skip non .xopp files; recursively add files from selected directory

README.md

@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ Here is an excerpt of a Xournal++ document `/home/user/notes/note1/paper.pdf.xop
 </xournal>
 ```
 
-If the background PDF file `/home/user/Documents/paper.pdf` does not exist
+If `/home/user/notes/note1/paper.pdf` is accessible (in the same folder as the Xournal++ file),
-but `/home/user/notes/note1/paper.pdf` is accessible (which is in the same folder as the Xournal++ file),
+then the absolute path will be replaced with a path **relative** one:
-then the absolute path will be replaced with a path relative one:
 
 ```xml
 <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>

relative-xopp-background

@@ -51,24 +51,56 @@ def main():
     notify(summary='Success!', message=f'Modified {modified_files} out of {len(xopp_files)} files.')
 
 
-def parse_args() -> List[Path]:
+NAUTILUS_SELECTION = 'NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS'
-    NAUTILUS_SELECTION = 'NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS'
+SCRIPT_NAME = 'relative-xopp-background'
-    SCRIPT_NAME = 'relative-xopp-background'
 
+
+def parse_args() -> List[Path]:
+    """
+    :return: List of absolute paths to .xopp files
+    """
+    if len(argv) < 2:
+        usage()
+
+    # get list of selected paths
+    selected_paths: List[Path] = []
     selected_files_str = getenv(NAUTILUS_SELECTION)
     if selected_files_str:
         selected_files = selected_files_str.split('\n')
+        # if last filename is empty, remove it
         if len(selected_files[-1]) < 1:
             selected_files = selected_files[:-1]
-        return [Path(file) for file in selected_files]
+        selected_paths = [Path(file) for file in selected_files]
+    else:
+        selected_paths = [Path(file) for file in argv[1:]]
 
-    if len(argv) < 2:
+    # for each selected path
-        usage_str = f'Usage:\n' \
+    #  if it is a file, check if it ends with .xopp
-                    f'\t{SCRIPT_NAME} <xopp-file-1> [<xopp-file-2>] [...]\n' \
+    #  if it is a directory, recursively add all .xopp files
-                    f'\tenv {NAUTILUS_SELECTION}=<newline-delimited-list-of-xopp-files> {SCRIPT_NAME}'
+    xopp_files: List[Path] = []
-        print(usage_str, file=stderr)
+    path: Path
-        raise Exception(usage_str)
+    for path in selected_paths:
-    return [Path(file) for file in argv[1:]]
+        if not path.exists():
+            notify(summary='Note', message=f'Skipped non existing path {path}')
+            continue
+        elif path.is_dir():
+            for child in path.glob(r'**/*.xopp'):
+                if child.is_file():
+                    xopp_files.append(child.absolute())
+        else:
+            if path.suffix == '.xopp':
+                xopp_files.append(path.absolute())
+
+    return xopp_files
+
+
+def usage():
+    usage_str = f'Usage:\n' \
+                f'\t{SCRIPT_NAME} <.xopp file or folder> [<.xopp file or folder>] [...]\n' \
+                f'\tenv {NAUTILUS_SELECTION}=<newline delimited list of .xopp files or folders> {SCRIPT_NAME}'
+
+    notify(summary='Usage', message=usage_str)
+    exit(1)
 
 
 def save_relative_paths(xopp_file: Path) -> int:
@@ -122,8 +154,8 @@ def save_relative_paths(xopp_file: Path) -> int:
 
                     if not abs_pdf.is_absolute():
                         continue  # No action required as the path is already relative
-                    if abs_pdf.exists():
+                    # if abs_pdf.exists():
-                        continue  # No action required as the background pdf will be found by Xournal++
+                    #     continue  # No action required as the background pdf will be found by Xournal++
                     if len(abs_pdf.name) < 1:
                         raise Exception(f'Expected the PDF file name to be non empty: {abs_pdf}')
 
@@ -142,11 +174,11 @@ def save_relative_paths(xopp_file: Path) -> int:
 
     print('The xml was modified!')
 
-    # Current date as string including milliseconds
-    date_str = datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S_%f')[:-3]
-
     xopp_file: Path
+
     # Optional: Backup old .xopp file
+    # Current date as string including milliseconds
+    # date_str = datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S_%f')[:-3]
     # xopp_file.rename(xopp_file.parent.joinpath(xopp_file.name + '.' + date_str + '.backup'))
 
     # Open in binary mode