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

chatmastermind/configuration.py

@@ -64,3 +64,6 @@ class Config():
     def to_file(self, path: str) -> None:
         with open(path, 'w') as f:
             yaml.dump(asdict(self), f)
+
+    def asdict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return asdict(self)

chatmastermind/message.py

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 """
 Module implementing message related functions and classes.
 """
-from typing import Type, TypeVar
+import pathlib
+from typing import Type, TypeVar, Optional, Any
+from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
+from .tags import Tag
 
 QuestionInst = TypeVar('QuestionInst', bound='Question')
 AnswerInst = TypeVar('AnswerInst', bound='Answer')
+MessageInst = TypeVar('MessageInst', bound='Message')
 
 
 class MessageError(Exception):
@@ -39,16 +43,16 @@ def source_code(text: str, include_delims: bool = False) -> list[str]:
 
 class Question(str):
     """
-    A single question with a defined prefix.
+    A single question with a defined header.
     """
-    prefix = '=== QUESTION ==='
+    header = '=== QUESTION ==='
 
     def __new__(cls: Type[QuestionInst], string: str) -> QuestionInst:
         """
-        Make sure the question string does not contain the prefix.
+        Make sure the question string does not contain the header.
         """
-        if cls.prefix in string:
-            raise MessageError(f"Question '{string}' contains the prefix '{cls.prefix}'")
+        if cls.header in string:
+            raise MessageError(f"Question '{string}' contains the header '{cls.header}'")
         instance = super().__new__(cls, string)
         return instance
 
@@ -61,16 +65,16 @@ class Question(str):
 
 class Answer(str):
     """
-    A single answer with a defined prefix.
+    A single answer with a defined header.
     """
-    prefix = '=== ANSWER ==='
+    header = '=== ANSWER ==='
 
     def __new__(cls: Type[AnswerInst], string: str) -> AnswerInst:
         """
-        Make sure the answer string does not contain the prefix.
+        Make sure the answer string does not contain the header.
         """
-        if cls.prefix in string:
-            raise MessageError(f"Answer '{string}' contains the prefix '{cls.prefix}'")
+        if cls.header in string:
+            raise MessageError(f"Answer '{string}' contains the header '{cls.header}'")
         instance = super().__new__(cls, string)
         return instance
 
@@ -79,3 +83,40 @@ class Answer(str):
         Extract and return all source code sections.
         """
         return source_code(self, include_delims)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Message():
+    """
+    Single message. Consists of a question and optionally an answer, a set of tags
+    and a file path.
+    """
+    question: Question
+    answer: Optional[Answer]
+    tags: Optional[set[Tag]]
+    path: Optional[pathlib.Path]
+
+    # @classmethod
+    # def from_file(cls: Type[MessageInst], path: str) -> MessageInst:
+    #     """
+    #     Create a Message from the given file. Expects the following file structure:
+    #     * TagLine (from 'self.tags')
+    #     * Question.Header
+    #     * Question
+    #     * Answer.Header
+    #     """
+    #     pass
+
+    def to_file(self, path: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Write Message to the given file. Creates the following file structure:
+        * TagLine (from 'self.tags')
+        * Question.Header
+        * Question
+        * Answer.Header
+        * Answer
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def asdict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return asdict(self)