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Easily pack and unpack metadata in a filename.
Keyname is built around the following file name convention:
key/value pairs are constructed with :code:=
between the key and value
key/value pairs are joined by :code:+
key/value pairs are ordered alphanumerically by key
keys beginning with :code:_
are ordered after keys not beginning with :code:_
the :code:ext
(extension) key is always placed last
the key :code:_
is reserved for the original filename
For example, :code:key1=val1+key2=val2+_key3=val3+ext=.txt
.
.. code-block:: python3
from keyname import keyname as kn
kn.pack({ 'key2' : 'val2', 'ext' : '.txt', 'key1' : 'val1', '_key3' : 'val3', })
kf.unpack('path/to/key=val+ext=.txt')
Most operating systems only allow filename lengths of up to 255 characters. (And in Docker containers, the limit is sometimes 224 characters.) Trying to use longer filenames will fail.
Keyname provides tools to work around this restriction by chunking overlength filenames into nested directories and a file. (Basically, using the path to store the filename.) Path segments with continuations are denoted with the suffix "...".
.. code-block:: python3
from pathlib import Path
from keyname import keyname as kn
packed = kn.pack({ f'key{i}' : f'val{i}' for i in range(100) })
chopped = kn.chop(f'/tmp/example/{packed}', mkdir=True)
Path(chopped).touch()
kn.unpack(kn.rejoin(chopped))
.. code-block:: bash
$ tree /tmp/example /tmp/example └── key0=val0+key1=val1+key10=val10+key11=val11+key12=val12+key13=val13+key14=val14+key15=val15+key16=val16+key17=val17+key18=val18+key19=val19+key2=val2+key20=val20+key21=val21+key22=val22+key23=val23+ke... └── y24=val24+key25=val25+key26=val26+key27=val27+key28=val28+key29=val29+key3=val3+key30=val30+key31=val31+key32=val32+key33=val33+key34=val34+key35=val35+key36=val36+key37=val37+key38=val38+key39=val39+... └── key4=val4+key40=val40+key41=val41+key42=val42+key43=val43+key44=val44+key45=val45+key46=val46+key47=val47+key48=val48+key49=val49+key5=val5+key50=val50+key51=val51+key52=val52+key53=val53+key54=val54+... └── key55=val55+key56=val56+key57=val57+key58=val58+key59=val59+key6=val6+key60=val60+key61=val61+key62=val62+key63=val63+key64=val64+key65=val65+key66=val66+key67=val67+key68=val68+key69=val69+key7=val7+... └── key70=val70+key71=val71+key72=val72+key73=val73+key74=val74+key75=val75+key76=val76+key77=val77+key78=val78+key79=val79+key8=val8+key80=val80+key81=val81+key82=val82+key83=val83+key84=val84+key85=val8... └── 5+key86=val86+key87=val87+key88=val88+key89=val89+key9=val9+key90=val90+key91=val91+key92=val92+key93=val93+key94=val94+key95=val95+key96=val96+key97=val97+key98=val98+key99=val99
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Easily pack and unpack metadata in a filename.
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