creation of lfdata.py, import of lfdata.py

Signed-off-by: Dipti <dipti.dhond@candelatech.com>

py-json/LANforge/lfcli_base.py

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class LFCliBase:
 """ 
 
     #================ Pandas Dataframe Functions ======================================
-    
+    import datatable as dt
      #takes any dataframe and returns the specified file extension of it
     def df_to_file(self, output_f=None,dataframe=None, save_path=None):
         if output_f.lower() == 'hdf': 
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ class LFCliBase:
             dataframe.to_html(save_path.replace('csv','html',1))
           
     #takes any format of a file and returns a dataframe of it
+    #here, use datables fread
     def file_to_df(self,file_name):
         if file_name.split('.')[-1] == 'csv':
             return pd.read_csv(file_name)

py-json/lfdata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import re
+import time
+import pprint
+from pprint import pprint
+from LANforge import LFRequest
+from LANforge import LFUtils
+from LANforge import lfcli_base
+from LANforge.lfcli_base import LFCliBase
+from LANforge import add_monitor
+from LANforge.add_monitor import *
+import os
+import datetime
+import base64
+import xlsxwriter
+import pandas as pd
+import requests
+import ast
+import csv
+
+# LFData class actions:
+# - Methods to collect data/store data (use from monitor instance) - used by Profile class.
+    # - file open/save
+    # - save row (rolling) - to CSV (standard)
+    # - headers
+    # - file to data-storage-type conversion and vice versa  (e.g. dataframe (or datatable) to file type and vice versa)
+    # - other common util methods related to immediate data storage
+    # - include compression method
+    # - monitoring truncates every 5 mins and sends to report? --- need clarification. truncate file and rewrite to same file? 
+    # - large data collection use NFS share to NAS. 
+# Websocket class actions:
+    #reading data from websockets
+
+class LFDataCollection(LFCliBase):
+    pass
+
+
+class WebSocket():
+    pass 

py-json/realm.py

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ from LANforge import add_dut
 from LANforge import lfcli_base
 from LANforge import add_vap
 from LANforge.lfcli_base import LFCliBase
-#from generic_cx import GenericCx
+from .lfdata import LFDataCollection
+from .lfdata import WebSocket
 from LANforge import add_monitor
 from LANforge.add_monitor import *
 import os