Change debug command to return string instead of print

ThermiaOnlineAPI/model/HeatPump.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import logging
 import sys
-from ..utils.utils import pretty_print_except
+from ..utils.utils import pretty_json_string_except
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional
 
@@ -940,17 +940,12 @@ def get_historical_data_for_register(
     # Print debug data
     ###########################################################################
 
-    def debug(self):
-        print("Creating debug file")
+    def debug(self) -> str:
+        debug_str = "########## DEBUG START ##########\n"
 
-        original_stdout = sys.stdout
-        f = open("debug.txt", "w")
-        sys.stdout = f
+        debug_str += "self.__info:\n"
 
-        print("########## DEBUG START ##########")
-
-        print("self.__info:")
-        pretty_print_except(
+        debug_str += pretty_json_string_except(
             self.__info,
             [
                 "address",
@@ -964,11 +959,13 @@ def debug(self):
             ],
         )
 
-        print("self.__status:")
-        pretty_print_except(self.__status)
+        debug_str += "self.__status:\n"
+
+        debug_str += pretty_json_string_except(self.__status)
+
+        debug_str += "self.__device_data:\n"
 
-        print("self.__device_data:")
-        pretty_print_except(
+        debug_str += pretty_json_string_except(
             self.__device_data,
             ["macAddress", "owner", "retailerAccess", "retailerId", "id", "status"],
         )
@@ -982,20 +979,18 @@ def debug(self):
                 installation_profile_id
             )
             if all_available_groups is not None:
-                print("All available groups:")
-                pretty_print_except(all_available_groups)
+                debug_str += "All available groups:\n"
+                debug_str += pretty_json_string_except(all_available_groups)
 
                 for group in all_available_groups:
                     group_name = group.get("name")
                     if group_name is not None:
-                        print("Group " + group_name + ":")
+                        debug_str += "Group " + group_name + ":\n"
                         group_data = self.__api_interface.get_register_group_json(
                             self.__device_id, group_name
                         )
-                        pretty_print_except(group_data)
+                        debug_str += pretty_json_string_except(group_data)
 
-        print("########## DEBUG END ##########")
+        debug_str += "########## DEBUG END ##########\n"
 
-        sys.stdout = original_stdout
-        f.close()
-        print("Debug file created")
+        return debug_str

ThermiaOnlineAPI/utils/utils.py

@@ -30,20 +30,26 @@ def get_list_value_or_default(list, idx, default: T) -> T:
         return default
 
 
-def pretty_print(json_object):
-    print(json.dumps(json_object, indent=4, sort_keys=True))
-    print("\n")
+def pretty_json_string(json_object) -> str:
+    pretty_str = json.dumps(json_object, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
+    pretty_str += "\n\n"
 
+    return pretty_str
 
-def pretty_print_except(json_object, except_keys=[]):
+
+def pretty_json_string_except(json_object, except_keys=[]) -> str:
     if json_object is None:
         return
 
     json_object_copy = json_object.copy()
     for key in except_keys:
         if key in json_object_copy:
             del json_object_copy[key]
-    pretty_print(json_object_copy)
+
+    pretty_json_str = pretty_json_string(json_object_copy)
+    pretty_json_str += "\n"
+
+    return pretty_json_str
 
 
 def base64_url_encode(data):

example.py

@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@
 
 heat_pump = thermia.heat_pumps[0]
 
-heat_pump.debug()
+
+print("Creating debug file")
+with open("debug.txt", "w") as f:
+    f.write(heat_pump.debug())
+
+print("Debug file created")
 
 print("\n")
 print("\n")