def get_duration():
"""duration grab input"""
while True:
duration = input('please input the duration '
'of the task in minutes: ')
# tests input against regex pattern if pattern test
durpattern = re.compile("(\d+)")
durmatch = durpattern.fullmatch(duration)
# if pattern fails test
if not durmatch:
print('this is not an appropriate format')
# if pattern passes loop breaks and values stored
else:
utility = Utility()
duration = utility.str2time(duration)
clear()
return duration
def user_search(self):
"""
user_search gathers and stores user input related to search entries
handles user data gathering and storage for search by date, duration
regex pattern and exact match. once data is gathered and stored
a WorkLog object is instantiated and the data passed to the relevant
search method of worklog object
"""
while True:
# prompt choose search method
search_option = input('please choose a search option: ')
# if user provides a invalid response to prompt
if search_option not in ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'):
print('this is not an available option')
# if response valid loop will break
else:
break
# if date prompt for date get input
if search_option == 'a':
clear()
# begin loop for entry search by date data collection
while True:
date = input('please input a date to search '
'in the format yyyy/mm/dd: ')
# tests input against regex pattern
pattern = re.compile("(\d{4}\/\d{2}\/\d{2})")
match = pattern.fullmatch(date)
# if pattern fails test
# messsage will prompt until correct format recieved
if not match:
print('this is not an appropriate format')
continue
# if usre input valid
elif match:
# Utility object instantiated
utility = Utility()
# string -> datetime object
str2date = utility.str2date(date)
# Worklog object instantiated
search = Inspector()
# call to WorkLog.search_by_date mentod
# method handles search logic/ display of relevant entry
try:
clear()
"\n"
print('here are the matching entries: \n')
search_results = search.search_by_date(str2date)
app()
except ValueError:
print('It looks like there is no matching results')
app()
# if duration prompt for duration get input
elif search_option == 'b':
# begin loop for entry search by duration data collection
while True:
duration = input('please input the duration of the task '
'that you want to search: ')
# tests input against regex pattern
durpattern = re.compile("(\d+)")
durmatch = durpattern.fullmatch(duration)
# if pattern fails test
# messsage will prompt until correct format recieved
if not durmatch:
print('this is not an appropriate format')
continue
# if user input valid
elif durmatch:
# Utility object instantiated
utility = Utility()
# string -> timedelta
str2time = utility.str2time(duration)
# Worklog object instantiated
search = Inspector()
# call to WorkLog.search_by_duration
# method handles search logic/ display of relevant entry
try:
clear()
"\n"
print('here are the matching entries: \n')
search_results = search.search_by_duration(str2time)
app()
except ValueError:
print('It looks like there is no matching results')
app()
# if string prompt for string get input
elif search_option == 'c':
while True:
string = input('please type string and we'
'will search against it: ')
# Worklog object instantiated
search = Inspector()
# call to WorkLog.search_by_duration
# method handles search logic/ display of relevant entry
try:
clear()
"\n"
print('here are the matching entries: ')
search_results = search.search_by_string(string)
# if now matching entries
app()
except ValueError:
print('It looks like there is no matching results')
app()
elif search_option == 'd':
while True:
string = input('please type employee name to search for: ')
# Worklog object instantiated
search = Inspector()
# call to WorkLog.search_by_duration
# method handles search logic/ display of relevant entry
try:
clear()
"\n"
print('here are the matching entries: \n')
search_results = search.search_by_employee(string)
app()
except ValueError:
print('It looks like there is no matching results')
app()
elif search_option == 'e':
clear()
app()
