def merge_packages(package_list, namespace = None):
'''Merge a list of input MAEC Packages and return a merged Package instance.'''
malware_subjects = []
# Instantiate the ID generator class (for automatic ID generation)
if not namespace:
NS = Namespace("https://github.com/MAECProject/python-maec", "merged")
else:
NS = namespace
maec.utils.set_id_namespace(NS)
# Build the list of Malware Subjects
for package in package_list:
for malware_subject in package.malware_subjects:
malware_subjects.append(malware_subject)
# Merge the Malware Subjects
merged_subjects = merge_malware_subjects(malware_subjects)
# Merge the input namespace/schemaLocation dictionaries
merged_namespaces = {}
merged_schemalocations = {}
for package in package_list:
merged_namespaces.update(package.__input_namespaces__)
merged_schemalocations.update(package.__input_schemalocations__)
# Create a new Package with the merged Malware Subjects
merged_package = Package()
merged_package.malware_subjects = MalwareSubjectList(merged_subjects)
merged_package.__input_namespaces__ = merged_namespaces
merged_package.__input_schemalocations__ = merged_schemalocations
return merged_package
def merge_packages(package_list, output_file):
'''Merge a list of input MAEC Packages and write them to an output Package file'''
malware_subjects = []
# Instantiate the ID generator class (for automatic ID generation)
NS = Namespace("https://github.com/MAECProject/python-maec", "merged")
maec.utils.set_id_namespace(NS)
# Build the list of Malware Subjects
for package in package_list:
for malware_subject in package.malware_subjects:
malware_subjects.append(malware_subject)
# Merge the Malware Subjects
merged_subjects = merge_malware_subjects(malware_subjects)
# Create a new Package with the merged Malware Subjects
merged_package = Package()
merged_package.malware_subjects = MalwareSubjectList(merged_subjects)
# Write the Package to the output file
merged_package.to_xml_file(output_file, {"https://github.com/MAECProject/python-maec":"merged"})
