"""Utilities shared across all tools."""

def clean_comment(message):
    pass

def init_tool(post_vars, tool_name):
    pass

def convert_post(post_vars):
    pass

def update_log(log_vals, log_message):
    pass

def complete_log(log_vals, return_val, exception):
    pass

def write_results_to_file(file_base_name, type, metadata):
    pass

def shutdown_tool(log_vals, return_val):
    pass