--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tools/getFreeXmppServices.py	Sat Sep 29 04:47:42 2012 +0200
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import urllib.request
+import argparse, sys
+from xml.dom.minidom import parse, getDOMImplementation
+
+
+def getJidsFromUrl(url):
+    f = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
+    indoc = parse(f)
+    jids = []
+    query = indoc.documentElement
+    if query.localName == "query" :
+        for item in query.getElementsByTagName("item"):
+            jid = item.getAttribute("jid")
+            jids.append(jid)
+    return jids
+
+def createDocument():
+    impl = getDOMImplementation()
+    return impl.createDocument(None, "resources", None)
+
+
+def purge(elems):
+    res = []
+    for i in elems:
+        if i not in res:
+            res.append(i)
+    return res
+
+def appendStringElem(doc, node, jids):
+    for i in jids:
+        item = doc.createElement("item")
+        text = doc.createTextNode(i)
+        item.appendChild(text)
+        node.appendChild(item)
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Collect some free xmpp services')
+parser.add_argument('url', metavar="url",
+        default=['http://xmpp.net/services.xml', "https://list.jabber.at/api/?format=services.xml"] , nargs='*',
+        help='url to get the services')
+
+parser.add_argument('-o', metavar="FILE", type=argparse.FileType('bw'),
+        default = sys.stdout.buffer,
+        help='send output to FILE')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+# collect the servers jid
+jids = []
+for url in args.url:
+    jids += getJidsFromUrl(url)
+
+jids = purge(jids)
+
+# create the xml output document
+outdoc = createDocument()
+res_element = outdoc.documentElement
+string_array_elem = outdoc.createElement('string-array')
+res_element.appendChild(string_array_elem)
+string_array_elem.setAttribute("name", "xmpp_server_list")
+appendStringElem(outdoc, string_array_elem, jids)
+
+# print result
+f = args.o
+f.write(outdoc.toprettyxml(encoding="utf-8"))
+