make_fixtures.py

import datetime
import simplejson as json
import subprocess


def setClipboardData(data):
    p = subprocess.Popen(['pbcopy'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
    p.stdin.write(data.encode('utf-8'))
    p.stdin.close()
    retcode = p.wait()


def getClipboardData():
    p = subprocess.Popen(['pbpaste'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    retcode = p.wait()
    data = p.stdout.read()
    return data.decode()


def saveDumpData(filename):
    with open(filename, 'w') as f:
        p = subprocess.Popen(['./manage.py', 'dumpdata'], stdout=f)
        p.wait()

        data = ""
        with open(filename) as f:
            data = f.read()

            # Remove the garbage after the last ']'
            data = data[:data.rfind(']')+1]

            # Format pretty
            data_dict = json.loads(data)
            data = json.dumps(data_dict, indent=2)

            # rewrite the file.
            with open(filename, 'w') as f:
                f.write(data)



def run():
    filename = 'db/fixtures/fixture ({}).json'.format(
        datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%a %b %d, %I:%M:%S %p")
    )
    saveDumpData(filename)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    filename = '/Users/BLAH/Projects/tmp/dumpdata.json'
    saveDumpData(filename)