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+import sys
+import osc.commandline_git
+
+
+class TestPrjCommand(osc.commandline_git.GitObsCommand):
+    """
+    Create test project in OBS linking git packages
+    """
+
+    name = "testprj"
+
+    def init_arguments(self):
+        self.add_argument(
+            "-a",
+            "--api-url",
+            help="OBS api url, defaults to api.opensuse.org",
+            default="api.opensuse.org",
+        )
+        self.add_argument(
+            "-p",
+            "--prj",
+            help="OBS base project to copy config from, defaults to openSUSE:Factory",
+        )
+        self.add_argument(
+            "-b",
+            "--branch",
+            help="Git branch to use",
+        )
+        self.add_argument(
+            "-f",
+            "--fork",
+            action="store_true",
+            help="Fork gitea pkg repos in your user home, defaults to False",
+            default=False,
+        )
+        self.add_argument(
+            "prj_name",
+            help="test project name to create in home:USER:$prj_name",
+        )
+        self.add_argument(
+            "pkg_repo",
+            nargs="*",
+            help="pkg gitea ref, it should be [org/]repo[#branch]",
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        from osc import conf
+
+        self.output = []
+        self.apiurl = conf.sanitize_apiurl(args.api_url)
+        self.args = args
+        self.weburl = self.apiurl.replace("api", "build", count=1)
+
+        conf.get_config()
+        self.user = conf.get_apiurl_usr(self.apiurl)
+
+        project = f"home:{self.user}:{self.args.prj_name}"
+        self.create_project(project)
+        self.output.append(f"OBS test project created: {project}")
+        self.output.append(f"{self.weburl}/project/show/{project}")
+        self.output.append("")
+
+        self.num_entries = 0
+        self.failed_entries = []
+        for repo in args.pkg_repo:
+            repo, branch = self.parse_repo(repo)
+            package, scm = self.create_package(project, repo, branch)
+            self.output.append(f" * Linked pkg: {package} <- {scm}")
+
+        print()
+        for line in self.output:
+            print(line, file=sys.stderr)
+
+    def create_project(self, project):
+        from osc.util.xml import ET
+        from osc.core import edit_meta, xml_fromstring, show_project_meta
+
+        # Get base project meta
+        if self.args.prj:
+            meta_data = b"".join(show_project_meta(self.apiurl, self.args.prj))
+            root = xml_fromstring(meta_data)
+            repos = "\n".join(ET.tostring(i).decode() for i in root.findall("repository"))
+        else:
+            repos = """
+            <repository name="openSUSE_Tumbleweed">
+              <path project="openSUSE:Tumbleweed" repository="standard"/>
+              <arch>x86_64</arch>
+            </repository>
+            """
+
+        data = f"""
+<project name="{project}">
+  <title>Test project gitea</title>
+  <description/>
+  <person userid="{self.user}" role="maintainer"/>
+  {repos}
+</project>
+"""
+
+        # Create the project in OBS
+        edit_meta(metatype="prj", data=data, apiurl=self.apiurl, path_args=(project,))
+
+    def create_package(self, project, repo, branch):
+        from osc.core import edit_meta
+
+        package = repo.repo
+        if self.args.fork:
+            scm = self.fork(repo, branch, self.args.branch)
+        else:
+            scm = f"{repo.clone_url}#{branch}"
+
+        # Create the package in OBS
+        data = f"""
+<package name="{package}" project="{project}">
+  <title/>
+  <description/>
+  <person userid="{self.user}" role="maintainer"/>
+  <scmsync>{scm}</scmsync>
+</package>
+            """
+
+        edit_meta(metatype="pkg", data=data, apiurl=self.apiurl, path_args=(project, package))
+
+        return package, scm
+
+    def fork(self, repo, base_branch, new_branch=None):
+        from osc import gitea_api
+
+        owner, repo = repo.owner, repo.repo
+        print(f"Forking git repo {owner}/{repo} ...", file=sys.stderr)
+        try:
+            repo_obj = gitea_api.Fork.create(self.gitea_conn, owner, repo)
+            fork_owner = repo_obj.owner
+            fork_repo = repo_obj.repo
+            print(f" * Fork created: {fork_owner}/{fork_repo}", file=sys.stderr)
+            self.num_entries += 1
+        except gitea_api.ForkExists as e:
+            fork_owner = e.fork_owner
+            fork_repo = e.fork_repo
+            print(f" * Fork already exists: {fork_owner}/{fork_repo}", file=sys.stderr)
+            self.num_entries += 1
+        except gitea_api.GiteaException as e:
+            if e.status == 404:
+                print(f" * ERROR: Repo doesn't exist: {owner}/{repo}", file=sys.stderr)
+                self.failed_entries.append(f"{owner}/{repo}")
+                return None
+            raise
+
+        r = gitea_api.Repo.get(self.gitea_conn, fork_owner, fork_repo)
+        if new_branch:
+            try:
+                gitea_api.Branch.create(
+                    self.gitea_conn, fork_owner, fork_repo, new_branch_name=new_branch, old_ref_name=base_branch
+                )
+            except gitea_api.BranchExists:
+                print(
+                    f" * Warning: Branch already exists, not creating it: {fork_owner}/{fork_repo}#{new_branch}",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
+
+        branch = new_branch or base_branch
+        return f"{r.clone_url}#{branch}"
+
+    def parse_repo(self, repo):
+        """
+        Convert org/repo#branch into gitea repo
+        org and branch are optional, default org is "pool" and default
+        branch is the default branch configured in gitea.
+
+        returns [Repo, branch]
+        """
+        from osc import gitea_api
+
+        org = "pool"
+        if "/" in repo:
+            org, repo = repo.split("/", maxsplit=1)
+        if "#" in repo:
+            repo, branch = repo.split("#", maxsplit=1)
+        else:
+            branch = None
+
+        r = gitea_api.Repo.get(self.gitea_conn, org, repo)
+        return r, branch or r.default_branch