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knapsack/solverJava.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+
+
+def solveIt(inputData):
+
+    # Writes the inputData to a temporay file
+
+    tmpFileName = 'tmp.data'
+    tmpFile = open(tmpFileName, 'w')
+    tmpFile.write(inputData)
+    tmpFile.close()
+
+    # Runs the command: java Solver -file=tmp.data
+
+    process = Popen(['java', 'Solver', '-file=' + tmpFileName],
+                    stdout=PIPE)
+    (stdout, stderr) = process.communicate()
+
+    # removes the temporay file
+
+    os.remove(tmpFileName)
+
+    return stdout.strip()
+
+
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        fileLocation = sys.argv[1].strip()
+        inputDataFile = open(fileLocation, 'r')
+        inputData = ''.join(inputDataFile.readlines())
+        inputDataFile.close()
+        print solveIt(inputData)
+    else:
+        print 'This test requires an input file.  Please select one from the data directory. (i.e. python solver.py ./data/ks_4_0)'
+