import os
import grp
import pwd

def xmlBool(xmlobj):
    if isinstance(xmlobj, bool):
        return (xmlobj)
    if xmlobj.lower() in ('1', 'true'):
        return(True)
    elif xmlobj.lower() in ('0', 'false'):
        return(False)
    else:
        return(None)


def getSudoGroup():
    is_sudo = False
    if os.environ.get('SUDO_GID'):
        gid = int(os.environ['SUDO_GID'])
        is_sudo = True
    else:
        gid = os.getegid()
    group = grp.getgrgid(gid)
    return((group, gid, is_sudo))


def getSudoUser():
    is_sudo = False
    if os.environ.get('SUDO_UID'):
        uid = int(os.environ['SUDO_UID'])
        is_sudo = True
    else:
        uid = os.geteuid()
    user = pwd.getpwuid(os.geteuid())
    return((user, uid, is_sudo))