case_sensitive

Author: cameronabrams

README.md

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ pip install ycleptic
 Once installed, the developer has access to the ``Yclept`` class.
 
 ## Release History
+* 1.4.0
+    * `case_sensitive` boolean attribute enabled for all `str`-types
 * 1.3.0
     * `__init__` optionally accepts a dict instead of only a file name
 * 1.2.0

pyproject.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [project]
 name = "ycleptic"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.4.0"
 authors = [
   { name="Cameron F Abrams", email="cfa22@drexel.edu" },
 ]

tests/test_set.py

@@ -101,6 +101,20 @@ def test_user_dump(self):
         tv=user_dump['directive_3']['directive_3_1']['directive_3_1_1']['directive_3_1_1_1']['d3111v1']
         self.assertEqual(tv,'ABC')
 
+    def test_case_insensitive(self):
+        example1="""
+directive_4: abc123
+"""
+        with open('example1.yaml','w') as f:
+            f.write(example1)
+        bdir=os.path.dirname(resources.__file__)
+        bfile=os.path.join(bdir,'example_base.yaml')
+        ufile=os.path.join('example1.yaml')
+        Y=Yclept(bfile,userfile=ufile)
+        os.remove('example1.yaml')
+        self.assertTrue('directive_4' in Y["user"])
+        self.assertEqual(Y['user']['directive_4'],'ABC123')
+        
     def test_dotfile1(self):
         example1="""
 directive_2:

tests/test_set/example1.yaml

@@ -113,4 +113,8 @@ directives:
                   - name: filename
                     type: str
                     text: name of file to save
-                    default: flipfile.dat
+                    default: flipfile.dat
+  - name: directive_4
+    type: str
+    text: This is a description of Directive 4
+    case_sensitive: False

ycleptic/resources/example_base.yaml

@@ -405,9 +405,14 @@ def _dwalk(D,I):
                 I[d]=dx.get('default',[])
         # this directive does appear in I
         else:
-            if typ=='str' and 'choices' in dx:
+            if typ=='str':
+                case_sensitive=dx.get('case_sensitive',True)
+                # logger.debug(f'case_sensitive {case_sensitive}')
+                if not case_sensitive:
+                    I[d]=I[d].upper()
+                if 'choices' in dx:
                 # just check the choices that were provided by the user
-                assert I[d] in dx['choices'],f'Directive \'{d}\' of \'{dx["name"]}\' must be one of {", ".join(dx["choices"])}'
+                    assert I[d] in dx['choices'],f'Directive \'{d}\' of \'{dx["name"]}\' must be one of {", ".join(dx["choices"])}'
             elif typ=='dict':
                 # process descendants
                 if 'directives' in dx: