boards/settings.py

import configparser


CONFIG_DEFAULT_SETTINGS = 'boards/config/default_settings.ini'
CONFIG_SETTINGS = 'boards/config/settings.ini'


SECTION_FORMS = 'Forms'
SECTION_VIEW = 'View'
SECTION_EXTERNAL = 'External'

VALUE_TRUE = 'true'

LIST_DELIMITER = ','
DICT_DELIMITER = ':'


config = configparser.ConfigParser()
config.read(CONFIG_DEFAULT_SETTINGS)
config.read(CONFIG_SETTINGS)


def get(section, name):
    return config[section][name]


def get_int(section, name):
    return int(get(section, name))


def get_bool(section, name):
    return get(section, name) == VALUE_TRUE


def get_list_dict(section, name):
    str_dict = get(section, name)
    return [item.split(DICT_DELIMITER) for item in str_dict.split(LIST_DELIMITER)]


def get_list(section, name):
    str_list = get(section, name)
    return str_list.split(LIST_DELIMITER)