def validate_by_spec(error_list):
try:
# Generate the spec file
configspec = generate_configspec()
config_dir = os.getenv("HUE_CONF_DIR", get_desktop_root("conf"))
# Load the .ini files
conf = load_confs(configspec.name, _configs_from_dir(config_dir))
# Validate after merging all the confs
collect_validation_messages(conf, error_list)
finally:
os.remove(configspec.name)
def load_confs(configspecpath, conf_source=None):
"""Loads and merges all of the configurations passed in,
returning a ConfigObj for the result.
@param conf_source if not specified, reads conf/ from desktop/conf/. Otherwise should be a generator of ConfigObjs
"""
if conf_source is None:
conf_source = _configs_from_dir(get_desktop_root("conf"))
conf = ConfigObj(configspec=configspecpath)
for in_conf in conf_source:
conf.merge(in_conf)
return conf
