[sugar] [PATCH] Trac #7480: Need to 'reset' the network configurations - short term fix

[Erik Garrison]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 11:34:58AM -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 11:12:09AM -0400, Erik Garrison wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:02:41AM -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
>>> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 09:31:26PM -0400, Erik Garrison wrote:
>>>> Attached is a patch which adds a 'reset network configuration' button to
>>>> the network tab of the sugar control panel.
>>>
>>> Thanks very much for the patch, and for the thoughtful design.
>>>
>>>> +        n = 1 + max(map(lambda x: int(x.replace('networks.cfg.bak.', '')),
>>>> +                        network_cfgs))
>>>
>>> This expression, while cute, is unsafe and will result in failure if you
>>> ever encounter a file with a name like 'networks.cfg.bak.hi'. 
>>
>> The solution is to guarantee that inputs are of the correct form
>> (networks.cfg.bak.\d+$).  As follows, two lines previously should be:
>>
>>    network_cfgs = [file
>>                    for file in os.listdir('/home/olpc/.sugar/default/nm')
>>                    if re.match('networks.cfg.bak.\d+$', file)]
>>
>>> Please write total code or handle exceptions appropriately.
>>
>> I don't understand what you mean by 'total' code.  
>
> Total (as opposed to partial) functions, programs, expressions, etc. are
> defined for every possible input rather than for only some of their
> inputs. The way you defined network_cfgs was partial in that, in
> addition to generating an exception, it also left "n" undefined (not
> even set to None) for some inputs (such as those I described).
>
>> You do not need to ask me to write bug-free code. 
>
> There are actually lots of people (including myself) who I find I have
> to ask to write bug-free code (often concerning race conditions).
> However, I'm glad to hear that you care deeply about it as well.
>
>> Please just say 'I found a problem' and update the patch.
>
> As you prefer.

Michael,

Sorry to be so testy, it was completely unecessary to nitpick your
comments!  I obviously am rushing to get this done and perhaps it is
better to ask me to be careful as I do so than not.

I'm worried that I won't have time to update this patch and get the work
done for Perú today and tomorrow.  We need to figure out what to do with
this ticket going forward.  There is a lot of discussion of various ways
to implement this hack that I have yet to evaluate.  If I don't get this
done by Friday who is going to take the ticket?

Erik