def interactive_TStat(TStat):
""" function provides interactive dialog
"""
# methods supported
# keys = ['set', 'get', 'esc']
key_dict = []
while True:
key_input = raw_input("\n\ninteractive mode, enter method and parameter ('esc' to exit): ")
key_input.strip("\t\n\r")
if " " in key_input:
key_dict = key_input.split(" ")
else:
key_dict.append(key_input)
if len(key_dict) >= 1:
method = key_dict[0]
if len(key_dict) >= 2:
param = key_dict[1]
if len(key_dict) >= 3:
valu = key_dict[2]
if method == "get":
if len(key_dict) != 2:
print "\nparse error in string '%s', 'get' method requires 1 parameter, exiting..." % key_input
sys.exit(-1)
print "\nparam '%s' returns: %s" % (param, TStat._get(param))
if method == "set":
if len(key_dict) != 3:
print "\nparse error in string '%s', 'set' method requires 2 parameters, exiting..." % key_input
sys.exit(-1)
print "\nparam '%s' was set to: %s, changing to: %s" % (param, TStat._get(param), valu)
TStat._post(param, valu)
print "\nparam '%s' returns: %s" % (param, TStat._get(param))
elif method == "esc":
print "\nescape sequence detected, exiting interactive mode..."
sys.exit(0)
