Add a "fix_it.py" script that automatically fixes most of the things that make the tests fail

fix_it.py

+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""Tests for the validity of the channel file
+
+Run this file when tests are failing. Does not handle invalid JSON.
+"""
+
+import json
+import re
+import math
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+repo_file = "repositories.json"
+
+
+def reorder_repositories(j):
+    repos = j['repositories']
+    # Disregard "https://github.com/SublimeText" at the top because it is
+    # purposely not in order
+    first_elmt = repos.pop(0)
+    j['repositories'] = [first_elmt] + sorted(repos, key=str.lower)
+
+
+def reorder_package_names(j):
+    map_package_names = list(j['package_name_map'].keys())
+    j['package_name_map'] = OrderedDict([(k, j['package_name_map'][k])
+                                         for k in sorted(map_package_names, key=str.lower)])
+
+
+def reorder_renamed_packages(j):
+    ren_package_names = list(j['renamed_packages'].keys())
+    j['renamed_packages'] = OrderedDict([(k, j['renamed_packages'][k])
+                                         for k in sorted(ren_package_names, key=str.lower)])
+
+
+def remove_redundant_name_maps(j):
+    for k, v in j['package_name_map'].items():
+        if k == v:
+            del j['package_name_map'][k]
+
+
+def remove_redundant_rename_maps(j):
+    for k, v in j['renamed_packages'].items():
+        if k == v:
+            del j['renamed_packages'][k]
+
+
+def main():
+    # Read from file
+    with open(repo_file) as f:
+        j = json.load(f, object_pairs_hook=OrderedDict)
+
+    # Validate the data
+    reorder_repositories(j)
+    reorder_package_names(j)
+    reorder_renamed_packages(j)
+    remove_redundant_name_maps(j)
+    remove_redundant_rename_maps(j)
+
+    # Pretty print
+    res = json.dumps(j, ensure_ascii=False, indent="\t", separators=(',', ': '))
+    # Convert to tab indents
+    # res = re.sub(r"(?m)^( {4,})", lambda r: "\t" * math.floor(len(r.group(1)) / 4), res)
+
+    # Write to file
+    with open(repo_file, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(res)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()