that was annoying

eive_tmtc/config/retvals.py

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+import os
+from tmtccmd.fsfw import parse_fsfw_returnvalues_csv, RetvalDictT
+from tmtccmd.logging import get_console_logger
+
+DEFAULT_RETVAL_CSV_NAME = "config/returnvalues.csv"
+__RETVAL_DICT = None
+LOGGER = get_console_logger()
+
+
+def get_retval_dict() -> RetvalDictT:
+    global __RETVAL_DICT
+    if __RETVAL_DICT is None:
+        if os.path.exists(DEFAULT_RETVAL_CSV_NAME):
+            __RETVAL_DICT = parse_fsfw_returnvalues_csv(
+                csv_file=DEFAULT_RETVAL_CSV_NAME
+            )
+        else:
+            LOGGER.warning(
+                f"No Return Value CSV file found at {DEFAULT_RETVAL_CSV_NAME}"
+            )
+            __RETVAL_DICT = dict()
+    return __RETVAL_DICT