Lib.robot.variables.isvar.py Maven / Gradle / Ivy

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from robot.errors import DataError
from robot.utils import is_string

from .splitter import VariableIterator


def is_var(string, identifiers='$@&'):
    if not string or not is_string(string) or len(string) < 4:
        return False
    if string[0] not in identifiers or string[1] != '{' or string[-1] != '}':
        return False
    body = string[2:-1]
    return '{' not in body and '}' not in body


def is_scalar_var(string):
    return is_var(string, identifiers='$')


def is_list_var(string):
    return is_var(string, identifiers='@')


def is_dict_var(string):
    return is_var(string, identifiers='&')


def contains_var(string, identifiers='$@&'):
    return (is_string(string) and
            any(i in string for i in identifiers) and
            '{' in string and '}' in string and
            bool(VariableIterator(string, identifiers)))


def validate_var(string, identifiers='$@&'):
    if not is_var(string, identifiers):
        raise DataError("Invalid variable name '%s'." % string)