Use s in test_gui + put it in utils + rename utils in gui

pytest_gui_status/status_gui/gui_backend.py

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import htmlPy
-from .utils import render_template
+from .utils_gui import render_template
 import os
 import redis
 import dateutil.parser
 from datetime import datetime
 import humanfriendly
 import os.path
+from ..utils import s
 
 
 env_redis_port = os.environ.get("PYTEST_STATUS_PORT")
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class Controller(htmlPy.Object):
 
         try:
             # make sure that this is correct redis db
-            assert redis_db.get("PYTEST_STATUS_DB") == "1"
+            assert s(redis_db.get("PYTEST_STATUS_DB")) == "1"
         except AssertionError:
             self.app_gui.stop()
             raise redis.exceptions.ConnectionError("Redis is running on this port, but it is not related to pytest status\n"

pytest_gui_status/status_plugin/plugin.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import redis
 import os
 import psutil
 import datetime
+from ..utils import s
 
 
 env_redis_port = os.environ.get("PYTEST_STATUS_PORT")
@@ -39,34 +40,6 @@ command_status_gui_gen = "pytest_gui_status \"{norm_dir_name}\""
 # make bulk changes with pipeline
 
 
-def s(input_):
-    ''' Convert str or uncode or bytes to str.
-    If list, do it for all of them.
-    If others, return as is. '''
-
-    import sys
-    PY3 = sys.version_info > (3,)
-
-    if isinstance(input_, list):
-        return [s(ele) for ele in input_]
-
-    try:
-        if PY3:
-            assert(type(input_) in [str, bytes])
-        else:
-            assert(type(input_) in [str, unicode, bytes])
-    except AssertionError:
-        return input_
-
-    if PY3:
-        if type(input_) == bytes:
-            str_ = bytes.decode(input_)
-            return str_
-
-    # either str or unicode
-    str_ = str(input_)
-    return str_
-
 
 class Helpers(object):
 

pytest_gui_status/utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+def s(input_):
+    ''' Convert str or uncode or bytes to str.
+    If list, do it for all of them.
+    If others, return as is. '''
+
+    import sys
+    PY3 = sys.version_info > (3,)
+
+    if isinstance(input_, list):
+        return [s(ele) for ele in input_]
+
+    try:
+        if PY3:
+            assert(type(input_) in [str, bytes])
+        else:
+            assert(type(input_) in [str, unicode, bytes])
+    except AssertionError:
+        return input_
+
+    if PY3:
+        if type(input_) == bytes:
+            str_ = bytes.decode(input_)
+            return str_
+
+    # either str or unicode
+    str_ = str(input_)
+    return str_