[sos] add SoSOptions.dict()

Add a method to convert an SoSOptions() instance into a dict:
the keys of the dictionary are the argument names and the values
are the current option values.

Any argument with a deque() value is converted to a plain list
prior to processing.

Signed-off-by: Bryn M. Reeves <bmr@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sos/__init__.py b/sos/__init__.py
index ff3153aa..f169f369 100644
--- a/sos/__init__.py
+++ b/sos/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ gettext to internationalize messages.
 """
 
 import gettext
-from collections import deque
 
 __version__ = "3.5"
 
@@ -172,4 +171,19 @@ class SoSOptions(object):
                 if replace or not getattr(self, arg):
                     self._copy_opt(arg, src)
 
+    def dict(self):
+        """Return this ``SoSOptions`` option values as a dictionary of
+            argument name to value mappings.
+
+            :returns: a name:value dictionary of option values.
+        """
+        odict = {}
+        for arg in _arg_names:
+            value = getattr(self, arg)
+            # Do not attempt to store --add-preset <name> in presets
+            if arg == 'add_preset':
+                value = None
+            odict[arg] = value
+        return odict
+
 # vim: set et ts=4 sw=4 :