configuration: improved config file format

chatmastermind/message.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Module implementing message related functions and classes.
 """
 import pathlib
 import yaml
+import tempfile
+import shutil
 from typing import Type, TypeVar, ClassVar, Optional, Any, Union, Final, Literal, Iterable
 from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict, field
 from .tags import Tag, TagLine, TagError, match_tags, rename_tags
@@ -445,16 +447,18 @@ class Message():
             * Answer.txt_header
             * Answer
         """
-        with open(file_path, "w") as fd:
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=file_path.parent, prefix=file_path.name, mode="w", delete=False) as temp_fd:
+            temp_file_path = pathlib.Path(temp_fd.name)
             if self.tags:
-                fd.write(f'{TagLine.from_set(self.tags)}\n')
+                temp_fd.write(f'{TagLine.from_set(self.tags)}\n')
             if self.ai:
-                fd.write(f'{AILine.from_ai(self.ai)}\n')
+                temp_fd.write(f'{AILine.from_ai(self.ai)}\n')
             if self.model:
-                fd.write(f'{ModelLine.from_model(self.model)}\n')
-            fd.write(f'{Question.txt_header}\n{self.question}\n')
+                temp_fd.write(f'{ModelLine.from_model(self.model)}\n')
+            temp_fd.write(f'{Question.txt_header}\n{self.question}\n')
             if self.answer:
-                fd.write(f'{Answer.txt_header}\n{self.answer}\n')
+                temp_fd.write(f'{Answer.txt_header}\n{self.answer}\n')
+        shutil.move(temp_file_path, file_path)
 
     def __to_file_yaml(self, file_path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
         """
@@ -466,7 +470,8 @@ class Message():
             * Message.ai_yaml_key: str [Optional]
             * Message.model_yaml_key: str [Optional]
         """
-        with open(file_path, "w") as fd:
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=file_path.parent, prefix=file_path.name, mode="w", delete=False) as temp_fd:
+            temp_file_path = pathlib.Path(temp_fd.name)
             data: YamlDict = {Question.yaml_key: str(self.question)}
             if self.answer:
                 data[Answer.yaml_key] = str(self.answer)
@@ -476,7 +481,8 @@ class Message():
                 data[self.model_yaml_key] = self.model
             if self.tags:
                 data[self.tags_yaml_key] = sorted([str(tag) for tag in self.tags])
-            yaml.dump(data, fd, sort_keys=False)
+            yaml.dump(data, temp_fd, sort_keys=False)
+        shutil.move(temp_file_path, file_path)
 
     def filter_tags(self, prefix: Optional[str] = None, contain: Optional[str] = None) -> set[Tag]:
         """