1 files changed, 40 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/heatclient/common/format_utils.py b/heatclient/common/format_utils.py
index 2b02fc9..5cb691a 100644
--- a/heatclient/common/format_utils.py
+++ b/heatclient/common/format_utils.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #   Copyright 2015 IBM Corp.
 
 from cliff import show
+import six
+import sys
 
 
 class RawFormat(show.ShowOne):
@@ -51,3 +53,41 @@ class ValueFormat(RawFormat):
     @property
     def formatter_default(self):
         return 'value'
+
+
+def indent_and_truncate(txt, spaces=0, truncate=False, truncate_limit=10,
+                        truncate_prefix=None, truncate_postfix=None):
+    """Indents supplied multiline text by the specified number of spaces
+
+    """
+    if txt is None:
+        return
+    lines = six.text_type(txt).splitlines()
+    if truncate and len(lines) > truncate_limit:
+        lines = lines[-truncate_limit:]
+        if truncate_prefix is not None:
+            lines.insert(0, truncate_prefix)
+        if truncate_postfix is not None:
+            lines.append(truncate_postfix)
+
+    if spaces > 0:
+        lines = [" " * spaces + line for line in lines]
+    return '\n'.join(lines)
+
+
+def print_software_deployment_output(data, name, out=sys.stdout, long=False):
+    """Prints details of the software deployment for user consumption
+
+    The format attempts to be valid yaml, but is primarily aimed at showing
+    useful information to the user in a helpful layout.
+    """
+    if name in ('deploy_stdout', 'deploy_stderr'):
+        output = indent_and_truncate(
+            data.get(name),
+            spaces=4,
+            truncate=not long,
+            truncate_prefix='...',
+            truncate_postfix='(truncated, view all with --long)')
+        out.write('  %s: |\n%s\n' % (name, output))
+    else:
+        out.write('  %s: %s\n' % (name, data.get(name)))