#!/usr/bin/env python r""" This module provides valuable argument processing functions like gen_get_options and sprint_args. """ import os import gen_print as gp exit_on_error = False def set_exit_on_error(value): r""" Set the exit_on_error value to either True or False. If exit_on_error is set, validation functions like valid_value will exit the program on error instead of returning False. Description of argument(s): value Value to set global exit_on_error to. """ global exit_on_error exit_on_error = value def get_var_name(var_name): r""" If var_name has a value, simply return it. Otherwise, get the variable name of the first argument used to call the validation function (e.g. valid_value, valid_integer, etc.) and return it. This function is designed solely for use by other functions in this file. Example: A programmer codes this: valid_value(last_name) Which results in the following call stack: valid_value(last_name) -> svalid_value(var_value...) -> get_var_name(var_name) In this example, this function will return "last_name". Example: err_msg = svalid_value(last_name, var_name="some_other_name") Which results in the following call stack: svalid_value(var_value, var_name="some_other_name") -> get_var_name(var_name) In this example, this function will return "some_other_name". Description of argument(s): var_name The name of the variable. """ if var_name != "": return var_name # Calculate stack_frame_ix. The validation functions in this file come # in pairs. There is an "s" version of each validation function (e.g. # svalid_value) whose job is to return an error message string. Then # there is a wrapper function (e.g. valid_value) that will call the "s" # version and print the result if there is an error. See examples 1 and 2 # above for illustration. This function must be cognizant of both # scenarios to accurately determine the name of the variable being # validated. Where the "s" function is being called directly, the # stack_frame_ix should be set to 3. Where the wrapper function is being # called, the stack_frame_ix should be incremented to 4. stack_frame_ix = 3 parent_func_name = gp.sprint_func_name(2) grandparent_func_name = gp.sprint_func_name(3) if parent_func_name == "s" + grandparent_func_name: stack_frame_ix += 1 var_name = gp.get_arg_name(0, 1, stack_frame_ix) return var_name def process_error_message(error_message): r""" Process the error_message as follows: - If the error_message is blank, return True. - If the error_message contains a value: - Print the error_message as part of a full error report. - If global exit_on_error is set, then exit the program with a return code of 1. - If exit_on_error is not set, return False. This function is designed solely for use by wrapper functions in this file (e.g. "valid_value"). Description of argument(s): error_message An error message. """ if error_message == "": return True gp.print_error_report(error_message) if exit_on_error: exit(0) return False def svalid_value(var_value, invalid_values=[], valid_values=[], var_name=""): r""" Return an empty string if var_value is a valid value. Otherwise, return an error string. Description of arguments: var_value The value being validated. invalid_values A list of invalid values. If var_value is equal to any of these, it is invalid. Note that if you specify anything for invalid_values (below), the valid_values list is not even processed. If you specify nothing for both invalid_values and valid_values, invalid_values will be set to a default value of [""]. valid_values A list of valid values. var_value must be equal to one of these values to be considered valid. var_name The name of the variable whose value is passed in var_value. This parameter is normally unnecessary as this function can figure out the var_name. This is provided for Robot callers. In this scenario, we are unable to get the variable name ourselves. """ success_message = "" error_message = "" # Validate this function's arguments. len_valid_values = len(valid_values) len_invalid_values = len(invalid_values) if len_valid_values > 0 and len_invalid_values > 0: error_message += "Programmer error - You must provide either an" +\ " invalid_values list or a valid_values" +\ " list but NOT both.\n" +\ gp.sprint_var(invalid_values) +\ gp.sprint_var(valid_values) return error_message show_blanks = 1 if len_valid_values > 0: # Processing the valid_values list. if var_value in valid_values: return success_message error_message += "The following variable has an invalid" +\ " value:\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), var_value, show_blanks) +\ "\nIt must be one of the following values:\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx("valid_values", valid_values, show_blanks) return error_message if len_invalid_values == 0: # Assign default value. invalid_values = [""] # Assertion: We have an invalid_values list. Processing it now. if var_value not in invalid_values: return success_message error_message += "The following variable has an invalid value:\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), var_value, show_blanks) +\ "\nIt must NOT be one of the following values:\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx("invalid_values", invalid_values, show_blanks) return error_message def valid_value(var_value, invalid_values=[], valid_values=[], var_name=""): r""" Return True if var_value is valid. Otherwise, print an error message and either return False or exit(1) depending on the value of exit_on_error. Description of arguments: (See description of arguments for svalid_value (above)). """ error_message = svalid_value(var_value, invalid_values, valid_values, var_name) return process_error_message(error_message) def svalid_integer(var_value, var_name=""): r""" Return an empty string if var_value is a valid integer. Otherwise, return an error string. Description of arguments: var_value The value being validated. var_name The name of the variable whose value is passed in var_value. This parameter is normally unnecessary as this function can figure out the var_name. This is provided for Robot callers. In this scenario, we are unable to get the variable name ourselves. """ success_message = "" error_message = "" try: if isinstance(int(str(var_value), 0), int): return success_message except ValueError: pass # If we get to this point, the validation has failed. show_blanks = 1 error_message +=\ "Invalid integer value:\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), var_value, show_blanks) return error_message def valid_integer(var_value, var_name=""): r""" Return True if var_value is a valid integer. Otherwise, print an error message and either return False or exit(1) depending on the value of exit_on_error. Description of arguments: (See description of arguments for svalid_integer (above)). """ error_message = svalid_integer(var_value, var_name) return process_error_message(error_message) def svalid_dir_path(var_value, var_name=""): r""" Return an empty string if var_value is a valid directory path. Otherwise, return an error string. Description of arguments: var_value The value being validated. var_name The name of the variable whose value is passed in var_value. This parameter is normally unnecessary as this function can figure out the var_name. This is provided for Robot callers. In this scenario, we are unable to get the variable name ourselves. """ error_message = "" if not os.path.isdir(str(var_value)): error_message += "The following directory does not exist:\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), var_value) return error_message def valid_dir_path(var_value, var_name=""): r""" Return True if var_value is a valid directory path. Otherwise, print an error message and either return False or exit(1) depending on the value of exit_on_error. Valid means that the directory path exists. Description of arguments: (See description of arguments for svalid_dir_path (above)). """ error_message = svalid_dir_path(var_value, var_name) return process_error_message(error_message) def svalid_file_path(var_value, var_name=""): r""" Return an empty string if var_value is a valid file path. Otherwise, return an error string. Description of arguments: var_value The value being validated. var_name The name of the variable whose value is passed in var_value. This parameter is normally unnecessary as this function can figure out the var_name. This is provided for Robot callers. In this scenario, we are unable to get the variable name ourselves. """ error_message = "" if not os.path.isfile(str(var_value)): error_message += "Invalid file (does not exist):\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), var_value) return error_message def valid_file_path(var_value, var_name=""): r""" Return True if var_value is a valid file path. Otherwise, print an error message and either return False or exit(1) depending on the value of exit_on_error. Valid means that the file exists. Description of arguments: (See description of arguments for svalid_file_path (above)). """ error_message = svalid_file_path(var_value, var_name) return process_error_message(error_message) def svalid_path(var_value, var_name=""): r""" Return an empty string if var_value is either a valid file path or directory path. Otherwise, return an error string. Description of arguments: var_value The value being validated. var_name The name of the variable whose value is passed in var_value. This parameter is normally unnecessary as this function can figure out the var_name. This is provided for Robot callers. In this scenario, we are unable to get the variable name ourselves. """ error_message = "" if not (os.path.isfile(str(var_value)) or os.path.isdir(str(var_value))): error_message = "Invalid path (file or directory does not exist):\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), var_value) return error_message def valid_path(var_value, var_name=""): r""" Return True if var_value is a valid file path. Otherwise, print an error message and either return False or exit(1) depending on the value of exit_on_error. Valid means that the file exists. Description of arguments: (See description of arguments for svalid_path (above)). """ error_message = svalid_path(var_value, var_name) return process_error_message(error_message) def svalid_range(var_value, valid_range=[], var_name=""): r""" Return an empty string if var_value is within the range. Otherwise, return an error string. Description of arguments: var_value The value being validated. This value must be an integer. valid_range A list comprised of one or two elements which are the lower and upper ends of a range. These values must be integers except where noted. Valid specifications may be of the following forms: [lower, upper], [lower] or [None, upper]. var_name The name of the variable whose value is passed in var_value. This parameter is normally unnecessary as this function can figure out the var_name. This is provided for Robot callers. In this scenario, we are unable to get the variable name ourselves. """ error_message = "" # Validate this function's parms: # First, ensure that the value is an integer. error_message = svalid_integer(var_value, var_name) if not error_message == "": return error_message var_value = int(var_value) len_valid_range = len(valid_range) if len_valid_range == 0 or len_valid_range > 2: error_message += "Programmer error - For the valid_range parameter," +\ " you must provide a list consisting of one or two" +\ " elements.\n" +\ gp.sprint_var(valid_range) return error_message if len_valid_range == 1 or valid_range[0] is not None: # Make sure lower valid_range value is an integer. error_message = svalid_integer(valid_range[0], "valid_range[0]") if not error_message == "": error_message = "Programmer error:\n" + error_message return error_message if valid_range[0] is not None: valid_range[0] = int(valid_range[0]) if len_valid_range == 2: # Make sure upper valid_range value is an integer. error_message = svalid_integer(valid_range[1], "valid_range[1]") if not error_message == "": error_message = "Programmer error:\n" + error_message return error_message valid_range[1] = int(valid_range[1]) if valid_range[0] is not None and valid_range[0] > valid_range[1]: error_message = "Programmer error - In the following range, the" +\ " lower limit is greater than the upper" +\ " limit:\n" + gp.sprint_varx("valid_range", valid_range) return error_message if len_valid_range == 1: if var_value < valid_range[0]: error_message += "The following variable is not within the" +\ " expected range:\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), var_value) +\ gp.sprint_varx("valid_range", str(valid_range[0]) + "..") return error_message return error_message if valid_range[0] is None: if var_value > valid_range[1]: error_message += "The following variable is not within the" +\ " expected range:\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), var_value) +\ gp.sprint_varx("valid_range", ".." + str(valid_range[1])) return error_message if var_value < valid_range[0] or var_value > valid_range[1]: error_message += "The following variable is not within the expected" +\ " range:\n" +\ gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), var_value) +\ gp.sprint_varx("valid_range", str(valid_range[0]) + ".." + str(valid_range[1])) return error_message return error_message def valid_range(var_value, valid_range=[], var_name=""): r""" Return True if var_value is within range. Otherwise, print an error message and either return False or exit(1) depending on the value of exit_on_error. Description of arguments: (See description of arguments for svalid_range (above)). """ error_message = svalid_range(var_value, valid_range, var_name) return process_error_message(error_message) def svalid_list(var_value, valid_values=[], var_name=""): r""" Return an empty string if var_value is a valid list. Otherwise, return an error string. Description of arguments: var_value The value (i.e. list) being validated. valid_values A list of valid values. Each element in the var_value list must be equal to one of these values to be considered valid. var_name The name of the variable whose value is passed in var_value. This parameter is normally unnecessary as this function can figure out the var_name. This is provided for Robot callers. In this scenario, we are unable to get the variable name ourselves. """ error_message = "" if len(var_value) == 0: show_blanks = 1 error_message += "The \"" + get_var_name(var_name) error_message += "\" list is empty and is therefore invalid:\n" return error_message found_error = 0 display_var_value = list(var_value) for ix in range(0, len(var_value)): if var_value[ix] not in valid_values: found_error = 1 display_var_value[ix] = var_value[ix] + "*" if found_error: show_blanks = 1 error_message += "The list entries marked with \"*\" are not valid:\n" error_message += gp.sprint_varx(get_var_name(var_name), display_var_value, show_blanks) error_message += gp.sprint_var(valid_values) return error_message return "" def valid_list(var_value, valid_values=[], var_name=""): r""" Return True if var_value is a valid list. Otherwise, print an error message and either return False or exit(1) depending on the value of exit_on_error. Description of arguments: (See description of arguments for svalid_list (above)). """ error_message = svalid_list(var_value, valid_values, var_name) return process_error_message(error_message)