def write_dist()

in gen.py [0:0]
41 lines of code
9 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

    def write_dist(self, output):

        content = [
            DIST_PREAMBLE.format(
                now=time.ctime(),
                SVN_ADMINS=SVN_ADMINS,
                ),
            ]

        # Fetch the list of projects. They are described by the CN
        # values within the PROJECTS schema in LDAP.
        projects = self.client.get_all_cn(self.QUERY_PMC[0])
        print('LEN:', len(projects))
        print('RV:', projects)

        ### not sure what these are, but the old code did this.
        SKIP_PROJECTS = { 'incubator', 'tac', 'diversity', 'security', }

        # Define each of the authz groups: committers, and PMC members.
        # For some reasons, incubator is moved to the end. ??
        for p in sorted(projects - SKIP_PROJECTS) + ['incubator',]:
            committers = self.group_members(p)
            pmc = self.group_members(p+'-pmc')

            content.append(f'{p}={",".join(sorted(committers))}')
            content.append(f'{p}-pmc={",".join(sorted(pmc))}')

        # Construct ACLs for all the projects.
        for p in sorted(projects - SKIP_PROJECTS):
            content.extend([
                '',
                '',
                f'# {p}',
                '',
                f'[/dev/{p}]',
                f'@{p}-pmc = rw',
                f'@{p} = rw',
                f'svc_dist_{p} = rw' if p in CI_MAY_STAGE else '',  # svc_dist_foo may stage to /dev/foo if set up
                '',
                f'[/release/{p}]',
                f'@{p}-pmc = rw',
                ])

            # Some projects allow committers to make releases.
            if p in COMMITTERS_MAY_RELEASE:
                content.append(f'@{p} = rw')

            # Podling role accounts would normally require incubator r/w, but we will carve out special perms here
            if p in CI_MAY_STAGE:
                content.extend([
                    '',
                    '# project role accounts also extend to /dev/incubator/$project',
                    f'[/dev/incubator/{p}]',
                    f'svc_dist_{p} = rw',
                ])
            

        content.append(DIST_EPILOGUE)
        atomic_write(output, '\n'.join(content))