From ba88160debe563ec0e0f9cb4e7bc1ca3966fe607 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Veronica Berglyd Olsen <1619840+vkbo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:07:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Rough framework for XML reader/writer classes

---
 novelwriter/core/projectxml.py | 104 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 novelwriter/core/projectxml.py

diff --git a/novelwriter/core/projectxml.py b/novelwriter/core/projectxml.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/novelwriter/core/projectxml.py
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+"""
+novelWriter – Project XML Read/Write
+====================================
+Classes for reading and writing the project XML file
+
+File History:
+Created: 2022-09-28 [1.7.b1]
+
+This file is a part of novelWriter
+Copyright 2018–2022, Veronica Berglyd Olsen
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+import os
+import logging
+
+from enum import Enum
+from lxml import etree
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class XMLReadState(Enum):
+
+    NO_ACTION     = 0
+    NO_ERROR      = 1
+    PARSED_BACKUP = 2
+    CANNOT_PARSE  = 3
+
+# END Class XMLReadState
+
+
+class ProjectXMLReader:
+
+    def __init__(self, path):
+
+        self._path = path
+        self._state = XMLReadState.NO_ACTION
+
+        return
+
+    def read(self):
+        """
+        """
+        try:
+            xml = etree.parse(self._path)
+            self._state = XMLReadState.NO_ERROR
+
+        except Exception as exc:
+            # Trying to open backup file instead
+            logger.error("Failed to parse project xml", exc_info=exc)
+            self._state = XMLReadState.CANNOT_PARSE
+
+            backFile = self._path[:-3]+"bak"
+            if os.path.isfile(backFile):
+                try:
+                    xml = etree.parse(backFile)
+                    self._state = XMLReadState.PARSED_BACKUP
+                    logger.info("Backup project file parsed")
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    logger.error("Failed to parse backup project xml", exc_info=exc)
+                    self._state = XMLReadState.CANNOT_PARSE
+                    return False
+            else:
+                return False
+
+        return True
+
+    ##
+    #  Internal Functions
+    ##
+
+# END Class ProjectXMLReader
+
+
+class ProjectXMLWriter:
+
+    def __init__(self, path):
+
+        self._path = path
+        self._error = None
+
+        return
+
+    def write(self):
+        return
+
+    ##
+    #  Internal Functions
+    ##
+
+# END Class ProjectXMLWriter