1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/base/deploy/src/scriptlets/pkiparser.py b/base/deploy/src/scriptlets/pkiparser.py
index dd1f93bd3..1fe74e835 100644
--- a/base/deploy/src/scriptlets/pkiparser.py
+++ b/base/deploy/src/scriptlets/pkiparser.py
@@ -188,6 +188,32 @@ def process_command_line_arguments(argv):
     return
 
 
+# The following code is based heavily upon
+# "http://www.decalage.info/en/python/configparser"
+COMMENT_CHAR = '#'
+OPTION_CHAR =  '='
+
+def read_simple_configuration_file(filename):
+    values = {}
+    f = open(filename)
+    for line in f:
+        # First, remove comments:
+        if COMMENT_CHAR in line:
+            # split on comment char, keep only the part before
+            line, comment = line.split(COMMENT_CHAR, 1)
+        # Second, find lines with an name=value:
+        if OPTION_CHAR in line:
+            # split on name char:
+            name, value = line.split(OPTION_CHAR, 1)
+            # strip spaces:
+            name = name.strip()
+            value = value.strip()
+            # store in dictionary:
+            values[name] = value
+    f.close()
+    return values
+
+
 def read_pki_configuration_file():
     "Read configuration file sections into dictionaries"
     rv = 0