jc/docs/utils.md

utils

jc - JSON CLI output utility utils

warning_message

warning_message(message)

Prints a warning message for non-fatal issues

Parameters:

message:        (string) text of message

Returns:

no return, just prints output to STDERR

error_message

error_message(message)

Prints an error message for fatal issues

Parameters:

message:        (string) text of message

Returns:

no return, just prints output to STDERR

compatibility

compatibility(mod_name, compatible)

Checks for the parser's compatibility with the running OS platform.

Parameters:

mod_name:       (string) __name__ of the calling module

compatible:     (list) sys.platform name(s) compatible with the parser
                compatible options:
                linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd

Returns:

no return, just prints output to STDERR