--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/SEESenv/web/hgbook/dbutil.py	Fri Feb 12 01:11:21 2010 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import MySQLdb as mysql
+import sys
+
+def connect():
+    try:
+        import secrets
+    except ImportError:
+        print >> sys.stderr, 'Decrypt secrets.py.gpg or create a new copy!'
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if secrets.DATABASE_ENGINE != 'mysql':
+        print >> sys.stderr, ('You are using a %s database' %
+                              secrets.DATABASE_ENGINE)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    kwargs = {
+        'charset': 'utf8',
+        'use_unicode': True,
+        }
+    if secrets.DATABASE_USER:
+        kwargs['user'] = secrets.DATABASE_USER
+    if secrets.DATABASE_NAME:
+        kwargs['db'] = secrets.DATABASE_NAME
+    if secrets.DATABASE_PASSWORD:
+        kwargs['passwd'] = secrets.DATABASE_PASSWORD
+    if secrets.DATABASE_HOST.startswith('/'):
+        kwargs['unix_socket'] = secrets.DATABASE_HOST
+    elif secrets.DATABASE_HOST:
+        kwargs['host'] = secrets.DATABASE_HOST
+    if secrets.DATABASE_PORT:
+        kwargs['port'] = int(secrets.DATABASE_PORT)
+    return mysql.connect(**kwargs)