Create utility function for checking valid item names

api/ECNQueue.py

@@ -56,6 +56,29 @@
 queuesToIgnore = ["archives", "drafts", "inbox", "coral"]
 
 
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Utilities
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+
+def isValidItemName(name: str) -> bool:
+    """Returns true if file name is a valid item name
+
+    Example:
+            isValidItemName("21") -> true
+            isValidItemName("twentyone") -> false
+
+    Args:
+            name (str): The name to test.
+
+    Returns:
+            bool: Name is valid item name.
+    """
+    itemPattern = re.compile("^[0123456789]{1,3}$")
+    return True if itemPattern.match(name) else False
+
+
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Classes
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
@@ -1187,8 +1210,6 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return self.queue + str(self.number)
 
 # TODO: Make Queue iterable using __iter__. See: https://thispointer.com/python-how-to-make-a-class-iterable-create-iterator-class-for-it/
-
-
 class Queue:
     """A collection of items.
 
@@ -1225,10 +1246,7 @@ def __getItems(self) -> list:
 
             isFile = True if os.path.isfile(itemPath) else False
 
-            itemPattern = re.compile("^[0123456789]{1,3}$")
-            isItem = True if itemPattern.match(item) else False
-
-            if isFile and isItem:
+            if isFile and isValidItemName(item):
                 items.append(Item(self.name, item))
 
         return items
@@ -1252,6 +1270,9 @@ def toJson(self) -> dict:
     def __len__(self) -> int:
         return len(self.items)
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f'{self.name}_queue'
+
 def getValidQueues() -> list:
     """Returns a list of queues on the filesystem excluding ignored queues.
 
@@ -1284,7 +1305,4 @@ def loadQueues() -> list:
     for queue in getValidQueues():
         queues.append(Queue(queue))
 
-    return queues
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print("Stop")
+    return queues