daemon: updated config.py to use dataclasses for config classes, updated naming and referencing. updated configurable options to self validate default values align with the config type. updated the example emane model to better align with the current state of things

daemon/core/config.py

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ Common support for configurable CORE objects.
 
 import logging
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, Type, Union
 
 from core.emane.nodes import EmaneNet
 from core.emulator.enumerations import ConfigDataTypes
+from core.errors import CoreConfigError
 from core.nodes.network import WlanNode
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -15,62 +17,56 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
     WirelessModelType = Type[WirelessModel]
 
+_BOOL_OPTIONS: Set[str] = {"0", "1"}
 
+
+@dataclass
 class ConfigGroup:
     """
     Defines configuration group tabs used for display by ConfigurationOptions.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str, start: int, stop: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Creates a ConfigGroup object.
-
-        :param name: configuration group display name
-        :param start: configurations start index for this group
-        :param stop: configurations stop index for this group
-        """
-        self.name: str = name
-        self.start: int = start
-        self.stop: int = stop
+    name: str
+    start: int
+    stop: int
 
 
+@dataclass
 class Configuration:
     """
     Represents a configuration options.
     """
 
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        _id: str,
-        _type: ConfigDataTypes,
-        label: str = None,
-        default: str = "",
-        options: List[str] = None,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Creates a Configuration object.
+    id: str
+    type: ConfigDataTypes
+    label: str = None
+    default: str = ""
+    options: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
 
-        :param _id: unique name for configuration
-        :param _type: configuration data type
-        :param label: configuration label for display
-        :param default: default value for configuration
-        :param options: list options if this is a configuration with a combobox
-        """
-        self.id: str = _id
-        self.type: ConfigDataTypes = _type
-        self.default: str = default
-        if not options:
-            options = []
-        self.options: List[str] = options
-        if not label:
-            label = _id
-        self.label: str = label
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return (
-            f"{self.__class__.__name__}(id={self.id}, type={self.type}, "
-            f"default={self.default}, options={self.options})"
-        )
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        self.label = self.label if self.label else self.id
+        if self.type == ConfigDataTypes.BOOL:
+            if self.default and self.default not in _BOOL_OPTIONS:
+                raise CoreConfigError(
+                    f"{self.id} bool value must be one of: {_BOOL_OPTIONS}: "
+                    f"{self.default}"
+                )
+        elif self.type == ConfigDataTypes.FLOAT:
+            if self.default:
+                try:
+                    float(self.default)
+                except ValueError:
+                    raise CoreConfigError(
+                        f"{self.id} is not a valid float: {self.default}"
+                    )
+        elif self.type != ConfigDataTypes.STRING:
+            if self.default:
+                try:
+                    int(self.default)
+                except ValueError:
+                    raise CoreConfigError(
+                        f"{self.id} is not a valid int: {self.default}"
+                    )
 
 
 class ConfigurableOptions: