def _validate_config(self):
"""
Validates the contents of the configuration file - under the assumption that it is well formed and conforms to the DTD.
Checks aspects such as the types of attributes, for example.
"""
# Simulation ID
empty_string_check(self._config_dict['@id'])
# Output
empty_string_check(self._config_dict['output']['@baseDirectory'])
self._config_dict['output']['@saveInteractionLog'] = parse_boolean(
self._config_dict['output']['@saveInteractionLog'])
self._config_dict['output']['@saveRelevanceJudgments'] = parse_boolean(
self._config_dict['output']['@saveRelevanceJudgments'])
self._config_dict['output']['@trec_eval'] = parse_boolean(
self._config_dict['output']['@trec_eval'])
# Topics
def check_topic(t):
"""
Checks a given topic, t. Looks for a topic ID and a valid topic description file.
"""
empty_string_check(t['@id'])
filesystem_exists_check(t['@filename'])
filesystem_exists_check(t['@qrelsFilename'])
if '@backgroundFilename' in t: # A background file was specified.
filesystem_exists_check(t['@backgroundFilename'])
else:
t['@backgroundFilename'] = None # No background file was specified.
topics = self._config_dict['topics']['topic']
if type(topics) == list:
for topic in topics:
check_topic(topic)
else:
check_topic(topics)
# Users
users = self._config_dict['users']['user']
if type(users) == list:
for user in users:
filesystem_exists_check(user['@configurationFile'])
else:
filesystem_exists_check(users['@configurationFile'])
# Search Interface
empty_string_check(self._config_dict['searchInterface']['@class'])
check_attributes(self._config_dict['searchInterface'])
def _validate_config(self):
"""
Validates the contents of the configuration file - under the assumption that it is well formed and conforms to the DTD.
Checks aspects such as the types of attributes, for example.
"""
# Simulation ID
empty_string_check(self._config_dict['@id'])
# Output
empty_string_check(self._config_dict['output']['@baseDirectory'])
self._config_dict['output']['@saveInteractionLog'] = parse_boolean(self._config_dict['output']['@saveInteractionLog'])
self._config_dict['output']['@saveRelevanceJudgments'] = parse_boolean(self._config_dict['output']['@saveRelevanceJudgments'])
self._config_dict['output']['@trec_eval'] = parse_boolean(self._config_dict['output']['@trec_eval'])
# Topics
def check_topic(t):
"""
Checks a given topic, t. Looks for a topic ID and a valid topic description file.
"""
empty_string_check(t['@id'])
filesystem_exists_check(t['@filename'])
filesystem_exists_check(t['@qrelsFilename'])
if '@backgroundFilename' in t: # A background file was specified.
filesystem_exists_check(t['@backgroundFilename'])
else:
t['@backgroundFilename'] = None # No background file was specified.
topics = self._config_dict['topics']['topic']
if type(topics) == list:
for topic in topics:
check_topic(topic)
else:
check_topic(topics)
# Users
users = self._config_dict['users']['user']
if type(users) == list:
for user in users:
filesystem_exists_check(user['@configurationFile'])
else:
filesystem_exists_check(users['@configurationFile'])
# Search Interface
empty_string_check(self._config_dict['searchInterface']['@class'])
check_attributes(self._config_dict['searchInterface'])
def check_topic(t):
"""
Checks a given topic, t. Looks for a topic ID and a valid topic description file.
"""
empty_string_check(t['@id'])
filesystem_exists_check(t['@filename'])
filesystem_exists_check(t['@qrelsFilename'])
if '@backgroundFilename' in t: # A background file was specified.
filesystem_exists_check(t['@backgroundFilename'])
else:
t['@backgroundFilename'] = None # No background file was specified.
def check_topic(t):
"""
Checks a given topic, t. Looks for a topic ID and a valid topic description file.
"""
empty_string_check(t['@id'])
filesystem_exists_check(t['@filename'])
filesystem_exists_check(t['@qrelsFilename'])
if '@backgroundFilename' in t: # A background file was specified.
filesystem_exists_check(t['@backgroundFilename'])
else:
t['@backgroundFilename'] = None # No background file was specified.