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FindMy.py/findmy/util/files.py

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"""Utilities to simplify reading and writing data from and to files."""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
from collections.abc import Mapping
from pathlib import Path
from typing import TypeVar, cast
T = TypeVar("T", bound=Mapping)
def save_and_return_json(data: T, dst: str | Path | None) -> T:
"""Save and return a JSON-serializable data structure."""
if dst is None:
return data
if isinstance(dst, str):
dst = Path(dst)
dst.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
return data
def read_data_json(val: str | Path | T) -> T:
"""Read JSON data from a file if a path is passed, or return the argument itself."""
if isinstance(val, str):
val = Path(val)
if isinstance(val, Path):
val = cast("T", json.loads(val.read_text()))
return val