Add script to sort links in README.md by

indentation and content

sort.py

@@ -2,82 +2,111 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 
 """
-    The approach taken is explained below. I decided to do it simply.
-    Initially I was considering parsing the data into some sort of
-    structure and then generating an appropriate README. I am still
-    considering doing it - but for now this should work. The only issue
-    I see is that it only sorts the entries at the lowest level, and that
-    the order of the top-level contents do not match the order of the actual
-    entries.
-
-    This could be extended by having nested blocks, sorting them recursively
-    and flattening the end structure into a list of lines. Revision 2 maybe ^.^.
+This script sorts the entries in the README.md file. It clusters the lines 
+into blocks based on indentation and sorts each block individually. 
 """
 
-def sort_blocks():
-    # First, we load the current README into memory
-    with open('README.md', 'r') as read_me_file:
-        read_me = read_me_file.read()
-
-    # Separating the 'table of contents' from the contents (blocks)
-    table_of_contents = ''.join(read_me.split('- - -')[0])
-    blocks = ''.join(read_me.split('- - -')[1]).split('\n# ')
-    for i in range(len(blocks)):
-        if i == 0:
-            blocks[i] = blocks[i] + '\n'
-        else:
-            blocks[i] = '# ' + blocks[i] + '\n'
-
-    # Sorting the libraries
-    inner_blocks = sorted(blocks[0].split('##'))
-    for i in range(1, len(inner_blocks)):
-        if inner_blocks[i][0] != '#':
-            inner_blocks[i] = '##' + inner_blocks[i]
-    inner_blocks = ''.join(inner_blocks)
-
-    # Replacing the non-sorted libraries by the sorted ones and gathering all at the final_README file
-    blocks[0] = inner_blocks
-    final_README = table_of_contents + '- - -' + ''.join(blocks)
-
-    with open('README.md', 'w+') as sorted_file:
-        sorted_file.write(final_README)
-
-def main():
-    # First, we load the current README into memory as an array of lines
+def sort_readme():
+    # Load the current README into memory as an array of lines
     with open('README.md', 'r') as read_me_file:
         read_me = read_me_file.readlines()
 
-    # Then we cluster the lines together as blocks
-    # Each block represents a collection of lines that should be sorted
-    # This was done by assuming only links ([...](...)) are meant to be sorted
-    # Clustering is done by indentation
+    # Cluster lines into blocks based on indentation
     blocks = []
+    current_block = []
     last_indent = None
+    
     for line in read_me:
-        s_line = line.lstrip()
-        indent = len(line) - len(s_line)
-
-        if any([s_line.startswith(s) for s in ['* [', '- [']]):
+        stripped_line = line.lstrip()
+        indent = len(line) - len(stripped_line)
+        
+        # Detecting list items by starting character
+        if stripped_line.startswith(('* [', '- [')):
             if indent == last_indent:
-                blocks[-1].append(line)
+                current_block.append(line)
             else:
-                blocks.append([line])
+                if current_block:
+                    blocks.append(current_block)
+                current_block = [line]
             last_indent = indent
         else:
+            if current_block:
+                blocks.append(current_block)
+                current_block = []
             blocks.append([line])
             last_indent = None
 
-    with open('README.md', 'w+') as sorted_file:
-        # Then all of the blocks are sorted individually
-        blocks = [
-            ''.join(sorted(block, key=str.lower)) for block in blocks
-        ]
-        # And the result is written back to README.md
-        sorted_file.write(''.join(blocks))
-
-    # Then we call the sorting method
-    sort_blocks()
-
+    if current_block:
+        blocks.append(current_block)
+    
+    # Sort each block individually
+    sorted_blocks = []
+    for block in blocks:
+        if block[0].lstrip().startswith(('* [', '- [')):
+            sorted_blocks.append(sorted(block, key=lambda s: s.lower()))
+        else:
+            sorted_blocks.append(block)
+    
+    # Write the sorted blocks back to the README.md file
+    with open('README.md', 'w') as sorted_file:
+        for block in sorted_blocks:
+            sorted_file.write(''.join(block))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    sort_readme()
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding: utf-8
+
+"""
+This script sorts the entries in the README.md file. It clusters the lines 
+into blocks based on indentation and sorts each block individually. 
+"""
+
+def sort_readme():
+    # Load the current README into memory as an array of lines
+    with open('README.md', 'r') as read_me_file:
+        read_me = read_me_file.readlines()
+
+    # Cluster lines into blocks based on indentation
+    blocks = []
+    current_block = []
+    last_indent = None
+    
+    for line in read_me:
+        stripped_line = line.lstrip()
+        indent = len(line) - len(stripped_line)
+        
+        # Detecting list items by starting character
+        if stripped_line.startswith(('* [', '- [')):
+            if indent == last_indent:
+                current_block.append(line)
+            else:
+                if current_block:
+                    blocks.append(current_block)
+                current_block = [line]
+            last_indent = indent
+        else:
+            if current_block:
+                blocks.append(current_block)
+                current_block = []
+            blocks.append([line])
+            last_indent = None
+
+    if current_block:
+        blocks.append(current_block)
+    
+    # Sort each block individually
+    sorted_blocks = []
+    for block in blocks:
+        if block[0].lstrip().startswith(('* [', '- [')):
+            sorted_blocks.append(sorted(block, key=lambda s: s.lower()))
+        else:
+            sorted_blocks.append(block)
+    
+    # Write the sorted blocks back to the README.md file
+    with open('README.md', 'w') as sorted_file:
+        for block in sorted_blocks:
+            sorted_file.write(''.join(block))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sort_readme()