Index: build/alarmMapping.py
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diff -u -rca9cd0f4809f448d5622f991d46b88cd497a88c8 -r773623f0a40dbfcd86f8f6940c60200c08e33f33
--- build/alarmMapping.py	(.../alarmMapping.py)	(revision ca9cd0f4809f448d5622f991d46b88cd497a88c8)
+++ build/alarmMapping.py	(.../alarmMapping.py)	(revision 773623f0a40dbfcd86f8f6940c60200c08e33f33)
@@ -2,32 +2,46 @@
 
 import sys
 from openpyxl import load_workbook
+import json
 
+# Load JSON file content into data dictionary  
+def load_input_format():
+    with open('alarms_format.json') as json_file:
+        dic = json.load(json_file)
+        
+    return dic
+    
+
+dic_data_format = load_input_format()    
+     
 # Default source and destination values for a local run
-src = "Alarms.xlsx"
-dst = "/home/denali/Projects/application/resources/settings/Alarms/Alarms.conf"
+#src = "Alarms.xlsx"
+#dst = "/home/denali/Projects/application/resources/settings/Alarms/Alarms.conf"
 
 try:
     # Source is the first input argument
     # Destination is the second input argument
     # NOTE: try and except was used to make sure when this script is run locally, it can be called without passing any
     # input arguments even as empty strings. In case of an exception do nothing and just pass.
-    src = sys.argv[1]
+    src = sys.argv[1] 
     dst = sys.argv[2]
 except:
+    print("No argv[] parameters defined, using values from JSON file")
+    src = dic_data_format['source_data'] 
+    dst = dic_data_format['destination']
     pass
 
+
 exl = load_workbook(src)
 
 if 'Alarms' in exl.sheetnames:
     alarms                  = exl['Alarms'       ]
 else:
     print('Alarms sheet not found')
     
-    
-col_alarms_id           = 14 #9
-col_alarms_title        = 8 #5
-col_alarms_message      = 10 #6
+col_alarms_id           = dic_data_format['col_alarms_id']      #9
+col_alarms_title        = dic_data_format['col_alarms_title']   #8 
+col_alarms_message      = dic_data_format['col_alarms_message'] #10 
 
 # it has been assumed that for each alarm multiple lines of instruction will follow.
 # there are a lot of other options to get instruction but the output CSV format/structure is important.
@@ -37,15 +51,16 @@
 # <alarm_id ,             ,               , instrcution_title , instruction_image>
 # <alarm_id ,             ,               , instrcution_title , instruction_image>
 
-col_instruction_title   =  5 # just as an example
-col_instruction_image   =  6 # just as an example
+col_instruction_title   =  dic_data_format['col_instruction_title'] #5
+col_instruction_image   =  dic_data_format['col_instruction_image'] #6
 
 conf_content = ""
 
-row = 2 # firs row is title
+row = dic_data_format['row_starting_data']  #2 first row is title header
 val_alarm_id_prv        = None
 val_alarm_id_cur        = alarms.cell(row=row, column=col_alarms_id        ).value
 val_alarm_id_hdr        = True
+
 while val_alarm_id_cur != None:
     if val_alarm_id_hdr:
         conf_content       += "[{}]\n"          .format(val_alarm_id_cur       )
@@ -73,11 +88,11 @@
     val_alarm_id_cur        = alarms.cell(row=row, column=col_alarms_id         ).value
     val_alarm_id_hdr        = val_alarm_id_cur != val_alarm_id_prv
     val_alarm_id_prv        = val_alarm_id_cur
+    
     if val_alarm_id_hdr:
         conf_content += '\n'
     
 cnf = open(dst, "w")
 cnf.write(conf_content)
 cnf.close()
 
-