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outline_to_mdbook.py

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+"""
+A script to take a folder of markdown files (created by an outline export) and convert it into a folder
+of markdown files in the correct format for mdbook.
+"""
+import os
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+PROJECT_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+
+def outline_to_mdbook(input_path, output_path):
+    summary_lines = []
+    if not os.path.exists(output_path):
+        os.mkdir(output_path)
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(input_path):
+        path = root.split(os.sep)
+        for file in files:
+            rel_path = os.path.relpath(root, input_path)
+            new_rel_dir = rel_path.replace(" ",  "-")
+            new_dir = os.path.join(output_path, new_rel_dir).replace(" ", "-")
+            file_path = os.path.join(root, file)
+            if file.endswith(".md"):
+                new_file = file.replace(" ", "-")
+                new_file = new_file.replace("%2F", "-")
+                new_file = new_file.replace(".md", "")
+                new_file = re.sub('[^A-Za-z0-9\-]+', '', new_file)
+                new_file = new_file.replace("--", "-")
+                if new_file.startswith("-"):
+                    new_file = new_file[1:]
+                if new_file.endswith("-"):
+                    new_file = new_file[:-1]
+                new_file += ".md"
+            else:
+                new_file = file
+            new_path = os.path.join(new_dir, new_file)
+            if not os.path.exists(new_dir):
+                os.makedirs(new_dir)
+            # copy over the file
+            subprocess.call(["cp", file_path, new_path])
+            if file.endswith(".md"):
+                new_rel_path = os.path.join(new_rel_dir, new_file)
+                summary_line = "- [{old_name}](./{new_rel_path})".format(
+                    old_name=file.replace(".md", ""),
+                    new_rel_path=new_rel_path
+                )
+                summary_lines.append(summary_line)
+    # finallly write summary file
+    summary_file_path = os.path.join(output_path, "SUMMARY-base.md")
+    with open(summary_file_path, 'w') as f:
+        for line in summary_lines:
+            f.writelines(line + "\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    input_path = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, "export")
+    output_path = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, "src")
+    outline_to_mdbook(input_path, output_path)