enhanced manifest manipulation

odoo/fix-manifest.py

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+import sys
+
+# Define the path to the manifest file
+manifest_file_path = sys.argv[1]
+
+# Read the file content
+with open(manifest_file_path, 'r') as file:
+    lines = file.readlines()
+
+# Find the start and end index of the manifest dictionary
+start_index = next(i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.strip().startswith('{'))
+end_index = next(i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.strip().endswith('}'))
+
+# Construct and evaluate the manifest dictionary
+manifest_dict = eval(''.join(lines[start_index:end_index + 1]))
+
+# Modify the manifest dictionary
+manifest_dict['installable'] = True
+manifest_dict['auto_install'] = True
+
+# Construct the modified manifest string
+modified_manifest_lines = ['{\n']
+for key, value in manifest_dict.items():
+    modified_manifest_lines.append(f"    '{key}': {repr(value)},\n")
+modified_manifest_lines.append('}\n')
+
+# Replace the manifest dictionary string in the content
+lines[start_index:end_index + 1] = modified_manifest_lines
+
+# Write the modified content back to the file
+with open(manifest_file_path, 'w') as file:
+    file.writelines(lines)
+
+print(f"Modified {manifest_file_path}")