Templates: changed 'format_namelist' function to allow use of (yet) undefined groups

CHANGES.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Make Experiments!
 Release Changes
 ---------------
 
+Release 1.0.8
+=============
+
+Templates
+---------
+
+* Changed 'format_namelist' function to allow use of (yet) undefined groups
+
 Release 1.0.7
 =============
 

mkexp

@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ def cut_remove_list(section, key):
 def format_namelist(section, group=None):
     '''Format config section as a namelist.
        If given, just format a single namelist group'''
+    # Skip undefined groups
+    if group and group not in section:
+        feedback.debug("namelist '"+group+"' not defined (yet)")
+        return ''
     # Settings
     base_indent = 4
     # Create list of removed namelist groups.

test.py

@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ class NamelistTestCase(MkexpSimpleTestCase):
         self.run_test("""
             %{format_namelist(namelists.namelist)}
             %{format_namelist(namelists.namelist, 'group2')}
+            %{format_namelist(namelists.namelist, 'no such group')}
         """, """
             &group1
                 value = 41