text: """
  Auxiliary functions
  """
  
  import json
  
  
  def format_lld(data_set):
      """Format JSON output for Zabbix LLD
  
      :param data_set: set or list of dictionaries
      :return: formatted Zabbix LLD data
      """
  
      return json.dumps({'data': data_set})
  
  
  def table_to_dict(path, columns, sep=None, skip=None):
      """Convert tabled data to a dictionary
  
      :param path: path to the file to read
      :param columns: field names
      :param sep: fields separator
      :param skip: number of lines to skip on the source
      :return: dictionary
      """
  
      data_set = []
  
      with open(path) as source:
          if skip:
              source = list(source)[skip:]
  
          for line in source:
              values = line.split(sep, len(columns))
              data_set.append(dict(zip(columns, values)))
  
      return data_set
  