Python 2 script for generating a test case for possible nsgmls bug

genBugTxt.py (text/x-python), 963 bytes, created by Anon Emuss on 2018-06-30 08:19:20 UTC

#!/usr/bin/python
'''
Generates a simple .txt file that demonstrates a bug in nsgmls.
'''

import os,sys

dataStart='''\
<!doctype linuxdoc system>

<article>

<title/>
<author/>

<sect>Section
<p>
'''

dataFill='''\
Random filler text here.
'''

dataEnd='''\

</article>
'''

def main(argv):
	if(1>=len(argv)):
		print('Need an output filename.')
		sys.exit(0)
	path=argv[1]

	# Create the file.
	fileHandle=open(path,'wb')

	# Get the block size.
	blockSize=os.stat(path).st_blksize
	print('Detected block size: {bs:d}'.format(bs=blockSize))

	# Write data to exceed blockSize before dataEnd.
	fileHandle.write(dataStart)
	while(True):
		fileHandle.write(dataFill)
		fileHandle.flush()
		if(os.stat(path).st_size>blockSize):
			break
	fileHandle.write(dataEnd)
	fileHandle.close()

	# Print stuff for the user.
	print('Wrote {p:s} (size: {b:d} bytes).'.format(
	      p=path,b=os.stat(path).st_size))
# End of main().

if(__name__=='__main__'):
	main(sys.argv)