''' Utilities for checking dependencies

'''
from importlib import import_module

def import_optional(mod_name):
    ''' Attempt to import an optional dependency.

    Silently returns None if the requested module is not available.

    Args:
        mod_name (str) : name of the optional module to try to import

    Returns:
        imported module or None, if import fails

    '''
    try:
        return import_module(mod_name)
    except ImportError:
        return None

def import_required(mod_name, error_msg):
    ''' Attempt to import a required dependency.

    Raises a RuntimeError if the requested module is not available.

    Args:
        mod_name (str) : name of the required module to try to import
        error_msg (str) : error message to raise when the module is missing

    Returns:
        imported module

    Raises:
        RuntimeError

    '''
    try:
        return import_module(mod_name)
    except ImportError:
        raise RuntimeError(error_msg)