chatmastermind/chat.py

@@ -6,18 +6,13 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from pprint import PrettyPrinter
 from pydoc import pager
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import TypeVar, Type, Optional, ClassVar, Any, Callable, Literal, Union
-from .configuration import default_config_file
+from typing import TypeVar, Type, Optional, ClassVar, Any, Callable
 from .message import Message, MessageFilter, MessageError, message_in
 from .tags import Tag
 
 ChatInst = TypeVar('ChatInst', bound='Chat')
 ChatDBInst = TypeVar('ChatDBInst', bound='ChatDB')
 
-db_next_file = '.next'
-ignored_files = [db_next_file, default_config_file]
-msg_location = Literal['mem', 'disk', 'cache', 'db', 'all']
-
 
 class ChatError(Exception):
     pass
@@ -50,15 +45,13 @@ def read_dir(dir_path: Path,
     messages: list[Message] = []
     file_iter = dir_path.glob(glob) if glob else dir_path.iterdir()
     for file_path in sorted(file_iter):
-        if (file_path.is_file()
-           and file_path.name not in ignored_files  # noqa: W503
-           and file_path.suffix in Message.file_suffixes):  # noqa: W503
+        if file_path.is_file() and file_path.suffix in Message.file_suffixes:
             try:
                 message = Message.from_file(file_path, mfilter)
                 if message:
                     messages.append(message)
             except MessageError as e:
-                print(f"WARNING: Skipping message in '{file_path}': {str(e)}")
+                print(f"Error processing message in '{file_path}': {str(e)}")
     return messages
 
 
@@ -107,9 +100,7 @@ def clear_dir(dir_path: Path,
     """
     file_iter = dir_path.glob(glob) if glob else dir_path.iterdir()
     for file_path in file_iter:
-        if (file_path.is_file()
-           and file_path.name not in ignored_files  # noqa: W503
-           and file_path.suffix in Message.file_suffixes):  # noqa: W503
+        if file_path.is_file() and file_path.suffix in Message.file_suffixes:
             file_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
 
@@ -121,43 +112,14 @@ class Chat:
 
     messages: list[Message]
 
-    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
-        self.validate()
-
-    def validate(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Validate this Chat instance.
-        """
-        def msg_paths(stem: str) -> list[str]:
-            return [str(fp) for fp in file_paths if fp.stem == stem]
-        file_paths: set[Path] = {m.file_path for m in self.messages if m.file_path is not None}
-        file_stems = [m.file_path.stem for m in self.messages if m.file_path is not None]
-        error = False
-        for fp in file_paths:
-            if file_stems.count(fp.stem) > 1:
-                print(f"ERROR: Found multiple copies of message '{fp.stem}': {msg_paths(fp.stem)}")
-                error = True
-        if error:
-            raise ChatError("Validation failed")
-
-    def msg_name_matches(self, file_path: Path, name: str) -> bool:
-        """
-        Return True if the given name matches the given file_path.
-        Matching is True if:
-        * 'name' matches the full 'file_path'
-        * 'name' matches 'file_path.name' (i. e. including the suffix)
-        * 'name' matches 'file_path.stem' (i. e. without a suffix)
-        """
-        return Path(name) == file_path or name == file_path.name or name == file_path.stem
-
-    def msg_filter(self, mfilter: MessageFilter) -> None:
+    def filter(self, mfilter: MessageFilter) -> None:
         """
         Use 'Message.match(mfilter) to remove all messages that
         don't fulfill the filter requirements.
         """
         self.messages = [m for m in self.messages if m.match(mfilter)]
 
-    def msg_sort(self, reverse: bool = False) -> None:
+    def sort(self, reverse: bool = False) -> None:
         """
         Sort the messages according to 'Message.msg_id()'.
         """
@@ -167,71 +129,48 @@ class Chat:
         except MessageError:
             pass
 
-    def msg_unique_id(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Remove duplicates from the internal messages, based on the msg_id (i. e. file_path).
-        Messages without a file_path are kept.
-        """
-        old_msgs = self.messages.copy()
-        self.messages = []
-        for m in old_msgs:
-            if not message_in(m, self.messages):
-                self.messages.append(m)
-        self.msg_sort()
-
-    def msg_unique_content(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Remove duplicates from the internal messages, based on the content (i. e. question + answer).
-        """
-        self.messages = list(set(self.messages))
-        self.msg_sort()
-
-    def msg_clear(self) -> None:
+    def clear(self) -> None:
         """
         Delete all messages.
         """
         self.messages = []
 
-    def msg_add(self, messages: list[Message]) -> None:
+    def add_messages(self, messages: list[Message]) -> None:
         """
         Add new messages and sort them if possible.
         """
         self.messages += messages
-        self.msg_sort()
+        self.sort()
 
-    def msg_latest(self, mfilter: Optional[MessageFilter] = None) -> Optional[Message]:
+    def latest_message(self) -> Optional[Message]:
         """
-        Return the last added message (according to the file ID) that matches the given filter.
-        When containing messages without a valid file_path, it returns the latest message in
-        the internal list.
+        Returns the last added message (according to the file ID).
         """
         if len(self.messages) > 0:
-            self.msg_sort()
-            for m in reversed(self.messages):
-                if mfilter is None or m.match(mfilter):
-                    return m
+            self.sort()
+            return self.messages[-1]
+        else:
             return None
 
-    def msg_find(self, msg_names: list[str]) -> list[Message]:
+    def find_messages(self, msg_names: list[str]) -> list[Message]:
         """
         Search and return the messages with the given names. Names can either be filenames
-        (with or without suffix), full paths or Message.msg_id(). Messages that can't be
-        found are ignored (i. e. the caller should check the result if they require all
-        messages).
+        (incl. suffixes) or full paths. Messages that can't be found are ignored (i. e. the
+        caller should check the result if he requires all messages).
         """
         return [m for m in self.messages
-                if any((m.file_path and self.msg_name_matches(m.file_path, mn)) for mn in msg_names)]
+                if any((m.file_path and (m.file_path == Path(mn) or m.file_path.name == mn)) for mn in msg_names)]
 
-    def msg_remove(self, msg_names: list[str]) -> None:
+    def remove_messages(self, msg_names: list[str]) -> None:
         """
         Remove the messages with the given names. Names can either be filenames
-        (with or without suffix), full paths or Message.msg_id().
+        (incl. the suffix) or full paths.
         """
         self.messages = [m for m in self.messages
-                         if not any((m.file_path and self.msg_name_matches(m.file_path, mn)) for mn in msg_names)]
-        self.msg_sort()
+                         if not any((m.file_path and (m.file_path == Path(mn) or m.file_path.name == mn)) for mn in msg_names)]
+        self.sort()
 
-    def msg_tags(self, prefix: Optional[str] = None, contain: Optional[str] = None) -> set[Tag]:
+    def tags(self, prefix: Optional[str] = None, contain: Optional[str] = None) -> set[Tag]:
         """
         Get the tags of all messages, optionally filtered by prefix or substring.
         """
@@ -240,7 +179,7 @@ class Chat:
             tags |= m.filter_tags(prefix, contain)
         return set(sorted(tags))
 
-    def msg_tags_frequency(self, prefix: Optional[str] = None, contain: Optional[str] = None) -> dict[Tag, int]:
+    def tags_frequency(self, prefix: Optional[str] = None, contain: Optional[str] = None) -> dict[Tag, int]:
         """
         Get the frequency of all tags of all messages, optionally filtered by prefix or substring.
         """
@@ -293,11 +232,10 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         # contains the latest message ID
-        self.next_path = self.db_path / db_next_file
+        self.next_fname = self.db_path / '.next'
         # make all paths absolute
         self.cache_path = self.cache_path.absolute()
         self.db_path = self.db_path.absolute()
-        self.validate()
 
     @classmethod
     def from_dir(cls: Type[ChatDBInst],
@@ -333,7 +271,7 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
 
     def get_next_fid(self) -> int:
         try:
-            with open(self.next_path, 'r') as f:
+            with open(self.next_fname, 'r') as f:
                 next_fid = int(f.read()) + 1
             self.set_next_fid(next_fid)
             return next_fid
@@ -342,255 +280,69 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
             return 1
 
     def set_next_fid(self, fid: int) -> None:
-        with open(self.next_path, 'w') as f:
+        with open(self.next_fname, 'w') as f:
             f.write(f'{fid}')
 
-    def msg_write(self, messages: Optional[list[Message]] = None) -> None:
+    def read_db(self) -> None:
         """
-        Write either the given messages or the internal ones to their CURRENT file_path.
-        If messages are given, they all must have a valid file_path. When writing the
-        internal messages, the ones with a valid file_path are written, the others
-        are ignored.
-        """
-        if messages and any(m.file_path is None for m in messages):
-            raise ChatError("Can't write files without a valid file_path")
-        msgs = iter(messages if messages else self.messages)
-        while (m := next(msgs, None)):
-            m.to_file()
-
-    def msg_update(self, messages: list[Message], write: bool = True) -> None:
-        """
-        Update EXISTING messages. A message is determined as 'existing' if a message with
+        Reads new messages from the DB directory. New ones are added to the internal list,
+        existing ones are replaced. A message is determined as 'existing' if a message with
         the same base filename (i. e. 'file_path.name') is already in the list.
-        Only accepts existing messages.
-        """
-        if any(not message_in(m, self.messages) for m in messages):
-            raise ChatError("Can't update messages that are not in the internal list")
-        # remove old versions and add new ones
-        self.messages = [m for m in self.messages if not message_in(m, messages)]
-        self.messages += messages
-        self.msg_sort()
-        # write the UPDATED messages if requested
-        if write:
-            self.msg_write(messages)
-
-    def msg_gather(self,
-                   loc: msg_location,
-                   require_file_path: bool = False,
-                   mfilter: Optional[MessageFilter] = None) -> list[Message]:
-        """
-        Gather and return messages from the given locations:
-        * 'mem'  : messages currently in memory
-        * 'disk' : messages on disk (cache + DB directory), but not in memory
-        * 'cache': messages in the cache directory
-        * 'db'   : messages in the DB directory
-        * 'all'  : all messages ('mem' + 'disk')
-
-        If 'require_file_path' is True, return only files with a valid file_path.
-        """
-        loc_messages: list[Message] = []
-        if loc in ['mem', 'all']:
-            if require_file_path:
-                loc_messages += [m for m in self.messages if (m.file_path is not None and (mfilter is None or m.match(mfilter)))]
-            else:
-                loc_messages += [m for m in self.messages if (mfilter is None or m.match(mfilter))]
-        if loc in ['cache', 'disk', 'all']:
-            loc_messages += read_dir(self.cache_path, mfilter=mfilter)
-        if loc in ['db', 'disk', 'all']:
-            loc_messages += read_dir(self.db_path, mfilter=mfilter)
-        # remove_duplicates and sort the list
-        unique_messages: list[Message] = []
-        for m in loc_messages:
-            if not message_in(m, unique_messages):
-                unique_messages.append(m)
-        try:
-            unique_messages.sort(key=lambda m: m.msg_id())
-        # messages in 'mem' can have an empty file_path
-        except MessageError:
-            pass
-        return unique_messages
-
-    def msg_find(self,
-                 msg_names: list[str],
-                 loc: msg_location = 'mem',
-                 ) -> list[Message]:
-        """
-        Search and return the messages with the given names. Names can either be filenames
-        (with or without suffix), full paths or Message.msg_id(). Messages that can't be
-        found are ignored (i. e. the caller should check the result if they require all
-        messages).
-        Searches one of the following locations:
-        * 'mem'  : messages currently in memory
-        * 'disk' : messages on disk (cache + DB directory), but not in memory
-        * 'cache': messages in the cache directory
-        * 'db'   : messages in the DB directory
-        * 'all'  : all messages ('mem' + 'disk')
-        """
-        loc_messages = self.msg_gather(loc, require_file_path=True)
-        return [m for m in loc_messages
-                if any((m.file_path and self.msg_name_matches(m.file_path, mn)) for mn in msg_names)]
-
-    def msg_remove(self, msg_names: list[str], loc: msg_location = 'mem') -> None:
-        """
-        Remove the messages with the given names. Names can either be filenames
-        (with or without suffix), full paths or Message.msg_id(). Also deletes the
-        files of all given messages with a valid file_path.
-        Delete files from one of the following locations:
-        * 'mem'  : messages currently in memory
-        * 'disk' : messages on disk (cache + DB directory), but not in memory
-        * 'cache': messages in the cache directory
-        * 'db'   : messages in the DB directory
-        * 'all'  : all messages ('mem' + 'disk')
-        """
-        if loc != 'mem':
-            # delete the message files first
-            rm_messages = self.msg_find(msg_names, loc=loc)
-            for m in rm_messages:
-                if (m.file_path):
-                    m.file_path.unlink()
-        # then remove them from the internal list
-        super().msg_remove(msg_names)
-
-    def msg_latest(self,
-                   mfilter: Optional[MessageFilter] = None,
-                   loc: msg_location = 'mem') -> Optional[Message]:
-        """
-        Return the last added message (according to the file ID) that matches the given filter.
-        Only consider messages with a valid file_path (except if loc is 'mem').
-        Searches one of the following locations:
-        * 'mem'  : messages currently in memory
-        * 'disk' : messages on disk (cache + DB directory), but not in memory
-        * 'cache': messages in the cache directory
-        * 'db'   : messages in the DB directory
-        * 'all'  : all messages ('mem' + 'disk')
-        """
-        # only consider messages with a valid file_path so they can be sorted
-        loc_messages = self.msg_gather(loc, require_file_path=True)
-        loc_messages.sort(key=lambda m: m.msg_id(), reverse=True)
-        for m in loc_messages:
-            if mfilter is None or m.match(mfilter):
-                return m
-        return None
-
-    def msg_in_cache(self, message: Union[Message, str]) -> bool:
-        """
-        Return true if the given Message (or filename or Message.msg_id())
-        is located in the cache directory. False otherwise.
-        """
-        if isinstance(message, Message):
-            return (message.file_path is not None
-                    and message.file_path.parent.samefile(self.cache_path)  # noqa: W503
-                    and message.file_path.exists())  # noqa: W503
-        else:
-            return len(self.msg_find([message], loc='cache')) > 0
-
-    def msg_in_db(self, message: Union[Message, str]) -> bool:
-        """
-        Return true if the given Message (or filename or Message.msg_id())
-        is located in the DB directory. False otherwise.
-        """
-        if isinstance(message, Message):
-            return (message.file_path is not None
-                    and message.file_path.parent.samefile(self.db_path)  # noqa: W503
-                    and message.file_path.exists())  # noqa: W503
-        else:
-            return len(self.msg_find([message], loc='db')) > 0
-
-    def cache_read(self, glob: Optional[str] = None, mfilter: Optional[MessageFilter] = None) -> None:
-        """
-        Read messages from the cache directory. New ones are added to the internal list,
-        existing ones are replaced. A message is determined as 'existing' if a message
-        with the same base filename (i. e. 'file_path.name') is already in the list.
-        """
-        new_messages = read_dir(self.cache_path, glob, mfilter)
-        # remove all messages from self.messages that are in the new list
-        self.messages = [m for m in self.messages if not message_in(m, new_messages)]
-        # copy the messages from the temporary list to self.messages and sort them
-        self.messages += new_messages
-        self.msg_sort()
-
-    def cache_write(self, messages: Optional[list[Message]] = None) -> None:
-        """
-        Write messages to the cache directory. If a message has no file_path, a new one
-        will be created. If message.file_path exists, it will be modified to point to
-        the cache directory.
-        Does NOT add the messages to the internal list (use 'cache_add()' for that)!
-        """
-        write_dir(self.cache_path,
-                  messages if messages else self.messages,
-                  self.file_suffix,
-                  self.get_next_fid)
-
-    def cache_add(self, messages: list[Message], write: bool = True) -> None:
-        """
-        Add NEW messages and set the file_path to the cache directory.
-        Only accepts messages without a file_path.
-        """
-        if any(m.file_path is not None for m in messages):
-            raise ChatError("Can't add new messages with existing file_path")
-        if write:
-            write_dir(self.cache_path,
-                      messages,
-                      self.file_suffix,
-                      self.get_next_fid)
-        else:
-            for m in messages:
-                m.file_path = make_file_path(self.cache_path, self.default_file_suffix, self.get_next_fid)
-        self.messages += messages
-        self.msg_sort()
-
-    def cache_clear(self, glob: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
-        """
-        Delete all message files from the cache dir and remove them from the internal list.
-        """
-        clear_dir(self.cache_path, glob)
-        # only keep messages from DB dir (or those that have not yet been written)
-        self.messages = [m for m in self.messages if not m.file_path or m.file_path.parent.samefile(self.db_path)]
-
-    def cache_move(self, message: Message) -> None:
-        """
-        Moves the given messages to the cache directory.
-        """
-        # remember the old path (if any)
-        old_path: Optional[Path] = None
-        if message.file_path:
-            old_path = message.file_path
-        # write message to the new destination
-        self.cache_write([message])
-        # remove the old one (if any)
-        if old_path:
-            self.msg_remove([str(old_path)], loc='db')
-        # (re)add it to the internal list
-        self.msg_add([message])
-
-    def db_read(self, glob: Optional[str] = None, mfilter: Optional[MessageFilter] = None) -> None:
-        """
-        Read messages from the DB directory. New ones are added to the internal list,
-        existing ones are replaced. A message is determined as 'existing' if a message
-        with the same base filename (i. e. 'file_path.name') is already in the list.
         """
         new_messages = read_dir(self.db_path, self.glob, self.mfilter)
         # remove all messages from self.messages that are in the new list
         self.messages = [m for m in self.messages if not message_in(m, new_messages)]
         # copy the messages from the temporary list to self.messages and sort them
         self.messages += new_messages
-        self.msg_sort()
+        self.sort()
 
-    def db_write(self, messages: Optional[list[Message]] = None) -> None:
+    def read_cache(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Reads new messages from the cache directory. New ones are added to the internal list,
+        existing ones are replaced. A message is determined as 'existing' if a message with
+        the same base filename (i. e. 'file_path.name') is already in the list.
+        """
+        new_messages = read_dir(self.cache_path, self.glob, self.mfilter)
+        # remove all messages from self.messages that are in the new list
+        self.messages = [m for m in self.messages if not message_in(m, new_messages)]
+        # copy the messages from the temporary list to self.messages and sort them
+        self.messages += new_messages
+        self.sort()
+
+    def write_db(self, messages: Optional[list[Message]] = None) -> None:
         """
         Write messages to the DB directory. If a message has no file_path, a new one
         will be created. If message.file_path exists, it will be modified to point
         to the DB directory.
-        Does NOT add the messages to the internal list (use 'db_add()' for that)!
         """
         write_dir(self.db_path,
                   messages if messages else self.messages,
                   self.file_suffix,
                   self.get_next_fid)
 
-    def db_add(self, messages: list[Message], write: bool = True) -> None:
+    def write_cache(self, messages: Optional[list[Message]] = None) -> None:
         """
-        Add NEW messages and set the file_path to the DB directory.
+        Write messages to the cache directory. If a message has no file_path, a new one
+        will be created. If message.file_path exists, it will be modified to point to
+        the cache directory.
+        """
+        write_dir(self.cache_path,
+                  messages if messages else self.messages,
+                  self.file_suffix,
+                  self.get_next_fid)
+
+    def clear_cache(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Deletes all Message files from the cache dir and removes those messages from
+        the internal list.
+        """
+        clear_dir(self.cache_path, self.glob)
+        # only keep messages from DB dir (or those that have not yet been written)
+        self.messages = [m for m in self.messages if not m.file_path or m.file_path.parent.samefile(self.db_path)]
+
+    def add_to_db(self, messages: list[Message], write: bool = True) -> None:
+        """
+        Add the given new messages and set the file_path to the DB directory.
         Only accepts messages without a file_path.
         """
         if any(m.file_path is not None for m in messages):
@@ -604,20 +356,51 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
             for m in messages:
                 m.file_path = make_file_path(self.db_path, self.default_file_suffix, self.get_next_fid)
         self.messages += messages
-        self.msg_sort()
+        self.sort()
 
-    def db_move(self, message: Message) -> None:
+    def add_to_cache(self, messages: list[Message], write: bool = True) -> None:
         """
-        Moves the given messages to the db directory.
+        Add the given new messages and set the file_path to the cache directory.
+        Only accepts messages without a file_path.
         """
-        # remember the old path (if any)
-        old_path: Optional[Path] = None
-        if message.file_path:
-            old_path = message.file_path
-        # write message to the new destination
-        self.db_write([message])
-        # remove the old one (if any)
-        if old_path:
-            self.msg_remove([str(old_path)], loc='cache')
-        # (re)add it to the internal list
-        self.msg_add([message])
+        if any(m.file_path is not None for m in messages):
+            raise ChatError("Can't add new messages with existing file_path")
+        if write:
+            write_dir(self.cache_path,
+                      messages,
+                      self.file_suffix,
+                      self.get_next_fid)
+        else:
+            for m in messages:
+                m.file_path = make_file_path(self.cache_path, self.default_file_suffix, self.get_next_fid)
+        self.messages += messages
+        self.sort()
+
+    def write_messages(self, messages: Optional[list[Message]] = None) -> None:
+        """
+        Write either the given messages or the internal ones to their current file_path.
+        If messages are given, they all must have a valid file_path. When writing the
+        internal messages, the ones with a valid file_path are written, the others
+        are ignored.
+        """
+        if messages and any(m.file_path is None for m in messages):
+            raise ChatError("Can't write files without a valid file_path")
+        msgs = iter(messages if messages else self.messages)
+        while (m := next(msgs, None)):
+            m.to_file()
+
+    def update_messages(self, messages: list[Message], write: bool = True) -> None:
+        """
+        Update existing messages. A message is determined as 'existing' if a message with
+        the same base filename (i. e. 'file_path.name') is already in the list. Only accepts
+        existing messages.
+        """
+        if any(not message_in(m, self.messages) for m in messages):
+            raise ChatError("Can't update messages that are not in the internal list")
+        # remove old versions and add new ones
+        self.messages = [m for m in self.messages if not message_in(m, messages)]
+        self.messages += messages
+        self.sort()
+        # write the UPDATED messages if requested
+        if write:
+            self.write_messages(messages)

chatmastermind/commands/question.py

@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ def add_file_as_code(question_parts: list[str], file: str) -> None:
 
 def create_message(chat: ChatDB, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Message:
     """
-    Creates a new message from the given arguments and writes it
-    to the cache directory.
+    Creates (and writes) a new message from the given arguments.
     """
     question_parts = []
     question_list = args.ask if args.ask is not None else []
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ def create_message(chat: ChatDB, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Message:
                       tags=args.output_tags,  # FIXME
                       ai=args.AI,
                       model=args.model)
-    chat.cache_add([message])
+    chat.add_to_cache([message])
     return message
 
 
@@ -102,8 +101,8 @@ def question_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
                                           chat,
                                           args.num_answers,  # FIXME
                                           args.output_tags)  # FIXME
-        chat.msg_update([response.messages[0]])
-        chat.cache_add(response.messages[1:])
+        chat.update_messages([response.messages[0]])
+        chat.add_to_cache(response.messages[1:])
         for idx, msg in enumerate(response.messages):
             print(f"=== ANSWER {idx+1} ===")
             print(msg.answer)
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ def question_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
             print("===============")
             print(response.tokens)
     elif args.repeat is not None:
-        lmessage = chat.msg_latest()
+        lmessage = chat.latest_message()
         assert lmessage
         # TODO: repeat either the last question or the
         # one(s) given in 'args.repeat' (overwrite

chatmastermind/commands/tags.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def tags_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
     chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path('.'),
                            db_path=Path(config.db))
     if args.list:
-        tags_freq = chat.msg_tags_frequency(args.prefix, args.contain)
+        tags_freq = chat.tags_frequency(args.prefix, args.contain)
         for tag, freq in tags_freq.items():
             print(f"- {tag}: {freq}")
     # TODO: add renaming

chatmastermind/configuration.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ OpenAIConfigInst = TypeVar('OpenAIConfigInst', bound='OpenAIConfig')
 
 
 supported_ais: list[str] = ['openai']
-default_config_file = '.config.yaml'
+default_config_path = '.config.yaml'
 
 
 class ConfigError(Exception):

chatmastermind/main.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import argcomplete
 import argparse
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
-from .configuration import Config, default_config_file
+from .configuration import Config, default_config_path
 from .message import Message
 from .commands.question import question_cmd
 from .commands.tags import tags_cmd
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def tags_completer(prefix: str, parsed_args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> list[str]:
 def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="ChatMastermind is a Python application that automates conversation with AI")
-    parser.add_argument('-C', '--config', help='Config file name.', default=default_config_file)
+    parser.add_argument('-C', '--config', help='Config file name.', default=default_config_path)
 
     # subcommand-parser
     cmdparser = parser.add_subparsers(dest='command',

chatmastermind/message.py

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class Message():
             try:
                 question_idx = text.index(Question.txt_header) + 1
             except ValueError:
-                raise MessageError(f"'{file_path}' does not contain a valid message")
+                raise MessageError(f"Question header '{Question.txt_header}' not found in '{file_path}'")
             try:
                 answer_idx = text.index(Answer.txt_header)
                 question = Question.from_list(text[question_idx:answer_idx])
@@ -390,12 +390,9 @@ class Message():
             * Message.model_yaml_key: str [Optional]
         """
         with open(file_path, "r") as fd:
-            try:
             data = yaml.load(fd, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
             data[cls.file_yaml_key] = file_path
             return cls.from_dict(data)
-            except Exception:
-                raise MessageError(f"'{file_path}' does not contain a valid message")
 
     def to_str(self, with_tags: bool = False, with_file: bool = False, source_code_only: bool = False) -> str:
         """
@@ -543,11 +540,10 @@ class Message():
     def msg_id(self) -> str:
         """
         Returns an ID that is unique throughout all messages in the same (DB) directory.
-        Currently this is the file name without suffix. The ID is also used for sorting
-        messages.
+        Currently this is the file name. The ID is also used for sorting messages.
         """
         if self.file_path:
-            return self.file_path.stem
+            return self.file_path.name
         else:
             raise MessageError("Can't create file ID without a file path")
 

tests/test_chat.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import unittest
 import pathlib
 import tempfile
 import time
-import yaml
 from io import StringIO
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from chatmastermind.tags import TagLine
@@ -21,103 +20,73 @@ class TestChat(unittest.TestCase):
                                 Answer('Answer 2'),
                                 {Tag('btag2')},
                                 file_path=pathlib.Path('0002.txt'))
-        self.maxDiff = None
-
-    def test_unique_id(self) -> None:
-        # test with two identical messages
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message1])
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message1])
-        self.chat.msg_unique_id()
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1])
-        # test with two different messages
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message2])
-        self.chat.msg_unique_id()
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message2])
-
-    def test_unique_content(self) -> None:
-        # test with two identical messages
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message1])
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message1])
-        self.chat.msg_unique_content()
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1])
-        # test with two different messages
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message2])
-        self.chat.msg_unique_content()
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message2])
 
     def test_filter(self) -> None:
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
-        self.chat.msg_filter(MessageFilter(answer_contains='Answer 1'))
+        self.chat.add_messages([self.message1, self.message2])
+        self.chat.filter(MessageFilter(answer_contains='Answer 1'))
 
         self.assertEqual(len(self.chat.messages), 1)
         self.assertEqual(self.chat.messages[0].question, 'Question 1')
 
     def test_sort(self) -> None:
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message2, self.message1])
-        self.chat.msg_sort()
+        self.chat.add_messages([self.message2, self.message1])
+        self.chat.sort()
         self.assertEqual(self.chat.messages[0].question, 'Question 1')
         self.assertEqual(self.chat.messages[1].question, 'Question 2')
-        self.chat.msg_sort(reverse=True)
+        self.chat.sort(reverse=True)
         self.assertEqual(self.chat.messages[0].question, 'Question 2')
         self.assertEqual(self.chat.messages[1].question, 'Question 1')
 
     def test_clear(self) -> None:
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1])
-        self.chat.msg_clear()
+        self.chat.add_messages([self.message1])
+        self.chat.clear()
         self.assertEqual(len(self.chat.messages), 0)
 
     def test_add_messages(self) -> None:
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
+        self.chat.add_messages([self.message1, self.message2])
         self.assertEqual(len(self.chat.messages), 2)
         self.assertEqual(self.chat.messages[0].question, 'Question 1')
         self.assertEqual(self.chat.messages[1].question, 'Question 2')
 
     def test_tags(self) -> None:
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
-        tags_all = self.chat.msg_tags()
+        self.chat.add_messages([self.message1, self.message2])
+        tags_all = self.chat.tags()
         self.assertSetEqual(tags_all, {Tag('atag1'), Tag('btag2')})
-        tags_pref = self.chat.msg_tags(prefix='a')
+        tags_pref = self.chat.tags(prefix='a')
         self.assertSetEqual(tags_pref, {Tag('atag1')})
-        tags_cont = self.chat.msg_tags(contain='2')
+        tags_cont = self.chat.tags(contain='2')
         self.assertSetEqual(tags_cont, {Tag('btag2')})
 
     def test_tags_frequency(self) -> None:
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
-        tags_freq = self.chat.msg_tags_frequency()
+        self.chat.add_messages([self.message1, self.message2])
+        tags_freq = self.chat.tags_frequency()
         self.assertDictEqual(tags_freq, {'atag1': 1, 'btag2': 2})
 
     def test_find_remove_messages(self) -> None:
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
-        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['0001.txt'])
+        self.chat.add_messages([self.message1, self.message2])
+        msgs = self.chat.find_messages(['0001.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(msgs, [self.message1])
-        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['0001.txt', '0002.txt'])
+        msgs = self.chat.find_messages(['0001.txt', '0002.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(msgs, [self.message1, self.message2])
         # add new Message with full path
         message3 = Message(Question('Question 2'),
                            Answer('Answer 2'),
                            {Tag('btag2')},
                            file_path=pathlib.Path('/foo/bla/0003.txt'))
-        self.chat.msg_add([message3])
+        self.chat.add_messages([message3])
         # find new Message by full path
-        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['/foo/bla/0003.txt'])
+        msgs = self.chat.find_messages(['/foo/bla/0003.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(msgs, [message3])
         # find Message with full path only by filename
-        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['0003.txt'])
+        msgs = self.chat.find_messages(['0003.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(msgs, [message3])
         # remove last message
-        self.chat.msg_remove(['0003.txt'])
+        self.chat.remove_messages(['0003.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message2])
 
-    def test_latest_message(self) -> None:
-        self.assertIsNone(self.chat.msg_latest())
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1])
-        self.assertEqual(self.chat.msg_latest(), self.message1)
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message2])
-        self.assertEqual(self.chat.msg_latest(), self.message2)
-
     @patch('sys.stdout', new_callable=StringIO)
     def test_print(self, mock_stdout: StringIO) -> None:
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
+        self.chat.add_messages([self.message1, self.message2])
         self.chat.print(paged=False)
         expected_output = f"""{Question.txt_header}
 Question 1
@@ -132,7 +101,7 @@ Answer 2
 
     @patch('sys.stdout', new_callable=StringIO)
     def test_print_with_tags_and_file(self, mock_stdout: StringIO) -> None:
-        self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
+        self.chat.add_messages([self.message1, self.message2])
         self.chat.print(paged=False, with_tags=True, with_files=True)
         expected_output = f"""{TagLine.prefix} atag1 btag2
 FILE: 0001.txt
@@ -180,41 +149,20 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         next_fname = pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name) / '.next'
         with open(next_fname, 'w') as f:
             f.write('4')
-        # add some "trash" in order to test if it's correctly handled / ignored
-        self.trash_files = ['.config.yaml', 'foo.yaml', 'bla.txt']
-        for file in self.trash_files:
-            with open(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name) / file, 'w') as f:
-                f.write('test trash')
-        # also create a file with actual yaml content
-        with open(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name) / 'content.yaml', 'w') as f:
-            yaml.dump({'key': 'value'}, f)
-        self.trash_files.append('content.yaml')
-        self.maxDiff = None
 
     def message_list(self, tmp_dir: tempfile.TemporaryDirectory) -> list[pathlib.Path]:
         """
         List all Message files in the given TemporaryDirectory.
         """
         # exclude '.next'
-        return [f for f in pathlib.Path(tmp_dir.name).glob('*.[ty]*') if f.name not in self.trash_files]
+        return list(pathlib.Path(tmp_dir.name).glob('*.[ty]*'))
 
     def tearDown(self) -> None:
         self.db_path.cleanup()
         self.cache_path.cleanup()
         pass
 
-    def test_validate(self) -> None:
-        duplicate_message = Message(Question('Question 4'),
-                                    Answer('Answer 4'),
-                                    {Tag('tag4')},
-                                    file_path=pathlib.Path('0004.txt'))
-        duplicate_message.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.txt'))
-        with self.assertRaises(ChatError) as cm:
-            ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
-                            pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
-        self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "Validation failed")
-
-    def test_from_dir(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_from_dir(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 4)
@@ -230,7 +178,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path,
                          pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
 
-    def test_from_dir_glob(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_from_dir_glob(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name),
                                   glob='*.txt')
@@ -242,7 +190,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path,
                          pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'))
 
-    def test_from_dir_filter_tags(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_from_dir_filter_tags(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name),
                                   mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag1')}))
@@ -252,7 +200,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path,
                          pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'))
 
-    def test_from_dir_filter_tags_empty(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_from_dir_filter_tags_empty(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name),
                                   mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or=set(),
@@ -260,7 +208,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
                                                         tags_not=set()))
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 0)
 
-    def test_from_dir_filter_answer(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_from_dir_filter_answer(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name),
                                   mfilter=MessageFilter(answer_contains='Answer 2'))
@@ -271,7 +219,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
                          pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002.yaml'))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].answer, 'Answer 2')
 
-    def test_from_messages(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_from_messages(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_messages(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                        pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name),
                                        messages=[self.message1, self.message2,
@@ -280,35 +228,16 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.cache_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.db_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
 
-    def test_fids(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_fids(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.get_next_fid(), 5)
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.get_next_fid(), 6)
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.get_next_fid(), 7)
-        with open(chat_db.next_path, 'r') as f:
+        with open(chat_db.next_fname, 'r') as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), '7')
 
-    def test_msg_in_db_or_cache(self) -> None:
-        # create a new ChatDB instance
-        chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
-                                  pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
-        self.assertTrue(chat_db.msg_in_db(self.message1))
-        self.assertTrue(chat_db.msg_in_db(str(self.message1.file_path)))
-        self.assertTrue(chat_db.msg_in_db(self.message1.msg_id()))
-        self.assertFalse(chat_db.msg_in_cache(self.message1))
-        self.assertFalse(chat_db.msg_in_cache(str(self.message1.file_path)))
-        self.assertFalse(chat_db.msg_in_cache(self.message1.msg_id()))
-        # add new message to the cache dir
-        cache_message = Message(question=Question("Question 1"),
-                                answer=Answer("Answer 1"))
-        chat_db.cache_add([cache_message])
-        self.assertTrue(chat_db.msg_in_cache(cache_message))
-        self.assertTrue(chat_db.msg_in_cache(cache_message.msg_id()))
-        self.assertFalse(chat_db.msg_in_db(cache_message))
-        self.assertFalse(chat_db.msg_in_db(str(cache_message.file_path)))
-
-    def test_db_write(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_write(self) -> None:
         # create a new ChatDB instance
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
@@ -319,7 +248,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
 
         # write the messages to the cache directory
-        chat_db.cache_write()
+        chat_db.write_cache()
         # check if the written files are in the cache directory
         cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 4)
@@ -339,7 +268,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         old_timestamps = {file: file.stat().st_mtime for file in db_dir_files}
         # overwrite the messages in the db directory
         time.sleep(0.05)
-        chat_db.db_write()
+        chat_db.write_db()
         # check if the written files are in the DB directory
         db_dir_files = self.message_list(self.db_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(db_dir_files), 4)
@@ -356,7 +285,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
 
-    def test_db_read(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_read(self) -> None:
         # create a new ChatDB instance
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
@@ -372,7 +301,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         new_message1.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0005.txt'))
         new_message2.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0006.yaml'))
         # read and check them
-        chat_db.db_read()
+        chat_db.read_db()
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 6)
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[4].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0005.txt'))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[5].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0006.yaml'))
@@ -387,7 +316,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         new_message3.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0007.txt'))
         new_message4.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0008.yaml'))
         # read and check them
-        chat_db.cache_read()
+        chat_db.read_cache()
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 8)
         # check that the new message have the cache dir path
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[6].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0007.txt'))
@@ -402,7 +331,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         new_message1.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0005.txt'))
         new_message2.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0006.yaml'))
         # read from the DB dir and check if the modified messages have been updated
-        chat_db.db_read()
+        chat_db.read_db()
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 8)
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[4].question, 'New Question 1')
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[5].question, 'New Question 2')
@@ -413,13 +342,13 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         new_message3.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0007.txt'))
         new_message4.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0008.yaml'))
         # read and check them
-        chat_db.db_read()
+        chat_db.read_db()
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 8)
         # check that they now have the DB path
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[6].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0007.txt'))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[7].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0008.yaml'))
 
-    def test_cache_clear(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_clear(self) -> None:
         # create a new ChatDB instance
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
@@ -430,13 +359,13 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
 
         # write the messages to the cache directory
-        chat_db.cache_write()
+        chat_db.write_cache()
         # check if the written files are in the cache directory
         cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 4)
 
         # now rewrite them to the DB dir and check for modified paths
-        chat_db.db_write()
+        chat_db.write_db()
         db_dir_files = self.message_list(self.db_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(db_dir_files), 4)
         self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'), db_dir_files)
@@ -451,10 +380,10 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         message_cache = Message(question=Question("What the hell am I doing here?"),
                                 answer=Answer("You're a creep!"),
                                 file_path=pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0005.txt'))
-        chat_db.msg_add([message_empty, message_cache])
+        chat_db.add_messages([message_empty, message_cache])
 
         # clear the cache and check the cache dir
-        chat_db.cache_clear()
+        chat_db.clear_cache()
         cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 0)
         # make sure that the DB messages (and the new message) are still there
@@ -464,7 +393,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         # but not the message with the cache dir path
         self.assertFalse(any(m.file_path == message_cache.file_path for m in chat_db.messages))
 
-    def test_add(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_add(self) -> None:
         # create a new ChatDB instance
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
@@ -475,7 +404,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         # add new messages to the cache dir
         message1 = Message(question=Question("Question 1"),
                            answer=Answer("Answer 1"))
-        chat_db.cache_add([message1])
+        chat_db.add_to_cache([message1])
         # check if the file_path has been correctly set
         self.assertIsNotNone(message1.file_path)
         self.assertEqual(message1.file_path.parent, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name))  # type: ignore [union-attr]
@@ -485,7 +414,7 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         # add new messages to the DB dir
         message2 = Message(question=Question("Question 2"),
                            answer=Answer("Answer 2"))
-        chat_db.db_add([message2])
+        chat_db.add_to_db([message2])
         # check if the file_path has been correctly set
         self.assertIsNotNone(message2.file_path)
         self.assertEqual(message2.file_path.parent, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))  # type: ignore [union-attr]
@@ -493,9 +422,9 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(db_dir_files), 5)
 
         with self.assertRaises(ChatError):
-            chat_db.cache_add([Message(Question("?"), file_path=pathlib.Path("foo"))])
+            chat_db.add_to_cache([Message(Question("?"), file_path=pathlib.Path("foo"))])
 
-    def test_msg_write(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_write_messages(self) -> None:
         # create a new ChatDB instance
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
@@ -509,16 +438,16 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         message = Message(question=Question("Question 1"),
                           answer=Answer("Answer 1"))
         with self.assertRaises(ChatError):
-            chat_db.msg_write([message])
+            chat_db.write_messages([message])
 
         # write a message with a valid file_path
         message.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name) / '123456.txt'
-        chat_db.msg_write([message])
+        chat_db.write_messages([message])
         cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 1)
         self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '123456.txt'), cache_dir_files)
 
-    def test_msg_update(self) -> None:
+    def test_chat_db_update_messages(self) -> None:
         # create a new ChatDB instance
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
@@ -531,111 +460,17 @@ class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
         message = chat_db.messages[0]
         message.answer = Answer("New answer")
         # update message without writing
-        chat_db.msg_update([message], write=False)
+        chat_db.update_messages([message], write=False)
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].answer, Answer("New answer"))
         # re-read the message and check for old content
-        chat_db.db_read()
+        chat_db.read_db()
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].answer, Answer("Answer 1"))
         # now check with writing (message should be overwritten)
-        chat_db.msg_update([message], write=True)
-        chat_db.db_read()
+        chat_db.update_messages([message], write=True)
+        chat_db.read_db()
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].answer, Answer("New answer"))
         # test without file_path -> expect error
         message1 = Message(question=Question("Question 1"),
                            answer=Answer("Answer 1"))
         with self.assertRaises(ChatError):
-            chat_db.msg_update([message1])
-
-    def test_msg_find(self) -> None:
-        chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
-                                  pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
-        # search for a DB file in memory
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([str(self.message1.file_path)], loc='mem'), [self.message1])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([self.message1.msg_id()], loc='mem'), [self.message1])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0001.txt'], loc='mem'), [self.message1])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0001'], loc='mem'), [self.message1])
-        # and on disk
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([str(self.message2.file_path)], loc='db'), [self.message2])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([self.message2.msg_id()], loc='db'), [self.message2])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0002.yaml'], loc='db'), [self.message2])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0002'], loc='db'), [self.message2])
-        # now search the cache -> expect empty result
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([str(self.message3.file_path)], loc='cache'), [])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([self.message3.msg_id()], loc='cache'), [])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0003.txt'], loc='cache'), [])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0003'], loc='cache'), [])
-        # search for multiple messages
-        # -> search one twice, expect result to be unique
-        search_names = ['0001', '0002.yaml', self.message3.msg_id(), str(self.message3.file_path)]
-        expected_result = [self.message1, self.message2, self.message3]
-        result = chat_db.msg_find(search_names, loc='all')
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(result, expected_result)
-
-    def test_msg_latest(self) -> None:
-        chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
-                                  pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='mem'), self.message4)
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='db'), self.message4)
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='disk'), self.message4)
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='all'), self.message4)
-        # the cache is currently empty:
-        self.assertIsNone(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='cache'))
-        # add new messages to the cache dir
-        new_message = Message(question=Question("New Question"),
-                              answer=Answer("New Answer"))
-        chat_db.cache_add([new_message])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='cache'), new_message)
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='mem'), new_message)
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='disk'), new_message)
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='all'), new_message)
-        # the DB does not contain the new message
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_latest(loc='db'), self.message4)
-
-    def test_msg_gather(self) -> None:
-        chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
-                                  pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
-        all_messages = [self.message1, self.message2, self.message3, self.message4]
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all'), all_messages)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem'), all_messages)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk'), all_messages)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
-        # add a new message, but only to the internal list
-        new_message = Message(Question("What?"))
-        all_messages_mem = all_messages + [new_message]
-        chat_db.msg_add([new_message])
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem'), all_messages_mem)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all'), all_messages_mem)
-        # the nr. of messages on disk did not change -> expect old result
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk'), all_messages)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
-        # test with MessageFilter
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all', mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag1')})),
-                                 [self.message1])
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk', mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag2')})),
-                                 [self.message2])
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache', mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag3')})),
-                                 [])
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem', mfilter=MessageFilter(question_contains="What")),
-                                 [new_message])
-
-    def test_msg_move_and_gather(self) -> None:
-        chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
-                                  pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
-        all_messages = [self.message1, self.message2, self.message3, self.message4]
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
-        # move first message to the cache
-        chat_db.cache_move(self.message1)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [self.message1])
-        self.assertEqual(self.message1.file_path.parent, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name))  # type: ignore [union-attr]
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), [self.message2, self.message3, self.message4])
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all'), all_messages)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk'), all_messages)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem'), all_messages)
-        # now move first message back to the DB
-        chat_db.db_move(self.message1)
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
-        self.assertEqual(self.message1.file_path.parent, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))  # type: ignore [union-attr]
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
+            chat_db.update_messages([message1])

tests/test_message.py

@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ class MessageIDTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.file_path.unlink()
 
     def test_msg_id_txt(self) -> None:
-        self.assertEqual(self.message.msg_id(), self.file_path.stem)
+        self.assertEqual(self.message.msg_id(), self.file_path.name)
 
     def test_msg_id_txt_exception(self) -> None:
         with self.assertRaises(MessageError):

tests/test_question_cmd.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TestMessageCreate(unittest.TestCase):
                                     Answer("It is pure text"))
         self.message_code = Message(Question("What is this?"),
                                     Answer("Text\n```\nIt is embedded code\n```\ntext"))
-        self.chat.db_add([self.message_text, self.message_code])
+        self.chat.add_to_db([self.message_text, self.message_code])
         # create arguments mock
         self.args = MagicMock(spec=argparse.Namespace)
         self.args.source_text = None