# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
-"""Used to parse Json files or Json data strings to dictionaries"""
+"""Used to parse JSON files or JSON data strings to dictionaries"""
import json
+from os import uname
class JsonParser(object):
- """Parses Json data string or files containing Json data strings"""
+ """Parses JSON data string or files containing JSON data strings"""
def __init__(self):
pass
@staticmethod
def parse_data(json_data):
- """Return list parsed from json data string.
+ """Return list parsed from JSON data string.
- Translates json data into list of values/dictionaries/lists
- :param json_data: data in json format
- :return: json data parsed as python list
+ Translates JSON data into list of values/dictionaries/lists.
+
+ :param json_data: Data in JSON format.
+ :type json_data: str
+ :return: JSON data parsed as python list.
+ :rtype: list
"""
+ if "4.2.0-42-generic" in uname():
+ # TODO: remove ugly workaround
+ # On Ubuntu14.04 the VAT console returns "error:misc" even after
+ # some commands execute correctly. This causes problems
+ # with parsing JSON data.
+ known_errors = ["sw_interface_dump error: Misc",
+ "lisp_eid_table_dump error: Misc",
+ "show_lisp_status error: Misc",
+ "lisp_map_resolver_dump error: Misc",
+ "show_lisp_pitr error: Misc",
+ "snat_static_mapping_dump error: Misc",
+ ]
+ for item in known_errors:
+ if item in json_data:
+ json_data = json_data.replace(item, "")
+ print("Removing API error: *{0}* "
+ "from JSON output.".format(item))
parsed_data = json.loads(json_data)
return parsed_data
- def parse_file(self, json_file):
- """Return list parsed from file containing json string.
+ @staticmethod
+ def parse_file(json_file):
+ """Return list parsed from file containing JSON string.
+
+ Translates JSON data found in file into list of
+ values/dictionaries/lists.
- Translates json data found in file into list of
- values/dictionaries/lists
- :param json_file: file with json type data
- :return: json data parsed as python list
+ :param json_file: File with JSON type data.
+ :type json_file: str
+ :return: JSON data parsed as python list.
+ :rtype: list
"""
input_data = open(json_file).read()
- parsed_data = self.parse_data(input_data)
+ parsed_data = JsonParser.parse_data(input_data)
return parsed_data