add elsa function to recreate the file

src/backend/create_file.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from icecream import ic
 from omegaconf import OmegaConf
 
 from src.backend.database import Database
@@ -34,3 +35,32 @@ def recreateFile(name, app_id, filetype, open=True) -> Path:
             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