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+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+"""python mangle-cli.py  extracted_cbz_folder/*
+    -d directory_name defaults to ./
+    -t title defaults 'Unknown'
+    -o book.outputFormat defaults to 'CBZ only'
+
+NOTE order of arguments for image files is significant.
+
+Example:
+
+    mkdir my_comic
+    cd my_comic
+    7z x /full/path/my/comic.cbz
+    cd ..
+    python mangle-cli.py -tmy_comic  my_comic/*
+
+"""
+
+import shutil
+import sys
+import os
+import getopt
+
+import mangle.cbz
+import mangle.image
+from mangle.image import ImageFlags
+
+
+class FakeBook:
+	device = 'Kindle 2/3/Touch'  # See mangle/image.py KindleData.Profiles
+	outputFormat = 'CBZ only'
+	title = 'Unknown'
+	imageFlags = ImageFlags.Orient | ImageFlags.Resize | ImageFlags.Quantize
+
+
+try:
+	opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'd:t:o:')
+except getopt.GetoptError, err:
+	print(str(err))
+	sys.exit(2)
+
+directory = '.'
+
+book = FakeBook()
+book.device = 'Kindle 2/3/Touch'
+#book.device = 'Kindle Paperwhite 1 & 2'
+book.outputFormat = 'CBZ only'
+book.title = 'Unknown'
+
+
+for o,a in opts:
+	if o == '-d':
+		directory = a
+	elif o == '-t':
+		book.title = a
+	elif o == '-o':
+		book.outputFormat = a
+
+
+bookPath = os.path.join(directory, book.title)
+
+archive = mangle.cbz.Archive(bookPath)
+
+if not os.path.isdir(bookPath):
+	os.makedirs(bookPath)
+
+
+for index in range(0, len(args)):
+	target = os.path.join(bookPath, '%05d.png' % index)  # FIXME preserve original; format and name?
+
+	print(index, args[index], target)  # cheap display progress
+	mangle.image.convertImage(args[index], target, str(book.device), book.imageFlags)
+	archive.addFile(target);
+
+
+if 'Image' not in book.outputFormat:
+	shutil.rmtree(bookPath)
+
+archive.close()
+