Part 1 of sample sprucing.

chrome/tools/extensions/chromium_extension.py

 #!/usr/bin/python
 # Copyright (c) 2006-2008 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 # chromium_extension.py
 
 import array
 import hashlib
 import logging
 import optparse
 import os
+import random
 import re
 import shutil
 import sys
 import zipfile
 
 if sys.version_info < (2, 6):
   import simplejson as json
 else:
   import json
 
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   def validate(self):
     if os.path.join(self._root, MANIFEST_FILENAME) not in self._files:
       logging.error("package is missing a valid %s file" % MANIFEST_FILENAME)
       return False
     return True
 
   def writeToPackage(self, path):
     if not self.validate():
       return False
     try:
-      f = open(os.path.join(self._root, MANIFEST_FILENAME))
+      f = open(os.path.join(self._root, MANIFEST_FILENAME), "r")
       manifest = json.load(f)
       f.close()
 
+      # Temporary hack: If the manifest doesn't have an ID, generate a random
+      # one. This is to make it easier for people to play with the extension
+      # system while we don't have the real ID mechanism in place.
+      if not "id" in manifest:
+        random_id = ""
+        for i in range(0, 40):
+          random_id += "0123456789ABCDEF"[random.randrange(0, 15)]
+        logging.info("Generated extension ID: %s" % random_id)
+        manifest["id"] = random_id;
+        f = open(os.path.join(self._root, MANIFEST_FILENAME), "w")
+        f.write(json.dumps(manifest, sort_keys=True, indent=2));
+        f.close();
+
       zip_path = path + ".zip"
       if os.path.exists(zip_path):
         os.remove(zip_path)
       zip = zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, "w")
       (root, dir) = os.path.split(self._root)
       root_len = len(self._root)
       for file in self._files:
         arcname = file[root_len+1:]
         logging.debug("%s: %s" % (arcname, file))
         zip.write(file, arcname)
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     parser.error("missing required option --outfile")
   ext = ExtensionDir(options.indir)
   ext.writeToPackage(options.outfile)
   pkg = ExtensionPackage(options.outfile)
   return 0
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   retcode = Run()
   sys.exit(retcode)