core-extra/daemon/core/api/tlv/structutils.py

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"""
Utilities for working with python struct data.
"""
import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def pack_values(clazz, packers):
"""
Pack values for a given legacy class.
:param class clazz: class that will provide a pack method
:param list packers: a list of tuples that are used to pack values and transform them
:return: packed data string of all values
"""
# iterate through tuples of values to pack
logger.debug("packing: %s", packers)
data = b""
for packer in packers:
# check if a transformer was provided for valid values
transformer = None
if len(packer) == 2:
tlv_type, value = packer
elif len(packer) == 3:
tlv_type, value, transformer = packer
else:
raise RuntimeError("packer had more than 3 arguments")
# only pack actual values and avoid packing empty strings
# protobuf defaults to empty strings and does no imply a value to set
if value is None or (isinstance(value, str) and not value):
continue
# transform values as needed
if transformer:
value = transformer(value)
# pack and add to existing data
logger.debug("packing: %s - %s type(%s)", tlv_type, value, type(value))
data += clazz.pack(tlv_type.value, value)
return data