Github user tliron commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/incubator-ariatosca/pull/188#discussion_r130247497 --- Diff: aria/orchestrator/execution_plugin/ctx_proxy/server.py --- @@ -150,43 +150,101 @@ def __exit__(self, *args, **kwargs): self.close() -def _process_ctx_request(ctx, args): +def _process_ctx_request(ctx, args): # pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-statements current = ctx - num_args = len(args) index = 0 + + try: + # TODO: should there be a way to escape "=" in case it is needed as real argument? + equals_index = args.index('=') + if equals_index == 0: + raise RuntimeError('The "=" argument cannot be first') + if equals_index != len(args) - 2: + raise RuntimeError('The "=" argument must be penultimate') + modifying = True + modifying_key = args[-3] + modifying_value = args[-1] + args = args[:-3] + except ValueError: + modifying = False + modifying_key = None + modifying_value = None + + num_args = len(args) + while index < num_args: arg = args[index] + + # Object attribute attr = _desugar_attr(current, arg) - if attr: + if attr is not None: current = getattr(current, attr) - elif isinstance(current, collections.MutableMapping): - key = arg - path_dict = _PathDictAccess(current) - if index + 1 == num_args: - # read dict prop by path - value = path_dict.get(key) - current = value - elif index + 2 == num_args: - # set dict prop by path - value = args[index + 1] - path_dict.set(key, value) - current = None - else: - raise RuntimeError('Illegal argument while accessing dict') - break + + # List entry + elif isinstance(current, list) and _is_int(arg): + current = current[int(arg)] + + # Dict (or dict-like object) value + elif hasattr(current, '__getitem__'): + if modifying and (not arg in current): --- End diff -- I don't understand this comment.
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