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+# statichttprepo.py - simple http repository class for mercurial
+#
+# This provides read-only repo access to repositories exported via static http
+#
+# Copyright 2005 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
+#
+# This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
+
+import os, urllib
+import localrepo, httprangereader, filelog, manifest, changelog
+
+def opener(base):
+    """return a function that opens files over http"""
+    p = base
+    def o(path, mode="r"):
+        f = os.path.join(p, urllib.quote(path))
+        return httprangereader.httprangereader(f)
+    return o
+
+class statichttprepository(localrepo.localrepository):
+    def __init__(self, ui, path):
+        self.path = (path + "/.hg")
+        self.ui = ui
+        self.opener = opener(self.path)
+        self.manifest = manifest.manifest(self.opener)
+        self.changelog = changelog.changelog(self.opener)
+        self.tagscache = None
+        self.nodetagscache = None
+
+    def dev(self):
+        return -1
+
+    def local(self):
+        return False