cc-4105: locale fixes, more exceptions, routine to touch index file

python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/config.py

@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ class MMConfig(Loggable):
         """
         raise ConfigAccessViolation(key)
 
+    def last_ran():
+        return 123456
+
+    def update_last_run():
+        pass
+
+    def set_last_run_now():
+        pass
+
     def save(self): self.cfg.write()
 
     # Remove this after debugging...

python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/exceptions.py

@@ -20,3 +20,11 @@ class FailedToObtainLocale(Exception):
         self.path = path
         self.cause = cause
     def __str__(self): return "Failed to obtain locale from '%s'" % self.path
+
+class CouldNotCreateIndexFile(Exception):
+    """exception whenever index file cannot be created"""
+    def __init__(self, path, cause):
+        self.path = path
+        self.cause = cause
+    def __str__(self): return "Failed to create touch file '%s'" % self.path
+

python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py

@@ -229,11 +229,13 @@ def file_md5(path,max_length=100):
     else: raise ValueError("'%s' must exist to find its md5")
 
 def encode_to(obj, encoding='utf-8'):
+    # TODO : add documentation + unit tests for this function
     if isinstance(obj, unicode):
         obj = obj.encode(encoding)
     return obj
 
 def convert_dict_value_to_utf8(md):
+    # TODO : add documentation + unit tests for this function
     return dict([(item[0], encode_to(item[1], "utf-8")) for item in md.items()])
 
 def get_system_locale(locale_path='/etc/default/locale'):
@@ -266,6 +268,15 @@ def configure_locale(config):
     if current_locale_encoding not in ['utf-8', 'utf8']:
         raise FailedToSetLocale()
 
+def fondle(path,times=None):
+    # TODO : write unit tests for this
+    """
+    touch a file to change the last modified date. Beware of calling this function on the
+    same file from multiple threads.
+    """
+    with file(path, 'a'):
+        os.utime(path, times)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import doctest
     doctest.testmod()