def boards(hwpack='arduino'):
"""read boards from boards.txt.
:param core_package: 'all,'arduino',..
"""
bunch = read_properties(boards_txt(hwpack))
bunch_items = list(bunch.items())
# remove invalid boards
for bid, board in bunch_items:
if 'build' not in board.keys() or 'name' not in board.keys():
log.debug('invalid board found: %s', bid)
del bunch[bid]
return bunch
def programmers():
"""read programmers from programmers.txt."""
return read_properties(programmers_txt())