python.external_config.config.factory module

create_fallback_configuration(parent, bg_task_manager, config_loader)

Creates a :class`ExternalConfiguration` subclass given a config URI with no particular pipeline configuration association.

Parameters:

• parent (QObject) – QT parent object.
• bg_task_manager (BackgroundTaskManager) – Background task manager to use for any asynchronous work.
• config_loader (ExternalConfigurationLoader) – Associated configuration Loader

Returns:

ExternalConfiguration

create_from_pipeline_configuration_data(parent, bg_task_manager, config_loader, configuration_data)

Creates a :class`ExternalConfiguration` subclass given a set of input data, as returned by ToolkitManager.get_pipeline_configurations()

Parameters:

• parent (QObject) – QT parent object.
• bg_task_manager (BackgroundTaskManager) – Background task manager to use for any asynchronous work.
• config_loader (ExternalConfigurationLoader) – Associated configuration Loader
• configuration_data – Dictionary entry on the form returned by ToolkitManager.get_pipeline_configurations()

Returns:

ExternalConfiguration

deserialize(parent, bg_task_manager, data)

Creates a ExternalConfiguration given serialized data.

Parameters:

• parent (QObject) – QT parent object.
• bg_task_manager (BackgroundTaskManager) – Background task manager to use for any asynchronous work.
• data – Data created with serialize().

Returns:

ExternalConfiguration

Raises:

ExternalConfigParseError on error

serialize(config_object)

Create a chunk of data that can be included in json, yaml or pickle.

To be used in conjunction with deserialize().

Returns:Simple dictionary based data structure.