Added functionality and (optimistic) test for check of .format files.

lib/mdb/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 #
+
+#
+# import the interface
+#
+from db import connect, disconnect
+
+#
+# import the different submodules
+#
+import db, rcs
+

lib/mdb/db.py

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # itself while defining objects that the database will return.
 #
 
+import rcs, re
+
+
 #
 # The most generic exception that this library will raise.
 #
@@ -53,6 +56,18 @@ class PVVDB:
         # clean up locks and such before being deleted.
         pass
 
+    def __format(self, file_path):
+        # parses and verifies the .format files for a database.
+        fh  = file(file_path)
+        fmt = {}
+        for line in fh:
+            if line[0] == "#":
+                continue
+            name, value    = line.strip().split(":", 1)
+            value          = value.split("#", 1)[0].strip()
+            fmt[name] = value
+        return fmt
+
     def lock(self, username):
         # Lock the record.
         pass
@@ -76,13 +91,19 @@ class PVVDB:
 #
 # Regular interface to the database.
 #
+
+pathmap = {}
+
 def connect(path):
     # returns a PVVDB instance to that path.  If asked for another
     # PVVDB instance with the same path as earlier, it will return
     # the same object.
-    pass
+    if not path in pathmap:
+        pathmap[path] = PVVDB(path)
+    return pathmap[path]
 
 def disconnect(dbo):
     # do not do anything, really.  PVVDB objects will clean up
-    # automatically when deleted.
+    # automatically when deleted.  is here for future database
+    # systems.
     pass