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+# Recipe creation tool - set variable plugin
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015 Intel Corporation
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# 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.
+
+import sys
+import os
+import argparse
+import glob
+import fnmatch
+import re
+import logging
+import scriptutils
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('recipetool')
+
+tinfoil = None
+plugins = None
+
+def tinfoil_init(instance):
+    global tinfoil
+    tinfoil = instance
+
+def setvar(args):
+    import oe.recipeutils
+
+    if args.delete:
+        if args.value:
+            logger.error('-D/--delete and specifying a value are mutually exclusive')
+            return 1
+        value = None
+    else:
+        if args.value is None:
+            logger.error('You must specify a value if not using -D/--delete')
+            return 1
+        value = args.value
+    varvalues = {args.varname: value}
+
+    if args.recipe_only:
+        patches = [oe.recipeutils.patch_recipe_file(args.recipefile, varvalues, patch=args.patch)]
+    else:
+        rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(args.recipefile, False)
+        if not rd:
+            return 1
+        patches = oe.recipeutils.patch_recipe(rd, args.recipefile, varvalues, patch=args.patch)
+    if args.patch:
+        for patch in patches:
+            for line in patch:
+                sys.stdout.write(line)
+    return 0
+
+
+def register_commands(subparsers):
+    parser_setvar = subparsers.add_parser('setvar',
+                                          help='Set a variable within a recipe',
+                                          description='Adds/updates the value a variable is set to in a recipe')
+    parser_setvar.add_argument('recipefile', help='Recipe file to update')
+    parser_setvar.add_argument('varname', help='Variable name to set')
+    parser_setvar.add_argument('value', nargs='?', help='New value to set the variable to')
+    parser_setvar.add_argument('--recipe-only', '-r', help='Do not set variable in any include file if present', action='store_true')
+    parser_setvar.add_argument('--patch', '-p', help='Create a patch to make the change instead of modifying the recipe', action='store_true')
+    parser_setvar.add_argument('--delete', '-D', help='Delete the specified value instead of setting it', action='store_true')
+    parser_setvar.set_defaults(func=setvar)