Add timestamp prefix to output files to prevent overwriting

Resolves #22

Author: iansan5653

code/data_exporting.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import pathlib
 import typing
 import operator
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from grid_info import NUM_QUESTIONS, Field, RealOrVirtualField, VirtualField
 import list_utils
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@
 KEY_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE = "NO KEY FOUND"
 
 
+def format_timestamp_for_file(timestamp: datetime) -> str:
+    return timestamp.isoformat(sep="_").replace(":", "-")
+
+
 class OutputSheet():
     """A lightweight matrix of data to be exported. Faster than a dataframe but
     can be easily converted to one when the need arises."""
@@ -40,12 +45,15 @@ def __init__(self, columns: typing.List[RealOrVirtualField]):
         self.data = [field_column_names + answer_columns]
         self.row_count = 0
 
-    def save(self, path: pathlib.PurePath, sort: bool):
+    def save(self, path: pathlib.PurePath, filebasename: str, sort: bool,
+             timestamp: datetime) -> pathlib.PurePath:
         if sort:
             self.sortByName()
-        with open(str(path), 'w+', newline='') as output_file:
+        output_path = path / f"{format_timestamp_for_file(timestamp)}__{filebasename}.csv"
+        with open(str(output_path), 'w+', newline='') as output_file:
             writer = csv.writer(output_file)
             writer.writerows(self.data)
+        return output_path
 
     def sortByName(self):
         data = self.data[1:]
@@ -131,7 +139,8 @@ def clean_up(self, replace_empty_with: str = ""):
 
 
 def save_reordered_version(sheet: OutputSheet, arrangement_file: pathlib.Path,
-                           save_path: pathlib.Path):
+                           save_path: pathlib.Path, filebasename: str,
+                           timestamp: datetime) -> pathlib.PurePath:
     """Reorder the output sheet based on a key arrangement file and save CSV."""
     # order_map will be a dict matching form code keys to a list where the
     # new index of question `i` in `key` is `order_map[key][i]`
@@ -167,6 +176,8 @@ def save_reordered_version(sheet: OutputSheet, arrangement_file: pathlib.Path,
                 results.append(row_reordered)
         else:
             results.append(row)
-    with open(str(save_path), 'w+', newline='') as output_file:
+    output_path = save_path / f"{format_timestamp_for_file(timestamp)}__{filebasename}.csv"
+    with open(str(output_path), 'w+', newline='') as output_file:
         writer = csv.writer(output_file)
         writer.writerows(results)
+    return output_path

code/main.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import datetime
 import time
 import typing
 import textwrap
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@
 sort_results = user_input.sort_results
 
 progress = user_interface.ProgressTracker(user_input.root, len(image_paths))
+
+files_timestamp = datetime.now().replace(microsecond=0)
+
 try:
     for image_path in image_paths:
         progress.set_status(f"Processing '{image_path.name}'.")
@@ -76,23 +80,35 @@
         progress.step_progress()
 
     answers_results.clean_up("G" if empty_answers_as_g else "")
-    answers_results.save(output_folder / "results.csv", sort_results)
+    answers_results.save(output_folder,
+                         "results",
+                         sort_results,
+                         timestamp=files_timestamp)
 
-    success_string = "✔️ All exams processed and saved to 'results.csv'.\n"
+    success_string = "✔️ All exams processed and saved.\n"
 
     if keys_file:
         keys_results.add_file(keys_file)
 
     if (keys_results.row_count != 0):
-        keys_results.save(output_folder / "keys.csv", sort_results)
-        success_string += "✔️ All keys processed and saved to 'keys.csv'.\n"
+        keys_path = keys_results.save(output_folder,
+                                      "keys",
+                                      sort_results,
+                                      timestamp=files_timestamp)
+        success_string += "✔️ All keys processed and saved.\n"
         scores = scoring.score_results(answers_results, keys_results)
-        scores.save(output_folder / "scores.csv", sort_results)
-        success_string += "✔️ All scored results processed and saved to 'scores.csv'."
+        scores.save(output_folder,
+                    "scores",
+                    sort_results,
+                    timestamp=files_timestamp)
+        success_string += "✔️ All scored results processed and saved."
         if arrangement_file:
-            data_exporting.save_reordered_version(
-                scores, arrangement_file, output_folder / "reordered.csv")
-            success_string += "✔️ Reordered results saved to 'reordered.csv'."
+            data_exporting.save_reordered_version(scores,
+                                                  arrangement_file,
+                                                  output_folder,
+                                                  "reordered",
+                                                  timestamp=files_timestamp)
+            success_string += "✔️ Reordered results saved."
     else:
         success_string += "No exam keys were found, so no scoring was performed."
 

code/user_interface.py

@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         create_and_pack_label(app, "Select Output Folder", heading=True)
         create_and_pack_label(
             app,
-            "Select a folder to save output files to.\nExisting files may be overwritten, so it's best to use an empty folder."
+            "Select a folder to save output files to."
         )
 
         self.__output_folder_picker = FolderPickerWidget(
@@ -297,12 +297,7 @@ def update_status(self):
             ok_to_submit = False
         else:
             self.output_folder = output_folder
-            existing_csv_files = file_handling.filter_by_extensions(
-                file_handling.list_file_paths(output_folder), [".csv"])
-            if len(existing_csv_files) == 0:
-                new_status += f"✔ Output folder selected.\n"
-            else:
-                new_status += f"✔⚠ Output folder selected. Existing CSV files may be overwritten.\n"
+            new_status += f"✔ Output folder selected.\n"
 
         keys_file = self.__answer_key_picker.selection
         if keys_file: