def load_cmdl_into_dictionary(args_list):
'''
This function creates a dictionary based on the argument list provided
@param arg_list: command line arguments
@type arg_list: List
'''
logger.info("Starting command line arguments parsing process...")
# This is the defaul configuration. Can be overriden by the configuration file and the command line
input_cmdl_dict = {}
# checking whether the input arguments match the specified RegEx.
# If they do not match the regex/they are not "-h" or "--help", the process is stopped.
for each_argument in args_list:
# TODO: It is possible to define new default input commands such as --help
if each_argument == "-h" or each_argument == "--help":
how_to_use()
exit(1)
else:
# Sanitize argument process
try:
input_cmdl_list = sanitize_input_cmdl_format(each_argument)
except (invalidInputFormat, invalidInputOption):
how_to_use()
exit(1)
# Update Dictionary
input_cmdl_dict = merge_arg_into_dict(input_cmdl_dict, input_cmdl_list)
logger.info('These are the parameters parsed from command line: {0} '.format(input_cmdl_dict))
return input_cmdl_dict
def load_config_file_into_dictionary(config_dict):
'''
This function creates a dictionary based on the argument list provided
@param config_dict: Dictionary extracted from configuration file.
@type config_dict: Dictionary
'''
logger.info("Starting config file parsing process...")
# checking whether the input arguments match the specified RegEx.
# If they do not match the regex/they are not "-h" or "--help", the process is stopped.
# Creating aux list, which is necessary for dictionary_routes_parser
cfg_file_dict = {}
aux_lst = []
config_file_input = dictionary_routes_parser(aux_lst, "", config_dict)
for each_arg in config_file_input:
try:
cfg_file_list = sanitize_config_file_input(each_arg)
except (invalidInputFormat, invalidInputOption):
how_to_use()
exit(1)
cfg_file_dict = merge_arg_into_dict(cfg_file_dict, cfg_file_list)
return cfg_file_dict
