Function get_yaml_path

src/tscore/runroot.cc:54–79

the function for the checking of the yaml file in the passed in path if found return the path to the yaml file, if not return empty string.

// the function for the checking of the yaml file in the passed in path
// if found return the path to the yaml file, if not return empty string.
static std::string
get_yaml_path(const std::string &path)
{
  // yaml_file 2 and 3 are for temporary use in case the change may break for people using runroot already
  // this can be removed in the future.
  std::string yaml_file;
  std::string yaml_file2;
  std::string yaml_file3;
  if (is_directory(path.c_str())) {
    std::string yaml_file(Layout::relative_to(path, "runroot.yaml"));
    if (exists(yaml_file)) {
      return yaml_file;
    }
    std::string yaml_file2(Layout::relative_to(path, "runroot.yml"));
    if (exists(yaml_file2)) {
      return yaml_file2;
    }
    std::string yaml_file3(Layout::relative_to(path, "runroot_path.yml"));
    if (exists(yaml_file3)) {
      return yaml_file3;
    }
  } else if (exists(path)) {
    return path;
  }
  return {};
}

// the function for the checking of the yaml file in passed in directory or parent directory
// if found return the parent path to the yaml file