quarchpy 2.1.13.dev2__py2.py3-none-any.whl → 2.1.14__py2.py3-none-any.whl

quarchpy/user_interface/user_interface.py.bak

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-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""
-This module provides standard user interface elements to quarchpy functions, ensuring common style
-and support for both terminal and TestCenter (quarch internal) execution
-"""
-
-# TODO: This class uses 'if' to switch between terminal and testcenter actions.  This is not good practice: The singleton factory should return an appropriate subclass which implements the testcenter OR terminal options 
-# The entire module needs review and discussion
-
-# Needed for python2 compatibility
-# coding: utf-8
-from __future__ import print_function
-import tempfile
-
-import traceback, sys, os, math, logging
-from quarchpy.utilities import TestCenter
-import time
-
-class User_interface:
-    """
-    This class is a singleton pattern and provides common access to the user interace for user
-    interaction.  The UI can be the terminal or TestCenter
-    """
-
-    instance = None
-
-    class __user_interface:
-        def __init__(self, ui):
-            if ui in ["console", "testcenter"]:
-                self.selectedInterface = ui
-                if "console" in ui:
-                    import logging
-            else:
-                raise ValueError("requested ui type not valid")
-
-    def __init__(self, ui):
-        """
-        """
-
-        # if we haven't create a user_interface object before
-        if not User_interface.instance:
-            # create a user interface object with our selected interface type
-            User_interface.instance = User_interface.__user_interface(ui)
-        # otherwise change the existing user interface object to the new type
-        else:
-            User_interface.instance.selectedInterface = ui
-'''Setup Logging'''
-def setup_logging(logLevel):
-    # check log file is present or writeable
-    numeric_level = getattr(logging, logLevel.upper(), None)
-    if not isinstance(numeric_level, int):
-        raise ValueError('Invalid log level: %s' % logLevel)
-    logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(levelname)s {%(module)s} [%(funcName)s] %(message)s', datefmt='%Y-%m-%d,%H:%M:%S', level=numeric_level)
-
-'''
-def listSelection(title,message,selectionList)
-
-    prompts the user to return a selection from the list
-    if nice = False:
-        selectionList format is a comma delimited string (key1=value1,key2=value2...)
-        the function will return the selected key
-    if nice = True:
-        selectionList format is a list of lists containing each column value [["NAME1","DESCRIPTION1"],[["NAME2","DESCRIPTION2"]]]
-        the function will return the selected list with the index in position 0 ["1","NAME1","DESCRIPTION1"]
-
-
-    THIS IS MORE LIKE A DICTIONARY SELECTION FUNC THAT RETURNS THE KEY
-
-'''
-def listSelection(title="",message="",selectionList=[], additionalOptions = [], nice = False, tableHeaders=[], indexReq=True, align="l"):
-
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-
-        converted = False
-        itemListString = ""
-        if type(selectionList) is list:
-            converted = True
-            tempSelectionListStringDict = ""
-            for row in selectionList:
-                tempSelectionListStringDict += str(row[0]) + "=" + str(row[1]) + ","
-            itemListString = tempSelectionListStringDict[0:-1]
-        else:
-            itemListString = selectionList
-
-        retVal = TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.ShowGenericDialog", "Title=" + __formatForTestcenter(title),
-                                "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(message),
-                                "ItemListString=" + __formatForTestcenter(itemListString),
-                                "OptionListString=" + __formatForTestcenter(str(additionalOptions)), stack_level=2);
-        if converted:
-            i = 0
-            for row in selectionList:
-                i += 1
-                if retVal == row[0] or retVal == row[1]:
-                    retVal = [str(i)] + row
-
-        return retVal
-
-    else:  # default mode console output
-
-        # print message
-        if message not in "":
-            print(message)
-        if nice is True:
-            retVal = niceListSelection(selectionList, tableHeaders=tableHeaders, indexReq=indexReq, additionalOptions=additionalOptions, align=align)
-            return retVal
-
-
-        # split selection list into key=value pairs and print each value
-        # first split on ','s into list of key=value pairs
-        selectionList = selectionList.split(',')
-        # then split each list item on '=' into a [key,value] list
-        selectionList = [str(x).split("=") for x in selectionList]
-
-        count = 1
-        for item in selectionList:
-            # if list item has index and value print them
-            if len(item) > 1:
-                print(str(count) + " - " + item[1])
-            else:
-                print(item[0])
-            count += 1
-
-        print("")
-        # Request user selection
-        while (True):
-            if sys.version_info.major >= 3:
-                userStr = input("Please select an option:\n>")
-            else:
-                userStr = raw_input("Please select an option:\n>")
-
-            # Validate the response
-            try:
-                userNumber = int(userStr)
-                if (userNumber <= len(selectionList) and userNumber >= 1):
-                    break
-            except:
-                print("INVALID SELECTION!")
-
-        # return the key associated with this entry
-        return selectionList[userNumber - 1][0]
-
-'''
-niceListSelection
-Takes in a 2D List and displays a table. Returns one list (row) 
-Will take 2DList, 2DTuple, Dictionary and return a list element
-'''
-def niceListSelection(selectionList,title="",message="", tableHeaders=None, indexReq=True, additionalOptions = None, align="l"):
-    # takes in a 2d list and display it with an index column for selection
-    # get user input of selection
-    # return 2d[selection]
-    try:
-        selectionList = selectionList.copy()
-        additionalOptions = additionalOptions.copy()
-        tableHeaders = tableHeaders.copy()
-    except:
-        pass
-
-    if additionalOptions is not None and additionalOptions.__len__() > 0:
-        if isinstance(additionalOptions, str):
-            additionalOptions = additionalOptions.split(',')
-        selectionList += additionalOptions
-
-
-    if isinstance(selectionList, str):
-        selectionList = selectionList.split(',')
-    elif isinstance(selectionList, dict):
-        selectionList = dictToList(selectionList)
-
-    displayTable(selectionList, indexReq=indexReq, tableHeaders=tableHeaders, align=align)
-    print("")
-    # Request user selection
-    while (True):
-        if sys.version_info.major >= 3:
-            userStr = input("Please select an option:\n>")
-        else:
-            userStr = raw_input("Please select an option:\n>")
-
-        # Validate the response
-        try:
-            userNumber = int(userStr)
-            if (userNumber <= len(selectionList) and userNumber >= 1):
-                break
-        except:
-            print("INVALID SELECTION!")
-
-    # return the key associated with this entry
-    return selectionList[userNumber - 1]
-
-
-'''
-printText(text)
-
-    prints out the specified text via the currently selected user interface
-
-    arguments:
-        text - a string of text, or a list of strings
-        fillLine - If true print will cover the width of the screen (useful when using "\r" to write on the same line)
-        terminalWidth - Width of terminal writing to
-        fill - The character that will be used to fill the remaining space 
-
-
-'''
-def printText(text, fillLine=False, terminalWidth=100, fill=" ", **kwargs):
-
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-        # if line is not empty
-        if text.strip() != "":
-                TestCenter.testPoint ("Quarch_Host.LogComment","Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(text),stack_level=2)
-
-    else:
-        if fillLine:
-                text +=fill*(terminalWidth-len(text)) #TODO Split string at \n or \r\n make a list, add the line fill for each item,then add back the \n and \r\n and combine together again.
-        if kwargs != {}:
-            print(text, **kwargs)
-        else:
-            print(text)
-    return
-
-def logWarning(text, fillLine=False):
-    '''
-    logWarning(text)
-    Processes a warning message and diaplays it using python standar logging or a warning message in test centre.
-        arguments:
-            text - a string of text, or a list of strings
-    '''
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-        # if line is not empty
-        if text.strip() != "":
-            TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.LogWarning", "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(text))
-
-    else:
-         logging.warning(text)
-    return
-
-
-'''
-showDialog(title,message)
-prints a message to the user and waits for acknowledgement
-'''
-def showDialog(message="",title=""):
-
-
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-            TestCenter.testPoint ("Quarch_Host.ShowDialog","Title=" + __formatForTestcenter(title),"Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(message), stack_level=2)
-
-    else:
-        print(message)
-        if sys.version_info.major >= 3:
-            userStr = input("Press enter to continue\n>")
-        else:
-            userStr = raw_input("Press enter to continue\n>")
-
-
-def showImage(title="", message="", imagePath=""):
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-        TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.ShowImageDialog", "Title=" + __formatForTestcenter(title),
-                             "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(message),
-                             "ImagePath=" + __formatForTestcenter(imagePath), stack_level=2)
-
-    else:
-        print("show image at " + str(imagePath))
-
-
-'''
-printProgressBar (iteration,total,prefix='',suffix='',decimals=1,length=100,fill='█')
-
-    prints a text based progress bar
-
-        iteration   - Required  : current iteration (Int)
-        total       - Required  : total iterations (Int)
-        prefix      - Optional  : prefix string (Str)
-        suffix      - Optional  : suffix string (Str)
-        decimals    - Optional  : positive number of decimals in percent complete (Int)
-        length      - Optional  : character length of bar (Int)
-        fill        - Optional  : bar fill character (Str)
-
-'''
-def progressBar(iteration, total, prefix='', suffix='', decimals=1, fill='█', fullWidth=100):
-    if iteration >= 0 and total > 0:
-
-        if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-            TestCenter.testPoint ("Quarch_Host.ShowTaskProgress","Title=Task Progress", "Iteration="+str(int(iteration)), "Total="+str(int(total)), stack_level=2);
-
-        else:
-            percent = ("{0:." + str(decimals) + "f}").format(100 * (iteration / float(total)))
-            length = fullWidth - (len(prefix)+len(suffix)+len(percent) +4) #the length of the bar must scale acording to anything else on the line
-
-            filledLength = int(length * iteration // total)
-            bar = fill * filledLength + '-' * (length - filledLength)
-            print('%s|%s|%s%%%s' % (prefix, bar, percent, suffix), end='\r')
-
-            # Print New Line on Complete
-            if iteration >= total:
-                print()
-
-
-'''
-startTestBlock(text)
-    prints out the specified text via the currently selected user interface
-    arguments:
-        text - a string of text, or a list of strings
-'''
-def startTestBlock(text):
-
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-            return TestCenter.beginTestBlock(__formatForTestcenter(text), stack_level=2)
-
-    else:
-        print("")
-        print("*** " + text + " ***")
-        return True
-
-'''
-endTestBlock()
-    finishes the current test block in testcenter, no action in console
-'''
-def endTestBlock(message="End test block"):
-
-        if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-            return TestCenter.endTestBlock(stack_level=2)
-        else:            
-            print("*** "+message+" *** \r\n")
-            return
-
-'''
-logCalibrationResult(title,result)
-This was a little naughty as its callibration specific. If you are looking for something without the report obj look at logSimpleResult() func.
-'''
-def logCalibrationResult(title, report):
-
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-        if report["result"]:
-            TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.LogTestPoint", "Test=" + __formatForTestcenter(title), "Result=True",
-                                 "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(
-                                     title) + " Passed, worst case: " + __formatForTestcenter(report["worst case"]), stack_level=2)
-            # add the report as comments
-            for line in report["report"].splitlines():
-                TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.LogComment", "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(line), stack_level=2)
-            TestCenter.endTestBlock(stack_level=2)
-        else:
-
-            TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.LogTestPoint", "Test=" + __formatForTestcenter(title), "Result=False",
-                                 "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(
-                                     title) + " Failed, worst case: " + __formatForTestcenter(report["worst case"]), stack_level=2)
-            # add the report as comments
-            for line in report["report"].splitlines():
-                TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.LogComment", "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(line), stack_level=2)
-            TestCenter.endTestBlock(stack_level=2)
-
-    else:
-        if report["result"]:
-            print("\t" + title + " Passed")
-            print("\tworst case: " + report["worst case"])
-        else:
-            print("\t" + title + " Failed")
-            print("")
-            data = report["report"]
-            print(data)
-
-'''
-storeResult(string)
-'''
-def storeResult(message):
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-        TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Internal.storeMessage", "Message=" + message, stack_level=2)
-    else:
-        print(message)
-
-'''
-logsSimpleCalibrationResult(title,result)
-PASS/FAIL ONLY
-'''
-def logSimpleResult(title, result):
-    # printText("Result = "+str(result))
-    if type(result) == str:
-        if result.lower() in ['true', '1', 't', 'y', 'yes', 'pass']:
-            result = True
-        elif result.lower() in ['false', '0', 'f', 'n', 'no', 'fail']:
-            result = False
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Result = " + result + " is not valid.")
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-        if result == True:
-            TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.LogTestPoint", "Test=" + __formatForTestcenter(title), "Result=True",
-                                 "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(title), stack_level=2)
-        elif result == False:
-
-            TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.LogTestPoint", "Test=" + __formatForTestcenter(title), "Result=False",
-                                 "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(title), stack_level=2)
-        else:
-            title = "Result is bad format!  Title:" + str(title) + " result: " + str(result)
-            TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.LogTestPoint", "Test=" + __formatForTestcenter(title), "Result=False",
-                                 "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(title), stack_level=2)
-    else:
-
-        if result == True:
-            print("\t" + title + " Passed")
-        elif result == False:
-            print("\t" + title + " Failed")
-        else:
-            title = "Result is bad format!  Title:" + str(title) + " result: " + str(result)
-            print("\t" + title)
-
-'''
-logResults(test,notes)
-'''
-def logResults(test, notes):
-
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-            TestCenter.testPoint ("Quarch_Internal.ResultDialog","Test="+ __formatForTestcenter(test),"Notes=" + __formatForTestcenter(notes), stack_level=2)
-
-    else:
-        print("\t" + test + ": " + notes)
-
-    return
-
-
-def showYesNoDialog(title, message):
-    if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-        response = TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.ShowYesNoDialog", "Title=" + title,
-                             "Message=" + message, stack_level=2)
-    else:
-        response = listSelection(title, message, "Yes,No", nice=True)
-    return response
-
-
-'''
-requestDialog(title, message)
-'''
-def requestDialog(title="", message="", desiredType=None, minRange=None, maxRange=None, defaultUserInput=""):
-    validValue = False
-    if desiredType != None and desiredType.lower() == "string":  # If "string" or None do the same thing. Default is string type.
-        desiredType = None
-    while validValue == False:
-        if User_interface.instance != None and User_interface.instance.selectedInterface == "testcenter":
-
-            userStr = TestCenter.testPoint("Quarch_Host.ShowRequestDialog","Title= " + __formatForTestcenter(title), "Message=" + __formatForTestcenter(message), stack_level=2);
-
-        else:  # default mode console output
-            # Request user selection
-            if message == "" and title != "":
-                message = title
-            if sys.version_info.major >= 3:
-                userStr = input(message + "\n>")
-            else:
-                userStr = raw_input(message + "\n>")
-        if userStr == "":
-            userStr = defaultUserInput
-        validValue = validateUserInput(userStr, desiredType, minRange, maxRange)
-
-    return userStr
-'''
-Takes string checks if can cast to desired type and returns it as that type, can check if within range for ints and floats.
-'''
-def validateUserInput(userStr, desiredType, minRange, maxRange):
-    validValue = False
-    if desiredType == None:
-        validValue = True
-    if desiredType == "float":
-        try:
-            userStr = float(userStr)
-            if ((minRange != None and maxRange != None) and (userStr < minRange or userStr > maxRange)):
-                validValue = False
-            else:
-                validValue = True
-        except:
-            pass
-
-    elif desiredType == "int":
-        try:
-            userStr = int(userStr)
-            if ((minRange != None and maxRange != None) and (userStr < minRange or userStr > maxRange)):
-                validValue = False
-            else:
-                validValue = True
-        except:
-            pass
-    elif desiredType == "path":
-        if (os.path.isdir(userStr) == False):
-            validValue = False
-        else:
-            validValue = True
-    if validValue == False:
-        printText(str(userStr) + " is not a valid " + str(desiredType))
-        if minRange != None and maxRange != None:
-            printText("Please enter a " + str(desiredType) + " between " + str(minRange) + " and " + str(maxRange))
-        else:
-            printText("Please enter a valid " + str(desiredType))
-    return validValue
-
-'''
-Takes a string input of comma seperated ints or range of ints and converts it to an array of strings with padding if requested eg:
- 2-5, 9,11,31-35  ->  002,003,004,005,009,011,031,032,033,034,035
-intLength tells the function to zeo pad the int before returning it.
-'''
-def userRangeIntSelection(inputString, intLength=3):
-    inputList = inputString.split(",")
-    returnList = []
-    for item in inputList:
-        if "-" in item:
-            myRange = item.split("-")
-            myRange = range(int(myRange[0]), int(myRange[1]) + 1)
-            returnList.extend(myRange)
-        else:
-            if validateUserInput(item, "int", 0, 999):
-                returnList.append(item)
-
-    for i, item in enumerate(returnList):
-        returnList[i] = str(item)
-        if intLength != None:
-            returnList[i] = returnList[i].zfill(intLength)
-    return returnList
-
-
-'''
-Takes in a 2D List and displays a table.
-Will take 2DList/Tuple. Will Process a Dictionary, 1DList/Tuple, CSV String
-'''
-def displayTable(tableData=[[""]], message="", tableHeaders=None, indexReq=False, printToConsole=True, align="l"):
-    retVal = ""
-    try:
-        tableData = tableData.copy()
-        if tableHeaders is not None: tableHeaders = tableHeaders.copy()
-    except:
-        pass
-    if tableHeaders == []:
-        tableHeaders = None
-    if isinstance(tableData, str):
-        tableData = tableData.split(',')
-    elif isinstance(tableData, dict):
-        tableData = dictToList(tableData)
-    # Process list to make it into 2d list to display.
-    try:
-        if not isinstance(tableData[0], tuple) and not isinstance(tableData[0], list) and not isinstance(tableData[0], dict):
-            tempList = list()
-            for item in tableData:
-                tempList.append(list([item]))
-            tableData = tempList
-    except:
-        pass
-    # print message
-    if message != "":
-        print(message)
-
-    if indexReq:
-        if tableHeaders is not None:
-            tableHeaders.insert(0, "#")
-        counter = 1
-        for rows in tableData:
-            rows.insert(0, counter)
-            counter += 1
-
-    # calculate required column width for each column
-    columnWidths = []
-    itemLegnth = 0
-    for row in range(len(tableData)):
-        for column in range(len(tableData[row])):
-            item = str(tableData[row][column])
-            if item == None:
-                item = "NoneType"
-                tableData[row][column] = item
-            if item.__contains__("\r") or item.__contains__("\n"):
-                item = item.replace("\r", "\\r").replace("\n", "\\n")
-                tableData[row][column] = item
-            itemLegnth = len(str(item))
-            try:
-                if columnWidths[column] < itemLegnth:
-                    columnWidths[column] = itemLegnth
-            except:  # if null pointer
-                columnWidths.append(itemLegnth)
-    if tableHeaders is not None:
-        index = 0
-        for item in tableHeaders:
-            itemLegnth = len(str(item))
-            try:
-                if columnWidths[index] < itemLegnth:
-                    columnWidths[index] = itemLegnth
-            except:  # if null pointer
-                columnWidths.append(itemLegnth)
-            index += 1
-
-    # Calculate the edge to be displayed at the top and bottom
-    topEdge = "+"
-    middleEdge = "+"
-    bottomEdge = "+"
-
-    firstLoop = True
-    for columnWidth in columnWidths:
-        if firstLoop is False:
-            topEdge += "+"
-            middleEdge += "+"
-            bottomEdge += "+"
-        topEdge += "-" * (columnWidth + 2)
-        middleEdge += "-" * (columnWidth + 2)
-        bottomEdge += "-" * (columnWidth + 2)
-        firstLoop = False
-
-    topEdge = topEdge + "+"
-    middleEdge = middleEdge + "+"
-    bottomEdge = bottomEdge + "+"
-
-    # Always add the top reguardless of table headers or not.
-    retVal += topEdge + "\n"
-    # Add table headers section
-    if tableHeaders is not None:
-        rowString = "|"
-        index = 0
-        for item in tableHeaders:
-            spaces = (columnWidths[index] - len(str(item)) + 2)
-            if align.lower() in "l":
-                rowString += str(item) + " " * spaces + "|"
-            elif align.lower() in "c":
-                prefix = " " * math.floor(spaces / 2)
-                suffix = " " * math.ceil(spaces / 2)
-                rowString += prefix + str(item) + suffix + "|"
-            elif align.lower() in "r":
-                rowString += " " * spaces + str(item) + "|"
-            index += 1
-        retVal += rowString + "\n"
-        retVal += middleEdge + "\n"
-    # Add table data section
-    for rowData in tableData:
-        index = 0
-        rowString = "|"
-        for item in rowData:
-            spaces = (columnWidths[index] - len(str(item)) + 2)
-            if align.lower() in "l":
-                rowString += str(item) + " " * spaces + "|"
-            elif align.lower() in "c":
-                prefix = " " * math.floor(spaces / 2)
-                suffix = " " * math.ceil(spaces / 2)
-                rowString += prefix + str(item) + suffix + "|"
-            elif align.lower() in "r":
-                rowString += " " * spaces + str(item) + "|"
-
-            index += 1
-        retVal += rowString + "\n"
-    retVal += bottomEdge
-    if printToConsole: printText(retVal)
-    return retVal
-
-'''Converts dictionary to list'''
-def dictToList(tableData):
-    tempList = []
-    tempEl = []
-    for k, v in tableData.items():
-        tempEl = []
-        tempEl.append(v)
-        tempEl.append(k)
-        tempList.append(tempEl)
-    tableData = tempList
-    return tableData
-
-
-def is_user_admin():
-    if os.name == 'nt':
-        import ctypes
-        # WARNING: requires Windows XP SP2 or higher!
-        try:
-            # If == 1, user is running from elevated cmd prompt
-            # printText(ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin() == 1)
-            return ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin() == 1
-        except:
-            traceback.print_exc()
-            return False
-    elif os.name == 'posix':
-        # Check for root on Posix
-        return os.getuid() == 0
-    else:
-        raise RuntimeError("Unsupported operating system for this module: %s" % (os.name,))
-
-
-'''
-'''
-def __formatForTestcenter(text):
-    # escape special characters
-    # turn \' to \\'s
-    text = text.replace('\\', '\\\\')
-    # get rid of any alarms that may be included in console mode
-    text = text.replace('\a', '')
-    # replace line endings
-    text = '|'.join(text.splitlines())
-    return text
-
-def get_check_valid_calPath(calPath, message="Enter the desired save path for the calibration report."):
-    inputOK = False
-    while inputOK is False:
-        if (calPath is None):
-            calPath = os.path.expanduser("~")
-            calPath = requestDialog("Enter Report Path",
-                                    message + " Leave blank to default to [" + calPath + "] :",
-                                    desiredType="path", defaultUserInput=os.path.expanduser("~"))
-
-        if (os.path.isdir(calPath) == False):
-            printText("Supplied calibration path is invalid: " + calPath)
-            inputOK = False
-            calPath = None
-        else:
-            inputOK = True
-    return calPath
-
-def check_path_write_permissions(path, message="Please enter a valid path with write permissions: "):
-    import tempfile, errno
-    valid_path=False
-    # Create a temporary directory
-    calPath = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-    while valid_path==False:
-        try:
-            if path==None:
-                # provide a path if no path was provided
-                path = requestDialog("No path was provided. ",
-                                     message + " Leave blank to default to [" + calPath + "] :", desiredType="path",
-                                     defaultUserInput=calPath)
-            f = open(path+"\\tempFile.txt", "w")
-            f.write("some text")
-            f.flush()
-            f.close()
-            os.remove(path + "\\tempFile.txt")
-            valid_path = True
-        except OSError as e:
-            if e.errno == errno.EACCES or e.errno == errno.EEXIST:  # 13 or 17
-                # provide a path if write permissions are encountered
-                path = requestDialog("No write permissions at path: \"" + path + "\".   ",
-                                     message + " Leave blank to default to [" + calPath + "] :", desiredType="path",
-                                     defaultUserInput=calPath)
-            else:
-                e.filename = path
-                raise e
-    return path
-
-
-# Deprecated version of the function, here for compatability only
-# calls into the visual_sleep() function
-def quarchSleep(sleepLength, updatePeriod=1, title=""):
-    visual_sleep(sleepLength, updatePeriod, title)
-
-def visual_sleep(sleepLength, updatePeriod=1, title=""):
-    """
-    Wrapper for sleep function that gives a visual indicator of the sleep time
-    """
-    if title != "":
-        printText(title)
-    startTime = time.time()
-    currentTime = time.time()
-    while (currentTime - startTime < sleepLength):
-        progressBar(iteration=currentTime - startTime, total=sleepLength)
-        time.sleep(updatePeriod)
-        currentTime = time.time()
-    progressBar(iteration=1, total=1)  # show 100%