Initial checkin.
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+#! /usr/bin/python
+
+# See README.txt for information and build instructions.
+
+import addressbook_pb2
+import sys
+
+# This function fills in a Person message based on user input.
+def PromptForAddress(person):
+ person.id = int(raw_input("Enter person ID number: "))
+ person.name = raw_input("Enter name: ")
+
+ email = raw_input("Enter email address (blank for none): ")
+ if email != "":
+ person.email = email
+
+ while True:
+ number = raw_input("Enter a phone number (or leave blank to finish): ")
+ if number == "":
+ break
+
+ phone_number = person.phone.add()
+ phone_number.number = number
+
+ type = raw_input("Is this a mobile, home, or work phone? ")
+ if type == "mobile":
+ phone_number.type = addressbook_pb2.Person.MOBILE
+ elif type == "home":
+ phone_number.type = addressbook_pb2.Person.HOME
+ elif type == "work":
+ phone_number.type = addressbook_pb2.Person.WORK
+ else:
+ print "Unknown phone type; leaving as default value."
+
+# Main procedure: Reads the entire address book from a file,
+# adds one person based on user input, then writes it back out to the same
+# file.
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+ print "Usage:", sys.argv[0], "ADDRESS_BOOK_FILE"
+ sys.exit(-1)
+
+address_book = addressbook_pb2.AddressBook()
+
+# Read the existing address book.
+try:
+ f = open(sys.argv[1], "rb")
+ address_book.ParseFromString(f.read())
+ f.close()
+except IOError:
+ print sys.argv[1] + ": File not found. Creating a new file."
+
+# Add an address.
+PromptForAddress(address_book.person.add())
+
+# Write the new address book back to disk.
+f = open(sys.argv[1], "wb")
+f.write(address_book.SerializeToString())
+f.close()
