Merge branch 'feature/ghi-#1-configuration-reader' into develop

snowsaw/config.py

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+import json
+import os.path
+
+
+class ConfigReader(object):
+    """
+    Snowblock configuration file reader.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, config_file_path):
+        self._config = self._read(config_file_path)
+
+    def _read(self, config_file_path):
+        """
+        Reads the specified configuration file.
+
+        :param config_file_path: The path to the configuration file to read
+        :return: The read configuration data
+        """
+        try:
+            _, ext = os.path.splitext(config_file_path)
+            with open(config_file_path) as fin:
+                data = json.load(fin)
+                return data
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise ReadingError('Could not read config file:\n{}'.format(e))
+
+    def get_config(self):
+        """
+        Gets the snowblock configuration data.
+
+        :return: The read snowblock configuration data
+        """
+        return self._config
+
+
+class ReadingError(Exception):
+    pass