Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -ref981744e6899b22a40fef4a8d74db9a4e930575 -rc79559a8ecd6dc676c7aed956ba1a5d1e45534a0
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision ef981744e6899b22a40fef4a8d74db9a4e930575)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision c79559a8ecd6dc676c7aed956ba1a5d1e45534a0)
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import squish
 import shutil
 import test
+import re
+
 from builtins import format
 from builtins import str as pyStr
 from builtins import int as pyInt
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@
 from datetime import timezone
 from datetime import datetime
 
-
 def color_verification(exp_val = "Red", act_val = "#c53b33"):
     test.compare(config.COLOR_CODES[color_name],(act_val.color[name]))
      
@@ -155,6 +156,9 @@
     names.o_vitals_reading["text"] = reading
     return names.o_vitals_reading
 
+def get_heparin_string_with_mock(originalString):
+    return re.sub("{.*?}", "0.1mL", originalString)
+
 def erase_entered_value(input_field):
     """
         Method to erase the entered value
@@ -163,9 +167,10 @@
     test.startSection("Erasing value")
     input_field= squish.waitForObject(input_field)
     entered_value = str(input_field.text)
-    for value in range(len(entered_value)+1):
-        utils.waitForGUI(0.1)
-        squish.mouseClick(squish.waitForObjectExists(names.o_back_space_key))  
+    if len(entered_value) != 0:
+        for value in range(len(entered_value)+1):
+            utils.waitForGUI(0.1)
+            squish.mouseClick(squish.waitForObjectExists(names.o_back_space_key))  
     test.compare(str(input_field.text), "", "Input field should be empty")
     test.endSection()
     
@@ -622,29 +627,39 @@
         return False
 
 def get_message_from_log(file_name, message_text, check_ack_bak = False):
-    MAX_LINE = 30
+    MAX_LINE = 100
     lines_from_last = 0
     test.log(str(file_name))
     message_to_return = None
     ack_bak_message = None
-    with open(file_name, 'r') as log_file:
-        lines = reversed(list(log_file.readlines()))
-        for line in lines:
-            if message_text in line:
-                message_to_return = line
-                if check_ack_bak:
-                    continue
-                else:
-                    return message_to_return, ack_bak_message
-            elif lines_from_last >= MAX_LINE:
-                if message_to_return is not None:
-                    return message_to_return, ack_bak_message
-                test.fail("handler unable to find message text from log file.")
-                return message_to_return, ack_bak_message
+    try:
+        with open(file_name, 'r') as log_file:
+            listOfLines = list(log_file.readlines())
+            if len(listOfLines) > 0:
+                lines = reversed(listOfLines)
+                for line in lines:
+                    if message_text in line:
+                        message_to_return = line
+                        if check_ack_bak:
+                            continue
+                        else:
+                            return message_to_return, ack_bak_message
+                    elif lines_from_last >= MAX_LINE:
+                        if message_to_return is not None:
+                            return message_to_return, ack_bak_message
+                        test.fail("handler unable to find message text from log file.")
+                        return message_to_return, ack_bak_message
+                    else:
+                        if config.ACK_BAK_STATUS in line:
+                            ack_bak_message = line
+                        lines_from_last += 1
             else:
-                if config.ACK_BAK_STATUS in line:
-                    ack_bak_message = line
-                lines_from_last += 1
+                test.fail(f"Log file is empty - {file_name}")
+                return None, None
+    except IOError:
+        # file opening failed
+        test.fail(f"ERROR : Opening {file_name} failed")
+        return None, None
         
 # def get_message_from_log(file_name, message_text):
 #     
@@ -995,7 +1010,7 @@
         latest_file = config.INP_BUF_FILE_LOCATION + current_date + '_inp.buf'
         return latest_file
     except:
-        return False          
+        return ""          
 
 def retrive_log_data(readline_count = 1):
     """
@@ -1007,6 +1022,10 @@
     cloudsync_data = []
     count = 0
     file_name = get_extracted_input_buf_file()
+    if len(file_name) == 0:
+        #empty filename, fail
+        test.fail("Extracted input buffer filename empty, error")
+        return []
     try:
         with open(file_name,mode = 'r') as filereader:
             contents = csv.reader(filereader)