configuration: added 'asdict()' as an instance function

chatmastermind/message.py

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Message():
     path: Optional[pathlib.Path]
 
     # @classmethod
-    # def from_file(cls: Type[MessageInst], path: str) -> MessageInst:
+    # def from_file(cls: Type[MessageInst], path: pathlib.Path) -> MessageInst:
     #     """
     #     Create a Message from the given file. Expects the following file structure:
     #     * TagLine (from 'self.tags')
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Message():
     #     """
     #     pass
 
-    def to_file(self, path: str) -> None:
+    def to_file(self, path: Optional[pathlib.Path]) -> None:
         """
         Write Message to the given file. Creates the following file structure:
         * TagLine (from 'self.tags')
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ class Message():
         * Answer.Header
         * Answer
         """
+        if not path and not self.path:
+            raise MessageError('Got no valid path to write message')
         pass
 
     def asdict(self) -> dict[str, Any]: