Config: added configurable hiding (disabling) of namelist files

CHANGES.txt

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Configuration
 * Added '.default' variable to namelists and namelist groups to define an
   alternative default value if the empty string is a valid value
 * Added 'is_set' utility to be used on logicals in 'eval(...)' expressions
+* Added configurable hiding (disabling) of namelist files
 
 Templates
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mkexp

@@ -171,8 +171,12 @@ def format_namelist(section, group=None, default_value=''):
     # Settings
     base_indent = 4
     end_key = '.end'
+    hide_key = '.hide'
     default_key = '.default'
     default_value = section.get(default_key, default_value)
+    # Skip if whole section (usually namelist file) is hidden
+    if is_set(section.get(hide_key, 'false')):
+        return ''
     # Create list of removed namelist groups.
     # Support old keyword for backward compatibility
     remove_list = get_remove_list(section, '.remove')
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ def format_namelist(section, group=None, default_value=''):
     iterator = {group: section[group]}.iteritems() if group else section.iteritems()
     for group, contents in iterator:
         if isinstance(contents, dict):
-            hidden = is_set(contents.get('.hide', 'false'))
+            hidden = is_set(contents.get(hide_key, 'false'))
             group_def_val = contents.get(default_key, default_value)
             group_id = group.lower()
             if not hidden and not any(map(lambda x: re.match(x, group_id), black_list)):

test.py

@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ class NamelistTestCase(MkexpSimpleTestCase):
                    value = 43
         """)
 
+class NamelistHiddenTestCase(MkexpSimpleTestCase):
+
     def test_namelist_hide(self):
         self.run_test("""
             %{NAMELIST}
@@ -565,6 +567,18 @@ class NamelistTestCase(MkexpSimpleTestCase):
                    value = 43
         """)
 
+    def test_hidden_namelist_file(self):
+        self.run_test("""
+            %{NAMELIST}
+        """, """
+        """, """
+            [namelists]
+              [[namelist]]
+                .hide = true
+                [[[group]]]
+                   value = 42
+        """)
+
 class NamelistDefaultValueTestCase(MkexpSimpleTestCase):
 
     def test_standard_default_value(self):