Changed config get function to return correct type

Signed-off-by: Jim Martens <github@2martens.de>

src/twomartens/masterthesis/cli.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from twomartens.masterthesis import config as conf
 
 def config(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     if args.action == "get":
-        print(conf.get_property(args.property))
+        print(str(conf.get_property(args.property)))
     elif args.action == "set":
         conf.set_property(args.property, args.value)
     elif args.action == "list":

src/twomartens/masterthesis/config.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Functions:
 """
 import configparser
 import os
-
+from typing import Union
 
 CONFIG_FILE = "tm-masterthesis-config.ini"
 _CONFIG_PROPS = {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ _CONFIG_PROPS = {
 }
 
 
-def get_property(key: str) -> str:
+def get_property(key: str) -> Union[str, float, int, bool]:
     parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
     config_file = f"{os.getcwd()}/{CONFIG_FILE}"
     
@@ -63,7 +63,19 @@ def get_property(key: str) -> str:
     parser.read(config_file)
     
     section, prop = tuple(key.split("."))
-    return parser.get(section, prop)
+    cast = _CONFIG_PROPS[section][prop][0]
+    
+    value = None
+    if cast is str:
+        value = parser.get(section, prop)
+    elif cast is float:
+        value = parser.getfloat(section, prop)
+    elif cast is int:
+        value = parser.getint(section, prop)
+    elif cast is bool:
+        value = parser.getboolean(section, prop)
+    
+    return value
 
 
 def set_property(key: str, value: str) -> None: