add config.py

boswatch/config.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""!
+    ____  ____  ______       __      __       __       _____
+   / __ )/ __ \/ ___/ |     / /___ _/ /______/ /_     |__  /
+  / __  / / / /\__ \| | /| / / __ `/ __/ ___/ __ \     /_ <
+ / /_/ / /_/ /___/ /| |/ |/ / /_/ / /_/ /__/ / / /   ___/ /
+/_____/\____//____/ |__/|__/\__,_/\__/\___/_/ /_/   /____/
+                German BOS Information Script
+                     by Bastian Schroll
+
+@file:        config.py
+@date:        25.12.2017
+@author:      Bastian Schroll
+@description: Module for the configuration
+"""
+import logging
+import configparser
+
+logging.debug("- %s loaded", __name__)
+
+_configFile = configparser.ConfigParser()
+
+
+def loadConfig(configFile):
+    """!loads a given configuration in the class wide config variable
+
+    @param configFile: Path to the config file
+    @return status of loading"""
+    logging.debug("load config file from: %s", configFile)
+    try:
+        _configFile.read(configFile, "utf-8")
+        return True
+    except:  # pragma: no cover
+        logging.exception("cannot load config file")
+        return False
+
+
+def getConfig(section, key):
+    """!Method to read a single config entry
+
+    @param section: Section to read from
+    @param key: Value to read
+    @return The value from config file"""
+    try:
+        return _configFile.get(section, key)
+    except:  # pragma: no cover
+        logging.exception("Error while reading a config entry")
+        return None