since paths is used as constant I moved it

constants.py

@@ -1,5 +1,44 @@
 '''Global constants'''
 
+# region formatting helping functions (used in constant)
+def _kwh(_p, value: float) -> str:
+    return f"{round(value, 2)}KWh"
+
+def _a(_p, value: float) -> str:
+    return f"{round(value, 1)}A"
+
+def _w(_p, value: float) -> str:
+    return f"{round(value, 1)}W"
+
+def _v(_p, value: float) -> str:
+    return f"{round(value, 1)}V"
+# endregion
+
 DTUVARIANT_AHOY = "ahoy"
 DTUVARIANT_OPENDTU = "opendtu"
 DTUVARIANT_TEMPLATE = "template"
+
+
+VICTRON_PATHS = {
+  "/Ac/Energy/Forward": {
+      "initial": None,
+      "textformat": _kwh,
+  },  # energy produced by pv inverter
+  "/Ac/Power": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
+  "/Ac/L1/Voltage": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
+  "/Ac/L2/Voltage": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
+  "/Ac/L3/Voltage": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
+  "/Ac/L1/Current": {"initial": None, "textformat": _a},
+  "/Ac/L2/Current": {"initial": None, "textformat": _a},
+  "/Ac/L3/Current": {"initial": None, "textformat": _a},
+  "/Ac/L1/Power": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
+  "/Ac/L2/Power": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
+  "/Ac/L3/Power": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
+  "/Ac/L1/Energy/Forward": {"initial": None, "textformat": _kwh},
+  "/Ac/L2/Energy/Forward": {"initial": None, "textformat": _kwh},
+  "/Ac/L3/Energy/Forward": {"initial": None, "textformat": _kwh},
+  "/Ac/Out/L1/I": {"initial": None, "textformat": _a},
+  "/Ac/Out/L1/V": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
+  "/Ac/Out/L1/P": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
+  "/Dc/0/Voltage": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
+}

dbus_opendtu.py

@@ -58,43 +58,6 @@ def initialize():
         logging.warning("NumberOfTemplates not set, using default")
         number_of_templates = 0
 
-    # region formatting
-    def _kwh(_p, value: float) -> str:
-        return f"{round(value, 2)}KWh"
-
-    def _a(_p, value: float) -> str:
-        return f"{round(value, 1)}A"
-
-    def _w(_p, value: float) -> str:
-        return f"{round(value, 1)}W"
-
-    def _v(_p, value: float) -> str:
-        return f"{round(value, 1)}V"
-    # endregion
-
-    paths = {
-        "/Ac/Energy/Forward": {
-            "initial": None,
-            "textformat": _kwh,
-        },  # energy produced by pv inverter
-        "/Ac/Power": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
-        "/Ac/L1/Voltage": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
-        "/Ac/L2/Voltage": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
-        "/Ac/L3/Voltage": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
-        "/Ac/L1/Current": {"initial": None, "textformat": _a},
-        "/Ac/L2/Current": {"initial": None, "textformat": _a},
-        "/Ac/L3/Current": {"initial": None, "textformat": _a},
-        "/Ac/L1/Power": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
-        "/Ac/L2/Power": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
-        "/Ac/L3/Power": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
-        "/Ac/L1/Energy/Forward": {"initial": None, "textformat": _kwh},
-        "/Ac/L2/Energy/Forward": {"initial": None, "textformat": _kwh},
-        "/Ac/L3/Energy/Forward": {"initial": None, "textformat": _kwh},
-        "/Ac/Out/L1/I": {"initial": None, "textformat": _a},
-        "/Ac/Out/L1/V": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
-        "/Ac/Out/L1/P": {"initial": None, "textformat": _w},
-        "/Dc/0/Voltage": {"initial": None, "textformat": _v},
-    }
 
 
 def register_service():
@@ -107,7 +70,6 @@ def register_service():
         servicename = get_config_value(config, "Servicename", "INVERTER", 0, "com.victronenergy.pvinverter")
         service = DbusService(
             servicename=servicename,
-            paths=paths,
             actual_inverter=0,
         )
 
@@ -127,7 +89,6 @@ def register_service():
                 )
                 DbusService(
                     servicename=servicename,
-                    paths=paths,
                     actual_inverter=actual_inverter + 1,
                 )
 
@@ -142,7 +103,6 @@ def register_service():
         )
         service = DbusService(
             servicename=servicename,
-            paths=paths,
             actual_inverter=actual_template,
             istemplate=True,
         )

dbus_service.py

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class DbusService:
     def __init__(
         self,
         servicename,
-        paths,
         actual_inverter,
         istemplate=False,
     ):
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
         self._dbusservice = VeDbusService(f"{servicename}.http_{self.deviceinstance}", dbus_conn)
-        self._paths = paths
+        self._paths = constants.VICTRON_PATHS 
 
         # Create the management objects, as specified in the ccgx dbus-api document
         self._dbusservice.add_path("/Mgmt/ProcessName", __file__)