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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import time
+import almdrlib
+from datetime import datetime
+import logging
+from time import sleep
+
+"""
+    almdrlib.search
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    Wrapper around search API to support submit/execute workflow
+"""
+
+SEARCH_TYPE = 'batch'   # complete searches vs. return first results quickly
+ROWS_PER_FETCH = 10000  # per request to get search results
+
+
+def iso_to_epoch(t):
+    '''covert iso8601 time to POSIX/epoch timestamp'''
+    return int(datetime.timestamp(datetime.fromisoformat(t)))
+
+
+def local_tz_offset():
+    '''approximate a GMT offset'''
+    offset = -time.timezone  # -3600 = +01:00
+
+    hours = int(offset / 3600)
+    minutes = int((offset - hours*3600) / 60)
+    return "{:+03d}:{:02d}".format(hours, minutes)
+
+
+def resolve_time(start_ts=None, end_ts=None,
+                 start=None, end=None,
+                 timeframe=None):
+    '''resolve_time
+    returns arguments to be passed to search as a time range. Prefer
+    relative time over ISO time over timestamps'''
+    if timeframe is not None:
+        return {'timeframe': timeframe}
+    elif start is not None and end is not None:
+        return {'start': iso_to_epoch(start),
+                'end': iso_to_epoch(end)}
+    elif start_ts is not None and end_ts is not None:
+        return {'start': start_ts, 'end': end_ts}
+    else:
+        raise Exception('Specify timeframe or stand and end')
+
+
+class Search():
+    def __init__(self, session=None):
+        self.search_client = almdrlib.client('search', session=session)
+        self.stylist_client = almdrlib.client('search_stylist', session=session)
+
+        self.search_id = None
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+    def submit_v1(self, account_id, query, datatype='logmsgs',
+               search_type=SEARCH_TYPE, **timekwargs):
+        """submit
+        Submit V1 query for execution."""
+
+        # XXX fetch_v1 needed, but doesn't really work.
+        response = self.search_client.start_log_search_query_execution(
+            account_id=account_id, query=query, datatype=datatype,
+             **timekwargs)
+        self.load_results(account_id, response.json()['search_uuid'])
+        return self.search_id
+
+    def submit(self, account_id, query_string,
+               search_type=SEARCH_TYPE, **timekwargs):
+        """submit
+        Submit the query for execution."""
+
+        time_args = resolve_time(**timekwargs)
+
+        # POST search/v2/:account_id/searches?search_type=...
+        # request body is the query
+        response = self.search_client.start_query_execution(
+            account_id=account_id, query_string=query_string,
+            search_type=search_type, **time_args)
+        self.load_results(account_id, response.json()['search_uuid'])
+
+        return self.search_id
+
+    def load_results(self, account_id, result_id):
+        """load_results
+        Attempt to load existing search results by ID"""
+        self.search_id = result_id
+        self.next_token = None
+        self.account_id = account_id
+        self.remaining = None
+
+    def wait_for_complete(self, block=True) -> object:
+        # Ask for results for this query, and process a single batch
+        # TODO isolate polling form result fetching
+
+        while True:
+            # GET search/v2/:account_id/searches/:search_id/status
+            response = self.search_client.get_search_status(
+                account_id=self.account_id, search_uuid=self.search_id)
+
+            status = response.json()
+            search_status = status['search_status']
+            self.logger.debug(f'Search status for {self.search_id} is {search_status}')
+
+            # pending: no results yet
+            if search_status == 'pending':
+                search_progress = status.get('search_progress')
+                if search_progress is not None:
+                    self.progress = status['progress']
+                    self.records = search_progress['input_scanned_records']
+                    self.bytes = search_progress['input_scanned_bytes']
+                    self.estimated_results = search_progress['estimated_output_records']
+                    self.logger.debug(f'Search progress {self.progress}%: {self.records} '
+                                      f'records, {self.bytes} bytes, {self.estimated_results} output')
+
+                if not block:
+                    return None
+                else:
+                    sleep(1)
+
+            # failed: syntax errors, runtime problems, etc.
+            elif search_status == 'failed':
+                raise Exception(f'Search {self.search_id} failed: {status}')
+
+            # suspended or completed: some or all results available (respectively)
+            elif search_status in ['complete', 'suspended']:
+                return True
+
+    def fetch(self, block=True, rows=ROWS_PER_FETCH) -> dict:
+        # Ask for results for this query, and process a single batch
+        # TODO isolate polling form result fetching
+
+        while True:
+            response = self.search_client.get_search_status(
+                account_id=self.account_id, search_uuid=self.search_id)
+
+            status = response.json()
+            search_status = status['search_status']
+            self.logger.debug(f'Search status for {self.search_id} is {search_status}')
+
+            # pending: no results yet
+            if search_status == 'pending':
+                search_progress = status.get('search_progress')
+                if search_progress is not None:
+                    self.progress = status['progress']
+                    self.records = search_progress['input_scanned_records']
+                    self.bytes = search_progress['input_scanned_bytes']
+                    self.estimated_results = search_progress['estimated_output_records']
+                    self.logger.debug(f'Search progress {self.progress}%: {self.records} '
+                                      f'records, {self.bytes} bytes, {self.estimated_results} output')
+
+                if not block:
+                    return None
+                else:
+                    sleep(1)
+
+            # failed: syntax errors, runtime problems, etc.
+            elif search_status == 'failed':
+                raise Exception(f'Search {self.search_id} failed: {status}')
+
+            # suspended or completed: some or all results available (respectively)
+            elif search_status in ['complete', 'suspended']:
+                # GET search/v2/:account_id/searches/:search_id?limit=...
+                if self.next_token is None:
+                    self.logger.debug(f'Fetching initial results for {self.search_id}')
+                    response = self.search_client.get_search_results(
+                        account_id=self.account_id, search_uuid=self.search_id,
+                        limit=rows)
+                else:
+                    self.logger.debug(f'Fetching next page of results for {self.search_id} '
+                                      f'with token {self.next_token}')
+                    response = self.search_client.get_search_results(
+                        account_id=self.account_id, search_uuid=self.search_id,
+                        starting_token=self.next_token)
+                results = response.json()
+                self.remaining = results['remaining']
+                self.logger.debug(f'{self.remaining} remaining results for {self.search_id}')
+
+                if self.remaining != 0:
+                    # advance to the next page of results on the next query
+                    self.next_token = results['next_token']
+                self.logger.debug(results)
+                return results
+
+    def fetch_v1(self, block=True, rows=ROWS_PER_FETCH) -> dict:
+        # XXX can't page through results, probably need to do math vs tokens
+        while True:
+            response = self.search_client.get_log_search_results(
+                account_id=self.account_id, search_uuid=self.search_id)
+
+            status = response.json()
+            search_status = status['search_status']
+            self.logger.debug(f'Search status for {self.search_id} is {search_status}')
+
+            # pending: no results yet
+            if search_status == 'pending':
+                if not block:
+                    return None
+                else:
+                    sleep(1)
+
+            # failed: syntax errors, runtime problems, etc.
+            elif search_status == 'failed':
+                raise Exception(f'Search {self.search_id} failed: {status}')
+
+            # suspended or completed: some or all results available (respectively)
+            elif search_status in ['complete', 'suspended']:
+                # GET search/v2/:account_id/searches/:search_id?limit=...
+                if self.next_token is None:
+                    results = status
+                else:
+                    self.logger.debug(f'Fetching next page of results for {self.search_id} '
+                                      f'with token {self.next_token}')
+                    response = self.search_client.get_log_search_results(
+                        account_id=self.account_id, search_uuid=self.search_id,
+                        starting_token=self.next_token)
+                    results = response.json()
+                self.remaining = results['remaining']
+                self.logger.debug(f'{self.remaining} remaining results for {self.search_id}')
+
+                if self.remaining != 0:
+                    # advance to the next page of results on the next query
+                    self.next_token = results['next_token']
+                elif search_status == 'suspended':
+                    self.remaining = 1
+                # self.logger.debug(results)
+                return results
+
+    def results_remaining(self):
+        return self.remaining is None or self.remaining > 0
+
+    def fetch_all(self):
+        # Ask for results for this query, and process all batches
+
+        results = []
+        while self.results_remaining():
+            raw_results = self.fetch(block=True)
+            results.append(raw_results)
+        return results
+
+    def export(self, format, utc_offset=None):
+        self.wait_for_complete(block=True)
+        awful = {"from_epochtime.utc_offset": utc_offset}
+        out = self.stylist_client.export_transformed_search_results(
+            account_id=self.account_id, search_uuid=self.search_id,
+            result_format=format, **awful)
+
+        return out.text