#2533: optimise so we are not reading from file all the time

src/primaite/utils/cli/primaite_config_utils.py

@@ -1,37 +1,18 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, Optional
-
 import yaml
 
-from primaite import PRIMAITE_PATHS
-
-
-def get_primaite_config_dict(config_path: Optional[Path] = None) -> Dict:
-    """
-    Returns a dict containing the PrimAITE application config.
-
-    :param: config_path: takes in a path object - leave empty to use the default app config path
-    """
-    err_msg = "PrimAITE application config could not be loaded."
-
-    if config_path is None:
-        config_path = PRIMAITE_PATHS.app_config_file_path
-        err_msg = "PrimAITE application config was not found. Have you run `primaite setup`?"
-
-    if config_path.exists():
-        with open(config_path, "r") as file:
-            return yaml.safe_load(file)
-    else:
-        print(err_msg)
+from primaite import PRIMAITE_CONFIG, PRIMAITE_PATHS
 
 
 def is_dev_mode() -> bool:
     """Returns True if PrimAITE is currently running in developer mode."""
-    config = get_primaite_config_dict()
-    return config["developer_mode"]["enabled"] if config.get("developer_mode", {}).get("enabled") else False
+    return (
+        PRIMAITE_CONFIG["developer_mode"]["enabled"]
+        if (PRIMAITE_CONFIG.get("developer_mode", {}).get("enabled"))
+        else False
+    )
 
 
-def update_primaite_config(config: Dict) -> None:
+def update_primaite_application_config() -> None:
     """Update the PrimAITE application config file."""
     with open(PRIMAITE_PATHS.app_config_file_path, "w") as file:
-        yaml.dump(config, file)
+        yaml.dump(PRIMAITE_CONFIG, file)