def validateASCII(self):
"""Validate ASCII files using difflib."""
(measured, expected) = self.validate()
if not os.path.isabs(measured):
measured = FileFinder.Instance().getFullPath(measured)
if not os.path.isabs(expected):
expected = FileFinder.Instance().getFullPath(expected)
measured = self.__prepASCIIFile(measured)
expected = self.__prepASCIIFile(expected)
# calculate the difference
diff = difflib.Differ().compare(measured, expected)
result = []
for line in diff:
if line.startswith('+') or line.startswith('-') or line.startswith('?'):
result.append(line)
# print the difference
if len(result) > 0:
if self.stripWhitespace:
msg = "(whitespace striped from ends)"
else:
msg = ""
print("******************* Difference in files", msg)
print("\n".join(result))
print("*******************")
return False
else:
return True
def find_file(filename=None):
"""
Calculates path of filename with the testing data. Path is determined in the platform independent way.
:param filename: name of file to find
:return: full path for the file with the testing data
"""
from mantid.api import FileFinder
return FileFinder.Instance().getFullPath(filename)
