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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- mode: python-mode; py-indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+"""
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+"""
+
+from optparse import OptionParser
+from osmopy.osmo_ipa import Ctrl
+import socket
+
+verbose = False
+
+def connect(host, port):
+        if verbose:
+                print "Connecting to host %s:%i" % (host, port)
+
+        sck = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        sck.setblocking(1)
+        sck.connect((host, port))
+        return sck
+
+def do_set_get(sck, var, value = None):
+        (r, c) = Ctrl().cmd(var, value)
+        sck.send(c)
+        answer = Ctrl().rem_header(sck.recv(4096))
+        return (answer,) + Ctrl().verify(answer, r, var, value)
+
+def set_var(sck, var, val):
+        (a, _, _) = do_set_get(sck, var, val)
+        return a
+
+def get_var(sck, var):
+        (_, _, v) = do_set_get(sck, var)
+        return v
+
+def _leftovers(sck, fl):
+        """
+        Read outstanding data if any according to flags
+        """
+        try:
+                data = sck.recv(1024, fl)
+        except socket.error as (s_errno, strerror):
+                return False
+        if len(data) != 0:
+                tail = data
+                while True:
+                        (head, tail) = Ctrl().split_combined(tail)
+                        print "Got message:", Ctrl().rem_header(head)
+                        if len(tail) == 0:
+                                break
+                return True
+        return False
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+        parser = OptionParser("Usage: %prog [options] var [value]")
+        parser.add_option("-d", "--host", dest="host",
+                          help="connect to HOST", metavar="HOST")
+        parser.add_option("-p", "--port", dest="port", type="int",
+                          help="use PORT", metavar="PORT", default=4249)
+        parser.add_option("-g", "--get", action="store_true",
+                          dest="cmd_get", help="perform GET operation")
+        parser.add_option("-s", "--set", action="store_true",
+                          dest="cmd_set", help="perform SET operation")
+        parser.add_option("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true",
+                          dest="verbose", help="be verbose", default=False)
+        parser.add_option("-m", "--monitor", action="store_true",
+                          dest="monitor", help="monitor the connection for traps", default=False)
+
+        (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+
+        verbose = options.verbose
+
+        if options.cmd_set and options.cmd_get:
+                parser.error("Get and set options are mutually exclusive!")
+
+        if not (options.cmd_get or options.cmd_set or options.monitor):
+                parser.error("One of -m, -g, or -s must be set")
+
+        if not (options.host):
+                parser.error("Destination host and port required!")
+
+        sock = connect(options.host, options.port)
+
+        if options.cmd_set:
+                if len(args) < 2:
+                        parser.error("Set requires var and value arguments")
+                _leftovers(sock, socket.MSG_DONTWAIT)
+                print "Got message:", set_var(sock, args[0], ' '.join(args[1:]))
+
+        if options.cmd_get:
+                if len(args) != 1:
+                        parser.error("Get requires the var argument")
+                _leftovers(sock, socket.MSG_DONTWAIT)
+                (a, _, _) = do_set_get(sock, args[0])
+                print "Got message:", a
+
+        if options.monitor:
+                while True:
+                        if not _leftovers(sock, 0):
+                                print "Connection is gone."
+                                break
+        sock.close()