move mkdirSafe to auxilary

auxilary.py

@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ class CountdownTimer(Thread):
 	def __del__(self):
 		self.stop()
 
+def mkdirSafe(path, logger):
+	'''
+	Makes new dir if path does not exist, and aborts program if path exists and
+	path is a file not a dir. Else does nothing
+	'''
+	if not os.path.exists(path):
+		os.mkdir(path)
+	elif os.path.isfile(path):
+		logger.error('%s is present but is a file (vs a directory). ' \
+			'Please (re)move this file to prevent data loss', path)
+		raise SystemExit
+
 def waitForPath(path, logger=None, timeout=30):
 	'''
 	Waits for a path to appear. Useful for procfs and sysfs where devices

sharedLogging.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging, os
 from subprocess import run, PIPE, CalledProcessError
 from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler, SMTPHandler
+from auxilary import mkdirSafe
 
 '''
 Logger conventions
@@ -44,17 +45,11 @@ class GlusterFSHandler(TimedRotatingFileHandler):
 		self._volume = volume
 		self._options = options
 		
-		logdest = mountpoint + '/logs'
-		
-		if not os.path.exists(logdest):
-			os.mkdir(logdest)
-		elif os.path.isfile(logdest):
-			logger.error('%s is present but is a file (vs a directory). ' \
-				'Please (re)move this file to prevent data loss', logdest)
-			raise SystemExit
-		
 		self._mount()
 		
+		logdest = mountpoint + '/logs'
+		mkdirSafe(logdest, logger)
+			
 		super().__init__(logdest + '/pyledriver-log', when='midnight')
 
 		fmt = logging.Formatter('[%(asctime)s] [%(name)s] [%(levelname)s] %(message)s')