def test_stcsave_list_to_string():
src = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
res = dm_utils.stcsave_list_to_string(src)
assert "1 2 3 4 5" == res
src = ["something", "", "a space", "thanks"]
res = dm_utils.stcsave_list_to_string(src)
assert "something {} {a space} thanks" == res
# This is the non-recoverable case where a collection has braces
src = ['{"key" : "value"}', "json}", "yucky"]
res = dm_utils.stcsave_list_to_string(src)
assert '{{"key" : "value"}} json} yucky' == res
def get_prop_val_lists(src_dict, prefix=None):
'''
Return the property value lists as expected. The output is usable directly
in an STC XML save file, meaning the string value is properly formatted
for a collection property as used in XML (including the errors we have
with braces)
'''
if prefix is None:
prefix = ''
else:
prefix = prefix + '.'
prop_list = [prefix + k for k in src_dict.keys()]
val_list = [v if not isinstance(v, collections.Sequence) or
isinstance(v, str)
else dm_utils.stcsave_list_to_string(v)
for v in src_dict.values()]
return prop_list, val_list
