flag_reader.py

import os
import json

#root_dir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
#sys.path.append(root_dir)
#print(__file__)

#from instruments.readers import set_dima_path as configpath
#configpath.set_dima_path()

try:
    from dima.utils import g5505_utils as utils
except ModuleNotFoundError:
    import utils.g5505_utils as utils


def read_jsonflag_as_dict(path_to_file):


    file_dict = {}
    path_tail, path_head = os.path.split(path_to_file)

    file_dict['name'] = path_head
    # TODO: review this header dictionary, it may not be the best way to represent header data
    file_dict['attributes_dict'] = {}
    file_dict['datasets'] = []

    try:
        with open(path_to_file, 'r') as stream:
            flag = json.load(stream)#, Loader=json.FullLoader)
    except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
        print(exc)

    dataset = {}
    dataset['name'] = 'data_table'#_numerical_variables'
    dataset['data'] = g5505_utils.convert_attrdict_to_np_structured_array(flag) #df_numerical_attrs.to_numpy()
    dataset['shape'] = dataset['data'].shape
    dataset['dtype'] = type(dataset['data'])  

    file_dict['datasets'].append(dataset)

    return file_dict