instead of mainconfig the specifier value is now saved in a field with the name SPECIERFIERFIELD

constants.py

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ VARIABLE_PARTS_SEP = "|"
 VARIABLE_DEFAULT_SEP = "#"
 NON_FORMFIELD = "Nonfield"
 CONFIGFIELD = "Mainconfig"
+SPECIFIERFIELD = "Specifier"
 OUTPUTFIELD = "Outputconfig"
 FORMOUTPUTFIELD = "Formoutputconfig"
 ON = ["Ja", "On", "ja"]

fillform.py

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import commands
 import formfield
 import readformdata
 from constants import (NON_FORMFIELD, CONFIGFIELD, OUTPUTFIELD,
+                       SPECIFIERFIELD,
                        FORMOUTPUTFIELD, SUBINFO_SEP, ConfigError,
                        GENERALADVICE, EPILOG)
 import writetopdf
@@ -152,10 +153,12 @@ def readDataPaths(configs, maindir="."):
     Configs is a list of FormFields.
     In the configs there can be a field with the FieldName "Mainconfig".
     This can specify with the info Data and the data specifier-Path
+    paths for data to be found in.
     If this path is a file, try to use that file for this data.
     If this path is a directory, search for a file that gives this
-    data. This is the case if the mainconfig of this other form file
-    specifies that is to be called this name in the info "Specifier".
+    data. This is the case if the config value SPECIFIERFIELD
+    of this other form file
+    specifies that is to be called this name.
 
     Attributes:
         configs ([FormField]):
@@ -219,8 +222,8 @@ def findDataFile(directory, specifier):
     Attributes:
         directory (str): directory in which to be searched.
         specifier (str):
-            the file searched for has the info "Specifier" with the value
-            specifier in the field with the FieldName "Mainconfig"
+            the file searched for has the Field SPECIFIERFIELD with the value
+            specifier.
 
     Returns:
         a list of fields from this file.
@@ -231,6 +234,8 @@ def findDataFile(directory, specifier):
     """
     for dirpath, _, files in os.walk(directory):
         print("debug: directory:", directory)
+        if ".git" in dirpath:
+            continue
         print("debug: dirpath:", dirpath)
         print("debug: files:", files)
         for datafile in files:
@@ -253,22 +258,14 @@ def findDataFile(directory, specifier):
                           "attempting to understand",
                           filepath + ":",
                           str(e))
-                try:
-                    mainconfig = formfield.FormField.findByFieldName(
-                        datalist, CONFIGFIELD,
-                        include=lambda fi: NON_FORMFIELD in fi)
-                except KeyError:
-                    print("debug", datafile, "has no mainconfig")
                 else:
-                    try:
-                        if mainconfig["Specifier"] == specifier:
-                            return datalist
-                        else:
-                            print("debug:", datafile,
-                                  "has mainconfig but wrong specifier")
-                    except KeyError:
-                        print("debug:", datafile,
-                              "has no specifier in mainconfig")
+                    if getConfigvalue(fieldname=SPECIFIERFIELD,
+                                      fields=datalist,
+                                      argument=None,
+                                      default=None) == specifier:
+                        return datalist
+                    else:
+                        print("debug:", datafile, "has no or wrong specifier.")
     # if none found
     print("debug: no file for", specifier, "found.")
     raise ConfigError("I looked for a data file for the specifier " +