diff --git a/share/roundup/templates/devel/extensions/local_replace.py b/share/roundup/templates/devel/extensions/local_replace.py
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+import re
+
+substitutions = [ (re.compile('debian:\#(?P<id>\d+)'),
+ '<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=\g<id>">debian#\g<id></a>' ),
+ (re.compile('\#(?P<ws>\s*)(?P<id>\d+)'),
+ "<a href='issue\g<id>'>#\g<ws>\g<id></a>" ),
+ (re.compile('(?P<prews>\s+)revision(?P<ws>\s*)(?P<revision>\d+)'),
+ "\g<prews><a href='http://svn.roundup-tracker.org/view?rev=\g<revision>&view=rev'>revision\g<ws>\g<revision></a>"),
+ (re.compile('(?P<prews>\s+)rev(?P<ws>\s*)(?P<revision>\d+)'),
+ "\g<prews><a href='http://svn.roundup-tracker.org/view?rev=\g<revision>&view=rev'>rev\g<ws>\g<revision></a>"),
+ (re.compile('(?P<prews>\s+)(?P<revstr>r|r\s+)(?P<revision>\d+)'),
+ "\g<prews><a href='http://svn.roundup-tracker.org/view?rev=\g<revision>&view=rev'>\g<revstr>\g<revision></a>"),
+ ]
+
+def local_replace(message):
+
+ for cre, replacement in substitutions:
+ message = cre.sub(replacement, message)
+
+ return message
+
+
+
+def init(instance):
+ instance.registerUtil('localReplace', local_replace)
+
+
+if "__main__" == __name__:
+ print " debian:#222", local_replace(" debian:#222")
+ print " revision 222", local_replace(" revision 222")
+ print " wordthatendswithr 222", local_replace(" wordthatendswithr 222")
+ print " r222", local_replace(" r222")
+ print " r 222", local_replace(" r 222")
+ print " #555", local_replace(" #555")
+