Android: Upstream gn_to_cmake.py

build/android/gradle/gn_to_cmake.py

+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2016 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.
+
+"""
+Usage: gn_to_cmake.py <json_file_name>
+
+gn gen out/config --ide=json --json-ide-script=../../gn/gn_to_cmake.py
+
+or
+
+gn gen out/config --ide=json
+python gn/gn_to_cmake.py out/config/project.json
+
+The first is recommended, as it will auto-update.
+"""
+
+import functools
+import json
+import posixpath
+import string
+import sys
+
+
+def CMakeStringEscape(a):
+  """Escapes the string 'a' for use inside a CMake string.
+
+  This means escaping
+  '\' otherwise it may be seen as modifying the next character
+  '"' otherwise it will end the string
+  ';' otherwise the string becomes a list
+
+  The following do not need to be escaped
+  '#' when the lexer is in string state, this does not start a comment
+  """
+  return a.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace(';', '\\;').replace('"', '\\"')
+
+
+def CMakeTargetEscape(a):
+  """Escapes the string 'a' for use as a CMake target name.
+
+  CMP0037 in CMake 3.0 restricts target names to "^[A-Za-z0-9_.:+-]+$"
+  The ':' is only allowed for imported targets.
+  """
+  def Escape(c):
+    if c in string.ascii_letters or c in string.digits or c in '_.+-':
+      return c
+    else:
+      return '__'
+  return ''.join([Escape(c) for c in a])
+
+
+def SetVariable(out, variable_name, value):
+  """Sets a CMake variable."""
+  out.write('set("')
+  out.write(CMakeStringEscape(variable_name))
+  out.write('" "')
+  out.write(CMakeStringEscape(value))
+  out.write('")\n')
+
+
+def SetVariableList(out, variable_name, values):
+  """Sets a CMake variable to a list."""
+  if not values:
+    return SetVariable(out, variable_name, "")
+  if len(values) == 1:
+    return SetVariable(out, variable_name, values[0])
+  out.write('list(APPEND "')
+  out.write(CMakeStringEscape(variable_name))
+  out.write('"\n  "')
+  out.write('"\n  "'.join([CMakeStringEscape(value) for value in values]))
+  out.write('")\n')
+
+
+def SetFilesProperty(output, variable, property_name, values, sep):
+  """Given a set of source files, sets the given property on them."""
+  output.write('set_source_files_properties(')
+  WriteVariable(output, variable)
+  output.write(' PROPERTIES ')
+  output.write(property_name)
+  output.write(' "')
+  for value in values:
+    output.write(CMakeStringEscape(value))
+    output.write(sep)
+  output.write('")\n')
+
+
+def SetCurrentTargetProperty(out, property_name, values, sep=''):
+  """Given a target, sets the given property."""
+  out.write('set_target_properties("${target}" PROPERTIES ')
+  out.write(property_name)
+  out.write(' "')
+  for value in values:
+    out.write(CMakeStringEscape(value))
+    out.write(sep)
+  out.write('")\n')
+
+
+def WriteVariable(output, variable_name, prepend=None):
+  if prepend:
+    output.write(prepend)
+  output.write('${')
+  output.write(variable_name)
+  output.write('}')
+
+
+# See GetSourceFileType in gn
+source_file_types = {
+  '.cc': 'cxx',
+  '.cpp': 'cxx',
+  '.cxx': 'cxx',
+  '.c': 'c',
+  '.s': 'asm',
+  '.S': 'asm',
+  '.asm': 'asm',
+  '.o': 'obj',
+  '.obj': 'obj',
+}
+
+
+class CMakeTargetType(object):
+  def __init__(self, command, modifier, property_modifier, is_linkable):
+    self.command = command
+    self.modifier = modifier
+    self.property_modifier = property_modifier
+    self.is_linkable = is_linkable
+CMakeTargetType.custom = CMakeTargetType('add_custom_target', 'SOURCES',
+                                         None, False)
+
+# See GetStringForOutputType in gn
+cmake_target_types = {
+  'unknown': CMakeTargetType.custom,
+  'group': CMakeTargetType.custom,
+  'executable': CMakeTargetType('add_executable', None, 'RUNTIME', True),
+  'loadable_module': CMakeTargetType('add_library', 'MODULE', 'LIBRARY', True),
+  'shared_library': CMakeTargetType('add_library', 'SHARED', 'LIBRARY', True),
+  'static_library': CMakeTargetType('add_library', 'STATIC', 'ARCHIVE', False),
+  'source_set': CMakeTargetType('add_library', 'OBJECT', None, False),
+  'copy': CMakeTargetType.custom,
+  'action': CMakeTargetType.custom,
+  'action_foreach': CMakeTargetType.custom,
+  'bundle_data': CMakeTargetType.custom,
+  'create_bundle': CMakeTargetType.custom,
+}
+
+
+def FindFirstOf(s, a):
+  return min(s.find(i) for i in a if i in s)
+
+
+def GetCMakeTargetName(gn_target_name):
+  # See <chromium>/src/tools/gn/label.cc#Resolve
+  # //base/test:test_support(//build/toolchain/win:msvc)
+  path_separator = FindFirstOf(gn_target_name, (':', '('))
+  location = None
+  name = None
+  toolchain = None
+  if not path_separator:
+    location = gn_target_name[2:]
+  else:
+    location = gn_target_name[2:path_separator]
+    toolchain_separator = gn_target_name.find('(', path_separator)
+    if toolchain_separator == -1:
+      name = gn_target_name[path_separator + 1:]
+    else:
+      if toolchain_separator > path_separator:
+        name = gn_target_name[path_separator + 1:toolchain_separator]
+      assert gn_target_name.endswith(')')
+      toolchain = gn_target_name[toolchain_separator + 1:-1]
+  assert location or name
+
+  cmake_target_name = None
+  if location.endswith('/' + name):
+    cmake_target_name = location
+  elif location:
+    cmake_target_name = location + '_' + name
+  else:
+    cmake_target_name = name
+  if toolchain:
+    cmake_target_name += '--' + toolchain
+  return CMakeTargetEscape(cmake_target_name)
+
+
+class Project(object):
+  def __init__(self, project_json):
+    self.targets = project_json['targets']
+    build_settings = project_json['build_settings']
+    self.root_path = build_settings['root_path']
+    self.build_path = posixpath.join(self.root_path,
+                                     build_settings['build_dir'][2:])
+
+  def GetAbsolutePath(self, path):
+    if path.startswith("//"):
+      return self.root_path + "/" + path[2:]
+    else:
+      return path
+
+  def GetObjectSourceDependencies(self, gn_target_name, object_dependencies):
+    """All OBJECT libraries whose sources have not been absorbed."""
+    dependencies = self.targets[gn_target_name].get('deps', [])
+    for dependency in dependencies:
+      dependency_type = self.targets[dependency].get('type', None)
+      if dependency_type == 'source_set':
+        object_dependencies.add(dependency)
+      if dependency_type not in gn_target_types_that_absorb_objects:
+        self.GetObjectSourceDependencies(dependency, object_dependencies)
+
+  def GetObjectLibraryDependencies(self, gn_target_name, object_dependencies):
+    """All OBJECT libraries whose libraries have not been absorbed."""
+    dependencies = self.targets[gn_target_name].get('deps', [])
+    for dependency in dependencies:
+      dependency_type = self.targets[dependency].get('type', None)
+      if dependency_type == 'source_set':
+        object_dependencies.add(dependency)
+        self.GetObjectLibraryDependencies(dependency, object_dependencies)
+
+
+class Target(object):
+  def __init__(self, gn_target_name, project):
+    self.gn_name = gn_target_name
+    self.properties = project.targets[self.gn_name]
+    self.cmake_name = GetCMakeTargetName(self.gn_name)
+    self.gn_type = self.properties.get('type', None)
+    self.cmake_type = cmake_target_types.get(self.gn_type, None)
+
+
+def WriteAction(out, target, project, sources, synthetic_dependencies):
+  outputs = []
+  output_directories = set()
+  for output in target.properties.get('outputs', []):
+    output_abs_path = project.GetAbsolutePath(output)
+    outputs.append(output_abs_path)
+    output_directory = posixpath.dirname(output_abs_path)
+    if output_directory:
+      output_directories.add(output_directory)
+  outputs_name = '${target}__output'
+  SetVariableList(out, outputs_name, outputs)
+
+  out.write('add_custom_command(OUTPUT ')
+  WriteVariable(out, outputs_name)
+  out.write('\n')
+
+  if output_directories:
+    out.write('  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "')
+    out.write('" "'.join([CMakeStringEscape(d) for d in output_directories]))
+    out.write('"\n')
+
+  script = target.properties['script']
+  arguments = target.properties['args']
+  out.write('  COMMAND python "')
+  out.write(CMakeStringEscape(project.GetAbsolutePath(script)))
+  out.write('"')
+  if arguments:
+    out.write('\n    "')
+    out.write('"\n    "'.join([CMakeStringEscape(a) for a in arguments]))
+    out.write('"')
+  out.write('\n')
+
+  out.write('  DEPENDS ')
+  for sources_type_name in sources.values():
+    WriteVariable(out, sources_type_name, ' ')
+  out.write('\n')
+
+  #TODO: CMake 3.7 is introducing DEPFILE
+
+  out.write('  WORKING_DIRECTORY "')
+  out.write(CMakeStringEscape(project.build_path))
+  out.write('"\n')
+
+  out.write('  COMMENT "Action: ${target}"\n')
+
+  out.write('  VERBATIM)\n')
+
+  synthetic_dependencies.add(outputs_name)
+
+
+def ExpandPlaceholders(source, a):
+  source_dir, source_file_part = posixpath.split(source)
+  source_name_part, _ = posixpath.splitext(source_file_part)
+  #TODO: {{source_gen_dir}}, {{source_out_dir}}, {{response_file_name}}
+  return a.replace('{{source}}', source) \
+          .replace('{{source_file_part}}', source_file_part) \
+          .replace('{{source_name_part}}', source_name_part) \
+          .replace('{{source_dir}}', source_dir) \
+          .replace('{{source_root_relative_dir}}', source_dir)
+
+
+def WriteActionForEach(out, target, project, sources, synthetic_dependencies):
+  all_outputs = target.properties.get('outputs', [])
+  inputs = target.properties.get('sources', [])
+  # TODO: consider expanding 'output_patterns' instead.
+  outputs_per_input = len(all_outputs) / len(inputs)
+  for count, source in enumerate(inputs):
+    source_abs_path = project.GetAbsolutePath(source)
+
+    outputs = []
+    output_directories = set()
+    for output in all_outputs[outputs_per_input *  count:
+                              outputs_per_input * (count+1)]:
+      output_abs_path = project.GetAbsolutePath(output)
+      outputs.append(output_abs_path)
+      output_directory = posixpath.dirname(output_abs_path)
+      if output_directory:
+        output_directories.add(output_directory)
+    outputs_name = '${target}__output_' + str(count)
+    SetVariableList(out, outputs_name, outputs)
+
+    out.write('add_custom_command(OUTPUT ')
+    WriteVariable(out, outputs_name)
+    out.write('\n')
+
+    if output_directories:
+      out.write('  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "')
+      out.write('" "'.join([CMakeStringEscape(d) for d in output_directories]))
+      out.write('"\n')
+
+    script = target.properties['script']
+    # TODO: need to expand {{xxx}} in arguments
+    arguments = target.properties['args']
+    out.write('  COMMAND python "')
+    out.write(CMakeStringEscape(project.GetAbsolutePath(script)))
+    out.write('"')
+    if arguments:
+      out.write('\n    "')
+      expand = functools.partial(ExpandPlaceholders, source_abs_path)
+      out.write('"\n    "'.join(
+          [CMakeStringEscape(expand(a)) for a in arguments]))
+      out.write('"')
+    out.write('\n')
+
+    out.write('  DEPENDS')
+    if 'input' in sources:
+      WriteVariable(out, sources['input'], ' ')
+    out.write(' "')
+    out.write(CMakeStringEscape(source_abs_path))
+    out.write('"\n')
+
+    #TODO: CMake 3.7 is introducing DEPFILE
+
+    out.write('  WORKING_DIRECTORY "')
+    out.write(CMakeStringEscape(project.build_path))
+    out.write('"\n')
+
+    out.write('  COMMENT "Action ${target} on ')
+    out.write(CMakeStringEscape(source_abs_path))
+    out.write('"\n')
+
+    out.write('  VERBATIM)\n')
+
+    synthetic_dependencies.add(outputs_name)
+
+
+def WriteCopy(out, target, project, sources, synthetic_dependencies):
+  inputs = target.properties.get('sources', [])
+  raw_outputs = target.properties.get('outputs', [])
+
+  # TODO: consider expanding 'output_patterns' instead.
+  outputs = []
+  for output in raw_outputs:
+    output_abs_path = project.GetAbsolutePath(output)
+    outputs.append(output_abs_path)
+  outputs_name = '${target}__output'
+  SetVariableList(out, outputs_name, outputs)
+
+  out.write('add_custom_command(OUTPUT ')
+  WriteVariable(out, outputs_name)
+  out.write('\n')
+
+  for src, dst in zip(inputs, outputs):
+    out.write('  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "')
+    out.write(CMakeStringEscape(project.GetAbsolutePath(src)))
+    out.write('" "')
+    out.write(CMakeStringEscape(dst))
+    out.write('"\n')
+
+  out.write('  DEPENDS ')
+  for sources_type_name in sources.values():
+    WriteVariable(out, sources_type_name, ' ')
+  out.write('\n')
+
+  out.write('  WORKING_DIRECTORY "')
+  out.write(CMakeStringEscape(project.build_path))
+  out.write('"\n')
+
+  out.write('  COMMENT "Copy ${target}"\n')
+
+  out.write('  VERBATIM)\n')
+
+  synthetic_dependencies.add(outputs_name)
+
+
+def WriteCompilerFlags(out, target, project, sources):
+  # Hack, set linker language to c if no c or cxx files present.
+  if not 'c' in sources and not 'cxx' in sources:
+    SetCurrentTargetProperty(out, 'LINKER_LANGUAGE', ['C'])
+
+  # Mark uncompiled sources as uncompiled.
+  if 'input' in sources:
+    SetFilesProperty(out, sources['input'], 'HEADER_FILE_ONLY', ('True',), '')
+  if 'other' in sources:
+    SetFilesProperty(out, sources['other'], 'HEADER_FILE_ONLY', ('True',), '')
+
+  # Mark object sources as linkable.
+  if 'obj' in sources:
+    SetFilesProperty(out, sources['obj'], 'EXTERNAL_OBJECT', ('True',), '')
+
+  # TODO: 'output_name', 'output_dir', 'output_extension'
+  # This includes using 'source_outputs' to direct compiler output.
+
+  # Includes
+  includes = target.properties.get('include_dirs', [])
+  if includes:
+    out.write('set_property(TARGET "${target}" ')
+    out.write('APPEND PROPERTY INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES')
+    for include_dir in includes:
+      out.write('\n  "')
+      out.write(project.GetAbsolutePath(include_dir))
+      out.write('"')
+    out.write(')\n')
+
+  # Defines
+  defines = target.properties.get('defines', [])
+  if defines:
+    SetCurrentTargetProperty(out, 'COMPILE_DEFINITIONS', defines, ';')
+
+  # Compile flags
+  # "arflags", "asmflags", "cflags",
+  # "cflags_c", "clfags_cc", "cflags_objc", "clfags_objcc"
+  # CMake does not have per target lang compile flags.
+  # TODO: $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:cflags_cc style generator expression.
+  #       http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=14857
+  flags = []
+  flags.extend(target.properties.get('cflags', []))
+  cflags_asm = target.properties.get('asmflags', [])
+  cflags_c = target.properties.get('cflags_c', [])
+  cflags_cxx = target.properties.get('cflags_cc', [])
+  if 'c' in sources and not any(k in sources for k in ('asm', 'cxx')):
+    flags.extend(cflags_c)
+  elif 'cxx' in sources and not any(k in sources for k in ('asm', 'c')):
+    flags.extend(cflags_cxx)
+  else:
+    # TODO: This is broken, one cannot generally set properties on files,
+    # as other targets may require different properties on the same files.
+    if 'asm' in sources and cflags_asm:
+      SetFilesProperty(out, sources['asm'], 'COMPILE_FLAGS', cflags_asm, ' ')
+    if 'c' in sources and cflags_c:
+      SetFilesProperty(out, sources['c'], 'COMPILE_FLAGS', cflags_c, ' ')
+    if 'cxx' in sources and cflags_cxx:
+      SetFilesProperty(out, sources['cxx'], 'COMPILE_FLAGS', cflags_cxx, ' ')
+  if flags:
+    SetCurrentTargetProperty(out, 'COMPILE_FLAGS', flags, ' ')
+
+  # Linker flags
+  ldflags = target.properties.get('ldflags', [])
+  if ldflags:
+    SetCurrentTargetProperty(out, 'LINK_FLAGS', ldflags, ' ')
+
+
+gn_target_types_that_absorb_objects = (
+  'executable',
+  'loadable_module',
+  'shared_library',
+  'static_library'
+)
+
+
+def WriteSourceVariables(out, target, project):
+  # gn separates the sheep from the goats based on file extensions.
+  # A full separation is done here because of flag handing (see Compile flags).
+  source_types = {'cxx':[], 'c':[], 'asm':[],
+                  'obj':[], 'obj_target':[], 'input':[], 'other':[]}
+
+  # TODO .def files on Windows
+  for source in target.properties.get('sources', []):
+    _, ext = posixpath.splitext(source)
+    source_abs_path = project.GetAbsolutePath(source)
+    source_types[source_file_types.get(ext, 'other')].append(source_abs_path)
+
+  for input_path in target.properties.get('inputs', []):
+    input_abs_path = project.GetAbsolutePath(input_path)
+    source_types['input'].append(input_abs_path)
+
+  # OBJECT library dependencies need to be listed as sources.
+  # Only executables and non-OBJECT libraries may reference an OBJECT library.
+  # https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/14778
+  if target.gn_type in gn_target_types_that_absorb_objects:
+    object_dependencies = set()
+    project.GetObjectSourceDependencies(target.gn_name, object_dependencies)
+    for dependency in object_dependencies:
+      cmake_dependency_name = GetCMakeTargetName(dependency)
+      obj_target_sources = '$<TARGET_OBJECTS:' + cmake_dependency_name + '>'
+      source_types['obj_target'].append(obj_target_sources)
+
+  sources = {}
+  for source_type, sources_of_type in source_types.items():
+    if sources_of_type:
+      sources[source_type] = '${target}__' + source_type + '_srcs'
+      SetVariableList(out, sources[source_type], sources_of_type)
+  return sources
+
+
+def WriteTarget(out, target, project):
+  out.write('\n#')
+  out.write(target.gn_name)
+  out.write('\n')
+
+  if target.cmake_type is None:
+    print 'Target {} has unknown target type {}, skipping.'.format(
+        target.gn_name, target.gn_type)
+    return
+
+  SetVariable(out, 'target', target.cmake_name)
+
+  sources = WriteSourceVariables(out, target, project)
+
+  synthetic_dependencies = set()
+  if target.gn_type == 'action':
+    WriteAction(out, target, project, sources, synthetic_dependencies)
+  if target.gn_type == 'action_foreach':
+    WriteActionForEach(out, target, project, sources, synthetic_dependencies)
+  if target.gn_type == 'copy':
+    WriteCopy(out, target, project, sources, synthetic_dependencies)
+
+  out.write(target.cmake_type.command)
+  out.write('("${target}"')
+  if target.cmake_type.modifier is not None:
+    out.write(' ')
+    out.write(target.cmake_type.modifier)
+  for sources_type_name in sources.values():
+    WriteVariable(out, sources_type_name, ' ')
+  if synthetic_dependencies:
+    out.write(' DEPENDS')
+    for synthetic_dependencie in synthetic_dependencies:
+      WriteVariable(out, synthetic_dependencie, ' ')
+  out.write(')\n')
+
+  if target.cmake_type.command != 'add_custom_target':
+    WriteCompilerFlags(out, target, project, sources)
+
+  libraries = set()
+  nonlibraries = set()
+
+  dependencies = set(target.properties.get('deps', []))
+  # Transitive OBJECT libraries are in sources.
+  # Those sources are dependent on the OBJECT library dependencies.
+  # Those sources cannot bring in library dependencies.
+  object_dependencies = set()
+  if target.gn_type != 'source_set':
+    project.GetObjectLibraryDependencies(target.gn_name, object_dependencies)
+  for object_dependency in object_dependencies:
+    dependencies.update(project.targets.get(object_dependency).get('deps', []))
+
+  for dependency in dependencies:
+    gn_dependency_type = project.targets.get(dependency, {}).get('type', None)
+    cmake_dependency_type = cmake_target_types.get(gn_dependency_type, None)
+    cmake_dependency_name = GetCMakeTargetName(dependency)
+    if cmake_dependency_type.command != 'add_library':
+      nonlibraries.add(cmake_dependency_name)
+    elif cmake_dependency_type.modifier != 'OBJECT':
+      if target.cmake_type.is_linkable:
+        libraries.add(cmake_dependency_name)
+      else:
+        nonlibraries.add(cmake_dependency_name)
+
+  # Non-library dependencies.
+  if nonlibraries:
+    out.write('add_dependencies("${target}"')
+    for nonlibrary in nonlibraries:
+      out.write('\n  "')
+      out.write(nonlibrary)
+      out.write('"')
+    out.write(')\n')
+
+  # Non-OBJECT library dependencies.
+  external_libraries = target.properties.get('libs', [])
+  if target.cmake_type.is_linkable and (external_libraries or libraries):
+    library_dirs = target.properties.get('lib_dirs', [])
+    if library_dirs:
+      SetVariableList(out, '${target}__library_directories', library_dirs)
+
+    system_libraries = []
+    for external_library in external_libraries:
+      if '/' in external_library:
+        libraries.add(project.GetAbsolutePath(external_library))
+      else:
+        if external_library.endswith('.framework'):
+          external_library = external_library[:-len('.framework')]
+        system_library = 'library__' + external_library
+        if library_dirs:
+          system_library = system_library + '__for_${target}'
+        out.write('find_library("')
+        out.write(CMakeStringEscape(system_library))
+        out.write('" "')
+        out.write(CMakeStringEscape(external_library))
+        out.write('"')
+        if library_dirs:
+          out.write(' PATHS "')
+          WriteVariable(out, '${target}__library_directories')
+          out.write('"')
+        out.write(')\n')
+        system_libraries.append(system_library)
+    out.write('target_link_libraries("${target}"')
+    for library in libraries:
+      out.write('\n  "')
+      out.write(CMakeStringEscape(library))
+      out.write('"')
+    for system_library in system_libraries:
+      WriteVariable(out, system_library, '\n  "')
+      out.write('"')
+    out.write(')\n')
+
+
+def WriteProject(project):
+  out = open(posixpath.join(project.build_path, 'CMakeLists.txt'), 'w+')
+  out.write('# Generated by gn_to_cmake.py.\n')
+  out.write('cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8 FATAL_ERROR)\n')
+  out.write('cmake_policy(VERSION 2.8.8)\n\n')
+
+  # Update the gn generated ninja build.
+  # If a build file has changed, this will update CMakeLists.ext if
+  # gn gen out/config --ide=json --json-ide-script=../../gn/gn_to_cmake.py
+  # style was used to create this config.
+  out.write('execute_process(COMMAND ninja -C "')
+  out.write(CMakeStringEscape(project.build_path))
+  out.write('" build.ninja)\n')
+
+  out.write('include(CMakeLists.ext)\n')
+  out.close()
+
+  out = open(posixpath.join(project.build_path, 'CMakeLists.ext'), 'w+')
+  out.write('# Generated by gn_to_cmake.py.\n')
+  out.write('cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8 FATAL_ERROR)\n')
+  out.write('cmake_policy(VERSION 2.8.8)\n')
+
+  # The following appears to be as-yet undocumented.
+  # http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=8392
+  out.write('enable_language(ASM)\n\n')
+  # ASM-ATT does not support .S files.
+  # output.write('enable_language(ASM-ATT)\n')
+
+  # Current issues with automatic re-generation:
+  # The gn generated build.ninja target uses build.ninja.d
+  #   but build.ninja.d does not contain the ide or gn.
+  # Currently the ide is not run if the project.json file is not changed
+  #   but the ide needs to be run anyway if it has itself changed.
+  #   This can be worked around by deleting the project.json file.
+  out.write('file(READ "')
+  gn_deps_file = posixpath.join(project.build_path, 'build.ninja.d')
+  out.write(CMakeStringEscape(gn_deps_file))
+  out.write('" "gn_deps_string" OFFSET ')
+  out.write(str(len('build.ninja: ')))
+  out.write(')\n')
+  # One would think this would need to worry about escaped spaces
+  # but gn doesn't escape spaces here (it generates invalid .d files).
+  out.write('string(REPLACE " " ";" "gn_deps" ${gn_deps_string})\n')
+  out.write('foreach("gn_dep" ${gn_deps})\n')
+  out.write('  configure_file(${gn_dep} "CMakeLists.devnull" COPYONLY)\n')
+  out.write('endforeach("gn_dep")\n')
+
+  for target_name in project.targets.keys():
+    out.write('\n')
+    WriteTarget(out, Target(target_name, project), project)
+
+
+def main():
+  if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+    print 'Usage: ' + sys.argv[0] + ' <json_file_name>'
+    exit(1)
+
+  json_path = sys.argv[1]
+  project = None
+  with open(json_path, 'r') as json_file:
+    project = json.loads(json_file.read())
+
+  WriteProject(Project(project))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  main()