def get_module(self, mod_name):
"""Get and load a module
:param mod_name: module name to get
:type mod_name: str
:return: module
:rtype: object
"""
if self.modules_dir and self.modules_dir not in sys.path:
sys.path.append(self.modules_dir)
if self.modules_dir:
mod_dir = os.path.join(self.modules_dir, mod_name)
else:
mod_dir = None
# to keep it back-compatible with previous Alignak module way,
# we first try with "import `mod_name`.module" and if we succeed
# then that's the one to actually use:
mod = ModulesManager.try_best_load('.module', mod_name)
if mod:
return mod
# otherwise simply try new and old style:
return ModulesManager.try_load(mod_name, mod_dir)