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+# mfbatch
diff --git a/mfbatch/__init__.py b/mfbatch/__init__.py
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+# mybatch
+# FLAC Metadata batch editor
diff --git a/mfbatch/__main__.py b/mfbatch/__main__.py
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+# __main__.py 
+
+import sys
+from subprocess import run
+import os
+from glob import iglob
+from re import match
+from optparse import OptionParser
+import shlex
+
+from tqdm import tqdm
+
+# MFBATCH COMMAND FILE
+# Every line is processed, the first character decides the kind of command 
+# in the style of mtree.
+# [a-z] Line is a command 
+# : Line is a file 
+# # is a comment
+
+# Commands are: 
+#   set KEY REST 
+#       KEY in each subsequent file is set to REST. 
+#   unset KEY 
+#       KEY in each subsequent file will be unset.
+#   unset-all 
+#       No keys in each subsequent file will be set.
+#   set-incr KEY INITIAL
+#       KEY in next file will be set to INITIAL which will be incremented by 
+#       one for each file processed.
+#   set-pattern TO FROM PATTERN 
+#       Set key TO to FROM after matching against PATTERN in each subsequent 
+#       file.
+#   rename ARGUMENTS
+#       Subsequent files will be renamed using rename(1). ARGUMENTS will be
+#       passed to the command with the old name at the end.
+
+
+
+METAFLAC_PATH = '/opt/homebrew/bin/metaflac'
+COMMAND_PROCHAR = ':'
+COMMENT_PROCHAR = '#'
+
+def process_command(metadatums: dict, line: str, dry_run: bool):
+    commandline = line.lstrip(COMMAND_PROCHAR).rstrip("\n")
+    args = shlex.split(commandline)
+    command = args[0]
+
+    if command == 'set':
+        key = args[1]
+        value = args[2]
+        metadatums[key] = value
+    
+    elif command == 'unset':
+        key = args[1]
+        del metadatums[key]
+
+    elif command == 'unset-all': 
+        all_keys = list(metadatums.keys())
+        for k in all_keys:
+            del metadatums[k]
+            
+    elif command == 'set-incr':
+        pass 
+    elif command == 'set-pattern':
+        pass
+    elif command == 'rename':
+        pass
+    else:
+        sys.stderr.write(f"Unrecognized command line: {line}\n")
+
+
+def process_file(metadatums: dict, line: str, dry_run: bool):
+    line = line.rstrip("\n")
+    if dry_run:
+        sys.stderr.write(f"process_file: {line}\n")
+        sys.stderr.write(f"process_file: {metadatums}\n")
+    else:
+        pass
+
+
+def execute_batch_list(batch_list_path: str, dry_run: bool):
+    with open(batch_list_path, mode='r') as f:
+        metadatums = {}
+        while True: 
+            line = f.readline() 
+            if line is None or line == "":
+                break 
+            
+            if line.startswith(COMMENT_PROCHAR):
+                continue 
+            
+            elif line.startswith(COMMAND_PROCHAR):
+                process_command(metadatums, line, dry_run)
+
+            elif line == "\n":
+                continue
+            
+            else:
+                process_file(metadatums, line, dry_run)
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    
+    editor = os.getenv('EDITOR')
+
+    op = OptionParser(usage="%prog [options]")
+    op.add_option('-d', metavar='DIR',
+                  help='chdir to DIR before running',
+                  default=None) 
+    op.add_option('-e', metavar='EDITOR',
+                  help="Set editor (default is $EDITOR)",
+                  default=editor)
+    op.add_option('-f', metavar='FILE',
+                  help="Write batch list file to FILE",
+                  default='MFBATCH_LIST')
+    options, args = op.parse_args()
+
+    if options.d is not None:
+        os.chdir(options.d)
+
+    command_file = options.f 
+
+    with open(command_file, mode='w') as f:
+        f.write("# mfbatch\n\n")
+        metaflac_command = [METAFLAC_PATH, '--list']
+        metadatums = {}
+        preflight = len(list(iglob('./**/*.flac', recursive=True)))
+        for path in tqdm(iglob('./**/*.flac', recursive=True), total=preflight):
+            result = run(metaflac_command + [path], capture_output=True)
+            this_file_metadata = {}
+            for line in result.stdout.decode('utf-8').splitlines():
+                m = match(r'^\s+comment\[\d\]: ([A-Z]+)=(.*)$', line)
+                if m is not None:
+                    this_file_metadata[m[1]] = m[2]
+
+            for this_key in this_file_metadata.keys():
+                if this_key not in metadatums:
+                    f.write(f":set {this_key} {shlex.quote(this_file_metadata[this_key])}\n")
+                    metadatums[this_key] = this_file_metadata[this_key]
+                else:
+                    if this_file_metadata[this_key] != metadatums[this_key]:
+                        f.write(f":set {this_key} {shlex.quote(this_file_metadata[this_key])}\n")
+                        metadatums[this_key] = this_file_metadata[this_key]
+
+            keys = list(metadatums.keys())
+            for key in keys:
+                if key not in this_file_metadata.keys():
+                    f.write(f":unset {key}\n")
+                    del metadatums[key]
+
+            f.write(path + "\n\n")
+    
+    # list_stat = os.stat(command_file)
+
+    editor_command = [options.e, command_file]
+    run(editor_command)
+
+    execute_batch_list(command_file, dry_run=True)
+
+    # new_stat = os.stat(command_file)
+
+
+    
+
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[tool.poetry]
+name = "mfbatch"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "MetaFlac batch editor"
+authors = ["Jamie Hardt <jamiehardt@me.com>"]
+readme = "README.md"
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "^3.9"
+tqdm = "^4.66.4"
+
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"