read_configuration

ctapointing.database.read_configuration(name, database, collection_name, read_from_file)

Read a configuration from either database or file.

Parameters:

• name (str) – name of the configuration (or filename)

• database (str) – name of the database to read from

• read_from_file (bool) – read from database if False, from file if True

• collection_name (str) – mongo database collection to read from

Returns:

configuration – (nested) dictionary of configuration parameters or None in case of unsuccessful reading

Return type:

dict