+__copyright__ = """
+Copyright (C) 2005, Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@gmail.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+"""
+
+import sys, os
+from optparse import OptionParser, make_option
+
+from stgit.commands.common import *
+from stgit.utils import *
+from stgit import stack, git
+
+
+help = 'import a patch from a different branch or a commit object'
+usage = """%prog [options] [<patch@branch>|<commit>]
+
+Import a patch from a different branch or a commit object into the
+current series. By default, the name of the imported patch is used as
+the name of the current patch. It can be overriden with the '--name'
+option. A commit object can be reverted with the '--reverse'
+option. The log and author information are those of the commit object."""
+
+options = [make_option('-n', '--name',
+ help = 'use NAME as the patch name'),
+ make_option('-r', '--reverse',
+ help = 'reverse the commit object before importing',
+ action = 'store_true')]
+
+
+def func(parser, options, args):
+ """Import a commit object as a new patch
+ """
+ if len(args) != 1:
+ parser.error('incorrect number of arguments')
+
+ check_local_changes()
+ check_conflicts()
+ check_head_top_equal()
+
+ commit_str = args[0]
+ patch_branch = commit_str.split('@')
+
+ if len(patch_branch) == 2:
+ patch = patch_branch[0]
+ elif options.name:
+ patch = options.name
+ else:
+ raise CmdException, 'Unkown patch name'
+
+ commit_id = git_id(commit_str)
+ commit = git.Commit(commit_id)
+
+ if not options.reverse:
+ bottom = commit.get_parent()
+ top = commit_id
+ else:
+ bottom = commit_id
+ top = commit.get_parent()
+
+ message = commit.get_log()
+ author_name, author_email, author_date = \
+ name_email_date(commit.get_author())
+
+ print 'Importing commit %s...' % commit_id,
+ sys.stdout.flush()
+
+ crt_series.new_patch(patch, message = message, can_edit = False,
+ unapplied = True, bottom = bottom, top = top,
+ author_name = author_name,
+ author_email = author_email,
+ author_date = author_date)
+ crt_series.push_patch(patch)
+
+ print 'done'
+ print_crt_patch()