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+import shutil
+import tarfile
+
+from wa import ResultProcessor, Parameter
+from wa.framework import signal
+
+
+class TargzProcessor(ResultProcessor):
+
+    name = 'targz'
+
+    description = '''
+    Create a tarball of the output directory.
+
+    This will create a gzip-compressed tarball of the output directory. By
+    default, it will be created at the same level and will have the same name
+    as the output directory but with a .tar.gz extensions.
+    '''
+
+    parameters = [
+        Parameter('outfile',
+                  description='''
+                  The name  of the output file to be used. If this is not an
+                  absolute path, the file will be created realtive to the
+                  directory in which WA was invoked. If this contains
+                  subdirectories, they must already exist.
+
+                  The name may contain named format specifiers. Any of the
+                  ``RunInfo`` fields can be named, resulting in the value of
+                  that filed (e.g. ``'start_time'``) being formatted into the
+                  tarball name.
+
+                  By default, the output file will be created at the same
+                  level, share the name of the WA output directory (but with
+                  .tar.gz extension).
+                  '''),
+        Parameter('delete-output', kind=bool, default=False,
+                  description='''
+                  if set to ``True``, WA output directory will be deleted after
+                  the tarball is created.
+                  '''),
+    ]
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        if self.delete_output:
+            self.logger.debug('Registering RUN_FINALIZED handler.')
+            signal.connect(self.delete_output_directory, signal.RUN_FINALIZED, priority=-100)
+
+    def export_run_output(self, run_output, target_info):
+        if self.outfile:
+            outfile_path = self.outfile.format(**run_output.info.to_pod())
+        else:
+            outfile_path = run_output.basepath.rstrip('/') + '.tar.gz'
+
+        self.logger.debug('Creating {}'.format(outfile_path))
+        with tarfile.open(outfile_path, 'w:gz') as tar:
+            tar.add(run_output.basepath)
+
+    def delete_output_directory(self, context):
+        self.logger.debug('Deleting output directory')
+        shutil.rmtree(context.run_output.basepath)
+
+