def add_user_quick(userName: str):
"""
Adds a user by simply creating their folder and adding their entry to the
writers.json dict. If the writer exists, an exception is thrown.
Arguments:
userName: str - The writer name to create
"""
if Writers.writer_exists(userName):
raise PyCException('Error: Writer {} already exists'.format(userName))
mappedWriterPath = PathMapper.get_mapped_path(userName)
newWriter = Writer(writerPath=mappedWriterPath)
try:
newWriter.create()
except Exception as e:
raise PyCException('Error: Could not create writer{}'.format(userName))
def _create_writer_from_list(datalist: list):
# TODO: Change CSV implementation to use dict reader for better handling of
# missing information
"""
Private function. Creates a single writer from a list following the format:
["folder","name","email","language1,language2"]
Arguments:
datalist: list - The list of data to load into the writer
"""
# First, verify that the data list is OK
if datalist is None or not len(datalist) == 4:
raise PyCException('Cannot create writer from datalist {}. Malformed'
.format(str(datalist)))
newWriter = Writer(writerPath=datalist[0],writerName=datalist[1],
writerEmail=datalist[2])
newWriter.create()
splitLanguageList = [languageName.strip() for languageName in datalist[3].split(',')]
newWriter.add_known_language_from_list(splitLanguageList)