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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/util.py26
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/util.py b/python/vyos/util.py
index b86b1949c..8df9ef7d6 100644
--- a/python/vyos/util.py
+++ b/python/vyos/util.py
@@ -800,6 +800,32 @@ def dict_search_recursive(dict_object, key, path=[]):
for x in dict_search_recursive(j, key, new_path):
yield x
+def convert_data(data):
+ """Convert multiple types of data to types usable in CLI
+
+ Args:
+ data (str | bytes | list | OrderedDict): input data
+
+ Returns:
+ str | list | dict: converted data
+ """
+ from collections import OrderedDict
+
+ if isinstance(data, str):
+ return data
+ if isinstance(data, bytes):
+ return data.decode()
+ if isinstance(data, list):
+ list_tmp = []
+ for item in data:
+ list_tmp.append(convert_data(item))
+ return list_tmp
+ if isinstance(data, OrderedDict):
+ dict_tmp = {}
+ for key, value in data.items():
+ dict_tmp[key] = convert_data(value)
+ return dict_tmp
+
def get_bridge_fdb(interface):
""" Returns the forwarding database entries for a given interface """
if not os.path.exists(f'/sys/class/net/{interface}'):