#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import sys
from optparse import OptionParser

class tar_wrp:
    def __init__(self):
        print "Tar Wrapper"
      	self.parser = OptionParser()

        self.options_list = ["--compress", "--decompress"]
        
        self.parser.add_option("--compress", action="store_true",
                          dest="compress")
        self.parser.add_option("--decompress", action="store_true",
                          dest="decompress")
        
        self.parser.add_option("-o", "--output", action="append",
                          type="string", dest="outputFile")

        (self.options, self.args) = self.parser.parse_args()


    def performOperation(self):
        command = "/bin/tar"

        lParams = []
        lParams.append(command)
        
        if self.options.compress:
            lParams.append("cfz")
            for outFile in self.options.outputFile:
                lParams.append(outFile)
            for inFile in self.args:
                lParams.append(inFile)
        
        if self.options.decompress:
            lParams.append("xfz")
            for inFile in self.args:
                lParams.append(inFile)

        print lParams
        result = os.spawnv(os.P_WAIT, command, lParams)
        return result
            
        
tar = tar_wrp()
sys.exit(tar.performOperation())