recipeFormatter.py

"""
Takes hand-written recipes of the following format
and writes new JavaScript dictionary/object syntax
for them, for use with the Cody NPC::

    Fancy New Equip (equipId)
        *2 Craft Item (craftItemId)
        *77 Another Craft Item (anotherCraftItemId)
        *9 Yet Another Craft Item (yetAnotherCraftItemId)

    Another Fancy New Equip (anotherEquipId)
        *50 Yet Yet Another Craft Item...

"""

lines = []
filename = input(
    "Enter the filename, or relative/absolute path if " +
    "not in this directory, of the *.txt file: ")
outfilename = input(
    "Enter the filename, or relative/absolute path if " +
    "not in this directory, of the desired output file: ")

with open(filename, "r") as f:
    lines = f.readlines()

recipes = {}
setitem = 0
recipe = []

for line in lines:
    if len(line) > 1:
        if line[0] != " ":
            setitem = int((line.split(" ")[-1]).strip("\n()"))
            continue
        else:
            line = line.rstrip().lstrip().strip("*)")
            split = line.split(" ")
            quantity = int(split[0].strip("("))
            itemid = int(split[-1].strip("("))
            recipe.append([itemid, quantity])
    else:
        recipes[str(setitem)] = recipe
        setitem = 0
        recipe = []

if setitem != 0:
    recipes[str(setitem)] = recipe

with open(outfilename, "w") as f:
    out = ""
    setitems = []
    for key in recipes.keys():
        setitems.append(key)
    for i in range(len(setitems)):
        out += "    " + setitems[i] + ": " + str(recipes[setitems[i]])
        if i < len(setitems) - 1:
            out += ",\n"
    f.write(out)