Function validateList

tools/marvin/marvin/lib/utils.py:457–488

@name: validateList @Description: 1. A utility function to validate whether the input passed is a list 2. The list is empty or not 3. If it is list and not empty, return PASS and first element 4. If not reason for FAIL @Inpu

(inp)

    return 'snapshot exists' in result

def validateList(inp):
    """
    @name: validateList
    @Description: 1. A utility function to validate
                 whether the input passed is a list
              2. The list is empty or not
              3. If it is list and not empty, return PASS and first element
              4. If not reason for FAIL
        @Input: Input to be validated
        @output: List, containing [ Result,FirstElement,Reason ]
                 Ist Argument('Result') : FAIL : If it is not a list
                                          If it is list but empty
                                         PASS : If it is list and not empty
                 IInd Argument('FirstElement'): If it is list and not empty,
                                           then first element
                                            in it, default to None
                 IIIrd Argument( 'Reason' ):  Reason for failure ( FAIL ),
                                              default to None.
                                              INVALID_INPUT
                                              EMPTY_LIST
    """
    ret = [FAIL, None, None]
    if inp is None:
        ret[2] = INVALID_INPUT
        return ret
    if not isinstance(inp, list):
        ret[2] = INVALID_INPUT
        return ret
    if len(inp) == 0:
        ret[2] = EMPTY_LIST
        return ret
    return [PASS, inp[0], None]

def verifyElementInList(inp, toverify, responsevar=None,  pos=0):
    '''