plugins: model: vowpalWabbit: Check for boost

Signed-off-by: John Andersen <[email protected]>

Author: pdxjohnny

dffml/plugins.py

@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 """
 import os
 import sys
+import pathlib
+import inspect
+import tempfile
 import contextlib
+import subprocess
 import importlib.util
 
 
@@ -58,8 +62,39 @@ def check_daal4py():
     return bool(spec is not None)
 
 
+def check_boost():
+    # TODO Implement check on Windows
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        return True
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
+        c_file = pathlib.Path(tempdir, "main.c")
+        c_file.write_text(
+            inspect.cleandoc(
+                r"""
+            #include <boost/version.hpp>
+
+            int main() {
+                return 0;
+            }
+            """
+            )
+        )
+        return bool(
+            subprocess.call(
+                ["c++", str(c_file)],
+                cwd=tempdir,
+                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            )
+            == 0
+        )
+
+
 CORE_PLUGIN_DEPS = {
-    ("model", "vowpalWabbit"): {"cmake": lambda: inpath("cmake")},
+    ("model", "vowpalWabbit"): {
+        "cmake": lambda: inpath("cmake"),
+        "boost": check_boost,
+    },
     ("model", "autosklearn"): {
         "swig": lambda: inpath("swig"),
         "cython": lambda: inpath("cython"),