def instantiate(template, values, destination):
"""
Instantiate a templated file with a set of values and
place it in a target destination.
:param template: the path to the templated file
:type template: ``str``
:param values: the context dict to be used when
instantiating the templated file
:type values: ``dict``
:param destination: the path to the destination directory/file to
write the instantiated templated file to
:type destination: ``str``
:return: ``None``
:rtype: ``NoneType``
"""
makedirs(os.path.dirname(destination))
if os.path.isdir(destination):
destination = os.path.join(destination, os.path.basename(template))
with open(destination, "w") as target:
with open(template, "r") as source:
try:
tmplt = Template(source.read())
target.write(tmplt.substitute(values))
except Exception as exc:
raise Exception(
"On reading/writing template: {} - of file {}".format(
exc, template))
def __init__(self, driver, value):
"""
Create a new context value
"""
self.driver, self.value = driver, Template(value)
