tools/helper_functions.py

import os

def get_file_path_end(file_path):
    # First, get the basename of the file (e.g., "example.txt" from "/path/to/example.txt")
    basename = os.path.basename(file_path)
    
    # Then, split the basename and its extension and return only the basename without the extension
    filename_without_extension, _ = os.path.splitext(basename)

    #print(filename_without_extension)
    
    return filename_without_extension

def ensure_output_folder_exists():
    """Checks if the 'output/' folder exists, creates it if not."""

    folder_name = "output/"

    if not os.path.exists(folder_name):
        # Create the folder if it doesn't exist
        os.makedirs(folder_name)
        print(f"Created the 'output/' folder.")
    else:
        print(f"The 'output/' folder already exists.")


# Following function is only relevant for locally-created executable files based on this app (when using pyinstaller it creates a _internal folder that contains tesseract and poppler. These need to be added to the system path to enable the app to run)
def add_folder_to_path(folder_path: str):
    '''
    Check if a folder exists on your system. If so, get the absolute path and then add it to the system Path variable if it doesn't already exist.
    '''

    if os.path.exists(folder_path) and os.path.isdir(folder_path):
        print(folder_path, "folder exists.")

        # Resolve relative path to absolute path
        absolute_path = os.path.abspath(folder_path)

        current_path = os.environ['PATH']
        if absolute_path not in current_path.split(os.pathsep):
            full_path_extension = absolute_path + os.pathsep + current_path
            os.environ['PATH'] = full_path_extension
            print(f"Updated PATH with: ", full_path_extension)
        else:
            print(f"Directory {folder_path} already exists in PATH.")
    else:
        print(f"Folder not found at {folder_path} - not added to PATH")