--- a/python/storage.py	Mon Aug 03 14:48:41 2015 -0400
+++ b/python/storage.py	Wed Aug 05 00:12:52 2015 -0400
@@ -654,11 +654,11 @@
         s = f.readline()
     return s.strip()
 
-def getLines(f, commentCharacters = commentChar):
+def getLines(f, delimiterChar = delimiterChar, commentCharacters = commentChar):
     '''Gets a complete entry (all the lines) in between delimiterChar.'''
     dataStrings = []
     s = readline(f, commentCharacters)
-    while len(s) > 0:
+    while len(s) > 0 and s[0] != delimiterChar:
         dataStrings += [s.strip()]
         s = readline(f, commentCharacters)
     return dataStrings

--- a/python/ubc_utils.py	Mon Aug 03 14:48:41 2015 -0400
+++ b/python/ubc_utils.py	Wed Aug 05 00:12:52 2015 -0400
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 '''Various utilities to load data saved by the UBC tool(s)'''
 
-import utils, events
+import utils, events, storage
 from moving import MovingObject, TimeInterval, Trajectory
 
 
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@
     by just copying the corresponding trajectory and velocity data
     from the inFilename, and saving the characteristics in objects (first line)
     into outFilename'''
-    infile = utils.openCheck(inFilename)
-    outfile = utils.openCheck(outFilename,'w')
+    infile = storage.openCheck(inFilename)
+    outfile = storage.openCheck(outFilename,'w')
 
     if (inFilename.find('features') >= 0) or (not infile) or (not outfile):
         return
 
-    lines = utils.getLines(infile)
+    lines = storage.getLines(infile)
     objNum = 0 # in inFilename
     while lines != []:
         # find object in objects (index i)
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@
             outfile.write(utils.delimiterChar+'\n')
         # next object
         objNum += 1
-        lines = utils.getLines(infile)
+        lines = storage.getLines(infile)
 
     print('read {0} objects'.format(objNum))
 
 def modifyTrajectoryFile(modifyLines, filenameIn, filenameOut):
     '''Reads filenameIn, replaces the lines with the result of modifyLines and writes the result in filenameOut'''
-    fileIn = utils.openCheck(filenameIn, 'r', True)
-    fileOut = utils.openCheck(filenameOut, "w", True)
+    fileIn = storage.openCheck(filenameIn, 'r', True)
+    fileOut = storage.openCheck(filenameOut, "w", True)
 
-    lines = utils.getLines(fileIn)
+    lines = storage.getLines(fileIn)
     trajNum = 0
     while (lines != []):
         modifiedLines = modifyLines(trajNum, lines)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
             for l in modifiedLines:
                 fileOut.write(l+"\n")
             fileOut.write(utils.delimiterChar+"\n")
-        lines = utils.getLines(fileIn)
+        lines = storage.getLines(fileIn)
         trajNum += 1
          
     fileIn.close()
@@ -106,17 +106,17 @@
 def copyTrajectoryFile(keepTrajectory, filenameIn, filenameOut):
     '''Reads filenameIn, keeps the trajectories for which the function keepTrajectory(trajNum, lines) is True
     and writes the result in filenameOut'''
-    fileIn = utils.openCheck(filenameIn, 'r', True)
-    fileOut = utils.openCheck(filenameOut, "w", True)
+    fileIn = storage.openCheck(filenameIn, 'r', True)
+    fileOut = storage.openCheck(filenameOut, "w", True)
 
-    lines = utils.getLines(fileIn)
+    lines = storage.getLines(fileIn)
     trajNum = 0
     while (lines != []):
         if keepTrajectory(trajNum, lines):
             for l in lines:
                 fileOut.write(l+"\n")
             fileOut.write(utils.delimiterChar+"\n")
-        lines = utils.getLines(fileIn)
+        lines = storage.getLines(fileIn)
         trajNum += 1
         
     fileIn.close()
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@
 def loadTrajectories(filename, nObjects = -1):
     '''Loads trajectories'''
 
-    file = utils.openCheck(filename)
+    file = storage.openCheck(filename)
     if (not file):
         return []
 
     objects = []
     objNum = 0
     objectType = getFileType(filename)
-    lines = utils.getLines(file)
+    lines = storage.getLines(file)
     while (lines != []) and ((nObjects<0) or (objNum<nObjects)):
         l = lines[0].split(' ')
         parsedLine = [int(n) for n in l[:4]]
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
         else:
             print("Error two lines of data for feature %d"%(f.num))
 
-        lines = utils.getLines(file)
+        lines = storage.getLines(file)
 
     file.close()
     return objects
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@
     'Loads interactions from the old UBC traffic event format'
     from events import Interaction 
     from indicators import SeverityIndicator
-    file = utils.openCheck(filename)
+    file = storage.openCheck(filename)
     if (not file):
         return []
 
     interactions = []
     interactionNum = 0
-    lines = utils.getLines(file)
+    lines = storage.getLines(file)
     while (lines != []) and ((nInteractions<0) or (interactionNum<nInteractions)):
         parsedLine = [int(n) for n in lines[0].split(' ')]
         inter = Interaction(interactionNum, TimeInterval(parsedLine[1],parsedLine[2]), parsedLine[3], parsedLine[4], categoryNum = parsedLine[5])
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 
         interactions.append(inter)
         interactionNum+=1
-        lines = utils.getLines(file)
+        lines = storage.getLines(file)
 
     file.close()
     return interactions
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@
 def loadCollisionPoints(filename, nPoints = -1):
     '''Loads collision points and returns a dict
     with keys as a pair of the numbers of the two interacting objects'''
-    file = utils.openCheck(filename)
+    file = storage.openCheck(filename)
     if (not file):
         return []
 
     points = {}
     num = 0
-    lines = utils.getLines(file)
+    lines = storage.getLines(file)
     while (lines != []) and ((nPoints<0) or (num<nPoints)):
         parsedLine = [int(n) for n in lines[0].split(' ')]
         protagonistNums = (parsedLine[0], parsedLine[1])
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
                                    [float(n) for n in lines[2].split(' ')]]
 
         num+=1
-        lines = utils.getLines(file)
+        lines = storage.getLines(file)
 
     file.close()
     return points