From a2adf9ecab50a7059ac8317d200754c82d82ad0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cave beat <cave@cavebeat.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:42:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] updated README, added command line Arguments.

---
 README.md             | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 src/gandi_live_dns.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
 mode change 100644 => 100755 src/gandi_live_dns.py

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d2aa9f..71d1796 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ gandi_live_dns
 
 This is a simple dynamic DNS updater for the
 [Gandi](https://www.gandi.net) registrar. It uses their REST API to update
-the zone file for a subdomain of a domain name to point at the external IPv4
+the zone file for a subdomain of a domain to point at the external IPv4
 address of the computer it has been run from.
 
 It has been developed and tested on Debian 8 Jessie GNU/Linux using Python 2.7.
 
-This DynDNS updater is inspired by https://github.com/jasontbradshaw/gandi-dyndns which worked very well 
-with the classic DNS from Gandi v4Website and their XML-RPC API. 
 With the new v5 Website, Gandi has also launched a 
 new REST API which makes it easier to communicate via bash/curl or python/requests.  
 
@@ -18,19 +16,36 @@ new REST API which makes it easier to communicate via bash/curl or python/reques
 You want your homeserver to be always available at `dynamic.mydomain.tld`.
 
 #### API Key
-First, you must apply for an API key with Gandi. Visit
-https://account.gandi.net/en/ and apply for (at least) the production API
+First, you must apply for an API key with Gandi. Visit 
+https://account.gandi.net/en/ and apply for (at least) the production API 
 key by following their directions.
 
 #### A Record Setup
 Create the DNS A Records in the GANDI Webinterface which you want to update if your IP changes. 
 
+#### Git Clone or Download the Script
+Download the Script from [GitHub](https://github.com/cavebeat/gandi_live_dns/archive/master.zip) 
+or
+`git clone https://github.com/cavebeat/gandi_live_dns.git` 
+
 #### Script Configuration
-Then you'd need to configure the script.
+Then you'd need to configure the script in the src directory.
 
 Copy `example.config.py` to `config.py`, and put it in the same directory
    as the script.
 
-   
-yada yada ... 
-more to come
\ No newline at end of file
+#### Run the script
+
+Make the script executeable. 
+
+`
+$ cd gandi_live_dns/src
+$ chmod +x gandi_live_dns.py
+`
+And run the script
+`
+$ ./gandi_live_dns.py 
+`
+
+This DynDNS updater is inspired by https://github.com/jasontbradshaw/gandi-dyndns which worked very well 
+with the classic DNS from Gandiv4 Website and their XML-RPC API. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gandi_live_dns.py b/src/gandi_live_dns.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9fa6491..bbcd4a8
--- a/src/gandi_live_dns.py
+++ b/src/gandi_live_dns.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
 '''
 Gandi v5 LiveDNS - DynDNS Update via REST API and CURL/requests
 
 @author: cave
-Licsense GPLv3
+License GPLv3
 https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 
 Created on 13 Aug 2017
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ http://doc.livedns.gandi.net/#api-endpoint -> https://dns.beta.gandi.net/api/v5/
 
 import requests, json
 import config
+import argparse
 
 
 def get_dynip(ifconfig_provider):
@@ -66,8 +69,14 @@ def update_records(uuid, dynIP, subdomain):
     return True
 
 
-def main():
-    
+def main(force_update, verbosity):
+
+    if force_update:
+        print "force update turned on"
+    if verbosity:
+        print "verbosity turned on"
+
+        
     #get zone ID from Account
     uuid = get_uuid()
    
@@ -75,15 +84,26 @@ def main():
     dynIP = get_dynip(config.ifconfig)
     dnsIP = get_dnsip(uuid)
     
-    if dynIP == dnsIP:
-        print "IP Address match - no further action"
-    else:
-        print "IP Address mismatch - going to update the DNS Records for the subdomains"
+    if force_update:
+        print "Going to update the DNS Records for the subdomains"
         for sub in config.subdomains:
             update_records(uuid, dynIP, sub)
+    else:
+        if dynIP == dnsIP:
+            print "IP Address Match - no further action"
+        else:
+            print "IP Address Mismatch - going to update the DNS Records for the subdomains"
+            for sub in config.subdomains:
+                update_records(uuid, dynIP, sub)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', help="increase output verbosity", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', help="force an update", action="store_true")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+        
+        
+    main(args.force, args.verbose)