MODIF: now configuration are not imported from python file but read

       from json file. ``config.json``. json format was choosen
       because it is part of default python distribution and does
       not require extra dependancy. Alternative could YAML but
       requires PyYAML.

myplotlib/.configs/client-config.json

+{
+    "D_VERSION": "v5",
+    "CONTEXT": "client",
+    "D_HOST": "localhost",
+    "D_PORT": 50803,
+    "INFO": " > info-: ",
+    "WARN": " > warn-: ",
+    "SEVR": " > sevr-: ",
+    "DBUG": " > dbug-: ",
+    "SPCE": " > -----: ",
+    "D_FIGNUM": 0,
+    "D_FIGSIZE":[8.0, 6.0],
+    "D_REFORMAT": true,
+    "D_FORMATTED": false,
+    "D_INPUTARG": "current",
+    "D_IPATH": "../",
+    "D_OPATH": "myplotlib/img",
+    "D_OFORMAT": "png",
+    "D_DEBUG": true
+}

myplotlib/.configs/config-client.py

-from .mpl_data import MplData
-
-# TECHNICAL ------------------------------------------------------------
-D_VERSION='v5'
-CONTEXT='CLIENT'
-D_HOST='localhost'
-D_PORT=50803
-
-
-# FORM -----------------------------------------------------------------
-INFO = " > info-: "
-WARN = " > warn-: "
-SEVR = " > sevr-: "
-DBUG = " > dbug-: "
-SPCE = " > -----: "
-
-# CONFIGURATION --------------------------------------------------------
-# myFig
-D_FIGNUM    = 0          # default figure number
-D_FIGSIZE   = (8., 6.)   # default figure size
-D_REFORMAT  = True       # default reformat value
-D_FORMATTED = False      # default formatted value
-D_INPUTARG  = 'current'  # default Input argument
-
-# myIOs
-D_IPATH     = '../'      # default path to project
-
-# print2file
-D_OPATH     = 'myplotlib/img/'  # default path to ouput
-D_OFORMAT   = 'png'      # default format for ouput
-
-# Debug
-D_DEBUG     = True      # default debug value

myplotlib/.configs/config-local.py

-from .mpl_data import MplData
-
-# TECHNICAL ------------------------------------------------------------
-D_VERSION='v5'
-CONTEXT='LOCAL'
-D_HOST='localhost'
-D_PORT=50803
-
-
-# FORM -----------------------------------------------------------------
-INFO = " > info-: "
-WARN = " > warn-: "
-SEVR = " > sevr-: "
-DBUG = " > dbug-: "
-SPCE = " > -----: "
-
-# CONFIGURATION --------------------------------------------------------
-# myFig
-D_FIGNUM    = 0          # default figure number
-D_FIGSIZE   = (8., 6.)   # default figure size
-D_REFORMAT  = True       # default reformat value
-D_FORMATTED = False      # default formatted value
-D_INPUTARG  = 'current'  # default Input argument
-
-# myIOs
-D_IPATH     = '../'      # default path to project
-
-# print2file
-D_OPATH     = 'myplotlib/img/'  # default path to ouput
-D_OFORMAT   = 'png'      # default format for ouput
-
-# Debug
-D_DEBUG     = True      # default debug value

myplotlib/.configs/config-server.py

-from .mpl_data import MplData
-
-# TECHNICAL ------------------------------------------------------------
-D_VERSION='v5'
-CONTEXT='server'
-D_HOST='localhost'
-D_PORT=50803
-
-
-# FORM -----------------------------------------------------------------
-INFO = " > info-: "
-WARN = " > warn-: "
-SEVR = " > sevr-: "
-DBUG = " > dbug-: "
-SPCE = " > -----: "
-
-# CONFIGURATION --------------------------------------------------------
-# myFig
-D_FIGNUM    = 0          # default figure number
-D_FIGSIZE   = (8., 6.)   # default figure size
-D_REFORMAT  = True       # default reformat value
-D_FORMATTED = False      # default formatted value
-D_INPUTARG  = 'current'  # default Input argument
-
-# myIOs
-D_IPATH     = '../'      # default path to project
-
-# print2file
-D_OPATH     = 'myplotlib/img/'  # default path to ouput
-D_OFORMAT   = 'png'      # default format for ouput
-
-# Debug
-D_DEBUG     = True      # default debug value

myplotlib/.configs/local-config.json

+{
+    "D_VERSION": "v5",
+    "CONTEXT": "local",
+    "D_HOST": "localhost",
+    "D_PORT": 50803,
+    "INFO": " > info-: ",
+    "WARN": " > warn-: ",
+    "SEVR": " > sevr-: ",
+    "DBUG": " > dbug-: ",
+    "SPCE": " > -----: ",
+    "D_FIGNUM": 0,
+    "D_FIGSIZE":[8.0, 6.0],
+    "D_REFORMAT": true,
+    "D_FORMATTED": false,
+    "D_INPUTARG": "current",
+    "D_IPATH": "../",
+    "D_OPATH": "myplotlib/img",
+    "D_OFORMAT": "png",
+    "D_DEBUG": true
+}

myplotlib/.configs/server-config.json

+{
+    "D_VERSION": "v5",
+    "CONTEXT": "server",
+    "D_HOST": "localhost",
+    "D_PORT": 50803,
+    "INFO": " > info-: ",
+    "WARN": " > warn-: ",
+    "SEVR": " > sevr-: ",
+    "DBUG": " > dbug-: ",
+    "SPCE": " > -----: ",
+    "D_FIGNUM": 0,
+    "D_FIGSIZE":[8.0, 6.0],
+    "D_REFORMAT": true,
+    "D_FORMATTED": false,
+    "D_INPUTARG": "current",
+    "D_IPATH": "../",
+    "D_OPATH": "myplotlib/img",
+    "D_OFORMAT": "png",
+    "D_DEBUG": true
+}

myplotlib/__init__.py

@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@
 #
 #
 # IMPORT ---------------------------------------------------------------
-from .config import INFO, WARN, SEVR, DBUG, SPCE
-from .config import CONTEXT
+import sys
+
+# CONFIGURATION
+from .mpl_config import load_config
+module = sys.modules[__name__]
+load_config(module)
 
 import os as os
 import numpy as np
@@ -74,13 +78,11 @@ if CONTEXT.lower() in ('client', 'local'):
     from matplotlib import is_interactive
     from matplotlib import use
 
-    from .config import D_HOST, D_PORT
     from socket import socket, AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM
 
 elif CONTEXT.lower() == 'server':
     if DBUG:
         print(INFO + 'Import ' + __name__ + ' as a server.')
-    from .config import D_HOST, D_PORT
     from socket import socket, AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR
 
 else:
@@ -91,13 +93,6 @@ else:
 # from .mpl_data import MplData
 
 # CONFIGURATION --------------------------------------------------------
-from .config import D_FIGNUM, D_FIGSIZE, D_REFORMAT, D_FORMATTED
-# from .config import D_RAWDATA, D_INPUTARG
-from .config import D_INPUTARG
-from .config import D_IPATH
-from .config import D_OPATH, D_OFORMAT
-from .config import D_DEBUG
-
 if CONTEXT.lower() in ('client', 'local'):
     from .rconfig import rcParams
     

myplotlib/default-config.json

+{
+    "D_VERSION": "v5",
+    "CONTEXT": "local",
+    "D_HOST": "localhost",
+    "D_PORT": 50803,
+    "INFO": " > info-: ",
+    "WARN": " > warn-: ",
+    "SEVR": " > sevr-: ",
+    "DBUG": " > dbug-: ",
+    "SPCE": " > -----: ",
+    "D_FIGNUM": 0,
+    "D_FIGSIZE":[8.0, 6.0],
+    "D_REFORMAT": true,
+    "D_FORMATTED": false,
+    "D_INPUTARG": "current",
+    "D_IPATH": "../",
+    "D_OPATH": "myplotlib/img",
+    "D_OFORMAT": "png",
+    "D_DEBUG": true
+}

myplotlib/mpl_config.py

+import os
+import inspect
+import json
+
+D_CONFIG_FILENAME='config.json'
+
+def open_config(filename: str):
+
+    try:
+        fd = open(filename, 'r')
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+    
+        try:
+            fd = open('./' + filename, 'r')
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+
+            print("WARNING: No user config file. fallback on default.")
+            
+            try:
+                path_to_myplotlib = os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe()))
+                fd = open(path_to_myplotlib + '/default-config.json', 'r')
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                print("ERROR: ``default-config.json`` could not be found. Wrong installation.")
+                raise 
+  
+    return(fd)
+
+def read_config(fd):
+    return(json.load(fd))
+
+def import_config(module, config):
+    for config_item, config_value in config.items():
+        setattr(module, config_item, config_value)
+
+def load_config(module, filename=D_CONFIG_FILENAME):
+    fd = open_config(filename)
+    config = read_config(fd)
+    import_config(module, config)

myplotlib/test/localhost/clean_test_folder.sh

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 # On the server side
 cd myplotlib
-# save the config
-mv config.py config.save
 find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.py" -exec unlink {} \;
-# recover theconfig
-mv config.save config.py
+
+cd mpl_toolbox
+find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.py" -exec unlink {} \;
+cd ../
+rm -r mpl_toolbox
+rm -r __pycache__

myplotlib/test/localhost/config.json

+{
+    "D_VERSION": "v5",
+    "CONTEXT": "local",
+    "D_HOST": "localhost",
+    "D_PORT": 50803,
+    "INFO": " > info-: ",
+    "WARN": " > warn-: ",
+    "SEVR": " > sevr-: ",
+    "DBUG": " > dbug-: ",
+    "SPCE": " > -----: ",
+    "D_FIGNUM": 0,
+    "D_FIGSIZE":[8.0, 6.0],
+    "D_REFORMAT": true,
+    "D_FORMATTED": false,
+    "D_INPUTARG": "current",
+    "D_IPATH": "../",
+    "D_OPATH": "myplotlib/img",
+    "D_OFORMAT": "png",
+    "D_DEBUG": true
+}

myplotlib/test/localhost/myplotlib/.gitignore

 *
 !.gitignore
-!config.py
+!default-config.json

myplotlib/test/localhost/myplotlib/config.py

-from .mpl_data import MplData
-
-# TECHNICAL ------------------------------------------------------------
-D_VERSION='v5'
-CONTEXT='LOCAL'
-D_HOST='localhost'
-D_PORT=50803
-
-
-# FORM -----------------------------------------------------------------
-INFO = " > info-: "
-WARN = " > warn-: "
-SEVR = " > sevr-: "
-DBUG = " > dbug-: "
-SPCE = " > -----: "
-
-# CONFIGURATION --------------------------------------------------------
-# myFig
-D_FIGNUM    = 0          # default figure number
-D_FIGSIZE   = (8., 6.)   # default figure size
-D_REFORMAT  = True       # default reformat value
-D_FORMATTED = False      # default formatted value
-D_INPUTARG  = 'current'  # default Input argument
-
-# myIOs
-D_IPATH     = '../'      # default path to project
-
-# print2file
-D_OPATH     = 'myplotlib/img/'  # default path to ouput
-D_OFORMAT   = 'png'      # default format for ouput
-
-# Debug
-D_DEBUG     = True      # default debug value

myplotlib/test/localhost/setup_test_folder.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 # On the virtual local host
 cd myplotlib
-#cp ../../../.configs/tests/rconfig-latex-tkagg.py rconfig.py
 find ../../../ -maxdepth 1 -name "*.py" -exec ln -s {} . \;
 
 mkdir mpl_toolbox

myplotlib/test/network/clean_test_folder.sh

@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
 # On the server side
 cd serverside/myplotlib
 # save the config
-mv config.py config.save
+mv default-config.json config.save
 find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.py" -exec unlink {} \;
+rm -r __pycache__
 # recover theconfig
-mv config.save config.py
+mv config.save default-config.json 
 
 # On the client side
 cd ../../clientside/myplotlib
 # save the config
-mv config.py config.save
+mv default-config.json config.save
 find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.py" -exec unlink {} \;
+rm -r __pycache__
 # recover theconfig
-mv config.save config.py
+mv config.save default-config.json 

myplotlib/test/network/clientside/myplotlib/.gitignore

 *
 !.gitignore
-!config.py
+!default-config.json

myplotlib/test/network/clientside/myplotlib/config.py

-from .mpl_data import MplData
-
-# TECHNICAL ------------------------------------------------------------
-D_VERSION='v5'
-CONTEXT='CLIENT'
-D_HOST='localhost'
-D_PORT=50803
-
-
-# FORM -----------------------------------------------------------------
-INFO = " > info-: "
-WARN = " > warn-: "
-SEVR = " > sevr-: "
-DBUG = " > dbug-: "
-SPCE = " > -----: "
-
-# CONFIGURATION --------------------------------------------------------
-# myFig
-D_FIGNUM    = 0          # default figure number
-D_FIGSIZE   = (8., 6.)   # default figure size
-D_REFORMAT  = True       # default reformat value
-D_FORMATTED = False      # default formatted value
-D_INPUTARG  = 'current'  # default Input argument
-
-# myIOs
-D_IPATH     = '../'      # default path to project
-
-# print2file
-D_OPATH     = 'myplotlib/img/'  # default path to ouput
-D_OFORMAT   = 'png'      # default format for ouput
-
-# Debug
-D_DEBUG     = True      # default debug value

myplotlib/test/network/clientside/myplotlib/default-config.json

+{
+    "D_VERSION": "v5",
+    "CONTEXT": "client",
+    "D_HOST": "localhost",
+    "D_PORT": 50803,
+    "INFO": " > info-: ",
+    "WARN": " > warn-: ",
+    "SEVR": " > sevr-: ",
+    "DBUG": " > dbug-: ",
+    "SPCE": " > -----: ",
+    "D_FIGNUM": 0,
+    "D_FIGSIZE":[8.0, 6.0],
+    "D_REFORMAT": true,
+    "D_FORMATTED": false,
+    "D_INPUTARG": "current",
+    "D_IPATH": "../",
+    "D_OPATH": "myplotlib/img",
+    "D_OFORMAT": "png",
+    "D_DEBUG": true
+}

myplotlib/test/network/serverside/myplotlib/.gitignore

 *
 !.gitignore
-!config.py
+!default-config.json

myplotlib/test/network/serverside/myplotlib/config.py

-from .mpl_data import MplData
-
-# TECHNICAL ------------------------------------------------------------
-D_VERSION='v5'
-CONTEXT='SERVER'
-D_HOST='localhost'
-D_PORT=50803
-
-
-# FORM -----------------------------------------------------------------
-INFO = " > info-: "
-WARN = " > warn-: "
-SEVR = " > sevr-: "
-DBUG = " > dbug-: "
-SPCE = " > -----: "
-
-# CONFIGURATION --------------------------------------------------------
-# myFig
-D_FIGNUM    = 0          # default figure number
-D_FIGSIZE   = (8., 6.)   # default figure size
-D_REFORMAT  = True       # default reformat value
-D_FORMATTED = False      # default formatted value
-D_INPUTARG  = 'current'  # default Input argument
-
-# myIOs
-D_IPATH     = '../'      # default path to project
-
-# print2file
-D_OPATH     = 'myplotlib/img/'  # default path to ouput
-D_OFORMAT   = 'png'      # default format for ouput
-
-# Debug
-D_DEBUG     = True      # default debug value