Added --force option

Minor restructuring

TODO

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Done:
 - Add command line parameter prefixes
   -c alternative config file 
   -d domain
-  -f force * 
+  -f force 
   -h help
   -i ipadress
   -k keyname

dnsupdate.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 
 def checkerror(msg):
+  # Determine if there are any errors reported
   if len(msg['error']) > 0:
     if not msg.has_key('quiet'):
       for error in msg['error']:
@@ -14,8 +15,9 @@ def checkerror(msg):
     return 0
 
 
+
 def get_ipaddress():
-  # Connect to the dns server to determine which ip address
+  # Connect to a remote server to determine which ip address
   # this host connects from
   import urllib
   remote = opener = urllib.FancyURLopener({})
@@ -29,9 +31,8 @@ def get_ipaddress():
 
 
 def getparams(msg):
+  # Read command line parameters and input values 
   from optparse import OptionParser
-  import sys
-  # Define option parameters
   usage = "usage: %prog [OPTIONS]"
   parser = OptionParser(usage)
   parser.add_option("-c", "--config", 
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ def getparams(msg):
   parser.add_option("-d", "--domain", 
                     type="string",
                     help="Domain to update")
+  parser.add_option("--force", 
+                    action="store_true",
+                    help="Force the action")
   parser.add_option("-i", "--ipaddress", 
                     type="string",
                     help="IP-address of the host [auto detected]")
@@ -69,36 +73,38 @@ def getparams(msg):
 
   msg = readcfg(msg)
   
+
+  # Populate the basic params
+  base_params = ['delete',
+                  'domain',
+                  'force',
+                  'keyname',
+                  'quiet',
+                  'ttl']
+
+  for param in base_params:
+    if eval('options.' + param):
+      msg[param] = eval('options.' + param)
+
+  # These parameters have other names than their keys, stupid...      
   if options.ipaddress:
     msg['ipaddress'] = options.ipaddress
   else:
     ip = get_ipaddress()
     if ip:
       msg['ipaddress'] = ip
-
-  if options.delete:
-    msg['delete'] = options.delete
-  if options.domain:
-    msg['domain'] = options.domain
-  if options.keyname:
-    msg['keyname'] = options.keyname
   if options.name:
     msg['hostname'] = options.name
   if options.password:
     msg['keysecret'] = options.password
-  if options.quiet:
-    msg['quiet'] = options.quiet
-  if options.ttl:
-    msg['ttl'] = options.ttl
-    
 
   return msg
 
 
 
 def readcfg(msg):
+  # Read the config file for pre configured values
   import os.path
-  # Reads the config file for default info
   if not msg.has_key('cfgfile'):
     if os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser("~/.dnsupdaterc")):
       cfgfile = open(os.path.expanduser("~/.dnsupdaterc"), 'r')
@@ -120,10 +126,10 @@ def readcfg(msg):
 
 
 def update(msg):
+  # The update function connects to the dns server
   import dns.query
   import dns.tsigkeyring
   import dns.update
-  # The update function connects to the dns server
   
   # The name of the key and the secret
   keyring = dns.tsigkeyring.from_text({
@@ -179,6 +185,7 @@ def validate(msg):
 
 
 def verify_ip(msg):
+  # Check if the ip address exists and if it needs an update
   import dns.resolver
   try:
     ans = dns.resolver.query(msg['hostname'] + "." + msg['domain'], 'A')
@@ -201,8 +208,11 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
 
   getparams(msg)
   validate(msg)
+  if not msg.has_key('force'):
     verify_ip(msg)
+
   err = checkerror(msg)
+
   if err == 0:
     update(msg)
     checkerror(msg)