autotag_draft.py

# draft of autotag function for use in indieweb-utils

import re


def _match_tag(tag_prefix: str, match: re.Match, user_tags: dict) -> str:
    """
    Match a tag and return a link to the tag page.
    :param tag_prefix: The prefix to append to the tag.
    :type tag_prefix: str
    :param match: The match to process.
    :type match: re.Match
    :param user_tags: A dictionary of tags that a user supports on their website.
    :type user_tags: dict
    :return: The processed match.
    :rtype: str
    """
    tag = match[1:]
    if tag in user_tags:
        return f"#{tag}"
    else:
        return match


def _match_person_tag(people: dict, match: re.Match) -> str:
    """
    A person tag and return a link to their profile.
    :param people: A dictionary of names to which a person tag can be matched.
    :type people: dict
    :param match: The match to process.
    :type match: re.Match
    :return: The processed match.
    :rtype: str
    """
    person = match[1:]
    if people.get(person):
        return f"@{people[person][1]}"
    else:
        return match


def autolink_tags(text: str, tag_prefix: str, people: dict, tags: list = []) -> str:
    """
    Replace hashtags (#) and person tags (@) with links to the respective tag page and profile URL.
    :param text: The text to process.
    :type text: str
    :param tag_prefix: The prefic to append to identified tags.
    :type tag_prefix: str
    :param people: A dictionary of people to link to.
    :type people: dict
    :param tags: A list of tags to link to (optional).
    :type tags: list
    :return: The processed text.
    :rtype: str
    Example:
    ..code-block:: python
        import indieweb_utils
        note = "I am working on a new #muffin #recipe with @jane"
        people = {
            "jane": ("Jane Doe", "https://jane.example.com") # tag to use, name of person, domain of person
        }
        note_with_tags = indieweb_utils.autolink_tags(note, "/tag/", people, tags=["muffin", "recipe"])
    """

    user_supplied_tags = {tag: tag for tag in tags}

    text = re.sub(r"#(\w+)", lambda match: _match_tag(tag_prefix, match.group(), user_supplied_tags), text)
    text = re.sub(r"@(\w+)", lambda match: _match_person_tag(people, match.group()), text)

    return text

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