check repository name validity

'''

import os

import re

import time

import shutil

import pwd

    Repository configuration container

    '''

    @staticmethod

    def check_repository_name(name):

        '''

        Raise exception is repository name is invalid

        '''

        if re.match("^[-_\w]+$", name) is None:

            raise Exception("Invalid repository name %s" % buf)

        return name

    def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):

        # set default value for arguments

        self.name = name

        self.name = self.check_repository_name(name)

        self.path = ""

        self._offline = False

        self._dbpath = None