coin/source/main.py

import sys as _sys
import re as _re
import json as _json
import yaml as _yaml
import argparse as _argparse


def convey(
	x,
	fs
):
	y = x
	for f in fs:
		y = f(y)
	return y
	

def string_coin(
	template,
	arguments,
	options = None
):
	options = (
		{
			"character_open": "{{",
			"character_close": "}}",
			"ignore_whitespaces": True,
		}
		|
		(options or {})
	)
	result = template
	for (key, value, ) in arguments.items():
		pattern = (
			_re.escape(options["character_open"])
			+
			("\s*" if options["ignore_whitespaces"] else "")
			+
			_re.escape(key)
			+
			("\s*" if options["ignore_whitespaces"] else "")
			+
			_re.escape(options["character_close"])
		)
		result = _re.sub(
			pattern,
			value,
			result
		)
	return result
	

def file_read(
	path
):
	handle = open(path, "r")
	content = handle.read()
	handle.close()
	return content
	

def handle_value(
	value,
	options = None
):
	options = (
		{
			"indicator": "@",
		}
		|
		(options or {})
	)
	return (
		file_read(value[len(options["indicator"]):])
		if value.startswith(options["indicator"]) else
		value
	)	
	

def data_from_file(
	path
):
	return (
		{}
		if
		(path is None)
		else
		(
			(
				lambda content: (
					_json.loads(content)
					if path.endswith(".json") else
					_yaml.safe_load(content)
				)
			) (file_read(path))
		)
	)
	

def data_from_adhoc_arguments(
	arguments
):
	return dict(
		map(
			lambda argument: (
				(
					lambda parts: (
						parts[0],
						handle_value(parts[1]),
					)
				) (argument.split(":", 1))
			),
			(arguments or {})
		)
	)
	

def main(
):
	## args
	argument_parser = _argparse.ArgumentParser(
		prog = "coin",
		formatter_class = _argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter,
		description = "transforms a template string to its refined version by substituting its placeholders with concrete values; example: »echo '{{flowers}} are {{color}}' | coin -a flowers:roses -a color:red«",
	)
	argument_parser.add_argument(
		"-t",
		"--template-path",
		dest = "template_path",
		type = str,
		metavar = "<template-path>",
		default = None,
		help = "default: read from stdin",
	)
	argument_parser.add_argument(
		"-d",
		"--data-path",
		type = str,
		default = None,
		metavar = "<data-path>",
		help = "path to JSON or YAML file, containing placeholder assignments (e.g. »{\"flowers\": \"roses\", \"color\": \"red\"}«)",
	)
	argument_parser.add_argument(
		"-a",
		"--adhoc-argument",
		type = str,
		dest = "adhoc_arguments",
		action = "append",
		metavar = "<adhoc-argument-key>:<adhoc-argument-value>",
		help = "prefixing <value> with '@' causes the value to be interpreted as the path to a text file, whose content shall be used",
	)
	argument_parser.add_argument(
		"-o",
		"--character-open",
		type = str,
		default = "{{",
		metavar = "<character-open>",
		help = "placeholder opening character",
	)
	argument_parser.add_argument(
		"-c",
		"--character-close",
		type = str,
		default = "}}",
		metavar = "<character-close>",
		help = "placeholder closing character",
	)
	argument_parser.add_argument(
		"-w",
		"--heed-whitespaces",
		action = "store_true",
		help = "whether whitespace characters in the template string shall be heeded, i.e. not be ignored",
	)
	args = argument_parser.parse_args()
	
	## exec
	content_in = (
		_sys.stdin.read()
		if (args.template_path is None) else
		file_read(args.template_path)
	)
	data = (
		data_from_file(args.data_path)
		|
		data_from_adhoc_arguments(args.adhoc_arguments)
	)
	content_out = string_coin(
		content_in,
		data,
		{
			"character_open": args.character_open,
			"character_close": args.character_close,
			"ignore_whitespaces": (not args.heed_whitespaces),
		}
	)
	_sys.stdout.write(content_out)
	

main()