def patch(self, patch, thefile, content=None):
# if there's no diff, there's no conflict
if patch in ("", None):
return True
try:
# write the file in a temporary file
tmpfile = tempfile.mkstemp()
os.write(tmpfile[0], patch)
# create a temp directory
tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
tmprepo = Repo(tmpdir)
# initialize a new hg repo
tmprepo.hg_init()
# copy the file to patch in the temp directory
rel_path = os.path.relpath(thefile, self.config.path)
self._dir_tree(rel_path, tmpdir)
shutil.copy2(thefile, os.path.join(tmpdir, rel_path))
# add the file to the temp hg repo
tmprepo.hg_add('.')
# commit the current working tree
tmprepo.hg_commit('Baboon commit')
# import the patch in the tmpfile hg repo
try:
tmprepo.hg_command('import', tmpfile[1], '--no-commit')
except Exception:
# an exception is raised if the command failed
return False
finally:
try:
os.remove(tmpfile[1])
shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
except:
""" There's at least one error during the clean of tmpfile
files. It's a pity but not fatal."""
pass
return True
