Some more fixes to MVP

common.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from caproto.sync.client import read, write
 
 def read_config():
     root_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-    with open(root_dir + "config.yaml", "r") as f:
+    with open(root_dir + "/config.yaml", "r") as f:
         return yaml.safe_load(f)
 
 

ioc/startioc.py

@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ def startioc():
 
     # Start the IOC itself
     subprocess.run(root_dir + 'ioc/st.cmd')
+
+if __name__ == __main__:
+    startioc()

tests/conftest.py

@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ TIMEOUT_READ = 3.0
 def prepare_ioc():
 
     config = read_config()
+    pvprefix = config['pvprefix']
 
     """
     This function checks if the test IOC is already running and attempts to
     start it, if that is not the case.
     """
     try:
-        read(f'{config['pvprefix']}:IOCREADY', timeout=TIMEOUT_READ)
+        read(f'{pvprefix}:IOCREADY', timeout=TIMEOUT_READ)
 
         # Reading the check recird was successfull -> We assume that the IOC
         # is running
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ def prepare_ioc():
         now = time.time()
         while now + TIMEOUT_IOC_STARTUP < time.time():
             try:
-                read(f'{config['pvprefix']}:IOCREADY', timeout=TIMEOUT_READ)
+                read(f'{pvprefix}:IOCREADY', timeout=TIMEOUT_READ)
                 return
             except TimeoutError:
                 time.sleep(0.5)