simplify yml definitions to use wildcard syntax

initializers/groups.yml

@@ -7,19 +7,15 @@
 # writers:
 #   users:
 #   - writer
-## specify explicit permission codenames or codename filter functions and filters to match on
+## specify explicit permission codenames or include wildcard to match multiple permissions
 #   permissions:
 #   - delete_device
 #   - delete_virtualmachine
-#   - codename__startswith:
+#   - add_*
-#     - add_
+#   - change_*
-#     - change_
 # vm_managers:
-#   - codename__endswith:
+#   - *_virtualmachine
-#     - _virtualmachine
 # device_managers:
-#   - codename__contains:
+#   - *device*
-#     - device
 # creators:
-#   - codename__startswith:
+#   - add_*
-#     - add_

initializers/users.yml

@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 #   password: reader
 # writer:
 #   password: writer
-## specify explicit permission codenames or codename filter functions and filters to match on
+## specify explicit permission codenames or include wildcard to match multiple permissions
 #   permissions:
 #   - delete_device
 #   - delete_virtualmachine
-#   - codename__startswith:
+#   - add_*
-#     - add_
+#   - change_*
-#     - change_

startup_scripts/000_users.py

@@ -30,16 +30,13 @@ with file.open('r') as stream:
         if yaml_permissions:
           permission_object.permissions.clear()
           for yaml_permission in yaml_permissions:
-            if isinstance(yaml_permission,dict):
+            if '*' in yaml_permission:
-              # assume this is the specific codename filter function instead of an exact codename
+              permission_codename_function = 'codename__iregex'
-              permission_codename_function = list(yaml_permission.keys())[0]
+              permission_codename = '^' + yaml_permission.replace('*','.*') + '$'
-              permission_codenames = yaml_permission[permission_codename_function]
             else:
               permission_codename_function = 'codename'
-              permission_codenames = list({yaml_permission})
+              permission_codename = yaml_permission
             
-            # supports either one codename from the permissions list, or multiple codenames in a codename_function dict
-            for permission_codename in permission_codenames:
             # supports non-unique permission codenames
             for permission in eval('Permission.objects.filter(' + permission_codename_function + '=permission_codename)'):
               permission_object.permissions.add(permission)

startup_scripts/010_groups.py

@@ -29,16 +29,13 @@ with file.open('r') as stream:
       if yaml_permissions:
         permission_object.permissions.clear()
         for yaml_permission in yaml_permissions:
-          if isinstance(yaml_permission,dict):
+          if '*' in yaml_permission:
-            # assume this is the specific codename filter function instead of an exact codename
+            permission_codename_function = 'codename__iregex'
-            permission_codename_function = list(yaml_permission.keys())[0]
+            permission_codename = '^' + yaml_permission.replace('*','.*') + '$'
-            permission_codenames = yaml_permission[permission_codename_function]
           else:
             permission_codename_function = 'codename'
-            permission_codenames = list({yaml_permission})
+            permission_codename = yaml_permission
           
-          # supports either one codename from the permissions list, or multiple codenames in a codename_function dict
-          for permission_codename in permission_codenames:
           # supports non-unique permission codenames
           for permission in eval('Permission.objects.filter(' + permission_codename_function + '=permission_codename)'):
             permission_object.permissions.add(permission)