def add_formats_by_name(self, rfmt_list):
        """
        adds formats by short label descriptors, such as 'txt', 'json', or
        'html'
        """

        for fmt in rfmt_list:
            if fmt == "json":
                self.add_report_format(JSONReportFormat)
            elif fmt in ("txt", "text"):
                self.add_report_format(TextReportFormat)
            elif fmt in ("htm", "html"):
                self.add_report_format(CheetahReportFormat)
adds formats by short label descriptors, such as 'txt', 'json', or
        'html'