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+import os
+import sys
+import argh
+import requests
+
+from argh.decorators import named
+
+
+def require_token():
+    if os.path.exists("token") and open("token").read().strip():
+        return
+
+    print("You need a token to be able to uses this command tool for security reasons, please refer to the README on how to add one https://github.com/YunoHost/yunorunner")
+    try:
+        token = input("Token: ").strip()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print()
+        token = None
+
+    if not token:
+        print("Error: you need to provide a valid token")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    open("token", "w").write(token)
+
+
+def request_api(path, domain, verb, data):
+    assert verb in ("get", "post", "put", "delete")
+
+    https = False
+    if domain.split(":")[0] not in ("localhost", "127.0.0.1", "0.0.0.0"):
+        https = True
+
+    response = getattr(requests, verb)(
+        "http%s://%s/api/%s" % ("s" if https else "", domain, path),
+        headers={"X-Token": open("token", "r").read().strip()},
+        json=data,
+    )
+
+    # TODO: real error message
+    assert response.status_code == 200, response.content
+    assert response.content == b"ok", response.content
+
+
+def add(name, url_or_path, test_type="stable", yunohost_version="unstable", debian_version="stretch", revision="master", domain="localhost:4242"):
+    request_api(
+        path="job",
+        verb="post",
+        domain=domain,
+        data={
+            "name": name,
+            "url_or_path": url_or_path,
+            "yunohost_version": yunohost_version,
+            "test_type": test_type,
+            "debian_version": debian_version,
+            "revision": revision,
+        },
+    )
+
+
+@named("list")
+def list_(all=False, domain="localhost:4242"): pass
+def delete(job_id, domain="localhost:4242"): pass
+def update(job_id, domain="localhost:4242"): pass
+def cancel(job_id, domain="localhost:4242"): pass
+def resume(job_id, domain="localhost:4242"): pass
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    require_token()
+    argh.dispatch_commands([add, list_, delete, update, cancel, resume])