Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -ra9219e9ca0692311f23f60aa7c9b574fb449d3e6 -r7443e628b9cf908dc16917bba5b4d23b7d7f46bf
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision a9219e9ca0692311f23f60aa7c9b574fb449d3e6)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 7443e628b9cf908dc16917bba5b4d23b7d7f46bf)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import time
 import test
 
+from builtins import format
 from builtins import int as pyInt
 from builtins import str as pyStr
 from builtins import format
@@ -34,13 +35,53 @@
 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 start_application(app_name):
+    """
+    Function to start application and verify application status [running]
+    If application does not start or running status is false, test stops
+    Argument:
+        @param app_name : (str) - Name of the application
+        @param app_executable : (str) - Actual application
+        @return: handle for the application if the application is in running state,
+        or error (exist the application)
+    """
+    counter = 0
+    while True:
+        try:
+            counter += 1
+            test.log("Starting {}".format(app_name))
+            squish.startApplication(app_name)
+            if counter == 1:
+                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" st try.")
+            elif counter == 2:
+                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" nd try.")
+            elif counter == 3:
+                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" rd try.")
+            else:
+                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" th try.")
+            break
+        except RuntimeError:
+            if counter == 1:
+                test.log("Application failed to launch after "+str(counter)+" try - Please refer logs")
+            elif counter == 20:
+                test.log("Exiting after "+str(counter)+ " tries..")
+                sys.exit(1)
+            else:
+                test.log("Application failed to launch after "+str(counter)+ " tries - Please refer logs")
+        except:
+            logErrorDetails("Failed to start the application")
+            sys.exit(1)
+    
+        
 def check_if_object_is_within_the_container(obj=None, container=None):
     """
     check if an object is inside a container
@@ -1330,8 +1371,6 @@
         content_record.append(ack_bak_status)
     return content_record
 
-    raise LookupError("zone object is not in view to the user after " + \
-             "trying 100 times")
 
 def vitals_interval_obj(interval):
     names.o_time_interval_obj["text"] = interval
@@ -1562,27 +1601,7 @@
         squish.mouseClick(squish.waitForObject(keypad_input(value)))
     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
@@ -1631,7 +1650,20 @@
 
     return message
 
-def get_current_date_and_time(date_format='%Y/%b/%d - %H:%M'):
     
-    date = datetime.now()
-    return str(date.strftime(date_format))
+def get_extracted_error_file():
+    """
+    This function is the handler for getting error file from service folder. 
+     
+    Application log file is automatically created on '/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/service/ {current_date}_denaliSquish.err                        '
+    
+    @return latest_file - (string) returns latest file that append on log folder from service
+    """
+    try:
+        current_date = get_current_date_and_time(date_format = "%Y_%m_%d")
+        latest_file = '/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/service/'+current_date+'_denaliSquish.err'
+        return latest_file
+    except:
+        return False
+
+