Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r4c3783ae2fafb0cd91a66c648f8ccfc78174db86 -ra9219e9ca0692311f23f60aa7c9b574fb449d3e6
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 4c3783ae2fafb0cd91a66c648f8ccfc78174db86)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision a9219e9ca0692311f23f60aa7c9b574fb449d3e6)
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 #
 ############################################################################
 
+
 import csv
 import glob
+import math
 import object
 import os
 import names
@@ -26,18 +28,19 @@
 from builtins import format
 from configuration import config
 from dialin.ui import utils
-from datetime import datetime
-from dialin.ui import utils
+from dialin.utils import *
 from dialin.common.msg_ids import MsgIds
 from dialin.ui.hd_simulator import HDSimulator
+from dialin.protocols import DenaliMessage, DenaliCanMessenger, DenaliChannels
+from datetime import datetime
 
 LOG_LOCATION = "/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/log/*.log"
 
 hd_simulator = HDSimulator()
 
 def color_verification(exp_val = "Red", act_val = "#c53b33"):
     test.compare(config.COLOR_CODES[color_name],(act_val.color[name]))
-    
+ 
 def check_if_object_is_within_the_container(obj=None, container=None):
     """
     check if an object is inside a container
@@ -1557,4 +1560,78 @@
     entry = pyStr(entry)                                       #type casted into string format
     for value in entry:
         squish.mouseClick(squish.waitForObject(keypad_input(value)))
-    test.endSection()
\ No newline at end of file
+    test.endSection()
+
+def pad_message_with_zeros(message):
+    """
+    Returns a packet padded with zeros that guarantees that the packet is a multiple of 8 bytes.
+
+    @param message: packet that may or may not be multiple of 8 bytes
+    @return:: packet that is 8-byte multiple
+
+    """
+    PACKET_LENGTH = 4
+    
+    message_length = len(message)
+
+    if message_length % PACKET_LENGTH != 0:
+        add_these_many_zeros = math.ceil(message_length / PACKET_LENGTH) * \
+                                   PACKET_LENGTH - message_length
+
+        message += [0] * add_these_many_zeros
+
+    return message
+
+
+def ui_all_publication_handler(message: dict) -> None:
+    """
+    This function is the default handler of the ui received messages which only prints out the received message
+     - This function can be used as an example.
+     - Be careful that there is only one ui publication method
+        and it will be overwritten on each call to the function set_ui_all_publication of the HDSimulator.
+        Look into the _init_loader of the Simulator class for example on how to register.
+        self.interface.hd.set_ui_all_publication(ui_all_publication_handler)
+     - This function is filtering the two message ID:
+        MsgIds.MSG_ID_UI_CHECK_IN.value,
+        MsgIds.MSG_ID_ACK_MESSAGE_THAT_REQUIRES_ACK.value
+        for the simplicity of the printed message and as example of how to filter.
+        That filter can obviously be removed.
+
+    @param message: the ui received message
+    @return: event binary from simulator
+    """
+    exception_msg_id = {
+        MsgIds.MSG_ID_UI_CHECK_IN.value,
+        MsgIds.MSG_ID_ACK_MESSAGE_THAT_REQUIRES_ACK.value
+    }
+    msg_id = DenaliMessage.get_message_id(message)
+    if msg_id in exception_msg_id:
+        return
+
+    message_list = DenaliCanMessenger.convert_message_to_string(message)
+    event_binary = "<E>" + pad_message_with_zeros(message_list)
+    
+    return event_binary
+
+
+def cmd_set_create_treatment_click_event(response):
+    """
+    Sends a set RTC response message
+
+    @param response: (int) 0=NO, 1=YES
+    @return: N
+    """
+    test.log("HD: Sending response {0}".format(response))
+
+    payload = integer_to_bytearray(response)
+
+    message = DenaliMessage.build_message(channel_id=DenaliChannels.ui_to_hd_ch_id,
+                                              message_id=MsgIds.MSG_ID_UI_INITIATE_TREATMENT_REQUEST.value,
+                                              payload=payload)
+
+    return message
+
+def get_current_date_and_time(date_format='%Y/%b/%d - %H:%M'):
+    
+    date = datetime.now()
+    return str(date.strftime(date_format))