### Introduction

`machammer` is library/microframework for Macintosh system administration. The idea is to provide a set of common, often-used functions for admins to build their own management tools.


### System Requirements

- OS X (tested with 10.11)


### Example

In this example we will create an initial installation and setup script for a new Mac. We will install some configuration profiles and packages, copy some apps and configure our print queues.

We will assume you have a fileshare where you also keep your installation files. In this example, the fileshare is mounted on `/Volumes/MyShare` and all the installation resources are in a subdirectory called `Installation`.

```python
import os
from machammer import functions as mh # Import general-purpose admin commands
from machammer import printers # Import printer-related commands

APP_ROOT = '/Volumes/MyShare/Installation'
mh.display_notification('Starting installation')

# Configure the Mac to use our in-house software update server
mh.install_profile(os.path.join(APP_ROOT, 'Settings_for_SoftwareUpdate.mobileconfig'))

# Install all Software Updates. This may reboot your machine (provide restart=False, if you want to avoid that)
mh.install_su()

myprinter = ('LaserWriter 8500', 'LaserWriter8500.ppd', 'lw.example.com',)
printers.add_printer(myprinter)

# Install Java. mount_and_install takes 2 arguments - the path to the disk image and the path to installation package on the mounted volume
mh.mount_and_install(os.path.join(APP_ROOT, 'jre-8u101-macosx-x64.dmg'), 
                     'Java 8 Update 101.app/Contents/Resources/JavaAppletPlugin.pkg')

# Install Microsoft Office. mount_image returns the path to the new mountpoint
p = mh.mount_image('/Volumes/MyShare/Installation/Office2016.dmg')
mh.install_package(os.path.join(p, 'Microsoft_Office_2016_15.23.0_160611_Installer.pkg'))

# Install ArchiCAD 19
p = mh.mount_image(os.path.join(APP_ROOT, 'ArchiCAD/19/AC19-3003-INT.dmg'))
mh.exec_jar(os.path.join(p, '/ArchiCAD Installer.app/Contents/Resources/Java/archive.jar'), 'localadmin')

# Install Viscosity on laptops
if mh.is_laptop():
    p = mh.mount_image('/Volumes/MyShare/Installation/Viscosity 1.6.6.dmg')
    mh.copy_app(os.path.join(p, 'Viscosity.app'))

mh.display_notification('Installation complete!')
sys.exit(0)
```

Save that in `install.py` (or whatever you want) and just run with `sudo python install.py`. I would recommend putting the installation script alongside with machammer itself on the fileshare so you don't have to install anything on the client machine to be able to run it.

`install.py` serves two important purposes - first and foremost, it allows you to get machines up and running quickly and with minimal user-intervention (depending on the payload). Secondly, it also serves as your official configuration documentation!

    Pro tip: put install.py under version control!

### Reusing admin tasks

Just name your admin tasks as functions. For example, this will install AutoCAD LT 2016 and all the patches:

```python
def install_autocad():
    mh.mount_and_install(os.path.join(APP_ROOT, 'AutoCAD/Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2016 for Mac Installation.dmg'),
                         'Install Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2016 for Mac.pkg')
    for x in xrange(1, 4):
        mh.mount_and_install(os.path.join(APP_ROOT, 'AutoCAD/AutoCADLT2016Update%d.dmg' % x),
                             'AutoCADLT2016Update%d.pkg' % x)
```

Since this is all just pure Python, feel free to put your Linux admin tasks in there as well. For instance, to update all your Maxwell rendernodes:

```python
def update_render_nodes():
    for n in range(1, 11):
        installer = os.path.join(APP_ROOT, 'Maxwell/Maxwell_3.2.1.5')
        subprocess.call('ssh', 'admin@render%d.example.com' % d, 'killall mxnetwork;' + installer)
```

The above Linux example assumes you've configured your nodes to mount the fileshare the same way as your Macs (under /Volumes). You can run it from your admin Mac.


### Making install.py more "modular"

Sometimes you just want to run parts of `install.py`. By adding this snippet to the end of `install.py`:


```python
if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        for x in sys.argv[1:]:
            try:
                locals()[x]()
            except KeyError as e:
                mh.log('Function not found: %s' % x)

        sys.exit(0)
```

... you can call your named admin tasks (functions) simply providing their names on the command line:


```bash
$ python install.py install_autocad update_render_nodes
```


### system_profiler

`machammer` includes `system_profiler` - a small wrapper around OS X's `system_profiler (1)` tool. It provides a simple API for accessing system profile information as well as caching to improve performance (especially when dealing with application profile data).


#### Usage

Simple example to find and list all versions of ArchiCAD 19:

```python
import system_profiler
results = system_profiler.find('Applications', '_name', 'ArchiCAD 19')
print([x['version'] for x in results])
['19.0.0 R1 FIN (6006)']
```

Check `tests.py` for more usage examples.


### FAQ

* Q: Why not use Bash?
* A: It's true that most of this stuff is just glue to various command line utilities and using Bash might save some keystrokes, but Python is just a much better programming language with an actual standard library. 
* Q: Why not use Munki?
* A: No reason whatsoever. Munki is great and you should totally use it, if it works for you. I just prefer to read and write code than learn a new XML syntax. For me personally, it was difficult to "start small" with Munki - there's a lot you have to learn to get started. Also, there are plenty of apps out there that don't conform to the standard PKG/app bundle format (like the ArchiCAD example above) and your best bet at tackling those is just plain-old scripting. To paraphrase Einstein - an installation tool might take you from A to B, but scripting can take you anywhere. :-)


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