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README.md

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-buildparser
+BuildParser
 ===========
 
-Python package for parsing a build spec(s) from a config file
+A specification and parser for project build configuration.

buildparser.py

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+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+
+import os
+
+PERMITTED_EXTENSIONS = ["yml", "json"]
+
+
+def parse(directory=None, name="build"):
+    if directory is None:
+        directory = os.getcwd()
+    else:
+        directory = os.path.abspath(directory)
+
+    dir_name = os.path.join(directory, ".%s" % (name, ))
+    if os.path.exists(dir_name):
+        return parse_directory(dir_name)
+
+    for ext in PERMITTED_EXTENSIONS:
+        file_name = os.path.join(directory, ".%s.%s" % (name, ext))
+        if os.path.exists(file_name):
+            return parse_file(file_name)
+
+
+def parse_directory(dir_name):
+    pass
+
+
+def parse_file(file_name):
+    pass