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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+from command import Command
+
+CHANGE_RE = re.compile(r'^([1-9][0-9]*)(?:[/\.-]([1-9][0-9]*))?$')
+
+class Download(Command):
+  common = True
+  helpSummary = "Download and checkout a change"
+  helpUsage = """
+%prog {project change[/patchset]}...
+"""
+  helpDescription = """
+The '%prog' command downloads a change from the review system and
+makes it available in your project's local working directory.
+"""
+
+  def _Options(self, p):
+    pass
+
+  def _ParseChangeIds(self, args):
+    to_get = []
+    project = None
+
+    for a in args:
+      m = CHANGE_RE.match(a)
+      if m:
+        if not project:
+          self.Usage()
+        chg_id = int(m.group(1))
+        if m.group(2):
+          ps_id = int(m.group(2))
+        else:
+          ps_id = 1
+        to_get.append((project, chg_id, ps_id))
+      else:
+        project = self.GetProjects([a])[0]
+    return to_get
+
+  def Execute(self, opt, args):
+    for project, change_id, ps_id in self._ParseChangeIds(args):
+      dl = project.DownloadPatchSet(change_id, ps_id)
+      if not dl:
+        print >>sys.stderr, \
+          '[%s] change %d/%d not found' \
+          % (project.name, change_id, ps_id)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+      if not dl.commits:
+        print >>sys.stderr, \
+          '[%s] change %d/%d has already been merged' \
+          % (project.name, change_id, ps_id)
+        continue
+
+      if len(dl.commits) > 1:
+        print >>sys.stderr, \
+          '[%s] %d/%d depends on %d unmerged changes:' \
+          % (project.name, change_id, ps_id, len(dl.commits))
+        for c in dl.commits:
+          print >>sys.stderr, '  %s' % (c)
+      project._Checkout(dl.commit)