Adding placeholder routine for schema extensions
@@ -690,6 +690,16 @@ ss
all_args.pop(0)
return self._search(chip, cfg[param], *all_args, field=field, mode=mode)
+
+ ###########################################################################
+ def extend(self, filename, cfg=None):
+ '''
+ Read in a json dictionary and add to the SC cfg.
+ '''
+ #1. Check format/legality (keywords, missing information)
+ #2. Create an entry for every key not found
+ pass
+
###########################################################################
def _prune(self, cfg=None, top=True):
'''
