moss.py

A Python client for Moss: A System for Detecting Software Similarity

Introduction

It is a Python interface for Moss client. It was written for AutoGrader for handling similarity in Python assignment submission.

It was written using the original bash script/documentation and its PHP dialect.

Installation

pip install mosspy

Usage

import mosspy

userid = 987654321

m = mosspy.Moss(userid, "python")

m.addBaseFile("submission/a01.py")
m.addBaseFile("submission/test_student.py")

# Submission Files
m.addFile("submission/a01-sample.py")
m.addFilesByWildcard("submission/a01-*.py")

# progress function optional, run on every file uploaded
# result is submission URL
url = m.send(lambda file_path, display_name: print('*', end='', flush=True))
print()

print ("Report Url: " + url)

# Save report file
m.saveWebPage(url, "submission/report.html")

# Download whole report locally including code diff links
mosspy.download_report(url, "submission/report/", connections=8, log_level=10, on_read=lambda url: print('*', end='', flush=True)) 
# log_level=logging.DEBUG (20 to disable)
# on_read function run for every downloaded file

Python Compatibility

• Python3

Similar Project

• ocaml-moss OCaml client
• cl-moss Common Lisp
• moji Java version
• MOSS-PHP PHP version
• GUI for Windows GUI for Windows

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details