def loadbabblersfromdb( babbler ):
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
"""
Read saved babbler table from database and load them into 'self.babblers'.
Calls 'babbler.loadbabblers' to process the data received from the disk.
"""
db = CouchDBManager("localhost", "5984", "gossip_crackertable")
try:
documents = db.getdocumentlist()
for doc in documents:
if doc != "self":
data = db.read(doc)
babbler.loadbabbler(doc, simplejson.loads(data))
except KeyboardInterrupt:
raise
except:
traceback.print_exc()
def loadconfiguration():
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
"""
Load configuration file in JSON notation specifying debug options,
list of host/port which to listen to and paths to certification files.
For example configuration data see 'database_setup.py'.
Anything missing will cause error the ensure a proper configuration
in order to be able to work correctly.
:raise Exception: any error will be printed as traceback and raised
without further description
"""
try:
db = CouchDBManager("localhost", "5984", "gossip_crackertable")
jsondata = db.read("self")
config = simplejson.loads(jsondata)
config["debug"] = int(config["debug"])
config["verbose"] = int(config["verbose"])
config["maxconv"] = int(config["maxconv"])
if not isinstance(config["host"], list) or not isinstance(config["port"], list):
raise ValueError("Host and port must be provided as a list in the configuration file.")
if not config.has_key("version"):
config["version"] = 1
except KeyboardInterrupt:
raise
except:
traceback.print_exc()
raise Exception("Configuration file couldn't be loaded")
return config
