a Coprocess script for iTerm2 to read aloud Fabric task completion

fabsay.py

#!/usr/local/bin/python2.7

# use as a trigger.
# Trigger regex: Executing task '(.*)'$
# Coprocess command: $HOME/bin/fabsay.py \1

import subprocess
import sys


def incoming():
    while True:
        yield raw_input()


def say(phrase):
    subprocess.call(['say', phrase])


def main():
    task_name = sys.argv[1]
    say('Starting {}'.format(task_name))

    for line in incoming():
        if 'Done.' in line:
            say('{} finished.'.format(task_name))
            sys.exit(0)

        if 'Aborting.' in line:
            say('{} failed.'.format(task_name))
            sys.exit(1)

        if 'Executing task' in line and task_name not in line:
            say('{} finished.'.format(task_name))
            task_name = line[
                line.index("Executing task") + len("Executing task") + 1:
                -1
            ]
            say('Starting {}'.format(task_name))

        if 'Stopped.' in line:
            sys.exit(0)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Thanks a lot, this was very useful when creating my Coprocess "iTerm coprocess reporting result of (Mocha) tests run via nodemon". I could not have done this without you!