Working on argparse command structure.

picoblogger/main.py

@@ -11,31 +11,45 @@ parser = ArgumentParser(description="Manage your weblog via commandline. Creates
 parser.add_argument('-d','--blog-dir', dest="blog_dir", default='~/public_html/blog', help='path to blog directory (default: %(default)s)')
 
 ### subroutines of pb
-subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(help="targets of operation")
+subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(help="targets of operation", dest='target')
 
+# 'blog' command
 parser_blog = subparsers.add_parser('blog', help='add or update blog or its sections')
-
 ## 'blog' subroutines
-subparsers_blog = parser_blog.add_subparsers(help="blog subcommands")
+subparsers_blog = parser_blog.add_subparsers(help="blog subcommands", dest='action')
-parser_update = subparsers_blog.add_parser('update', help='updates blog to current state')
+blog_parser_update = subparsers_blog.add_parser('update', help='updates blog to current state')
-parser_update.add_argument('subsection', choices=['all','recent','archive','feed'], help='sections of blog you may want to update')
+blog_parser_update.add_argument('subsection', choices=['all','recent','archive','feed'], help='sections of blog you may want to update')
-parser_add = subparsers_blog.add_parser("add", help='add an non-existing blog at --blog-dir')
+blog_parser_add = subparsers_blog.add_parser("add", help='add an non-existing blog at --blog-dir')
 
 # 'draft' command
 parser_draft = subparsers.add_parser('draft', help='create, list, edit or remove drafts')
-parser_draft.add_argument('action', choices=['add','list','edit','remove'], help='define what to do with a certain draft')
+## 'draft' subroutines
-parser_draft.add_argument('nameorid', choices=['name','id'], help='define an alphanumeric name for draft or the database id specified by [list]')
+subparsers_draft = parser_draft.add_subparsers(help="draft subcommands", dest='action')
+draft_parser_add = subparsers_draft.add_parser('add', help='add a new draft')
+draft_parser_add.add_argument('name', help='define an alphanumeric name')
+draft_parser_list = subparsers_draft.add_parser('list', help='list drafts')
+draft_parser_edit = subparsers_draft.add_parser('edit', help='edit certain draft')
+draft_parser_edit.add_argument('id', help='id like specified by [list]')
+draft_parser_remove = subparsers_draft.add_parser('remove', help='remove certain draft')
+draft_parser_remove.add_argument('id', help='id like specified by [list]')
 
 # 'article' command
 parser_article = subparsers.add_parser('article', help='import, list, edit or delete article')
 
+## 'article' subroutines
+subparsers_article = parser_article.add_subparsers(help="article subcommands", dest='action')
+article_parser_add = subparsers_article.add_parser('add', help='add a new article')
+article_parser_add.add_argument('name', help='define an alphanumeric name')
+article_parser_list = subparsers_article.add_parser('list', help='list articles')
+article_parser_edit = subparsers_article.add_parser('edit', help='edit certain article')
+article_parser_edit.add_argument('id', help='id like specified by [list]')
+article_parser_remove = subparsers_article.add_parser('remove', help='remove certain article')
+article_parser_remove.add_argument('id', help='id like specified by [list]')
+
+
 args = parser.parse_args()
 print(args)
-args_blog = parser_blog.parse_args()
+
-print(args_blog)
-args_draft = parser_draft.parse_args()
-print(args_draft)
-args_article = parser_article.parse_args()
 
 # set path to blog
 try:
@@ -121,7 +135,43 @@ def update_blog():
     
     with open(blogIndex,"w", encoding=l10nconf['BLOG_CHARSET']) as f:
         print(tmpIndex, file=f)
-        
+
-if vars(args)['update']:
+
-    print("Updating your block.")
+if vars(args)['target'] == 'blog':
-    update_blog()
+ 
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'update':
+        print("Updating your block.")
+        update_blog()
+
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'add':
+        pass
+
+
+if vars(args)['target'] == 'draft':
+
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'add':
+        pass
+
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'list':
+        pass
+
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'edit':
+        pass
+
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'remove':
+        pass
+
+if vars(args)['target'] == 'article':
+
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'add':
+        pass
+
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'list':
+        pass
+
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'edit':
+        pass
+
+    if vars(args)['action'] == 'remove':
+
+        pass