# HG changeset patch
# User osimons
# Date 1248482243 0
# Node ID 0ac21e3343a48ad3683274976fcb0334478b7220
# Parent  246f211c132884042f8f5e13299bf0dcaa170ab6
0.6dev: Adding `-P` option to bitten-slave to prompt for password as alternative to command-line option or configuration file. Closes #402.

Thanks to Mike Lundy for idea and initial patch.

diff --git a/bitten/slave.py b/bitten/slave.py
--- a/bitten/slave.py
+++ b/bitten/slave.py
@@ -358,6 +358,11 @@
                       help='the username to use for authentication')
     parser.add_option('-p', '--password', dest='password',
                       help='the password to use when authenticating')
+    def _ask_password(option, opt_str, value, parser):
+        from getpass import getpass
+        parser.values.password = getpass('Passsword: ')
+    parser.add_option('-P', '--ask-password', action='callback',
+                      callback=_ask_password, help='Prompt for password')
 
     group = parser.add_option_group('building')
     group.add_option('-d', '--work-dir', action='store', dest='work_dir',