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+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+################################################################################
+#
+#  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
+#  Copyright © 2010-2022 Lance Edgar
+#
+#  This file is part of Rattail.
+#
+#  Rattail is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+#  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+#  Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+#  version.
+#
+#  Rattail is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+#  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+#  details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+#  Rattail.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+################################################################################
+"""
+Fabric Library for MariaDB
+"""
+
+import re
+
+
+def get_version_string(c):
+    """
+    Fetch the version of MariaDB running on the target system
+    """
+    result = c.sudo('mysql --version')
+    if not result.failed:
+        match = re.match(r'^mysql .*?(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)-MariaDB', result.stdout)
+        if match:
+            return match.group(1)