Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r812fa8b32b6fc107eb56cf1ab7b4c9ffc581f661 -r2413e6298b362ada05bed6e59568300c2034e18d
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 812fa8b32b6fc107eb56cf1ab7b4c9ffc581f661)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 2413e6298b362ada05bed6e59568300c2034e18d)
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
 from dialin.protocols import DenaliMessage, DenaliCanMessenger, DenaliChannels
 from datetime import datetime
 
-
+CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_LOCATION = '/home/denali/Desktop/cloudsync/credentials'
+CLOUD_SYNC_LOG_LOCATION = '/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/cloudsync/'
 LOG_LOCATION = "/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/log/*.log"
 
+
 def color_verification(exp_val = "Red", act_val = "#c53b33"):
     test.compare(config.COLOR_CODES[color_name],(act_val.color[name]))
      
@@ -985,3 +987,98 @@
     return names.o_recirculate_rejection_msg
 
 
+def get_current_date_and_time(date_format='%Y/%m/%d - %H:%M:%S'):
+    """
+        Method to get current date and time.
+        @input date_format (str) - format of date to be retrieved.
+        @return (str) - date in specified format.
+    """
+    date = datetime.now()
+    return str(date.strftime(date_format))
+
+
+def append_cloudsync_credentials_file():
+    """
+        This function is used for creating .pem files in the cloudsync folder. 
+        pem files is created on '/home/denali/Desktop/cloudsync/credentials'
+    """
+    PEM_FILES = ['1.pem', '2.pem', '3.pem' ]
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_LOCATION, exist_ok = True)
+        test.log("Directory created successfully")
+        for file_handler in range(len(PEM_FILES)):
+            path = os.path.join(CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_LOCATION, PEM_FILES[file_handler]) 
+            with open(path, 'w') as file_reader:
+                pass
+    except OSError:
+        test.log("Directory  can not be created")
+        
+        
+def get_cloud_sync_input_file():
+    """
+        This function is the handler for getting file from log folder. 
+        Application log file is automatically created on '/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/cloudsync/ {current_date}_inp.log'
+        @return latest_file - (string) returns latest input log file path from sd-data 
+    """
+    try:
+        current_date = get_current_date_and_time(date_format = "%Y_%m_%d")
+        latest_file = CLOUD_SYNC_LOG_LOCATION+current_date+'_inp.buf'
+        return latest_file
+    except:
+        return False  
+        
+
+def get_cloud_sync_output_file():
+    """
+        This function is the handler for getting file from log folder. 
+        Application log file is automatically created on '/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/cloudsync/ {current_date}_out.log'
+        @return latest_file - (string) returns latest output log file path from sd-data 
+    """
+    try:
+        current_date = get_current_date_and_time(date_format = "%Y_%m_%d")
+        latest_file = CLOUD_SYNC_LOG_LOCATION+current_date+'_out.buf'
+        return latest_file
+    except:
+        return False
+    
+    
+def retrive_log_data(readline_count = 1):
+    """
+        This function is the handler for getting file from log folder. 
+        Application log data is automatically appended on '/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/cloudsync/ {current_date}_out.log'
+        @input readline_count (int) - number of line to be read from cloud-sync log.
+        @return cloudsync_data - (list) returns extracted log data.
+    """
+    cloudsync_data = []
+    count = 0
+    file_name = get_cloud_sync_input_file()
+    try:
+        with open(file_name,mode = 'r') as filereader:
+            contents = csv.reader(filereader)
+            try:        
+                for reader in reversed(list(contents)): 
+                    if  readline_count == count:
+                        return cloudsync_data   
+                    cloudsync_data.append(reader)          
+                    count = count + 1
+            except:
+                test.fail("application log data is corrupted")         
+    except:
+        test.fail("Log file is not created or log file is not created based on standard log naming format.")
+        
+        
+def get_epoch_value_consistancy(current_epoch_value, expected_epoch_value):
+    """
+        This function is verify consistancy of epoch value.
+        @input current_epoch_value (float) - current epoch time
+        @input expected_epoch_value (str) - epoch time from cloud-sync log.
+        @return (bool) - True - if expected value is in range. else, return False
+    """
+    expected_epoch_value = int(expected_epoch_value)
+    maximum_epoch_value = int(current_epoch_value + 25)
+    minimum_epoch_value = int(current_epoch_value - 25)
+    
+    if expected_epoch_value > minimum_epoch_value and expected_epoch_value < maximum_epoch_value :
+        return True
+    return False
+