config get_str_list

spinn_utilities/configs/camel_case_config_parser.py

@@ -69,6 +69,23 @@ def get_str(self, section, option):
             return None
         return value
 
+    def get_str_list(self, section, option, token=","):
+        """ Get the string value of an option split into a list
+
+        :param str section: What section to get the option from.
+        :param str option: What option to read.
+        :param token: The token to split the string into a list
+        :return: The list (possibly empty) of the option values
+        :rtype: list(str)
+        """
+        value = self.get(section, option)
+        if value == self._none_marker:
+            return []
+        if len(value.strip()) == 0:
+            return []
+        as_list = value.split(token)
+        return list(map(lambda x: x.strip(), as_list))
+
     def get_int(self, section, option):
         """ Get the integer value of an option.
 

unittests/test_conf_loader.py

@@ -217,3 +217,20 @@ def parseAbc(parser):
                                          config_parsers=[("Abc", parseAbc)])
         assert config.options("Abc") == ["ghi"]
         assert config.getfloat("Abc", "ghi") == 3.75
+
+
+def test_str_list(tmpdir):
+    with tmpdir.as_cwd():
+        f = tmpdir.join(CFGFILE)
+        f.write("[abc]\n"
+                "as_list=bacon, is,so ,cool \n"
+                "as_none=None\n"
+                "as_empty=\n"
+                "fluff=more\n")
+        config = conf_loader.load_config(CFGFILE, [CFGPATH])
+        assert config.get_str_list("abc", "as_list") == \
+               ["bacon", "is", "so", "cool"]
+        assert config.get_str_list("abc", "as_none") == []
+        assert config.get_str_list("abc", "as_empty") == []
+        assert config.get_str_list("abc", "fluff") == ["more"]
+