def load(cls, data, data_format='tree'):
"""Load riders, ponies and latches from text file in the chosen
format. Acceptable formats:
json
tree
# bson
# xml
"""
cls.validate_format(data_format)
if data_format == 'tree':
parser = TreeParser(data)
json_dict = parser.to_json()
meta_data_list = json_dict['doc']['members']
meta_data_dict = {} # TO-DO Dictionary comprehension
for meta_data in meta_data_list:
key, value = meta_data.split(':', 1)
meta_data_dict[key.strip()] = value.strip()
elif data_format == 'json':
pass
#try:
#data2 = json.loads(data + '') # OK if data is a string
#except TypeError:
#data2 = data.copy() # data is already a dictionary;
## copy for safety
# data is now a Python dict of simple data types
# TO-DO Organisation missing should be an error -- remove default
##competition = cls(org_id=data.get('org_id', 'default_org_id2'),
##name=data['name'], created=data.get('created'))
competition = cls(**meta_data_dict)
# Add competitors and latches
# ==================================
for creator_class in [Rider, Pony, Action]:
##for name, adict in data[creator_class.collection_name].iteritems():
##competition.add(creator_class(name, **adict))
for adict in data[creator_class.collection_name]:
competition.add(creator_class(**adict))
for latch_key in data[Latch.collection_name]:
if latch_key != LATCH_DENY_ALL:
competition.add(Latch(latch_key))
# Calculate members and validate integrity of graph
competition.validate()
return competition
def test_parse_one_level_tree_from_json(self):
json_str = """\
{
"_leaves": ["one", "three", "two"],
"_root": {"members": ["one", "two", "three"]},
"_tree": ["... one",
"... two",
"... three"],
"one": {"groups": ["_root"]},
"three": {"groups": ["_root"]},
"two": {"groups": ["_root"]}
}
"""
parser = TreeParser(json_str)
assert parser.to_json() == json.loads(json_str)
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