATH`
* Updates CHANGELOG

Signed-off-by: Ayan Sinha Mahapatra <[email protected]>

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ License detection:
 
   - See https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/3049
 
-- There is a new ``--get-license-data`` scancode command line option to export
+- There is a new console script ``scancode-license-data`` to export
   license data in JSON, YAML and HTML, with indexes and a static website for use
   in the licensedb web site. This becomes the  API way to getr scancode license
   data.

setup-mini.cfg

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ packages =
 console_scripts =
     scancode = scancode.cli:scancode
     scancode-reindex-licenses = licensedcode.reindex:reindex_licenses
+    scancode-license-data = licensedcode.license_db:dump_scancode_license_data
 
 # These are configurations for ScanCode plugins as setuptools entry points.
 # Each plugin entry hast this form:

setup.cfg

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ packages =
 console_scripts =
     scancode = scancode.cli:scancode
     scancode-reindex-licenses = licensedcode.reindex:reindex_licenses
+    scancode-license-data = licensedcode.license_db:dump_scancode_license_data
 
 # These are configurations for ScanCode plugins as setuptools entry points.
 # Each plugin entry hast this form:

src/licensedcode/license_db.py

@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@
 from os.path import join
 from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
 
+import click
 import saneyaml
+
+from commoncode.cliutils import MISC_GROUP
+from commoncode.cliutils import PluggableCommandLineOption
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
 from licensedcode.models import load_licenses
 from licensedcode.models import licenses_data_dir
@@ -200,19 +204,38 @@ def generate(
     return count
 
 
-def dump_license_data(ctx, param, value):
+def scancode_license_data(path):
     """
     Dump license data from scancode licenses to the directory ``value`` passed
     in from command line.
 
     Dumps data in JSON, YAML and HTML formats and also dumps the .LICENSE file
     with the license text and the data as YAML frontmatter.
     """
-    if not value or ctx.resilient_parsing:
-        return
-
-    import click
-    click.secho(f'Dumping license data to: {value}', err=True)
-    count = generate(build_location=value)
+    click.secho(f'Dumping license data to: {path}', err=True)
+    count = generate(build_location=path)
     click.secho(f'Done dumping #{count} licenses.', err=True)
-    ctx.exit(0)
+
+
+@click.command(name='scancode-license-data')
+@click.option(
+    '--path',
+    type=click.Path(exists=False, readable=True, file_okay=False, resolve_path=True, path_type=str),
+    metavar='DIR',
+    help='Dump the license data in this directory in the LicenseDB format and exit. '
+            'Creates the directory if it does not exist. ',
+    help_group=MISC_GROUP,
+    cls=PluggableCommandLineOption,
+)
+@click.help_option('-h', '--help')
+def dump_scancode_license_data(
+    path,
+    *args,
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    """Reindex scancode licenses and exit"""
+    scancode_license_data(path=path)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    dump_scancode_license_data()

src/licensedcode/plugin_license.py

@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@
 from functools import partial
 
 import attr
-import click
 from commoncode.cliutils import PluggableCommandLineOption
 from commoncode.cliutils import SCAN_GROUP
 from commoncode.cliutils import SCAN_OPTIONS_GROUP
-from commoncode.cliutils import MISC_GROUP
 from plugincode.scan import ScanPlugin
 from plugincode.scan import scan_impl
 
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
 from licensedcode.detection import LicenseDetectionFromResult
 from licensedcode.detection import LicenseMatchFromResult
 from licensedcode.detection import UniqueDetection
-from licensedcode.license_db import dump_license_data
 from packagedcode.utils import combine_expressions
 from scancode.api import SCANCODE_LICENSEDB_URL
 
@@ -121,19 +118,7 @@ class LicenseScanner(ScanPlugin):
             required_options=['license'],
             help='[EXPERIMENTAL] Detect unknown licenses. ',
             help_group=SCAN_OPTIONS_GROUP,
-        ),
-
-        # TODO: consider creating a separate comamnd line option exe instead
-        PluggableCommandLineOption(
-            ('--dump-license-data',),
-            type=click.Path(exists=False, readable=True, file_okay=False, resolve_path=True, path_type=str),
-            metavar='DIR',
-            callback=dump_license_data,
-            help='Dump the license data in this directory in the LicenseDB format and exit. '
-            'Creates the directory if it does not exist. ',
-            help_group=MISC_GROUP,
-            is_eager=True,
-        ),
+        )
     ]
 
     def is_enabled(self, license, **kwargs):  # NOQA

tests/scancode/data/help/help.txt

@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ Options:
                              and including the starting directory. Use 0 for no
                              scan depth limit.
 
-  miscellaneous:
-    --dump-license-data DIR  Dump the license data in this directory in the
-                             LicenseDB format and exit. Creates the directory if
-                             it does not exist.
-
   documentation:
     -h, --help       Show this message and exit.
     -A, --about      Show information about ScanCode and licensing and exit.