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Script to set Luanti mod version to current date in format YYYY-MM-DD.
#!/usr/bin/env python3
'''
MIT License
Copyright © 2026 Jordan Irwin (AntumDeluge)
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
'''
'''
Script to set Luanti mod version to current date in format YYYY-MM-DD.
Must be run from mod directory. Updates the following files if they exist:
- mod.conf
- changelog.txt
- .ldoc/config.ld
'''
import errno
import os
import sys
from datetime import datetime
root = os.getcwd()
version = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
mod_conf = []
## Prints a warning message to stdout.
#
# @param msg
# Message text.
def logWarn(msg):
sys.stdout.write(f"\nWARNING: {msg}\n")
## Prints an error message to stderr.
#
# @param msg
# Message text.
def logError(msg):
sys.stderr.write(f"\nERROR: {msg}\n")
## Prints an error message to stderr & exits.
#
# @param e
# Error code.
# @param msg
# Message text.
def exitWithError(e, msg):
logError(msg)
sys.exit(e)
## Parses mod configuration file `mod.conf` to memory.
def parseModConf():
conf = "mod.conf"
conf_path = os.path.join(root, "mod.conf")
if not os.path.exists(conf_path):
exitWithError(errno.ENOENT, f"mod configuration not found: {conf}")
elif os.path.isdir(conf_path):
exitWithError(errno.EISDIR, f"mod configuration path is directory: {conf}")
fin = open(conf_path, "r", newline="\n")
lines = fin.read().split("\n")
fin.close()
l_idx = 0
for l in lines:
l_idx = l_idx + 1
l = l.strip()
if len(l) == 0 or l.startswith("#"):
# ignore empty & commented-out lines
continue
elif l.startswith(" ") or l.startswith("\t") or "=" not in l:
logWarn(f"malformed configuration at line {l_idx}: {conf}")
continue
temp = l.split("=", 1)
mod_conf.append((temp[0].strip(), temp[1].strip()))
## Retrieves a value parsed from `mod.conf` file.
#
# @param key
# String key index.
# @return
# String value or `None`.
def getModConf(key):
for c in mod_conf:
if c[0] == key:
return c[1]
## Updates contents of a text file.
#
# @param r_path
# Relative path to file to be updated.
# @param search
# The string to match.
# @param replace
# The new string where "{v}" denotes version.
def freplace(r_path, search, replace):
f_path = os.path.join(root, r_path)
if not os.path.isfile(f_path):
print(f"`{r_path}` not updated, file not found")
return
replace = replace.replace("{v}", version)
fin = open(f_path, "r", newline="\n")
lines = fin.readlines()
fin.close()
# TODO: use regex on entire file
text_orig = "".join(lines)
found = False
for idx in range(len(lines)):
l = lines[idx]
if l.startswith(search):
lines[idx] = f"{replace}\n"
found = True
break
if not found:
print(f"`{r_path}` not updated, does not contain text \"{search.strip("\n")}\"")
return
text_new = "".join(lines)
if text_new == text_orig:
print(f"`{r_path}` not updated, contents unchanged")
return
fout = open(f_path, "w", newline="\n")
fout.write(text_new)
fout.close()
print(f"`{r_path}` contents updated")
if __name__ == "__main__":
to_update = (
("mod.conf", "version =", "version = {v}"),
("changelog.txt", "next\n", "{v}"),
(os.path.normpath(".ldoc/config.ld"), "local version =", "local version = {v}")
)
parseModConf()
mod_name = getModConf("name")
mod_ver_old = getModConf("version")
mod_info = "\nMod info:"
if mod_name:
mod_info = mod_info + f"\n name: {mod_name}"
if mod_ver_old:
mod_info = mod_info + f"\n old version: {mod_ver_old}"
mod_info = mod_info + f"\n new version: {version}"
print(mod_info)
print()
for x in to_update:
freplace(os.path.normpath(x[0]), x[1], x[2])
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