def serialized(self):
        to_ret = {}
        for group, requirements in self.items():
            to_ret[group] = [str(requirement) for requirement in requirements]
        return to_ret
def limitStrLessThen128Char(self, strStr=None):
        if len(strStr) > 128:
            logging.info("limit str less then 128 char")
            return strStr[:127] + u"_"
        else:
            return strStr