# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

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## NAME: parser.py                                                            ##
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## DESCRIPTION: Base class for all log parsers                                ##
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## AUTHOR: Chirag <chirag@linux.vnet.ibm.com                                  ##
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import sys

class Log:
    def __init__(self,filename):
	if filename:
	    log_file=filename
	try:
	    self.__log_file = open(log_file, "r")
	except IOError, errmsg:
	    sys.exit(errmsg)

    def read(self):
	for line in self.__log_file.read().split("\n"):
	    yield line
	self.__log_file.close()

    def eval(self):
	pass
