add elsa function to recreate the file

src/backend/create_file.py

@@ -1,36 +1,66 @@
-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
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from icecream import ic
+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
+
+
+def recreateElsaFile(filename: str, filetype: str, open=True) -> Path:
+    """
+    recreateElsaFile creates a file from the database and opens it in the respective program, if the open parameter is set to True.
+
+    Args:
+    ----
+        - filename (str): The filename selected by the user.
+        - open (bool, optional): Determines if the file should be opened. Defaults to True.
+
+    Returns:
+    -------
+        - Path: Absolute path to the file.
+    """
+    if filename.startswith("(") and filename.endswith(")"):
+        filename = str(filename[1:-1].replace("'", ""))
+    if not isinstance(filename, str):
+        raise ValueError("filename must be a string")
+    path = db.recreateElsaFile(filename, 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