7 files changed, 133 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index 54774fada..e98e4a81d 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ eggs =
     argparse
     lazr.config
     lazr.delegates
+    /Users/barry/projects/lazr/lazr.restful
     locknix
     mailman
     munepy
diff --git a/src/mailman/bin/version.py b/src/mailman/bin/version.py
index 0fb2c5a5b..af888f0f6 100644
--- a/src/mailman/bin/version.py
+++ b/src/mailman/bin/version.py
@@ -15,32 +15,31 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 # GNU Mailman.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import optparse
+"""Print the Mailman version."""
 
-from mailman import version
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+__all__ = [
+    'main',
+    ]
+
+
+from mailman.core.system import system
 from mailman.i18n import _
+from mailman.options import Options
 
 
 
-def parseargs():
-    parser = optparse.OptionParser(version=version.MAILMAN_VERSION,
-                                   usage=_("""\
+class ScriptOptions(Options):
+    usage = _("""\
 %prog
 
-Print the Mailman version and exit."""))
-    opts, args = parser.parse_args()
-    if args:
-        parser.error(_('Unexpected arguments'))
-    return parser, opts, args
+Print the Mailman version and exit.""")
 
 
 
 def main():
-    parser, opts, args = parseargs()
-    # Yes, this is kind of silly
-    print _('Using $version.MAILMAN_VERSION ($version.CODENAME)')
-
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    options = ScriptOptions()
+    options.initialize()
+    print _('Using $system.mailman_version')
diff --git a/src/mailman/core/system.py b/src/mailman/core/system.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f6d0834f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mailman/core/system.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2009 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of GNU Mailman.
+#
+# GNU Mailman is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# GNU Mailman is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# GNU Mailman.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""System information."""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+__all__ = [
+    'system',
+    ]
+
+
+import sys
+from zope.interface import implements
+
+from mailman import version
+from mailman.interfaces.system import ISystem
+
+
+
+class System:
+    implements(ISystem)
+
+    @property
+    def mailman_version(self):
+        return version.MAILMAN_VERSION_FULL
+
+    @property
+    def python_version(self):
+        return sys.version
+
+
+system = System()
diff --git a/src/mailman/docs/version.txt b/src/mailman/docs/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ed0ce28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mailman/docs/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+System versions
+===============
+
+Mailman system information is available through the System object, which
+implements the ISystem interface.
+
+    >>> from mailman.interfaces.system import ISystem
+    >>> from mailman.core.system import system
+    >>> from zope.interface.verify import verifyObject
+
+    >>> verifyObject(ISystem, system)
+    True
+
+The Mailman version is available via the system object.
+
+    >>> print system.mailman_version
+    GNU Mailman ...
+
+The Python version running underneath is also available via the system
+object.
+
+    # The entire python_version string is variable, so this is the best test
+    # we can do.
+    >>> import sys
+    >>> system.python_version == sys.version
+    True
diff --git a/src/mailman/interfaces/domain.py b/src/mailman/interfaces/domain.py
index 8c2a27e79..773290bc5 100644
--- a/src/mailman/interfaces/domain.py
+++ b/src/mailman/interfaces/domain.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class IDomain(Interface):
     contact_address = Attribute(
         """The contact address for the human at this domain.
 
-        E.g. postmaster@python.org.
+        E.g. postmaster@example.com
 
         :type: string
         """)
diff --git a/src/mailman/interfaces/system.py b/src/mailman/interfaces/system.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da7d019e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mailman/interfaces/system.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2009 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of GNU Mailman.
+#
+# GNU Mailman is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# GNU Mailman is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# GNU Mailman.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""System information."""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+__all__ = [
+    'ISystem',
+    ]
+
+
+from zope.interface import Interface, Attribute
+
+
+
+class ISystem(Interface):
+    """Information about the Mailman system."""
+
+    mailman_version = Attribute(
+        """The GNU Mailman version, as a string.""")
+
+    python_version = Attribute(
+        """The version of Python running Mailman, as a string.""")
diff --git a/src/mailman/version.py b/src/mailman/version.py
index c22fcc78d..68034239a 100644
--- a/src/mailman/version.py
+++ b/src/mailman/version.py
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ QFILE_SCHEMA_VERSION = 3
 
 # Printable version string used by command line scripts
 MAILMAN_VERSION = 'GNU Mailman ' + VERSION
+MAILMAN_VERSION_FULL = MAILMAN_VERSION + ' (' + CODENAME + ')'