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#!/usr/bin/env python
r"""
This module provides many valuable functions such as my_parm_file.
"""
# sys and os are needed to get the program dir path and program name.
import sys
import errno
import os
import ConfigParser
import StringIO
import re
import socket
import gen_print as gp
import gen_cmd as gc
robot_env = gp.robot_env
if robot_env:
from robot.libraries.BuiltIn import BuiltIn
def add_trailing_slash(dir_path):
r"""
Add a trailing slash to the directory path if it doesn't already have one
and return it.
Description of arguments:
dir_path A directory path.
"""
return os.path.normpath(dir_path) + os.path.sep
def which(file_path):
r"""
Find the full path of an executable file and return it.
The PATH environment variable dictates the results of this function.
Description of arguments:
file_path The relative file path (e.g. "my_file" or
"lib/my_file").
"""
shell_rc, out_buf = gc.cmd_fnc_u("which " + file_path, quiet=1,
print_output=0, show_err=0)
if shell_rc != 0:
error_message = "Failed to find complete path for file \"" +\
file_path + "\".\n"
error_message += gp.sprint_var(shell_rc, 1)
error_message += out_buf
if robot_env:
BuiltIn().fail(gp.sprint_error(error_message))
else:
gp.print_error_report(error_message)
return False
file_path = out_buf.rstrip("\n")
return file_path
def dft(value, default):
r"""
Return default if value is None. Otherwise, return value.
This is really just shorthand as shown below.
dft(value, default)
vs
default if value is None else value
Description of arguments:
value The value to be returned.
default The default value to return if value is
None.
"""
return default if value is None else value
def get_mod_global(var_name,
default=None,
mod_name="__main__"):
r"""
Get module global variable value and return it.
If we are running in a robot environment, the behavior will default to
calling get_variable_value.
Description of arguments:
var_name The name of the variable whose value is
sought.
default The value to return if the global does not
exist.
mod_name The name of the module containing the
global variable.
"""
if robot_env:
return BuiltIn().get_variable_value("${" + var_name + "}", default)
try:
module = sys.modules[mod_name]
except KeyError:
gp.print_error_report("Programmer error - The mod_name passed to" +
" this function is invalid:\n" +
gp.sprint_var(mod_name))
raise ValueError('Programmer error.')
if default is None:
return getattr(module, var_name)
else:
return getattr(module, var_name, default)
def global_default(var_value,
default=0):
r"""
If var_value is not None, return it. Otherwise, return the global
variable of the same name, if it exists. If not, return default.
This is meant for use by functions needing help assigning dynamic default
values to their parms. Example:
def func1(parm1=None):
parm1 = global_default(parm1, 0)
Description of arguments:
var_value The value being evaluated.
default The value to be returned if var_value is
None AND the global variable of the same
name does not exist.
"""
var_name = gp.get_arg_name(0, 1, stack_frame_ix=2)
return dft(var_value, get_mod_global(var_name, 0))
def set_mod_global(var_value,
mod_name="__main__",
var_name=None):
r"""
Set a global variable for a given module.
Description of arguments:
var_value The value to set in the variable.
mod_name The name of the module whose variable is
to be set.
var_name The name of the variable to set. This
defaults to the name of the variable used
for var_value when calling this function.
"""
try:
module = sys.modules[mod_name]
except KeyError:
gp.print_error_report("Programmer error - The mod_name passed to" +
" this function is invalid:\n" +
gp.sprint_var(mod_name))
raise ValueError('Programmer error.')
if var_name is None:
var_name = gp.get_arg_name(None, 1, 2)
setattr(module, var_name, var_value)
def my_parm_file(prop_file_path):
r"""
Read a properties file, put the keys/values into a dictionary and return
the dictionary.
The properties file must have the following format:
var_name<= or :>var_value
Comment lines (those beginning with a "#") and blank lines are allowed and
will be ignored. Leading and trailing single or double quotes will be
stripped from the value. E.g.
var1="This one"
Quotes are stripped so the resulting value for var1 is:
This one
Description of arguments:
prop_file_path The caller should pass the path to the
properties file.
"""
# ConfigParser expects at least one section header in the file (or you
# get ConfigParser.MissingSectionHeaderError). Properties files don't
# need those so I'll write a dummy section header.
string_file = StringIO.StringIO()
# Write the dummy section header to the string file.
string_file.write('[dummysection]\n')
# Write the entire contents of the properties file to the string file.
string_file.write(open(prop_file_path).read())
# Rewind the string file.
string_file.seek(0, os.SEEK_SET)
# Create the ConfigParser object.
config_parser = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
# Make the property names case-sensitive.
config_parser.optionxform = str
# Read the properties from the string file.
config_parser.readfp(string_file)
# Return the properties as a dictionary.
return dict(config_parser.items('dummysection'))
def file_to_list(file_path,
newlines=0,
comments=1,
trim=0):
r"""
Return the contents of a file as a list. Each element of the resulting
list is one line from the file.
Description of arguments:
file_path The path to the file (relative or
absolute).
newlines Include newlines from the file in the
results.
comments Include comment lines and blank lines in
the results. Comment lines are any that
begin with 0 or more spaces followed by
the pound sign ("#").
trim Trim white space from the beginning and
end of each line.
"""
lines = []
file = open(file_path)
for line in file:
if not comments:
if re.match(r"[ ]*#|^$", line):
continue
if not newlines:
line = line.rstrip("\n")
if trim:
line = line.strip()
lines.append(line)
return lines
def return_path_list():
r"""
This function will split the PATH environment variable into a PATH_LIST
and return it. Each element in the list will be normalized and have a
trailing slash added.
"""
PATH_LIST = os.environ['PATH'].split(":")
PATH_LIST = [os.path.normpath(path) + os.sep for path in PATH_LIST]
return PATH_LIST
def escape_bash_quotes(buffer):
r"""
Escape quotes in string and return it.
The escape style implemented will be for use on the bash command line.
Example:
That's all.
Result:
That'\''s all.
The result may then be single quoted on a bash command. Example:
echo 'That'\''s all.'
Description of argument(s):
buffer The string whose quotes are to be escaped.
"""
return re.sub("\'", "\'\\\'\'", buffer)
def quote_bash_parm(parm):
r"""
Return the bash command line parm with single quotes if they are needed.
Description of arguments:
parm The string to be quoted.
"""
# If any of these characters are found in the parm string, then the
# string should be quoted. This list is by no means complete and should
# be expanded as needed by the developer of this function.
bash_special_chars = set(' $')
if any((char in bash_special_chars) for char in parm):
return "'" + parm + "'"
return parm
def get_host_name_ip(host,
short_name=0):
r"""
Get the host name and the IP address for the given host and return them as
a tuple.
Description of argument(s):
host The host name or IP address to be obtained.
short_name Include the short host name in the
returned tuple, i.e. return host, ip and
short_host.
"""
host_name = socket.getfqdn(host)
try:
host_ip = socket.gethostbyname(host)
except socket.gaierror as my_gaierror:
message = "Unable to obtain the host name for the following host:" +\
"\n" + gp.sprint_var(host)
gp.print_error_report(message)
raise my_gaierror
if short_name:
host_short_name = host_name.split(".")[0]
return host_name, host_ip, host_short_name
else:
return host_name, host_ip
def pid_active(pid):
r"""
Return true if pid represents an active pid and false otherwise.
Description of argument(s):
pid The pid whose status is being sought.
"""
try:
os.kill(int(pid), 0)
except OSError as err:
if err.errno == errno.ESRCH:
# ESRCH == No such process
return False
elif err.errno == errno.EPERM:
# EPERM clearly means there's a process to deny access to
return True
else:
# According to "man 2 kill" possible error values are
# (EINVAL, EPERM, ESRCH)
raise
return True