"""

This module conains function for updating values of an instance

"""

import json, copy

def stringType(string: str):

try:

int(string)

return int

except ValueError:

try:

float(string)

return float

except ValueError:

return str

indent = 4

def inputTaker(Dict: dict):

global indent

for i in Dict:

arg = f'{" " * indent}{i}'

if type(Dict[i]) == list:

newList = []

while True:

item = input(f"{arg} : {Dict[i]} → ")

if item != "__end__":

item = item.strip()

if not item: # Empty input - keep old list

Dict[i] = Dict[i]

break

elif stringType(item) == int:

newList.append(int(item))

elif stringType(item) == float:

newList.append(float(item))

else:

newList.append(item)

else:

break

if newList: # Only update if new values were added

Dict[i] = newList

elif type(Dict[i]) == dict:

indent += 4

print(arg)

Dict[i] = inputTaker(Dict[i])

indent -= 4

else:

item = input(f"{arg} : {Dict[i]} → ")

if item != "__end__":

item = item.strip()

if not item: # Empty input - keep old value

continue

elif stringType(item) == int:

Dict[i] = int(item)

elif stringType(item) == float:

Dict[i] = float(item)

else:

Dict[i] = item

return Dict

def update(filePath: str, id: str):

with open(filePath, "r") as file:

data = json.load(file)

if len(data) == 0:

print("Empty file. No instances to update")

return

else:

if id in data:

instance = copy.deepcopy(data[id])

instance = inputTaker(instance)

data[id] = instance

print(f"Instance related to ID \"{id}\" updated successfully")

else:

print(f"No instance is linked to ID \"{id}\". Try again")

with open(filePath, "w") as file:

json.dump(data, file, indent=8)

return