serenity/Meta/embed_as_string_view.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
r"""
    Embeds a file into a StringView, a la #embed from C++23
"""

import argparse
import sys


def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
                 epilog=__doc__,
                 formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
    parser.add_argument('input', help='input file to stringify')
    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', required=True,
                        help='output file')
    parser.add_argument('-n', '--variable-name', required=True,
                        help='name of the C++ variable')
    parser.add_argument('-s', '--namespace', required=False,
                        help='C++ namespace to put the string into')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    with open(args.output, 'w') as f:
        f.write("#include <AK/StringView.h>\n")
        if args.namespace:
            f.write(f"namespace {args.namespace} {{\n")
        f.write(f"extern StringView {args.variable_name};\n")
        f.write(f"StringView {args.variable_name} = R\"~~~(")
        with open(args.input, 'r') as input:
            for line in input.readlines():
                f.write(f"{line}")
        f.write(")~~~\"sv;\n")
        if args.namespace:
            f.write("}\n")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    sys.exit(main())