test_restore_insert.py

import json
import platform
import sys

json_file_name = "config.json"
def insert_for_test_restore():
    list=[]
    list.append("/test_Files_Backup/jewel")
    list.append("/test_Files_Backup/jewel2")
    list.append("/test_Files_Backup/jewel3")

    table_name='jewel_sources' 
    key=platform.node()
    data=list
    write_json(table_name, key, data)

    table_name='destination'
    data2="test_Files_Backup/backup_Location"
    write_json(table_name,key, data2)

    table_name='restore_destination'
    data3="test_Files_Backup/restore_Location"
    write_json(table_name,key, data3)

    print("done with test_restore_insert.py")

def write_json(table_name, key, value, filename=json_file_name):
    with open(filename,'r+') as file:
        # First we load existing data into a dict.
        file_data = json.load(file)
        # Join new_data with file_data inside emp_details
        file_data[table_name][key] = value
        # Sets file's current position at offset.
        file.seek(0)
        # convert back to json.
        json.dump(file_data, file, indent = 4)