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1import oe.maketype
2import bb.msg
3
4def typed_value(key, d):
5 """Construct a value for the specified metadata variable, using its flags
6 to determine the type and parameters for construction."""
7 var_type = d.getVarFlag(key, 'type')
8 flags = d.getVarFlags(key)
9
10 try:
11 return oe.maketype.create(d.getVar(key, True) or '', var_type, **flags)
12 except (TypeError, ValueError), exc:
13 bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Data, "%s: %s" % (key, str(exc)))