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 # Usage
 
-## json config
+## autodiscover
+
+usage: `python3 discover.py [-a <action>] [-l] service_dir [service_dir …]`
+
+add label "de.wie-ei.autostart=true" to any service in a docker-compose-file
+
+Examples:
+
+* start services (up -d) `python3 discover.py /srv/services/ /opt/docker/testing/`
+* which services are configured for autostart? `python3 discover.py -l /srv/services/ /opt/docker/testing/`
+* check status `python3 discover.py -a ps /opt/docker/testing/`
+* stop services `python3 discover.py -a "down -v /srv/testing/`
+
+## manual config
+
+### json config
 * create config.json from sample.json
 * add `python3 /opt/docker-autostart/start.py /path/to/your/config.json -t json` to `/etc/rc.local`
 
-## raw config
+### raw config
 * create config.lst from sample.lst
 * add `python3 /opt/docker-autostart/start.py /path/to/your/config.lst` to `/etc/rc.local`
 
-## other actions
+### other actions
 * default action: up -d
 * add argument -a "<compose action>"
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+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import logging
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+COMPOSE_FILE = "docker-compose.yml"
+CONFIG_CMD = "docker-compose -f {path} config "
+AUTOSTART_KEY = 'de.wie-ei.autostart: "true"'
+AUTOSTART_KEY = 'de.wie-ei.autostart=true'
+
+def complete_compose(entry):
+	path = entry.path
+	if not path.endswith(COMPOSE_FILE):
+		return os.path.join(path, COMPOSE_FILE)
+	return path
+
+def has_compose(path):
+	return os.path.exists(path)
+
+def find_services(dirs):
+	entries = [entry for base in dirs for entry in os.scandir(base) if entry.is_dir()]
+	return filter(has_compose, map(complete_compose, entries))
+
+def should_autostart(service):	
+	#r = subprocess.run(CONFIG_CMD.format(path=service).split(), capture_output=True, encoding="utf8")
+	#return AUTOSTART_KEY in r.stdout
+	with open(service) as src:
+		return AUTOSTART_KEY in src.read()
+
+def find_autostart_services(services):
+	return list(filter(should_autostart, services))
+			
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	logging.basicConfig(format="%(message)s (status %(returncode)s)", level=logging.INFO)
+	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Docker-compose Autostart discovery")
+	parser.add_argument("service_dir", nargs="+")
+	parser.add_argument("--action", "-a", default="up -d")
+	parser.add_argument("--list", "-l", action="store_true", help="list autostart services only, no action")
+	args = parser.parse_args()
+	services = find_services(args.service_dir)
+	autostarts = find_autostart_services(services)
+	if args.list:
+		print("\n".join(autostarts))
+	else:
+		import start
+		for service in autostarts:
+			start.change_service(service, args.action)
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