"""" ModBus definition file reader routines Copyright (C) 2025 M.T. Konstapel This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see . """ import yaml from yaml.loader import SafeLoader class definition_file_reader: # initiate class: define name configuration files def __init__(self, definition_file): self.definition_file = definition_file def read_settings(self): if self.read_definition_file() == 0: return 0 if self.test_definition_file() == 0: return 0 return 1 def read_definition_file (self): try: with open(self.definition_file) as f: self.definition_file_data = yaml.load(f, Loader=SafeLoader) except: print ("Definition file ./" + self.definition_file + " not found or syntax error in file.") return 0 else: return 1 # Test if all settings are pressent def test_definition_file(self): # Test is all expected settings are present try: tmp = self.definition_file_data['devices'] except: print ("Error in the ModBus definition file.") return 0 else: return 1