Method _parse_blk_uservariables

dotdrop/cfg_yaml.py:666–699

parse the "uservariables" block

(self, dic, current)

        return dvariables

    def _parse_blk_uservariables(self, dic, current):
        """parse the "uservariables" block"""
        uvariables = self._get_entry(dic,
                                     self.key_uvariables,
                                     mandatory=False)

        uvars = {}
        if not self._reloading and uvariables:
            try:
                for name, prompt in uvariables.items():
                    if name in current:
                        # ignore if already defined
                        if self._debug:
                            self._dbg(f'ignore uservariables {name}')
                        continue
                    content = userinput(prompt, debug=self._debug)
                    uvars[name] = content
            except KeyboardInterrupt as exc:
                raise YamlException('interrupted') from exc

            if uvars:
                uvars = uvars.copy()
        if self._debug:
            self._debug_dict('uservariables block', uvars)

        # save uservariables
        if uvars:
            try:
                self._save_uservariables(uvars)
            except YamlException:
                # ignore
                pass

        return uvars

    ########################################################
    # parsing helpers