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#! /usr/bin/env python
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"""Generate the todo.ht file from the plain-text TODO file."""

import sys

infp = open(sys.argv[1])
outfp = open(sys.argv[2], 'w')

SPACE = ' '

print >> outfp, 'Title: The Mailman Wishlist\n'

def dumpsection(header, items, hasitems):
    # We're looking at a header
    if header:
        # output the previous section
        print >> outfp, '<h3>', header, '</h3>'
    if hasitems:
        print >> outfp, '<ul>'
        for item in items:
            if item:
                print >> outfp, '    <li>', SPACE.join(item)
        print >> outfp, '</ul>'
    else:
        for item in items:
            print >> outfp, SPACE.join(item), '<p>'



header = ''
items = [['']]
hasitems = False
inpreamble = True
while True:
    line = infp.readline()
    if not line or line[0] == '\f':
        break
    # Skip the legalese preamble
    if inpreamble:
        if line.strip():
            continue
        else:
            inpreamble = False
    if not line[0].isspace():
        dumpsection(header, items, hasitems)
        header = line
        items = [[]]
        continue
    # find out what the first non-ws character on the line is
    line = line.lstrip()
    if line and line[0] == '-':
        items.append([line[2:-1]])
        hasitems = True
    else:
        if not line:
            continue
        items[-1].append(line)

dumpsection(header, items, hasitems)