Include unicode exceptions during load and save

blocking.py

@@ -1615,15 +1615,13 @@ def set_broch_mode(base_dir: str, domain_full: str, enabled: bool) -> None:
             break
 
         # write the allow file
-        try:
+        text = domain_full + '\n'
-            with open(allow_filename, 'w+',
-                      encoding='utf-8') as fp_allow:
-                fp_allow.write(domain_full + '\n')
         for allowed in allowed_domains:
-                    fp_allow.write(allowed + '\n')
+            text += allowed + '\n'
+        if save_string(text, allow_filename,
+                       'EX: Broch mode not enabled due to file write [ex]'):
             print('Broch mode enabled')
-        except OSError as ex:
+        else:
-            print('EX: Broch mode not enabled due to file write ' + str(ex))
             return
 
     set_config_param(base_dir, "brochMode", enabled)

blog.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ from newswire import rss2footer
 from cache import get_person_from_cache
 from flags import is_image_file
 from data import load_string
+from data import save_string
 from data import load_list
 
 
@@ -106,15 +107,14 @@ def _no_of_blog_replies(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str, translate: {},
     if lines and removals:
         print('Rewriting ' + post_filename + ' to remove ' +
               str(len(removals)) + ' entries')
-        try:
+        text: str = ''
-            with open(post_filename, 'w+', encoding='utf-8') as fp_post:
         for reply_post_id in lines:
             reply_post_id = remove_eol(reply_post_id)
             if reply_post_id not in removals:
-                        fp_post.write(reply_post_id + '\n')
+                text += reply_post_id + '\n'
-        except OSError as ex:
+        save_string(text, post_filename,
-            print('EX: unable to remove replies from post ' +
+                    'EX: unable to remove replies from post ' +
-                  post_filename + ' ' + str(ex))
+                    post_filename + ' [ex]')
 
     return replies
 

categories.py

@@ -34,15 +34,10 @@ def get_hashtag_category(base_dir: str, hashtag: str) -> str:
             if not os.path.isfile(category_filename):
                 return ''
 
-    category_str = None
+    category_str: str = \
-    try:
+        load_string(category_filename,
-        with open(category_filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as fp_category:
+                    'EX: unable to read category ' +
-            category_str = fp_category.read()
+                    category_filename + ' [ex]')
-    except OSError:
-        print('EX: unable to read category ' + category_filename)
-    except UnicodeEncodeError as ex:
-        print('EX: unable to read category unicode ' + category_filename +
-              ' ' + str(ex))
     if category_str:
         return category_str
     return ''
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@ def load_city_hashtags(base_dir: str, translate: {}) -> None:
             cities_str = \
                 load_string(cities_filename,
                             'EX: unable to load cities file ' +
-                            cities_filename)
+                            cities_filename + ' [ex]')
             if cities_str:
                 cities = cities_str.split('\n')
             if not cities:
@@ -137,17 +132,10 @@ def get_hashtag_categories(base_dir: str,
             if len(hashtag) > MAX_TAG_LENGTH:
                 continue
 
-            category_str = None
+            category_str: str = \
-            try:
+                load_string(category_filename,
-                with open(category_filename, 'r',
+                            'EX: get_hashtag_categories ' +
-                          encoding='utf-8') as fp_category:
+                            category_filename + ' [ex]')
-                    category_str = fp_category.read()
-            except OSError:
-                print('EX: get_hashtag_categories ' + category_filename)
-            except UnicodeEncodeError as ex:
-                print('EX: get_hashtag_categories unicode ' +
-                      category_filename + ' ' + str(ex))
-
             if not category_str:
                 continue
 
@@ -263,16 +251,10 @@ def set_hashtag_category(base_dir: str, hashtag: str, category: str,
             return False
 
     category_written: bool = False
-    try:
+    if save_string(category, category_filename,
-        with open(category_filename, 'w+', encoding='utf-8') as fp_category:
+                   'EX: unable to write category ' + category_filename +
-            fp_category.write(category)
+                   ' [ex]'):
         category_written = True
-    except OSError as ex:
-        print('EX: unable to write category ' + category_filename +
-              ' ' + str(ex))
-    except UnicodeEncodeError as ex:
-        print('EX: unable to write category unicode ' + category_filename +
-              ' ' + str(ex))
 
     if category_written:
         if update:

data.py

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ def _store_base(text: str, filename: str, exception_text: str,
         if '[ex]' in exception_text:
             exception_text = exception_text.replace('[ex]', str(exc))
         print(exception_text)
+    except UnicodeEncodeError as exc:
+        if '[ex]' in exception_text:
+            exception_text = exception_text.replace('[ex]', str(exc))
+        print(exception_text)
     return False
 
 
@@ -34,6 +38,10 @@ def load_string(filename: str, exception_text: str) -> str:
         if '[ex]' in exception_text:
             exception_text = exception_text.replace('[ex]', str(exc))
         print(exception_text)
+    except UnicodeEncodeError as exc:
+        if '[ex]' in exception_text:
+            exception_text = exception_text.replace('[ex]', str(exc))
+        print(exception_text)
     return None
 
 
@@ -62,6 +70,10 @@ def load_line(filename: str, exception_text: str) -> str:
         if '[ex]' in exception_text:
             exception_text = exception_text.replace('[ex]', str(exc))
         print(exception_text)
+    except UnicodeEncodeError as exc:
+        if '[ex]' in exception_text:
+            exception_text = exception_text.replace('[ex]', str(exc))
+        print(exception_text)
     return None
 
 

epicyon.py

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ from webapp_post import get_instance_software
 from siteactive import site_is_active
 from siteactive import is_online
 from data import save_string
+from data import load_list
 
 
 def str2bool(value_str) -> bool:
@@ -1976,16 +1977,15 @@ def _command_options() -> None:
         approve_follows_filename = accounts_dir + '/followrequests.txt'
         approve_ctr: int = 0
         if os.path.isfile(approve_follows_filename):
-            try:
+            approve_follows_list: list[str] = \
-                with open(approve_follows_filename, 'r',
+                load_list(approve_follows_filename,
-                          encoding='utf-8') as fp_approve:
+                          'EX: unable to read follow approvals file ' +
-                    for approve in fp_approve:
+                          approve_follows_filename)
+            if approve_follows_list is not None:
+                for approve in approve_follows_list:
                     approve1 = remove_eol(approve)
                     print(approve1)
                     approve_ctr += 1
-            except OSError:
-                print('EX: unable to read follow approvals file ' +
-                      approve_follows_filename)
         if approve_ctr == 0:
             print('There are no follow requests pending approval.')
         sys.exit()