41 lines
1.3 KiB
Python
41 lines
1.3 KiB
Python
#!/bin/env python
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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'''
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feedgenerator.util
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This file contains helper functions for the feed generator module.
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:copyright: 2013, Lars Kiesow <lkiesow@uos.de>
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:license: FreeBSD and LGPL, see license.* for more details.
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'''
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def ensure_format(val, allowed, required, allowed_values={}):
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'''Takes a dictionary or a list of dictionaries and check if all keys are in
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the set of allowed keys, if all required keys are present and if the values
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of a specific key are ok.
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:param val: Dictionaries to check.
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:param allowed: Set of allowed keys.
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:param required: Set of required keys.
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:param allowed_values: Dictionary with keys and sets of their allowed values.
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:returns: List of checked dictionaries.
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'''
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if not val:
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return None
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# Make shure that we have a list of dicts. Even if there is only one.
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if not isinstance(val, list):
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val = [val]
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for elem in val:
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if not isinstance(elem, dict):
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raise ValueError('Invalid data (value is no dictionary)')
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if not set(elem.keys()) <= allowed:
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raise ValueError('Data contains invalid keys')
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if not set(elem.keys()) >= required:
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raise ValueError('Data contains not all required keys')
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for k,v in allowed_values.iteritems():
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if elem.get(k) and not elem[k] in v:
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raise ValueError('Invalid value for %s' % k )
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return val
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