Added function to open file by id + try / except when writing index file

README.md

@@ -107,14 +107,13 @@ Here are some sources of inspirations for this project :
 
 A list of ideas and TODO. Don't hesitate to give feedback on the ones you really want or to propose your owns.
 
-20. No DOI for HAL
 30. Parameter to disable remote search
-40. Open file
 45. Doc / Man
 50. Webserver interface
 60. Categories
 70. Edit an entry instead of deleting it and adding it again
 80. Automatic download of new arXiv version
+90. No DOI for HAL => thanks all for metadata with SOAP API… don't want to handle it for now :/
 
 ## Issues ?
 

backend.py

@@ -53,17 +53,25 @@ def bibtexAppend(data):
 
     data is a dict for one entry in bibtex, as the one from bibtexparser output
     """
+    try:
         with open(params.folder+'index.bib', 'a') as fh:
             fh.write(parsed2Bibtex(data)+"\n")
+    except:
+        tools.warning("Unable to open index file.")
+        return False
 
 
 def bibtexEdit(ident, modifs):
     """Update ident key in bibtex file, modifications are in modifs dict"""
 
+    try:
         with open(params.folder+'index.bib', 'r') as fh:
             bibtex = BibTexParser(fh.read(),
                                   customization=homogeneize_latex_encoding)
         bibtex = bibtex.get_entry_dict()
+    except:
+        tools.warning("Unable to open index file.")
+        return False
 
     for key in modifs.keys():
         bibtex[ident][key] = modifs[key]
@@ -78,16 +86,24 @@ def bibtexRewrite(data):
     bibtex = ''
     for entry in data.keys():
         bibtex += parsed2Bibtex(data[entry])+"\n"
+    try:
         with open(params.folder+'index.bib', 'w') as fh:
             fh.write(bibtex)
+    except:
+        tools.warning("Unable to open index file.")
+        return False
 
 
 def deleteId(ident):
     """Delete a file based on its id in the bibtex file"""
+    try:
         with open(params.folder+'index.bib', 'r') as fh:
             bibtex = BibTexParser(fh.read(),
                                   customization=homogeneize_latex_encoding)
         bibtex = bibtex.get_entry_dict()
+    except:
+        tools.warning("Unable to open index file.")
+        return False
 
     if ident not in bibtex.keys():
         return False
@@ -108,10 +124,14 @@ def deleteId(ident):
 
 def deleteFile(filename):
     """Delete a file based on its filename"""
+    try:
         with open(params.folder+'index.bib', 'r') as fh:
             bibtex = BibTexParser(fh.read(),
                                   customization=homogeneize_latex_encoding)
         bibtex = bibtex.get_entry_dict()
+    except:
+        tools.warning("Unable to open index file.")
+        return False
 
     found = False
     for key in bibtex.keys():
@@ -141,11 +161,14 @@ def diffFilesIndex():
     """
 
     files = tools.listDir(params.folder)
+    try:
         with open(params.folder+'index.bib', 'r') as fh:
             index = BibTexParser(fh.read(),
                                  customization=homogeneize_latex_encoding)
-
         index_diff = index.get_entry_dict()
+    except:
+        tools.warning("Unable to open index file.")
+        return False
 
     for key in index_diff.keys():
         if index_diff[key]['file'] not in files:

main.py

@@ -155,6 +155,23 @@ def downloadFile(url, filetype):
         return False
 
 
+def openFile(ident):
+    try:
+        with open(params.folder+'index.bib', 'r') as fh:
+            bibtex = BibTexParser(fh.read(),
+                                  customization=homogeneize_latex_encoding)
+        bibtex = bibtex.get_entry_dict()
+    except:
+        tools.warning("Unable to open index file.")
+        return False
+
+    if ident not in bibtex.keys():
+        return False
+    else:
+        subprocess.Popen(['xdg-open', bibtex[ident]['file']])
+        return True
+
+
 def resync():
     diff = backend.diffFilesIndex()
 
@@ -284,6 +301,14 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         elif sys.argv[1] == 'search':
             raise Exception('TODO')
 
+        elif sys.argv[1] == 'open':
+            if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+                sys.exit("Usage: " + sys.argv[0] +
+                         " open ID")
+            if not openFile(sys.argv[2]):
+                sys.exit("Unable to open file associated " +
+                         "to ident "+sys.argv[2])
+
         elif sys.argv[1] == 'resync':
             if len(sys.argv) > 2 and sys.argv[2] == 'help':
                 sys.exit("Usage: " + sys.argv[0] + " resync")