Merge branch 'release-0.2.0'

Author: claire-lex

bof/__init__.py

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
     The content of this class should not be used directly, unless writing a
     new protocol submodule. Available from direct bof import (``import bof``)
 
+:frame:
+    Generic frame representation as objects within BOF. Classes from this
+    submodule should be inherited by protocol implementations, but they should
+    not be used directly by the end user.
+
 :byte:
     Set of functions for byte conversion and handling. Accessed via import of
     the byte submodule (``from bof import byte``).
@@ -31,4 +36,6 @@
 
 from .base import *
 from .network import *
+from .frame import *
 from .byte import * 
+from .spec import *

bof/base.py

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 """
 
 import logging
-import json
 from datetime import datetime
 from re import sub
 
@@ -102,25 +101,10 @@ def log(message:str, level:str="INFO") -> bool:
         logging.log(level, message)
     return _LOGGING_ENABLED
 
-###############################################################################
-# BOF JSON FILE HANDLING                                                      #
-###############################################################################
-
-def load_json(filename:str) -> dict:
-    """Loads a JSON file and returns the associated dictionary.
-
-    :raises BOFLibraryError: if the file cannot be opened.
-    """
-    try:
-        with open(filename, 'r') as jsonfile:
-            return json.load(jsonfile)
-    except Exception as e:
-        raise BOFLibraryError("JSON File {0} cannot be used.".format(filename)) from None
-
 ###############################################################################
 # STRING MANIPULATION                                                         #
 ###############################################################################
 
 def to_property(value:str) -> str:
     """Replace all non alphanumeric characters in a string with ``_``"""
-    return sub('[^0-9a-zA-Z]+', '_', value)
+    return sub('[^0-9a-zA-Z]+', '_', value.lower())