Breaking up the importer's huge icommon.py file

[James Westby]

On Sat, 21 May 2011 18:52:20 +0100, Max Bowsher <maxb at f2s.com> wrote:
> A huge amount of the UDD importer's interesting code is in one file,
> icommon.py.
>
> I'd like to submit a series of changes to break it up such that only the
> most common bits of code remain there.

Good idea.

> Things I'm thinking of:
> 
> 1) Move code in icommon.py that is uniquely invoked by a single
> executable component of the importer out to that component:

I think I would prefer it if they moved to their own modules...

> e.g.
> class ImportList, class PackageToImport --> import_package.py
> 
> class SubprocessMonitor, class ThreadDriver --> mass_import.py

Especially things like this.

I don't have a strong preference though.

Thanks,

James