create and delete files

src/backend/create_file.py

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+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from omegaconf import OmegaConf
+from src.backend.database import Database
+
+db = Database()
+config = OmegaConf.load("config.yaml")
+
+def recreateFile(name, app_id, filetype, open=True)->Path:
+    """
+    recreateFile creates a file from the database and opens it in the respective program, if the open parameter is set to True.
+    
+    Args:
+    ----
+        - name (str): The filename selected by the user.
+        - app_id (str): the id of the apparatus.
+        - filetype (str): the extension of the file to be created.
+        - open (bool, optional): Determines if the file should be opened. Defaults to True.
+    
+    Returns:
+    -------
+        - Path: Absolute path to the file.
+    """
+    path = db.recreateFile(name, app_id, filetype=filetype)
+    path = Path(path)
+    if open:
+        if os.getenv("OS") == "Windows_NT":
+            path = path.resolve()
+            os.startfile(path)
+        else:
+            path = path.resolve()
+            os.system(f"open {path}")
+    return path

src/backend/delete_temp_contents.py

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+import os
+from omegaconf import OmegaConf
+config = OmegaConf.load("config.yaml")
+
+def delete_temp_contents():
+    """
+    delete_temp_contents deletes the contents of the temp directory.
+    """
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(config.database.tempdir):
+        for file in files:
+            os.remove(os.path.join(root, file))
+        for dir in dirs:
+            os.rmdir(os.path.join(root, dir))