chat: db_read() and cache_read() now also support globbing and filtering

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@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ celerybeat.pid
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README.md

@@ -46,81 +46,79 @@ cmm [global options] command [command options]
 The `question` command is used to ask, create, and process questions.
 
 ```bash
-cmm question [-t OTAGS]... [-k ATAGS]... [-x XTAGS]... [-o OUTTAGS]... [-A AI_ID] [-M MODEL] [-n NUM] [-m MAX] [-T TEMP] (-a QUESTION | -c QUESTION | -r [MESSAGE ...] | -p [MESSAGE ...]) [-O] [-s FILE]... [-S FILE]...
+cmm question [-t OTAGS]... [-k ATAGS]... [-x XTAGS]... [-o OUTTAGS]... [-A AI] [-M MODEL] [-n NUM] [-m MAX] [-T TEMP] (-a ASK | -c CREATE | -r REPEAT | -p PROCESS) [-O] [-s SOURCE]... [-S SOURCE]...
 ```
 
-* `-t, --or-tags OTAGS`: List of tags (one must match)
-* `-k, --and-tags ATAGS`: List of tags (all must match)
-* `-x, --exclude-tags XTAGS`: List of tags to exclude
-* `-o, --output-tags OUTTAGS`: List of output tags (default: use input tags)
-* `-A, --AI AI_ID`: AI ID to use
-* `-M, --model MODEL`: Model to use
-* `-n, --num-answers NUM`: Number of answers to request
-* `-m, --max-tokens MAX`: Max. number of tokens
-* `-T, --temperature TEMP`: Temperature value
-* `-a, --ask QUESTION`: Ask a question
-* `-c, --create QUESTION`: Create a question
-* `-r, --repeat [MESSAGE ...]`: Repeat a question
-* `-p, --process [MESSAGE ...]`: Process existing questions
-* `-O, --overwrite`: Overwrite existing messages when repeating them
-* `-s, --source-text FILE`: Add content of a file to the query
-* `-S, --source-code FILE`: Add source code file content to the chat history
+* `-t, --or-tags OTAGS` : List of tags (one must match)
+* `-k, --and-tags ATAGS` : List of tags (all must match)
+* `-x, --exclude-tags XTAGS` : List of tags to exclude
+* `-o, --output-tags OUTTAGS` : List of output tags (default: use input tags)
+* `-A, --AI AI` : AI ID to use
+* `-M, --model MODEL` : Model to use
+* `-n, --num-answers NUM` : Number of answers to request
+* `-m, --max-tokens MAX` : Max. number of tokens
+* `-T, --temperature TEMP` : Temperature value
+* `-a, --ask ASK` : Ask a question
+* `-c, --create CREATE` : Create a question
+* `-r, --repeat REPEAT` : Repeat a question
+* `-p, --process PROCESS` : Process existing questions
+* `-O, --overwrite` : Overwrite existing messages when repeating them
+* `-s, --source-text SOURCE` : Add content of a file to the query
+* `-S, --source-code SOURCE` : Add source code file content to the chat history
 
 #### Hist
 
-The `hist` command is used to print and manage the chat history.
+The `hist` command is used to print the chat history.
 
 ```bash
-cmm hist [--print | --convert FORMAT] [-t OTAGS]... [-k ATAGS]... [-x XTAGS]... [-w] [-W] [-S] [-A SUBSTRING] [-Q SUBSTRING]
+cmm hist [-t OTAGS]... [-k ATAGS]... [-x XTAGS]... [-w] [-W] [-S] [-A ANSWER] [-Q QUESTION]
 ```
 
-* `-p, --print`: Print the DB chat history
-* `-c, --convert FORMAT`: Convert all messages to the given format
-* `-t, --or-tags OTAGS`: List of tags (one must match)
-* `-k, --and-tags ATAGS`: List of tags (all must match)
-* `-x, --exclude-tags XTAGS`: List of tags to exclude
-* `-w, --with-metadata`: Print chat history with metadata (tags, filenames, AI, etc.)
-* `-S, --source-code-only`: Only print embedded source code
-* `-A, --answer SUBSTRING`: Filter for answer substring
-* `-Q, --question SUBSTRING`: Filter for question substring
+* `-t, --or-tags OTAGS` : List of tags (one must match)
+* `-k, --and-tags ATAGS` : List of tags (all must match)
+* `-x, --exclude-tags XTAGS` : List of tags to exclude
+* `-w, --with-tags` : Print chat history with tags
+* `-W, --with-files` : Print chat history with filenames
+* `-S, --source-code-only` : Print only source code
+* `-A, --answer ANSWER` : Search for answer substring
+* `-Q, --question QUESTION` : Search for question substring
 
 #### Tags
 
 The `tags` command is used to manage tags.
 
 ```bash
-cmm tags (-l | -p PREFIX | -c SUBSTRING)
+cmm tags (-l | -p PREFIX | -c CONTENT)
 ```
 
-* `-l, --list`: List all tags and their frequency
-* `-p, --prefix PREFIX`: Filter tags by prefix
-* `-c, --contain SUBSTRING`: Filter tags by contained substring
+* `-l, --list` : List all tags and their frequency
+* `-p, --prefix PREFIX` : Filter tags by prefix
+* `-c, --contain CONTENT` : Filter tags by contained substring
 
 #### Config
 
 The `config` command is used to manage the configuration.
 
 ```bash
-cmm config (-l | -m | -c FILE)
+cmm config (-l | -m | -c CREATE)
 ```
 
-* `-l, --list-models`: List all available models
-* `-m, --print-model`: Print the currently configured model
-* `-c, --create FILE`: Create config with default settings in the given file
+* `-l, --list-models` : List all available models
+* `-m, --print-model` : Print the currently configured model
+* `-c, --create CREATE` : Create config with default settings in the given file
 
 #### Print
 
 The `print` command is used to print message files.
 
 ```bash
-cmm print (-f FILE | -l) [-q | -a | -S]
+cmm print -f FILE [-q | -a | -S]
 ```
 
-* `-f, --file FILE`: Print given file
-* `-l, --latest`: Print latest message
-* `-q, --question`: Only print the question
-* `-a, --answer`: Only print the answer
-* `-S, --only-source-code`: Only print embedded source code
+* `-f, --file FILE` : File to print
+* `-q, --question` : Print only question
+* `-a, --answer` : Print only answer
+* `-S, --only-source-code` : Print only source code
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -162,27 +160,18 @@ cmm print -f example.yaml
 
 ## Configuration
 
-The default configuration filename is `.config.yaml` (it is searched in the current working directory).
-Use the command `cmm config --create <FILENAME>` to create a default configuration:
+The configuration file (`.config.yaml`) should contain the following fields:
 
-```
-cache: .
-db: ./db/
-ais:
-  myopenai:
-    name: openai
-    model: gpt-3.5-turbo-16k
-    api_key: 0123456789
-    temperature: 1.0
-    max_tokens: 4000
-    top_p: 1.0
-    frequency_penalty: 0.0
-    presence_penalty: 0.0
-    system: You are an assistant
-```
-
-Each AI has its own section and the name of that section is called the 'AI ID' (in the example above it is `myopenai`).
-The AI ID can be any string, as long as it's unique within the `ais` section. The AI ID is used for all commands that support the `AI` parameter and it's also stored within each message file.
+- `openai`:
+  - `api_key`: Your OpenAI API key.
+  - `model`: The name of the OpenAI model to use (e.g. "text-davinci-002").
+  - `temperature`: The temperature value for the model.
+  - `max_tokens`: The maximum number of tokens for the model.
+  - `top_p`: The top P value for the model.
+  - `frequency_penalty`: The frequency penalty value.
+  - `presence_penalty`: The presence penalty value.
+- `system`: The system message used to set the behavior of the AI.
+- `db`: The directory where the question-answer pairs are stored in YAML files.
 
 ## Autocompletion
 
@@ -197,33 +186,33 @@ After adding this line, restart your shell or run `source <your-shell-config-fil
 ## Contributing
 
 ### Enable commit hooks
-```bash
+```
 pip install pre-commit
 pre-commit install
 ```
 ### Execute tests before opening a PR
-```bash
+```
 pytest
 ```
 ### Consider using `pyenv` / `pyenv-virtualenv`
 Short installation instructions:
 * install `pyenv`:
-```bash
+```
 cd ~
 git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv .pyenv
 cd ~/.pyenv && src/configure && make -C src
 ```
-* make sure that `~/.pyenv/shims` and `~/.pyenv/bin` are the first entries in your `PATH`, e.g., by setting it in `~/.bashrc`
+* make sure that `~/.pyenv/shims` and `~/.pyenv/bin` are the first entries in your `PATH`, e. g. by setting it in `~/.bashrc`
 * add the following to your `~/.bashrc` (after setting `PATH`): `eval "$(pyenv init -)"`
-* create a new terminal or source the changes (e.g., `source ~/.bashrc`)
+* create a new terminal or source the changes (e. g. `source ~/.bashrc`)
 * install `virtualenv`
-```bash
+```
 git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv.git $(pyenv root)/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv
 ```
 * add the following to your `~/.bashrc` (after the commands above): `eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)`
-* create a new terminal or source the changes (e.g., `source ~/.bashrc`)
-* go back to the `ChatMasterMind` repo and create a virtual environment with the latest `Python`, e.g., `3.11.4`:
-```bash
+* create a new terminal or source the changes (e. g. `source ~/.bashrc`)
+* go back to the `ChatMasterMind` repo and create a virtual environment with the latest `Python`, e. g. `3.11.4`:
+```
 cd <CMM_REPO_PATH>
 pyenv install 3.11.4
 pyenv virtualenv 3.11.4 py311
@@ -234,3 +223,5 @@ pyenv activate py311
 ## License
 
 This project is licensed under the terms of the WTFPL License.
+
+

chatmastermind/ai_factory.py

@@ -3,20 +3,18 @@ Creates different AI instances, based on the given configuration.
 """
 
 import argparse
-from typing import cast, Optional
+from typing import cast
 from .configuration import Config, AIConfig, OpenAIConfig
 from .ai import AI, AIError
 from .ais.openai import OpenAI
 
 
-def create_ai(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config,  # noqa: 11
-              def_ai: Optional[str] = None,
-              def_model: Optional[str] = None) -> AI:
+def create_ai(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> AI:  # noqa: 11
     """
-    Creates an AI subclass instance from the given arguments and configuration file.
-    If AI has not been set in the arguments, it searches for the ID 'default'. If
-    that is not found, it uses the first AI in the list. It's also possible to
-    specify a default AI and model using 'def_ai' and 'def_model'.
+    Creates an AI subclass instance from the given arguments
+    and configuration file. If AI has not been set in the
+    arguments, it searches for the ID 'default'. If that
+    is not found, it uses the first AI in the list.
     """
     ai_conf: AIConfig
     if hasattr(args, 'AI') and args.AI:
@@ -24,8 +22,6 @@ def create_ai(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config,  # noqa: 11
             ai_conf = config.ais[args.AI]
         except KeyError:
             raise AIError(f"AI ID '{args.AI}' does not exist in this configuration")
-    elif def_ai:
-        ai_conf = config.ais[def_ai]
     elif 'default' in config.ais:
         ai_conf = config.ais['default']
     else:
@@ -38,8 +34,6 @@ def create_ai(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config,  # noqa: 11
         ai = OpenAI(cast(OpenAIConfig, ai_conf))
         if hasattr(args, 'model') and args.model:
             ai.config.model = args.model
-        elif def_model:
-            ai.config.model = def_model
         if hasattr(args, 'max_tokens') and args.max_tokens:
             ai.config.max_tokens = args.max_tokens
         if hasattr(args, 'temperature') and args.temperature:

chatmastermind/ais/openai.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class OpenAI(AI):
             frequency_penalty=self.config.frequency_penalty,
             presence_penalty=self.config.presence_penalty)
         question.answer = Answer(response['choices'][0]['message']['content'])
-        question.tags = set(otags) if otags is not None else None
+        question.tags = otags
         question.ai = self.ID
         question.model = self.config.model
         answers: list[Message] = [question]

chatmastermind/chat.py

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from pprint import PrettyPrinter
 from pydoc import pager
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import TypeVar, Type, Optional, Any, Callable, Literal, Union
+from typing import TypeVar, Type, Optional, ClassVar, Any, Callable, Literal, Union
 from .configuration import default_config_file
-from .message import Message, MessageFilter, MessageError, MessageFormat, message_in, message_valid_formats
+from .message import Message, MessageFilter, MessageError, message_in
 from .tags import Tag
 
 ChatInst = TypeVar('ChatInst', bound='Chat')
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ ChatDBInst = TypeVar('ChatDBInst', bound='ChatDB')
 db_next_file = '.next'
 ignored_files = [db_next_file, default_config_file]
 msg_location = Literal['mem', 'disk', 'cache', 'db', 'all']
-msg_suffix = Message.file_suffix_write
 
 
 class ChatError(Exception):
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ def read_dir(dir_path: Path,
     for file_path in sorted(file_iter):
         if (file_path.is_file()
            and file_path.name not in ignored_files  # noqa: W503
-           and file_path.suffix in Message.file_suffixes_read):  # noqa: W503
+           and file_path.suffix in Message.file_suffixes):  # noqa: W503
             try:
                 message = Message.from_file(file_path, mfilter)
                 if message:
@@ -64,20 +63,22 @@ def read_dir(dir_path: Path,
 
 
 def make_file_path(dir_path: Path,
+                   file_suffix: str,
                    next_fid: Callable[[], int]) -> Path:
     """
-    Create a file_path for the given directory using the given ID generator function.
+    Create a file_path for the given directory using the
+    given file_suffix and ID generator function.
     """
-    file_path = dir_path / f"{next_fid():04d}{msg_suffix}"
+    file_path = dir_path / f"{next_fid():04d}{file_suffix}"
     while file_path.exists():
-        file_path = dir_path / f"{next_fid():04d}{msg_suffix}"
+        file_path = dir_path / f"{next_fid():04d}{file_suffix}"
     return file_path
 
 
 def write_dir(dir_path: Path,
               messages: list[Message],
-              next_fid: Callable[[], int],
-              mformat: MessageFormat = Message.default_format) -> None:
+              file_suffix: str,
+              next_fid: Callable[[], int]) -> None:
     """
     Write all messages to the given directory. If a message has no file_path,
     a new one will be created. If message.file_path exists, it will be modified
@@ -85,17 +86,18 @@ def write_dir(dir_path: Path,
     Parameters:
     * 'dir_path': destination directory
     * 'messages': list of messages to write
+    * 'file_suffix': suffix for the message files ['.txt'|'.yaml']
     * 'next_fid': callable that returns the next file ID
     """
     for message in messages:
         file_path = message.file_path
         # message has no file_path: create one
         if not file_path:
-            file_path = make_file_path(dir_path, next_fid)
+            file_path = make_file_path(dir_path, file_suffix, next_fid)
         # file_path does not point to given directory: modify it
         elif not file_path.parent.samefile(dir_path):
             file_path = dir_path / file_path.name
-        message.to_file(file_path, mformat=mformat)
+        message.to_file(file_path)
 
 
 def clear_dir(dir_path: Path,
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ def clear_dir(dir_path: Path,
     for file_path in file_iter:
         if (file_path.is_file()
            and file_path.name not in ignored_files  # noqa: W503
-           and file_path.suffix in Message.file_suffixes_read):  # noqa: W503
+           and file_path.suffix in Message.file_suffixes):  # noqa: W503
             file_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
 
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ class Chat:
         Matching is True if:
         * 'name' matches the full 'file_path'
         * 'name' matches 'file_path.name' (i. e. including the suffix)
-        * 'name' matches 'file_path.stem' (i. e. without the suffix)
+        * 'name' matches 'file_path.stem' (i. e. without a suffix)
         """
         return Path(name) == file_path or name == file_path.name or name == file_path.stem
 
@@ -255,17 +257,14 @@ class Chat:
         return sum(m.tokens() for m in self.messages)
 
     def print(self, source_code_only: bool = False,
-              with_metadata: bool = False,
-              paged: bool = True,
-              tight: bool = False) -> None:
+              with_tags: bool = False, with_files: bool = False,
+              paged: bool = True) -> None:
         output: list[str] = []
         for message in self.messages:
             if source_code_only:
                 output.append(message.to_str(source_code_only=True))
                 continue
-            output.append(message.to_str(with_metadata))
-            if not tight:
-                output.append('\n' + ('-' * terminal_width()) + '\n')
+            output.append(message.to_str(with_tags, with_files))
         if paged:
             print_paged('\n'.join(output))
         else:
@@ -282,14 +281,15 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
     persistently.
     """
 
+    default_file_suffix: ClassVar[str] = '.txt'
+
     cache_path: Path
     db_path: Path
     # a MessageFilter that all messages must match (if given)
     mfilter: Optional[MessageFilter] = None
+    file_suffix: str = default_file_suffix
     # the glob pattern for all messages
     glob: Optional[str] = None
-    # message format (for writing)
-    mformat: MessageFormat = Message.default_format
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         # contains the latest message ID
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
           when reading them.
         """
         messages = read_dir(db_path, glob, mfilter)
-        return cls(messages, cache_path, db_path, mfilter, glob)
+        return cls(messages, cache_path, db_path, mfilter,
+                   cls.default_file_suffix, glob)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_messages(cls: Type[ChatDBInst],
@@ -344,17 +345,7 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
         with open(self.next_path, 'w') as f:
             f.write(f'{fid}')
 
-    def set_msg_format(self, mformat: MessageFormat) -> None:
-        """
-        Set message format for writing messages.
-        """
-        if mformat not in message_valid_formats:
-            raise ChatError(f"Message format '{mformat}' is not supported")
-        self.mformat = mformat
-
-    def msg_write(self,
-                  messages: Optional[list[Message]] = None,
-                  mformat: Optional[MessageFormat] = None) -> None:
+    def msg_write(self, messages: Optional[list[Message]] = None) -> None:
         """
         Write either the given messages or the internal ones to their CURRENT file_path.
         If messages are given, they all must have a valid file_path. When writing the
@@ -365,7 +356,7 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
             raise ChatError("Can't write files without a valid file_path")
         msgs = iter(messages if messages else self.messages)
         while (m := next(msgs, None)):
-            m.to_file(mformat=mformat if mformat else self.mformat)
+            m.to_file()
 
     def msg_update(self, messages: list[Message], write: bool = True) -> None:
         """
@@ -386,7 +377,6 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
     def msg_gather(self,
                    loc: msg_location,
                    require_file_path: bool = False,
-                   glob: Optional[str] = None,
                    mfilter: Optional[MessageFilter] = None) -> list[Message]:
         """
         Gather and return messages from the given locations:
@@ -405,9 +395,9 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
             else:
                 loc_messages += [m for m in self.messages if (mfilter is None or m.match(mfilter))]
         if loc in ['cache', 'disk', 'all']:
-            loc_messages += read_dir(self.cache_path, glob=glob, mfilter=mfilter)
+            loc_messages += read_dir(self.cache_path, mfilter=mfilter)
         if loc in ['db', 'disk', 'all']:
-            loc_messages += read_dir(self.db_path, glob=glob, mfilter=mfilter)
+            loc_messages += read_dir(self.db_path, mfilter=mfilter)
         # remove_duplicates and sort the list
         unique_messages: list[Message] = []
         for m in loc_messages:
@@ -528,8 +518,8 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
         """
         write_dir(self.cache_path,
                   messages if messages else self.messages,
-                  self.get_next_fid,
-                  self.mformat)
+                  self.file_suffix,
+                  self.get_next_fid)
 
     def cache_add(self, messages: list[Message], write: bool = True) -> None:
         """
@@ -541,11 +531,11 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
         if write:
             write_dir(self.cache_path,
                       messages,
-                      self.get_next_fid,
-                      self.mformat)
+                      self.file_suffix,
+                      self.get_next_fid)
         else:
             for m in messages:
-                m.file_path = make_file_path(self.cache_path, self.get_next_fid)
+                m.file_path = make_file_path(self.cache_path, self.default_file_suffix, self.get_next_fid)
         self.messages += messages
         self.msg_sort()
 
@@ -595,8 +585,8 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
         """
         write_dir(self.db_path,
                   messages if messages else self.messages,
-                  self.get_next_fid,
-                  self.mformat)
+                  self.file_suffix,
+                  self.get_next_fid)
 
     def db_add(self, messages: list[Message], write: bool = True) -> None:
         """
@@ -608,11 +598,11 @@ class ChatDB(Chat):
         if write:
             write_dir(self.db_path,
                       messages,
-                      self.get_next_fid,
-                      self.mformat)
+                      self.file_suffix,
+                      self.get_next_fid)
         else:
             for m in messages:
-                m.file_path = make_file_path(self.db_path, self.get_next_fid)
+                m.file_path = make_file_path(self.db_path, self.default_file_suffix, self.get_next_fid)
         self.messages += messages
         self.msg_sort()
 

chatmastermind/commands/hist.py

@@ -1,51 +1,13 @@
-import sys
 import argparse
 from pathlib import Path
 from ..configuration import Config
 from ..chat import ChatDB
-from ..message import MessageFilter, Message
+from ..message import MessageFilter
 
 
-msg_suffix = Message.file_suffix_write  # currently '.msg'
-
-
-def convert_messages(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
+def hist_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
     """
-    Convert messages to a new format. Also used to change old suffixes
-    ('.txt', '.yaml') to the latest default message file suffix ('.msg').
-    """
-    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(config.cache),
-                           Path(config.db))
-    # read all known message files
-    msgs = chat.msg_gather(loc='disk', glob='*.*')
-    # make a set of all message IDs
-    msg_ids = set([m.msg_id() for m in msgs])
-    # set requested format and write all messages
-    chat.set_msg_format(args.convert)
-    # delete the current suffix
-    # -> a new one will automatically be created
-    for m in msgs:
-        if m.file_path:
-            m.file_path = m.file_path.with_suffix('')
-    chat.msg_write(msgs)
-    # read all messages with the current default suffix
-    msgs = chat.msg_gather(loc='disk', glob=f'*{msg_suffix}')
-    # make sure we converted all of the original messages
-    for mid in msg_ids:
-        if not any(mid == m.msg_id() for m in msgs):
-            print(f"Message '{mid}' has not been found after conversion. Aborting.")
-            sys.exit(1)
-    # delete messages with old suffixes
-    msgs = chat.msg_gather(loc='disk', glob='*.*')
-    for m in msgs:
-        if m.file_path and m.file_path.suffix != msg_suffix:
-            m.rm_file()
-    print(f"Successfully converted {len(msg_ids)} messages.")
-
-
-def print_chat(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
-    """
-    Print the DB chat history.
+    Handler for the 'hist' command.
     """
 
     mfilter = MessageFilter(tags_or=args.or_tags,
@@ -53,20 +15,9 @@ def print_chat(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
                             tags_not=args.exclude_tags,
                             question_contains=args.question,
                             answer_contains=args.answer)
-    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(config.cache),
+    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path('.'),
                            Path(config.db),
                            mfilter=mfilter)
     chat.print(args.source_code_only,
-               args.with_metadata,
-               paged=not args.no_paging,
-               tight=args.tight)
-
-
-def hist_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
-    """
-    Handler for the 'hist' command.
-    """
-    if args.print:
-        print_chat(args, config)
-    elif args.convert:
-        convert_messages(args, config)
+               args.with_tags,
+               args.with_files)

chatmastermind/commands/print.py

@@ -3,43 +3,25 @@ import argparse
 from pathlib import Path
 from ..configuration import Config
 from ..message import Message, MessageError
-from ..chat import ChatDB
-
-
-def print_message(message: Message, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
-    """
-    Print given message according to give arguments.
-    """
-    if args.question:
-        print(message.question)
-    elif args.answer:
-        print(message.answer)
-    elif message.answer and args.only_source_code:
-        for code in message.answer.source_code():
-            print(code)
-    else:
-        print(message.to_str())
 
 
 def print_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
     """
     Handler for the 'print' command.
     """
-    # print given file
-    if args.file is not None:
-        fname = Path(args.file)
-        try:
-            message = Message.from_file(fname)
-            if message:
-                print_message(message, args)
-        except MessageError:
-            print(f"File is not a valid message: {args.file}")
-            sys.exit(1)
-    # print latest message
-    elif args.latest:
-        chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(config.cache), Path(config.db))
-        latest = chat.msg_latest(loc='disk')
-        if not latest:
-            print("No message found!")
-            sys.exit(1)
-        print_message(latest, args)
+    fname = Path(args.file)
+    try:
+        message = Message.from_file(fname)
+        if message:
+            if args.question:
+                print(message.question)
+            elif args.answer:
+                print(message.answer)
+            elif message.answer and args.only_source_code:
+                for code in message.answer.source_code():
+                    print(code)
+            else:
+                print(message.to_str())
+    except MessageError:
+        print(f"File is not a valid message: {args.file}")
+        sys.exit(1)

chatmastermind/commands/question.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import sys
 import argparse
 from pathlib import Path
 from itertools import zip_longest
-from copy import deepcopy
 from ..configuration import Config
 from ..chat import ChatDB
 from ..message import Message, MessageFilter, MessageError, Question, source_code
@@ -10,10 +8,6 @@ from ..ai_factory import create_ai
 from ..ai import AI, AIResponse
 
 
-class QuestionCmdError(Exception):
-    pass
-
-
 def add_file_as_text(question_parts: list[str], file: str) -> None:
     """
     Add the given file as plain text to the question part list.
@@ -55,41 +49,13 @@ def add_file_as_code(question_parts: list[str], file: str) -> None:
         question_parts.append(f"```\n{content}\n```")
 
 
-def create_msg_args(msg: Message, args: argparse.Namespace) -> argparse.Namespace:
-    """
-    Takes an existing message and CLI arguments, and returns modified args based
-    on the members of the given message. Used e.g. when repeating messages, where
-    it's necessary to determine the correct AI, module and output tags to use
-    (either from the existing message or the given args).
-    """
-    msg_args = args
-    # if AI, model or output tags have not been specified,
-    # use those from the original message
-    if (args.AI is None
-       or args.model is None  # noqa: W503
-       or args.output_tags is None):  # noqa: W503
-        msg_args = deepcopy(args)
-        if args.AI is None and msg.ai is not None:
-            msg_args.AI = msg.ai
-        if args.model is None and msg.model is not None:
-            msg_args.model = msg.model
-        if args.output_tags is None and msg.tags is not None:
-            msg_args.output_tags = msg.tags
-    return msg_args
-
-
 def create_message(chat: ChatDB, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Message:
     """
-    Create a new message from the given arguments and write it
+    Creates a new message from the given arguments and writes it
     to the cache directory.
     """
     question_parts = []
-    if args.create is not None:
-        question_list = args.create
-    elif args.ask is not None:
-        question_list = args.ask
-    else:
-        raise QuestionCmdError("No question found")
+    question_list = args.ask if args.ask is not None else []
     text_files = args.source_text if args.source_text is not None else []
     code_files = args.source_code if args.source_code is not None else []
 
@@ -104,87 +70,21 @@ def create_message(chat: ChatDB, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Message:
     full_question = '\n\n'.join(question_parts)
 
     message = Message(question=Question(full_question),
-                      tags=args.output_tags,
+                      tags=args.output_tags,  # FIXME
                       ai=args.AI,
                       model=args.model)
-    # only write the new message to the cache,
-    # don't add it to the internal list
-    chat.cache_write([message])
+    chat.cache_add([message])
     return message
 
 
-def make_request(ai: AI, chat: ChatDB, message: Message, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
-    """
-    Make an AI request with the given AI, chat history, message and arguments.
-    Write the response(s) to the cache directory, without appending it to the
-    given chat history. Then print the response(s).
-    """
-    # print history and message question before making the request
-    ai.print()
-    chat.print(paged=False)
-    print(message.to_str())
-    response: AIResponse = ai.request(message,
-                                      chat,
-                                      args.num_answers,
-                                      args.output_tags)
-    # only write the response messages to the cache,
-    # don't add them to the internal list
-    chat.cache_write(response.messages)
-    for idx, msg in enumerate(response.messages):
-        print(f"=== ANSWER {idx+1} ===")
-        print(msg.answer)
-    if response.tokens:
-        print("===============")
-        print(response.tokens)
-
-
-def repeat_messages(messages: list[Message], chat: ChatDB, args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
-    """
-    Repeat the given messages using the given arguments.
-    """
-    ai: AI
-    for msg in messages:
-        msg_args = create_msg_args(msg, args)
-        ai = create_ai(msg_args, config)
-        print(f"--------- Repeating message '{msg.msg_id()}': ---------")
-        # overwrite the latest message if requested or empty
-        # -> but not if it's in the DB!
-        if ((msg.answer is None or msg_args.overwrite is True)
-           and (not chat.msg_in_db(msg))):  # noqa: W503
-            msg.clear_answer()
-            make_request(ai, chat, msg, msg_args)
-        # otherwise create a new one
-        else:
-            msg_args.ask = [msg.question]
-            message = create_message(chat, msg_args)
-            make_request(ai, chat, message, msg_args)
-
-
-def invert_input_tag_args(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
-    """
-    Changes the semantics of the INPUT tags for this command:
-    * not tags specified on the CLI -> no tags are selected
-    * empty tags specified on the CLI -> all tags are selected
-    """
-    if args.or_tags is None:
-        args.or_tags = set()
-    elif len(args.or_tags) == 0:
-        args.or_tags = None
-    if args.and_tags is None:
-        args.and_tags = set()
-    elif len(args.and_tags) == 0:
-        args.and_tags = None
-
-
 def question_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
     """
     Handler for the 'question' command.
     """
-    invert_input_tag_args(args)
-    mfilter = MessageFilter(tags_or=args.or_tags,
-                            tags_and=args.and_tags,
-                            tags_not=args.exclude_tags)
-    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path(config.cache),
+    mfilter = MessageFilter(tags_or=args.or_tags if args.or_tags is not None else set(),
+                            tags_and=args.and_tags if args.and_tags is not None else set(),
+                            tags_not=args.exclude_tags if args.exclude_tags is not None else set())
+    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path('.'),
                            db_path=Path(config.db),
                            mfilter=mfilter)
     # if it's a new question, create and store it immediately
@@ -193,25 +93,30 @@ def question_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
     if args.create:
         return
 
-    # === ASK ===
+    # create the correct AI instance
+    ai: AI = create_ai(args, config)
     if args.ask:
-        ai: AI = create_ai(args, config)
-        make_request(ai, chat, message, args)
-    # === REPEAT ===
+        ai.print()
+        chat.print(paged=False)
+        response: AIResponse = ai.request(message,
+                                          chat,
+                                          args.num_answers,  # FIXME
+                                          args.output_tags)  # FIXME
+        chat.msg_update([response.messages[0]])
+        chat.cache_add(response.messages[1:])
+        for idx, msg in enumerate(response.messages):
+            print(f"=== ANSWER {idx+1} ===")
+            print(msg.answer)
+        if response.tokens:
+            print("===============")
+            print(response.tokens)
     elif args.repeat is not None:
-        repeat_msgs: list[Message] = []
-        # repeat latest message
-        if len(args.repeat) == 0:
-            lmessage = chat.msg_latest(loc='cache')
-            if lmessage is None:
-                print("No message found to repeat!")
-                sys.exit(1)
-            repeat_msgs.append(lmessage)
-        # repeat given message(s)
-        else:
-            repeat_msgs = chat.msg_find(args.repeat, loc='disk')
-        repeat_messages(repeat_msgs, chat, args, config)
-    # === PROCESS ===
+        lmessage = chat.msg_latest()
+        assert lmessage
+        # TODO: repeat either the last question or the
+        # one(s) given in 'args.repeat' (overwrite
+        # existing ones if 'args.overwrite' is True)
+        pass
     elif args.process is not None:
         # TODO: process either all questions without an
         # answer or the one(s) given in 'args.process'

chatmastermind/commands/tags.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def tags_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
     """
     Handler for the 'tags' command.
     """
-    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path(config.cache),
+    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path('.'),
                            db_path=Path(config.db))
     if args.list:
         tags_freq = chat.msg_tags_frequency(args.prefix, args.contain)

chatmastermind/configuration.py

@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class Config:
     """
     # all members have default values, so we can easily create
     # a default configuration
-    cache: str = '.'
     db: str = './db/'
     ais: dict[str, AIConfig] = field(default_factory=create_default_ai_configs)
 
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ class Config:
             ai_conf = ai_config_instance(conf['name'], conf)
             ais[ID] = ai_conf
         return cls(
-            cache=str(source['cache']) if 'cache' in source else '.',
             db=str(source['db']),
             ais=ais
         )

chatmastermind/main.py

@@ -34,23 +34,23 @@ def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
     # a parent parser for all commands that support tag selection
     tag_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
-    tag_arg = tag_parser.add_argument('-t', '--or-tags', nargs='*',
+    tag_arg = tag_parser.add_argument('-t', '--or-tags', nargs='+',
                                       help='List of tags (one must match)', metavar='OTAGS')
     tag_arg.completer = tags_completer  # type: ignore
-    atag_arg = tag_parser.add_argument('-k', '--and-tags', nargs='*',
+    atag_arg = tag_parser.add_argument('-k', '--and-tags', nargs='+',
                                        help='List of tags (all must match)', metavar='ATAGS')
     atag_arg.completer = tags_completer  # type: ignore
-    etag_arg = tag_parser.add_argument('-x', '--exclude-tags', nargs='*',
+    etag_arg = tag_parser.add_argument('-x', '--exclude-tags', nargs='+',
                                        help='List of tags to exclude', metavar='XTAGS')
     etag_arg.completer = tags_completer  # type: ignore
     otag_arg = tag_parser.add_argument('-o', '--output-tags', nargs='+',
-                                       help='List of output tags (default: use input tags)', metavar='OUTAGS')
+                                       help='List of output tags (default: use input tags)', metavar='OUTTAGS')
     otag_arg.completer = tags_completer  # type: ignore
 
     # a parent parser for all commands that support AI configuration
     ai_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
-    ai_parser.add_argument('-A', '--AI', help='AI ID to use', metavar='AI_ID')
-    ai_parser.add_argument('-M', '--model', help='Model to use', metavar='MODEL')
+    ai_parser.add_argument('-A', '--AI', help='AI ID to use')
+    ai_parser.add_argument('-M', '--model', help='Model to use')
     ai_parser.add_argument('-n', '--num-answers', help='Number of answers to request', type=int, default=1)
     ai_parser.add_argument('-m', '--max-tokens', help='Max. nr. of tokens', type=int)
     ai_parser.add_argument('-T', '--temperature', help='Temperature value', type=float)
@@ -61,32 +61,28 @@ def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
                                                aliases=['q'])
     question_cmd_parser.set_defaults(func=question_cmd)
     question_group = question_cmd_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
-    question_group.add_argument('-a', '--ask', nargs='+', help='Ask a question', metavar='QUESTION')
-    question_group.add_argument('-c', '--create', nargs='+', help='Create a question', metavar='QUESTION')
-    question_group.add_argument('-r', '--repeat', nargs='*', help='Repeat a question', metavar='MESSAGE')
-    question_group.add_argument('-p', '--process', nargs='*', help='Process existing questions', metavar='MESSAGE')
+    question_group.add_argument('-a', '--ask', nargs='+', help='Ask a question')
+    question_group.add_argument('-c', '--create', nargs='+', help='Create a question')
+    question_group.add_argument('-r', '--repeat', nargs='*', help='Repeat a question')
+    question_group.add_argument('-p', '--process', nargs='*', help='Process existing questions')
     question_cmd_parser.add_argument('-O', '--overwrite', help='Overwrite existing messages when repeating them',
                                      action='store_true')
-    question_cmd_parser.add_argument('-s', '--source-text', nargs='+', help='Add content of a file to the query', metavar='FILE')
-    question_cmd_parser.add_argument('-S', '--source-code', nargs='+', help='Add source code file content to the chat history',
-                                     metavar='FILE')
+    question_cmd_parser.add_argument('-s', '--source-text', nargs='+', help='Add content of a file to the query')
+    question_cmd_parser.add_argument('-S', '--source-code', nargs='+', help='Add source code file content to the chat history')
 
     # 'hist' command parser
     hist_cmd_parser = cmdparser.add_parser('hist', parents=[tag_parser],
-                                           help="Print and manage chat history.",
+                                           help="Print chat history.",
                                            aliases=['h'])
     hist_cmd_parser.set_defaults(func=hist_cmd)
-    hist_group = hist_cmd_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
-    hist_group.add_argument('-p', '--print', help='Print the DB chat history', action='store_true')
-    hist_group.add_argument('-c', '--convert', help='Convert all message files to the given format [txt|yaml]', metavar='FORMAT')
-    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-w', '--with-metadata', help="Print chat history with metadata (tags, filename, AI, etc.).",
+    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-w', '--with-tags', help="Print chat history with tags.",
                                  action='store_true')
-    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-S', '--source-code-only', help='Only print embedded source code',
+    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-W', '--with-files', help="Print chat history with filenames.",
                                  action='store_true')
-    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-A', '--answer', help='Print only answers with given substring', metavar='SUBSTRING')
-    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-Q', '--question', help='Print only questions with given substring', metavar='SUBSTRING')
-    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-d', '--tight', help='Print without message separators', action='store_true')
-    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-P', '--no-paging', help='Print without paging', action='store_true')
+    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-S', '--source-code-only', help='Print only source code',
+                                 action='store_true')
+    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-A', '--answer', help='Search for answer substring')
+    hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-Q', '--question', help='Search for question substring')
 
     # 'tags' command parser
     tags_cmd_parser = cmdparser.add_parser('tags',
@@ -96,8 +92,8 @@ def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     tags_group = tags_cmd_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
     tags_group.add_argument('-l', '--list', help="List all tags and their frequency",
                             action='store_true')
-    tags_cmd_parser.add_argument('-p', '--prefix', help="Filter tags by prefix", metavar='PREFIX')
-    tags_cmd_parser.add_argument('-c', '--contain', help="Filter tags by contained substring", metavar='SUBSTRING')
+    tags_cmd_parser.add_argument('-p', '--prefix', help="Filter tags by prefix")
+    tags_cmd_parser.add_argument('-c', '--contain', help="Filter tags by contained substring")
 
     # 'config' command parser
     config_cmd_parser = cmdparser.add_parser('config',
@@ -110,20 +106,18 @@ def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
                               action='store_true')
     config_group.add_argument('-m', '--print-model', help="Print the currently configured model",
                               action='store_true')
-    config_group.add_argument('-c', '--create', help="Create config with default settings in the given file", metavar='FILE')
+    config_group.add_argument('-c', '--create', help="Create config with default settings in the given file")
 
     # 'print' command parser
     print_cmd_parser = cmdparser.add_parser('print',
                                             help="Print message files.",
                                             aliases=['p'])
     print_cmd_parser.set_defaults(func=print_cmd)
-    print_group = print_cmd_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
-    print_group.add_argument('-f', '--file', help='Print given message file', metavar='FILE')
-    print_group.add_argument('-l', '--latest', help='Print latest message', action='store_true')
+    print_cmd_parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', help='File to print', required=True)
     print_cmd_modes = print_cmd_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
-    print_cmd_modes.add_argument('-q', '--question', help='Only print the question', action='store_true')
-    print_cmd_modes.add_argument('-a', '--answer', help='Only print the answer', action='store_true')
-    print_cmd_modes.add_argument('-S', '--only-source-code', help='Only print embedded source code', action='store_true')
+    print_cmd_modes.add_argument('-q', '--question', help='Print only question', action='store_true')
+    print_cmd_modes.add_argument('-a', '--answer', help='Print only answer', action='store_true')
+    print_cmd_modes.add_argument('-S', '--only-source-code', help='Print only source code', action='store_true')
 
     argcomplete.autocomplete(parser)
     return parser

chatmastermind/message.py

@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import pathlib
 import yaml
 import tempfile
 import shutil
-from typing import Type, TypeVar, ClassVar, Optional, Any, Union, Final, Literal, Iterable, Tuple
-from typing import get_args as typing_get_args
+from typing import Type, TypeVar, ClassVar, Optional, Any, Union, Final, Literal, Iterable
 from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict, field
 from .tags import Tag, TagLine, TagError, match_tags, rename_tags
 
@@ -16,9 +15,6 @@ MessageInst = TypeVar('MessageInst', bound='Message')
 AILineInst = TypeVar('AILineInst', bound='AILine')
 ModelLineInst = TypeVar('ModelLineInst', bound='ModelLine')
 YamlDict = dict[str, Union[QuestionInst, AnswerInst, set[Tag]]]
-MessageFormat = Literal['txt', 'yaml']
-message_valid_formats: Final[Tuple[MessageFormat, ...]] = typing_get_args(MessageFormat)
-message_default_format: Final[MessageFormat] = 'txt'
 
 
 class MessageError(Exception):
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ class MessageFilter:
 
 class AILine(str):
     """
-    A line that represents the AI name in the 'txt' format.
+    A line that represents the AI name in a '.txt' file..
     """
     prefix: Final[str] = 'AI:'
 
@@ -116,7 +112,7 @@ class AILine(str):
 
 class ModelLine(str):
     """
-    A line that represents the model name in the 'txt' format.
+    A line that represents the model name in a '.txt' file..
     """
     prefix: Final[str] = 'MODEL:'
 
@@ -220,44 +216,18 @@ class Message():
     model: Optional[str] = field(default=None, compare=False)
     file_path: Optional[pathlib.Path] = field(default=None, compare=False)
     # class variables
-    file_suffixes_read: ClassVar[list[str]] = ['.msg', '.txt', '.yaml']
-    file_suffix_write: ClassVar[str] = '.msg'
-    default_format: ClassVar[MessageFormat] = message_default_format
+    file_suffixes: ClassVar[list[str]] = ['.txt', '.yaml']
     tags_yaml_key: ClassVar[str] = 'tags'
     file_yaml_key: ClassVar[str] = 'file_path'
     ai_yaml_key: ClassVar[str] = 'ai'
     model_yaml_key: ClassVar[str] = 'model'
 
-    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
-        # convert some types that are often set wrong
-        if self.tags is not None and not isinstance(self.tags, set):
-            self.tags = set(self.tags)
-        if self.file_path is not None and not isinstance(self.file_path, pathlib.Path):
-            self.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.file_path)
-
     def __hash__(self) -> int:
         """
         The hash value is computed based on immutable members.
         """
         return hash((self.question, self.answer))
 
-    def equals(self, other: MessageInst, tags: bool = True, ai: bool = True,
-               model: bool = True, file_path: bool = True, verbose: bool = False) -> bool:
-        """
-        Compare this message with another one, including the metadata.
-        Return True if everything is identical, False otherwise.
-        """
-        equal: bool = ((not tags or (self.tags == other.tags))
-                       and (not ai or (self.ai == other.ai))  # noqa: W503
-                       and (not model or (self.model == other.model))  # noqa: W503
-                       and (not file_path or (self.file_path == other.file_path))  # noqa: W503
-                       and (self == other))  # noqa: W503
-        if not equal and verbose:
-            print("Messages not equal:")
-            print(self)
-            print(other)
-        return equal
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls: Type[MessageInst], data: dict[str, Any]) -> MessageInst:
         """
@@ -282,16 +252,24 @@ class Message():
         tags: set[Tag] = set()
         if not file_path.exists():
             raise MessageError(f"Message file '{file_path}' does not exist")
-        if file_path.suffix not in cls.file_suffixes_read:
+        if file_path.suffix not in cls.file_suffixes:
             raise MessageError(f"File type '{file_path.suffix}' is not supported")
-        try:
-            message = cls.from_file(file_path)
-            if message:
-                msg_tags = message.filter_tags(prefix=prefix, contain=contain)
-        except MessageError as e:
-            print(f"Error processing message in '{file_path}': {str(e)}")
-        if msg_tags:
-            tags = msg_tags
+        # for TXT, it's enough to read the TagLine
+        if file_path.suffix == '.txt':
+            with open(file_path, "r") as fd:
+                try:
+                    tags = TagLine(fd.readline()).tags(prefix, contain)
+                except TagError:
+                    pass  # message without tags
+        else:  # '.yaml'
+            try:
+                message = cls.from_file(file_path)
+                if message:
+                    msg_tags = message.filter_tags(prefix=prefix, contain=contain)
+            except MessageError as e:
+                print(f"Error processing message in '{file_path}': {str(e)}")
+            if msg_tags:
+                tags = msg_tags
         return tags
 
     @classmethod
@@ -326,16 +304,15 @@ class Message():
         """
         if not file_path.exists():
             raise MessageError(f"Message file '{file_path}' does not exist")
-        if file_path.suffix not in cls.file_suffixes_read:
+        if file_path.suffix not in cls.file_suffixes:
             raise MessageError(f"File type '{file_path.suffix}' is not supported")
-        # try TXT first
-        try:
+
+        if file_path.suffix == '.txt':
             message = cls.__from_file_txt(file_path,
                                           mfilter.tags_or if mfilter else None,
                                           mfilter.tags_and if mfilter else None,
                                           mfilter.tags_not if mfilter else None)
-        # then YAML
-        except MessageError:
+        else:
             message = cls.__from_file_yaml(file_path)
         if message and (mfilter is None or message.match(mfilter)):
             return message
@@ -372,6 +349,10 @@ class Message():
                 tags = TagLine(fd.readline()).tags()
             except TagError:
                 fd.seek(pos)
+            if tags_or or tags_and or tags_not:
+                # match with an empty set if the file has no tags
+                if not match_tags(tags, tags_or, tags_and, tags_not):
+                    return None
             # AILine (Optional)
             try:
                 pos = fd.tell()
@@ -386,23 +367,17 @@ class Message():
                 fd.seek(pos)
             # Question and Answer
             text = fd.read().strip().split('\n')
-        try:
-            question_idx = text.index(Question.txt_header) + 1
-        except ValueError:
-            raise MessageError(f"'{file_path}' does not contain a valid message")
-        try:
-            answer_idx = text.index(Answer.txt_header)
-            question = Question.from_list(text[question_idx:answer_idx])
-            answer = Answer.from_list(text[answer_idx + 1:])
-        except ValueError:
-            question = Question.from_list(text[question_idx:])
-        # match tags AFTER reading the whole file
-        # -> make sure it's a valid 'txt' file format
-        if tags_or or tags_and or tags_not:
-            # match with an empty set if the file has no tags
-            if not match_tags(tags, tags_or, tags_and, tags_not):
-                return None
-        return cls(question, answer, tags, ai, model, file_path)
+            try:
+                question_idx = text.index(Question.txt_header) + 1
+            except ValueError:
+                raise MessageError(f"'{file_path}' does not contain a valid message")
+            try:
+                answer_idx = text.index(Answer.txt_header)
+                question = Question.from_list(text[question_idx:answer_idx])
+                answer = Answer.from_list(text[answer_idx + 1:])
+            except ValueError:
+                question = Question.from_list(text[question_idx:])
+            return cls(question, answer, tags, ai, model, file_path)
 
     @classmethod
     def __from_file_yaml(cls: Type[MessageInst], file_path: pathlib.Path) -> MessageInst:
@@ -418,11 +393,11 @@ class Message():
             try:
                 data = yaml.load(fd, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
                 data[cls.file_yaml_key] = file_path
-                return cls.from_dict(data)
             except Exception:
                 raise MessageError(f"'{file_path}' does not contain a valid message")
+            return cls.from_dict(data)
 
-    def to_str(self, with_metadata: bool = False, source_code_only: bool = False) -> str:
+    def to_str(self, with_tags: bool = False, with_file: bool = False, source_code_only: bool = False) -> str:
         """
         Return the current Message as a string.
         """
@@ -432,11 +407,10 @@ class Message():
             if self.answer:
                 output.extend(self.answer.source_code(include_delims=True))
             return '\n'.join(output) if len(output) > 0 else ''
-        if with_metadata:
+        if with_tags:
             output.append(self.tags_str())
+        if with_file:
             output.append('FILE: ' + str(self.file_path))
-            output.append('AI: ' + str(self.ai))
-            output.append('MODEL: ' + str(self.model))
         output.append(Question.txt_header)
         output.append(self.question)
         if self.answer:
@@ -444,29 +418,24 @@ class Message():
             output.append(self.answer)
         return '\n'.join(output)
 
-    def to_file(self, file_path: Optional[pathlib.Path]=None, mformat: MessageFormat = message_default_format) -> None:  # noqa: 11
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.to_str(True, True, False)
+
+    def to_file(self, file_path: Optional[pathlib.Path]=None) -> None:  # noqa: 11
         """
-        Write a Message to the given file. Supported message file formats are 'txt' and 'yaml'.
-        Suffix is always '.msg'.
+        Write a Message to the given file. Type is determined based on the suffix.
+        Currently supported suffixes: ['.txt', '.yaml']
         """
         if file_path:
             self.file_path = file_path
         if not self.file_path:
             raise MessageError("Got no valid path to write message")
-        if mformat not in message_valid_formats:
-            raise MessageError(f"File format '{mformat}' is not supported")
-        # check for valid suffix
-        # -> add one if it's empty
-        # -> refuse old or otherwise unsupported suffixes
-        if not self.file_path.suffix:
-            self.file_path = self.file_path.with_suffix(self.file_suffix_write)
-        elif self.file_path.suffix != self.file_suffix_write:
-            raise MessageError(f"File suffix '{self.file_path.suffix}' is not supported")
+        if self.file_path.suffix not in self.file_suffixes:
+            raise MessageError(f"File type '{self.file_path.suffix}' is not supported")
         # TXT
-        if mformat == 'txt':
+        if self.file_path.suffix == '.txt':
             return self.__to_file_txt(self.file_path)
-        # YAML
-        elif mformat == 'yaml':
+        elif self.file_path.suffix == '.yaml':
             return self.__to_file_yaml(self.file_path)
 
     def __to_file_txt(self, file_path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
@@ -478,8 +447,8 @@ class Message():
             * Model [Optional]
             * Question.txt_header
             * Question
-            * Answer.txt_header [Optional]
-            * Answer [Optional]
+            * Answer.txt_header
+            * Answer
         """
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=file_path.parent, prefix=file_path.name, mode="w", delete=False) as temp_fd:
             temp_file_path = pathlib.Path(temp_fd.name)
@@ -518,13 +487,6 @@ class Message():
             yaml.dump(data, temp_fd, sort_keys=False)
         shutil.move(temp_file_path, file_path)
 
-    def rm_file(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Delete the message file. Ignore empty file_path and not existing files.
-        """
-        if self.file_path is not None:
-            self.file_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-
     def filter_tags(self, prefix: Optional[str] = None, contain: Optional[str] = None) -> set[Tag]:
         """
         Filter tags based on their prefix (i. e. the tag starts with a given string)
@@ -578,9 +540,6 @@ class Message():
         if self.tags:
             self.tags = rename_tags(self.tags, tags_rename)
 
-    def clear_answer(self) -> None:
-        self.answer = None
-
     def msg_id(self) -> str:
         """
         Returns an ID that is unique throughout all messages in the same (DB) directory.

requirements.txt

@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ openai
 PyYAML
 argcomplete
 pytest
-Jinja2

setup.py

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
-with open("requirements.txt", "r") as fh:
-    install_requirements = [line.strip() for line in fh]
 
 setup(
     name="ChatMastermind",
@@ -30,7 +28,12 @@ setup(
         "Topic :: Utilities",
         "Topic :: Text Processing",
     ],
-    install_requires=install_requirements,
+    install_requires=[
+        "openai",
+        "PyYAML",
+        "argcomplete",
+        "pytest",
+    ],
     python_requires=">=3.9",
     test_suite="tests",
     entry_points={

tests/test_chat.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import unittest
 import pathlib
 import tempfile
 import time
-import yaml
 from io import StringIO
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from chatmastermind.tags import TagLine
@@ -10,69 +9,40 @@ from chatmastermind.message import Message, Question, Answer, Tag, MessageFilter
 from chatmastermind.chat import Chat, ChatDB, ChatError
 
 
-msg_suffix: str = Message.file_suffix_write
-
-
-def msg_to_file_force_suffix(msg: Message) -> None:
-    """
-    Force writing a message file with illegal suffixes.
-    """
-    def_suffix = Message.file_suffix_write
-    assert msg.file_path
-    Message.file_suffix_write = msg.file_path.suffix
-    msg.to_file()
-    Message.file_suffix_write = def_suffix
-
-
-class TestChatBase(unittest.TestCase):
-    def assert_messages_equal(self, msg1: list[Message], msg2: list[Message]) -> None:
-        """
-        Compare messages using more than just Question and Answer.
-        """
-        self.assertEqual(len(msg1), len(msg2))
-        for m1, m2 in zip(msg1, msg2):
-            # exclude the file_path, compare only Q, A and metadata
-            self.assertTrue(m1.equals(m2, file_path=False, verbose=True))
-
-
-class TestChat(TestChatBase):
+class TestChat(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         self.chat = Chat([])
         self.message1 = Message(Question('Question 1'),
                                 Answer('Answer 1'),
                                 {Tag('atag1'), Tag('btag2')},
-                                ai='FakeAI',
-                                model='FakeModel',
-                                file_path=pathlib.Path(f'0001{msg_suffix}'))
+                                file_path=pathlib.Path('0001.txt'))
         self.message2 = Message(Question('Question 2'),
                                 Answer('Answer 2'),
                                 {Tag('btag2')},
-                                ai='FakeAI',
-                                model='FakeModel',
-                                file_path=pathlib.Path(f'0002{msg_suffix}'))
+                                file_path=pathlib.Path('0002.txt'))
         self.maxDiff = None
 
     def test_unique_id(self) -> None:
         # test with two identical messages
         self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message1])
-        self.assert_messages_equal(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message1])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message1])
         self.chat.msg_unique_id()
-        self.assert_messages_equal(self.chat.messages, [self.message1])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1])
         # test with two different messages
         self.chat.msg_add([self.message2])
         self.chat.msg_unique_id()
-        self.assert_messages_equal(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message2])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message2])
 
     def test_unique_content(self) -> None:
         # test with two identical messages
         self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message1])
-        self.assert_messages_equal(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message1])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message1])
         self.chat.msg_unique_content()
-        self.assert_messages_equal(self.chat.messages, [self.message1])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1])
         # test with two different messages
         self.chat.msg_add([self.message2])
         self.chat.msg_unique_content()
-        self.assert_messages_equal(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message2])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message2])
 
     def test_filter(self) -> None:
         self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
@@ -117,24 +87,24 @@ class TestChat(TestChatBase):
 
     def test_find_remove_messages(self) -> None:
         self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
-        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['0001'])
+        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['0001.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(msgs, [self.message1])
-        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['0001', '0002'])
+        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['0001.txt', '0002.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(msgs, [self.message1, self.message2])
         # add new Message with full path
         message3 = Message(Question('Question 2'),
                            Answer('Answer 2'),
                            {Tag('btag2')},
-                           file_path=pathlib.Path(f'/foo/bla/0003{msg_suffix}'))
+                           file_path=pathlib.Path('/foo/bla/0003.txt'))
         self.chat.msg_add([message3])
         # find new Message by full path
-        msgs = self.chat.msg_find([f'/foo/bla/0003{msg_suffix}'])
+        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['/foo/bla/0003.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(msgs, [message3])
         # find Message with full path only by filename
-        msgs = self.chat.msg_find([f'0003{msg_suffix}'])
+        msgs = self.chat.msg_find(['0003.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(msgs, [message3])
         # remove last message
-        self.chat.msg_remove(['0003'])
+        self.chat.msg_remove(['0003.txt'])
         self.assertListEqual(self.chat.messages, [self.message1, self.message2])
 
     def test_latest_message(self) -> None:
@@ -147,7 +117,7 @@ class TestChat(TestChatBase):
     @patch('sys.stdout', new_callable=StringIO)
     def test_print(self, mock_stdout: StringIO) -> None:
         self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
-        self.chat.print(paged=False, tight=True)
+        self.chat.print(paged=False)
         expected_output = f"""{Question.txt_header}
 Question 1
 {Answer.txt_header}
@@ -160,21 +130,17 @@ Answer 2
         self.assertEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(), expected_output)
 
     @patch('sys.stdout', new_callable=StringIO)
-    def test_print_with_metadata(self, mock_stdout: StringIO) -> None:
+    def test_print_with_tags_and_file(self, mock_stdout: StringIO) -> None:
         self.chat.msg_add([self.message1, self.message2])
-        self.chat.print(paged=False, with_metadata=True, tight=True)
+        self.chat.print(paged=False, with_tags=True, with_files=True)
         expected_output = f"""{TagLine.prefix} atag1 btag2
-FILE: 0001{msg_suffix}
-AI: FakeAI
-MODEL: FakeModel
+FILE: 0001.txt
 {Question.txt_header}
 Question 1
 {Answer.txt_header}
 Answer 1
 {TagLine.prefix} btag2
-FILE: 0002{msg_suffix}
-AI: FakeAI
-MODEL: FakeModel
+FILE: 0002.txt
 {Question.txt_header}
 Question 2
 {Answer.txt_header}
@@ -183,41 +149,41 @@ Answer 2
         self.assertEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(), expected_output)
 
 
-class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
+class TestChatDB(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         self.db_path = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
         self.cache_path = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
 
         self.message1 = Message(Question('Question 1'),
                                 Answer('Answer 1'),
-                                {Tag('tag1')})
+                                {Tag('tag1')},
+                                file_path=pathlib.Path('0001.txt'))
         self.message2 = Message(Question('Question 2'),
                                 Answer('Answer 2'),
-                                {Tag('tag2')})
+                                {Tag('tag2')},
+                                file_path=pathlib.Path('0002.yaml'))
         self.message3 = Message(Question('Question 3'),
                                 Answer('Answer 3'),
-                                {Tag('tag3')})
+                                {Tag('tag3')},
+                                file_path=pathlib.Path('0003.txt'))
         self.message4 = Message(Question('Question 4'),
                                 Answer('Answer 4'),
-                                {Tag('tag4')})
+                                {Tag('tag4')},
+                                file_path=pathlib.Path('0004.yaml'))
 
-        self.message1.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001'), mformat='txt')
-        self.message2.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002'), mformat='yaml')
-        self.message3.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003'), mformat='txt')
-        self.message4.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004'), mformat='yaml')
+        self.message1.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'))
+        self.message2.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002.yaml'))
+        self.message3.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'))
+        self.message4.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
         # make the next FID match the current state
         next_fname = pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name) / '.next'
         with open(next_fname, 'w') as f:
             f.write('4')
         # add some "trash" in order to test if it's correctly handled / ignored
-        self.trash_files = ['.config.yaml', 'foo.yaml', 'bla.txt', 'fubar.msg']
+        self.trash_files = ['.config.yaml', 'foo.yaml', 'bla.txt']
         for file in self.trash_files:
             with open(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name) / file, 'w') as f:
                 f.write('test trash')
-        # also create a file with actual yaml content
-        with open(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name) / 'content.yaml', 'w') as f:
-            yaml.dump({'key': 'value'}, f)
-        self.trash_files.append('content.yaml')
         self.maxDiff = None
 
     def message_list(self, tmp_dir: tempfile.TemporaryDirectory) -> list[pathlib.Path]:
@@ -225,7 +191,7 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         List all Message files in the given TemporaryDirectory.
         """
         # exclude '.next'
-        return [f for f in pathlib.Path(tmp_dir.name).glob('*.[tym]*') if f.name not in self.trash_files]
+        return [f for f in pathlib.Path(tmp_dir.name).glob('*.[ty]*') if f.name not in self.trash_files]
 
     def tearDown(self) -> None:
         self.db_path.cleanup()
@@ -236,31 +202,13 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         duplicate_message = Message(Question('Question 4'),
                                     Answer('Answer 4'),
                                     {Tag('tag4')},
-                                    file_path=pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.txt'))
-        msg_to_file_force_suffix(duplicate_message)
+                                    file_path=pathlib.Path('0004.txt'))
+        duplicate_message.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.txt'))
         with self.assertRaises(ChatError) as cm:
             ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                             pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "Validation failed")
 
-    def test_file_path_ID_exists(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Tests if the CacheDB chooses another ID if a file path with
-        the given one exists.
-        """
-        # create a new and empty CacheDB
-        db_path = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        cache_path = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(cache_path.name),
-                                  pathlib.Path(db_path.name))
-        # add a message file
-        message = Message(Question('What?'),
-                          file_path=pathlib.Path(cache_path.name) / f'0001{msg_suffix}')
-        message.to_file()
-        message1 = Message(Question('Where?'))
-        chat_db.cache_write([message1])
-        self.assertEqual(message1.msg_id(), '0002')
-
     def test_from_dir(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
@@ -269,23 +217,25 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.db_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         # check that the files are sorted
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path,
-                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'))
+                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path,
-                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0002{msg_suffix}'))
+                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002.yaml'))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path,
-                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0003{msg_suffix}'))
+                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path,
-                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0004{msg_suffix}'))
+                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
 
     def test_from_dir_glob(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name),
-                                  glob='*1.*')
-        self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 1)
+                                  glob='*.txt')
+        self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 2)
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.cache_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.db_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path,
-                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'))
+                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path,
+                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'))
 
     def test_from_dir_filter_tags(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
@@ -295,7 +245,7 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.cache_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.db_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path,
-                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'))
+                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'))
 
     def test_from_dir_filter_tags_empty(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
@@ -313,7 +263,7 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.cache_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.db_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path,
-                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0002{msg_suffix}'))
+                         pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002.yaml'))
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].answer, 'Answer 2')
 
     def test_from_messages(self) -> None:
@@ -358,25 +308,25 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         # check that Message.file_path is correct
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0002{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0003{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0004{msg_suffix}'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002.yaml'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
 
         # write the messages to the cache directory
         chat_db.cache_write()
         # check if the written files are in the cache directory
         cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 4)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'), cache_dir_files)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0002{msg_suffix}'), cache_dir_files)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0003{msg_suffix}'), cache_dir_files)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0004{msg_suffix}'), cache_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0001.txt'), cache_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0002.yaml'), cache_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0003.txt'), cache_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0004.yaml'), cache_dir_files)
         # check that Message.file_path has been correctly updated
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0002{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0003{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0004{msg_suffix}'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0001.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0002.yaml'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0003.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
 
         # check the timestamp of the files in the DB directory
         db_dir_files = self.message_list(self.db_path)
@@ -388,18 +338,18 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         # check if the written files are in the DB directory
         db_dir_files = self.message_list(self.db_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(db_dir_files), 4)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'), db_dir_files)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0002{msg_suffix}'), db_dir_files)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0003{msg_suffix}'), db_dir_files)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0004{msg_suffix}'), db_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'), db_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002.yaml'), db_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'), db_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'), db_dir_files)
         # check if all files in the DB dir have actually been overwritten
         for file in db_dir_files:
             self.assertGreater(file.stat().st_mtime, old_timestamps[file])
         # check that Message.file_path has been correctly updated (again)
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0002{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0003{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0004{msg_suffix}'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002.yaml'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
 
     def test_db_read(self) -> None:
         # create a new ChatDB instance
@@ -414,65 +364,65 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         new_message2 = Message(Question('Question 6'),
                                Answer('Answer 6'),
                                {Tag('tag6')})
-        new_message1.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0005{msg_suffix}'), mformat='txt')
-        new_message2.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0006{msg_suffix}'), mformat='yaml')
+        new_message1.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0005.txt'))
+        new_message2.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0006.yaml'))
         # read and check them
         chat_db.db_read()
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 6)
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[4].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0005{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[5].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0006{msg_suffix}'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[4].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0005.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[5].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0006.yaml'))
 
         # create 2 new files in the cache directory
         new_message3 = Message(Question('Question 7'),
-                               Answer('Answer 7'),
+                               Answer('Answer 5'),
                                {Tag('tag7')})
         new_message4 = Message(Question('Question 8'),
-                               Answer('Answer 8'),
+                               Answer('Answer 6'),
                                {Tag('tag8')})
-        new_message3.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0007{msg_suffix}'), mformat='txt')
-        new_message4.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0008{msg_suffix}'), mformat='yaml')
+        new_message3.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0007.txt'))
+        new_message4.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0008.yaml'))
         # read and check them
         chat_db.cache_read()
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 8)
         # check that the new message have the cache dir path
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[6].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0007{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[7].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'0008{msg_suffix}'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[6].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0007.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[7].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0008.yaml'))
         # an the old ones keep their path (since they have not been replaced)
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[4].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0005{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[5].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0006{msg_suffix}'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[4].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0005.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[5].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0006.yaml'))
 
         # now overwrite two messages in the DB directory
         new_message1.question = Question('New Question 1')
         new_message2.question = Question('New Question 2')
-        new_message1.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0005{msg_suffix}'), mformat='txt')
-        new_message2.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0006{msg_suffix}'), mformat='yaml')
+        new_message1.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0005.txt'))
+        new_message2.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0006.yaml'))
         # read from the DB dir and check if the modified messages have been updated
         chat_db.db_read()
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 8)
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[4].question, 'New Question 1')
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[5].question, 'New Question 2')
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[4].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0005{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[5].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0006{msg_suffix}'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[4].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0005.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[5].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0006.yaml'))
 
         # now write the messages from the cache to the DB directory
-        new_message3.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0007{msg_suffix}'))
-        new_message4.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0008{msg_suffix}'))
+        new_message3.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0007.txt'))
+        new_message4.to_file(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0008.yaml'))
         # read and check them
         chat_db.db_read()
         self.assertEqual(len(chat_db.messages), 8)
         # check that they now have the DB path
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[6].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0007{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[7].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0008{msg_suffix}'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[6].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0007.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[7].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0008.yaml'))
 
     def test_cache_clear(self) -> None:
         # create a new ChatDB instance
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         # check that Message.file_path is correct
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0002{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0003{msg_suffix}'))
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0004{msg_suffix}'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[0].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[1].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002.yaml'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[2].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'))
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.messages[3].file_path, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'))
 
         # write the messages to the cache directory
         chat_db.cache_write()
@@ -484,10 +434,10 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         chat_db.db_write()
         db_dir_files = self.message_list(self.db_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(db_dir_files), 4)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0001{msg_suffix}'), db_dir_files)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0002{msg_suffix}'), db_dir_files)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0003{msg_suffix}'), db_dir_files)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, f'0004{msg_suffix}'), db_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0001.txt'), db_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0002.yaml'), db_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0003.txt'), db_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name, '0004.yaml'), db_dir_files)
 
         # add a new message with empty file_path
         message_empty = Message(question=Question("What the hell am I doing here?"),
@@ -495,7 +445,7 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         # and one for the cache dir
         message_cache = Message(question=Question("What the hell am I doing here?"),
                                 answer=Answer("You're a creep!"),
-                                file_path=pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0005'))
+                                file_path=pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '0005.txt'))
         chat_db.msg_add([message_empty, message_cache])
 
         # clear the cache and check the cache dir
@@ -557,11 +507,11 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
             chat_db.msg_write([message])
 
         # write a message with a valid file_path
-        message.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name) / '123456'
+        message.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name) / '123456.txt'
         chat_db.msg_write([message])
         cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 1)
-        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, f'123456{msg_suffix}'), cache_dir_files)
+        self.assertIn(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name, '123456.txt'), cache_dir_files)
 
     def test_msg_update(self) -> None:
         # create a new ChatDB instance
@@ -597,24 +547,24 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         # search for a DB file in memory
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([str(self.message1.file_path)], loc='mem'), [self.message1])
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([self.message1.msg_id()], loc='mem'), [self.message1])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0001.msg'], loc='mem'), [self.message1])
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0001.txt'], loc='mem'), [self.message1])
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0001'], loc='mem'), [self.message1])
         # and on disk
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([str(self.message2.file_path)], loc='db'), [self.message2])
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([self.message2.msg_id()], loc='db'), [self.message2])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0002.msg'], loc='db'), [self.message2])
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0002.yaml'], loc='db'), [self.message2])
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0002'], loc='db'), [self.message2])
         # now search the cache -> expect empty result
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([str(self.message3.file_path)], loc='cache'), [])
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find([self.message3.msg_id()], loc='cache'), [])
-        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0003.msg'], loc='cache'), [])
+        self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0003.txt'], loc='cache'), [])
         self.assertEqual(chat_db.msg_find(['0003'], loc='cache'), [])
         # search for multiple messages
         # -> search one twice, expect result to be unique
-        search_names = ['0001', '0002.msg', self.message3.msg_id(), str(self.message3.file_path)]
+        search_names = ['0001', '0002.yaml', self.message3.msg_id(), str(self.message3.file_path)]
         expected_result = [self.message1, self.message2, self.message3]
         result = chat_db.msg_find(search_names, loc='all')
-        self.assert_messages_equal(result, expected_result)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(result, expected_result)
 
     def test_msg_latest(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
@@ -640,47 +590,47 @@ class TestChatDB(TestChatBase):
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         all_messages = [self.message1, self.message2, self.message3, self.message4]
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all'), all_messages)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem'), all_messages)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk'), all_messages)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
         # add a new message, but only to the internal list
         new_message = Message(Question("What?"))
         all_messages_mem = all_messages + [new_message]
         chat_db.msg_add([new_message])
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem'), all_messages_mem)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all'), all_messages_mem)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem'), all_messages_mem)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all'), all_messages_mem)
         # the nr. of messages on disk did not change -> expect old result
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk'), all_messages)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
         # test with MessageFilter
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all', mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag1')})),
-                                   [self.message1])
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk', mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag2')})),
-                                   [self.message2])
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache', mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag3')})),
-                                   [])
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem', mfilter=MessageFilter(question_contains="What")),
-                                   [new_message])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all', mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag1')})),
+                                 [self.message1])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk', mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag2')})),
+                                 [self.message2])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache', mfilter=MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag3')})),
+                                 [])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem', mfilter=MessageFilter(question_contains="What")),
+                                 [new_message])
 
     def test_msg_move_and_gather(self) -> None:
         chat_db = ChatDB.from_dir(pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name),
                                   pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))
         all_messages = [self.message1, self.message2, self.message3, self.message4]
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
         # move first message to the cache
         chat_db.cache_move(self.message1)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [self.message1])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [self.message1])
         self.assertEqual(self.message1.file_path.parent, pathlib.Path(self.cache_path.name))  # type: ignore [union-attr]
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), [self.message2, self.message3, self.message4])
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all'), all_messages)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk'), all_messages)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), [self.message2, self.message3, self.message4])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='all'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='disk'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='mem'), all_messages)
         # now move first message back to the DB
         chat_db.db_move(self.message1)
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='cache'), [])
         self.assertEqual(self.message1.file_path.parent, pathlib.Path(self.db_path.name))  # type: ignore [union-attr]
-        self.assert_messages_equal(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(chat_db.msg_gather(loc='db'), all_messages)

tests/test_common.py

@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-import argparse
-from typing import Union, Optional
-from chatmastermind.configuration import Config, AIConfig
-from chatmastermind.tags import Tag
-from chatmastermind.message import Message, Answer
-from chatmastermind.chat import Chat
-from chatmastermind.ai import AI, AIResponse, Tokens, AIError
-
-
-class FakeAI(AI):
-    """
-    A mocked version of the 'AI' class.
-    """
-    ID: str
-    name: str
-    config: AIConfig
-
-    def models(self) -> list[str]:
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def tokens(self, data: Union[Message, Chat]) -> int:
-        return 123
-
-    def print(self) -> None:
-        pass
-
-    def print_models(self) -> None:
-        pass
-
-    def __init__(self, ID: str, model: str, error: bool = False):
-        self.ID = ID
-        self.model = model
-        self.error = error
-
-    def request(self,
-                question: Message,
-                chat: Chat,
-                num_answers: int = 1,
-                otags: Optional[set[Tag]] = None) -> AIResponse:
-        """
-        Mock the 'ai.request()' function by either returning fake
-        answers or raising an exception.
-        """
-        if self.error:
-            raise AIError
-        question.answer = Answer("Answer 0")
-        question.tags = set(otags) if otags is not None else None
-        question.ai = self.ID
-        question.model = self.model
-        answers: list[Message] = [question]
-        for n in range(1, num_answers):
-            answers.append(Message(question=question.question,
-                                   answer=Answer(f"Answer {n}"),
-                                   tags=otags,
-                                   ai=self.ID,
-                                   model=self.model))
-        return AIResponse(answers, Tokens(10, 10, 20))
-
-
-class TestWithFakeAI(unittest.TestCase):
-    """
-    Base class for all tests that need to use the FakeAI.
-    """
-    def assert_msgs_equal_except_file_path(self, msg1: list[Message], msg2: list[Message]) -> None:
-        """
-        Compare messages using Question, Answer and all metadata excecot for the file_path.
-        """
-        self.assertEqual(len(msg1), len(msg2))
-        for m1, m2 in zip(msg1, msg2):
-            # exclude the file_path, compare only Q, A and metadata
-            self.assertTrue(m1.equals(m2, file_path=False, verbose=True))
-
-    def assert_msgs_all_equal(self, msg1: list[Message], msg2: list[Message]) -> None:
-        """
-        Compare messages using Question, Answer and ALL metadata.
-        """
-        self.assertEqual(len(msg1), len(msg2))
-        for m1, m2 in zip(msg1, msg2):
-            self.assertTrue(m1.equals(m2, verbose=True))
-
-    def assert_msgs_content_equal(self, msg1: list[Message], msg2: list[Message]) -> None:
-        """
-        Compare messages using only Question and Answer.
-        """
-        self.assertEqual(len(msg1), len(msg2))
-        for m1, m2 in zip(msg1, msg2):
-            self.assertEqual(m1, m2)
-
-    def mock_create_ai(self, args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> AI:
-        """
-        Mocked 'create_ai' that returns a 'FakeAI' instance.
-        """
-        return FakeAI(args.AI, args.model)
-
-    def mock_create_ai_with_error(self, args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> AI:
-        """
-        Mocked 'create_ai' that returns a 'FakeAI' instance.
-        """
-        return FakeAI(args.AI, args.model, error=True)

tests/test_configuration.py

@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_from_dict_should_create_config_from_dict(self) -> None:
         source_dict = {
-            'cache': '.',
             'db': './test_db/',
             'ais': {
                 'myopenai': {
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             }
         }
         config = Config.from_dict(source_dict)
-        self.assertEqual(config.cache, '.')
         self.assertEqual(config.db, './test_db/')
         self.assertEqual(len(config.ais), 1)
         self.assertEqual(config.ais['myopenai'].name, 'openai')
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_from_file_should_load_config_from_file(self) -> None:
         source_dict = {
-            'cache': './test_cache/',
             'db': './test_db/',
             'ais': {
                 'default': {
@@ -111,7 +108,6 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             yaml.dump(source_dict, f)
         config = Config.from_file(self.test_file.name)
         self.assertIsInstance(config, Config)
-        self.assertEqual(config.cache, './test_cache/')
         self.assertEqual(config.db, './test_db/')
         self.assertEqual(len(config.ais), 1)
         self.assertIsInstance(config.ais['default'], AIConfig)
@@ -119,7 +115,6 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_to_file_should_save_config_to_file(self) -> None:
         config = Config(
-            cache='./test_cache/',
             db='./test_db/',
             ais={
                 'myopenai': OpenAIConfig(
@@ -138,14 +133,12 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
         config.to_file(Path(self.test_file.name))
         with open(self.test_file.name, 'r') as f:
             saved_config = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
-        self.assertEqual(saved_config['cache'], './test_cache/')
         self.assertEqual(saved_config['db'], './test_db/')
         self.assertEqual(len(saved_config['ais']), 1)
         self.assertEqual(saved_config['ais']['myopenai']['system'], 'Custom system')
 
     def test_from_file_error_unknown_ai(self) -> None:
         source_dict = {
-            'cache': './test_cache/',
             'db': './test_db/',
             'ais': {
                 'default': {

tests/test_hist_cmd.py

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-import argparse
-import tempfile
-import yaml
-from pathlib import Path
-from chatmastermind.message import Message, Question
-from chatmastermind.chat import ChatDB, ChatError
-from chatmastermind.configuration import Config
-from chatmastermind.commands.hist import convert_messages
-
-
-msg_suffix = Message.file_suffix_write
-
-
-class TestConvertMessages(unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.db_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        self.cache_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        self.db_path = Path(self.db_dir.name)
-        self.cache_path = Path(self.cache_dir.name)
-        self.args = argparse.Namespace()
-        self.config = Config()
-        self.config.cache = self.cache_dir.name
-        self.config.db = self.db_dir.name
-        # Prepare some messages
-        self.chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(self.cache_path),
-                                    Path(self.db_path))
-        self.messages = [Message(Question(f'Question {i}')) for i in range(0, 6)]
-        self.chat.db_write(self.messages[0:2])
-        self.chat.cache_write(self.messages[2:])
-        # Change some of the suffixes
-        assert self.messages[0].file_path
-        assert self.messages[1].file_path
-        self.messages[0].file_path.rename(self.messages[0].file_path.with_suffix('.txt'))
-        self.messages[1].file_path.rename(self.messages[1].file_path.with_suffix('.yaml'))
-
-    def tearDown(self) -> None:
-        self.db_dir.cleanup()
-        self.cache_dir.cleanup()
-
-    def test_convert_messages(self) -> None:
-        self.args.convert = 'yaml'
-        convert_messages(self.args, self.config)
-        msgs = self.chat.msg_gather(loc='disk', glob='*.*')
-        # Check if the number of messages is the same as before
-        self.assertEqual(len(msgs), len(self.messages))
-        # Check if all messages have the requested suffix
-        for msg in msgs:
-            assert msg.file_path
-            self.assertEqual(msg.file_path.suffix, msg_suffix)
-        # Check if the message IDs are correctly maintained
-        for m_new, m_old in zip(msgs, self.messages):
-            self.assertEqual(m_new.msg_id(), m_old.msg_id())
-        # check if all messages have the new format
-        for m in msgs:
-            with open(str(m.file_path), "r") as fd:
-                yaml.load(fd, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
-
-    def test_convert_messages_wrong_format(self) -> None:
-        self.args.convert = 'foo'
-        with self.assertRaises(ChatError):
-            convert_messages(self.args, self.config)

tests/test_message.py

@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 import unittest
 import pathlib
 import tempfile
-import itertools
 from typing import cast
-from chatmastermind.message import source_code, Message, MessageError, Question, Answer, AILine, ModelLine,\
-    MessageFilter, message_in, message_valid_formats
+from chatmastermind.message import source_code, Message, MessageError, Question, Answer, AILine, ModelLine, MessageFilter, message_in
 from chatmastermind.tags import Tag, TagLine
 
 
-msg_suffix: str = Message.file_suffix_write
-
-
 class SourceCodeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_source_code_with_include_delims(self) -> None:
         text = """
@@ -106,7 +101,7 @@ class AnswerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 class MessageToFileTxtTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.txt')
         self.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.file.name)
         self.message_complete = Message(Question('This is a question.'),
                                         Answer('This is an answer.'),
@@ -122,7 +117,7 @@ class MessageToFileTxtTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.file_path.unlink()
 
     def test_to_file_txt_complete(self) -> None:
-        self.message_complete.to_file(self.file_path, mformat='txt')
+        self.message_complete.to_file(self.file_path)
 
         with open(self.file_path, "r") as fd:
             content = fd.read()
@@ -137,7 +132,7 @@ This is an answer.
         self.assertEqual(content, expected_content)
 
     def test_to_file_txt_min(self) -> None:
-        self.message_min.to_file(self.file_path, mformat='txt')
+        self.message_min.to_file(self.file_path)
 
         with open(self.file_path, "r") as fd:
             content = fd.read()
@@ -146,17 +141,11 @@ This is a question.
 """
         self.assertEqual(content, expected_content)
 
-    def test_to_file_unsupported_file_suffix(self) -> None:
+    def test_to_file_unsupported_file_type(self) -> None:
         unsupported_file_path = pathlib.Path("example.doc")
         with self.assertRaises(MessageError) as cm:
             self.message_complete.to_file(unsupported_file_path)
-        self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "File suffix '.doc' is not supported")
-
-    def test_to_file_unsupported_file_format(self) -> None:
-        unsupported_file_format = pathlib.Path(f"example{msg_suffix}")
-        with self.assertRaises(MessageError) as cm:
-            self.message_complete.to_file(unsupported_file_format, mformat='doc')  # type: ignore [arg-type]
-        self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "File format 'doc' is not supported")
+        self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "File type '.doc' is not supported")
 
     def test_to_file_no_file_path(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -170,24 +159,10 @@ This is a question.
         # reset the internal file_path
         self.message_complete.file_path = self.file_path
 
-    def test_to_file_txt_auto_suffix(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Test if suffix is auto-generated if omitted.
-        """
-        file_path_no_suffix = self.file_path.with_suffix('')
-        # test with file_path member
-        self.message_min.file_path = file_path_no_suffix
-        self.message_min.to_file(mformat='txt')
-        self.assertEqual(self.message_min.file_path.suffix, msg_suffix)
-        # test with explicit file_path
-        self.message_min.file_path = file_path_no_suffix
-        self.message_min.to_file(file_path=file_path_no_suffix, mformat='txt')
-        self.assertEqual(self.message_min.file_path.suffix, msg_suffix)
-
 
 class MessageToFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.yaml')
         self.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.file.name)
         self.message_complete = Message(Question('This is a question.'),
                                         Answer('This is an answer.'),
@@ -209,7 +184,7 @@ class MessageToFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.file_path.unlink()
 
     def test_to_file_yaml_complete(self) -> None:
-        self.message_complete.to_file(self.file_path, mformat='yaml')
+        self.message_complete.to_file(self.file_path)
 
         with open(self.file_path, "r") as fd:
             content = fd.read()
@@ -224,7 +199,7 @@ class MessageToFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(content, expected_content)
 
     def test_to_file_yaml_multiline(self) -> None:
-        self.message_multiline.to_file(self.file_path, mformat='yaml')
+        self.message_multiline.to_file(self.file_path)
 
         with open(self.file_path, "r") as fd:
             content = fd.read()
@@ -243,31 +218,17 @@ class MessageToFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(content, expected_content)
 
     def test_to_file_yaml_min(self) -> None:
-        self.message_min.to_file(self.file_path, mformat='yaml')
+        self.message_min.to_file(self.file_path)
 
         with open(self.file_path, "r") as fd:
             content = fd.read()
         expected_content = f"{Question.yaml_key}: This is a question.\n"
         self.assertEqual(content, expected_content)
 
-    def test_to_file_yaml_auto_suffix(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Test if suffix is auto-generated if omitted.
-        """
-        file_path_no_suffix = self.file_path.with_suffix('')
-        # test with file_path member
-        self.message_min.file_path = file_path_no_suffix
-        self.message_min.to_file(mformat='yaml')
-        self.assertEqual(self.message_min.file_path.suffix, msg_suffix)
-        # test with explicit file_path
-        self.message_min.file_path = file_path_no_suffix
-        self.message_min.to_file(file_path=file_path_no_suffix, mformat='yaml')
-        self.assertEqual(self.message_min.file_path.suffix, msg_suffix)
-
 
 class MessageFromFileTxtTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.txt')
         self.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.file.name)
         with open(self.file_path, "w") as fd:
             fd.write(f"""{TagLine.prefix} tag1 tag2
@@ -278,7 +239,7 @@ This is a question.
 {Answer.txt_header}
 This is an answer.
 """)
-        self.file_min = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file_min = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.txt')
         self.file_path_min = pathlib.Path(self.file_min.name)
         with open(self.file_path_min, "w") as fd:
             fd.write(f"""{Question.txt_header}
@@ -298,13 +259,13 @@ This is a question.
         message = Message.from_file(self.file_path)
         self.assertIsNotNone(message)
         self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
-        assert message
-        self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
-        self.assertEqual(message.answer, 'This is an answer.')
-        self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), {Tag('tag1'), Tag('tag2')})
-        self.assertEqual(message.ai, 'ChatGPT')
-        self.assertEqual(message.model, 'gpt-3.5-turbo')
-        self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path)
+        if message:  # mypy bug
+            self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
+            self.assertEqual(message.answer, 'This is an answer.')
+            self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), {Tag('tag1'), Tag('tag2')})
+            self.assertEqual(message.ai, 'ChatGPT')
+            self.assertEqual(message.model, 'gpt-3.5-turbo')
+            self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path)
 
     def test_from_file_txt_min(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -313,21 +274,21 @@ This is a question.
         message = Message.from_file(self.file_path_min)
         self.assertIsNotNone(message)
         self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
-        assert message
-        self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
-        self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path_min)
-        self.assertIsNone(message.answer)
+        if message:  # mypy bug
+            self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
+            self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path_min)
+            self.assertIsNone(message.answer)
 
     def test_from_file_txt_tags_match(self) -> None:
         message = Message.from_file(self.file_path,
                                     MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag1')}))
         self.assertIsNotNone(message)
         self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
-        assert message
-        self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
-        self.assertEqual(message.answer, 'This is an answer.')
-        self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), {Tag('tag1'), Tag('tag2')})
-        self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path)
+        if message:  # mypy bug
+            self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
+            self.assertEqual(message.answer, 'This is an answer.')
+            self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), {Tag('tag1'), Tag('tag2')})
+            self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path)
 
     def test_from_file_txt_tags_dont_match(self) -> None:
         message = Message.from_file(self.file_path,
@@ -350,13 +311,13 @@ This is a question.
                                     MessageFilter(tags_not={Tag('tag1')}))
         self.assertIsNotNone(message)
         self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
-        assert message
-        self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
-        self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), set())
-        self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path_min)
+        if message:  # mypy bug
+            self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
+            self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), set())
+            self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path_min)
 
     def test_from_file_not_exists(self) -> None:
-        file_not_exists = pathlib.Path(f"example{msg_suffix}")
+        file_not_exists = pathlib.Path("example.txt")
         with self.assertRaises(MessageError) as cm:
             Message.from_file(file_not_exists)
         self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), f"Message file '{file_not_exists}' does not exist")
@@ -435,7 +396,7 @@ This is a question.
 
 class MessageFromFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.yaml')
         self.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.file.name)
         with open(self.file_path, "w") as fd:
             fd.write(f"""
@@ -449,7 +410,7 @@ class MessageFromFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
   - tag1
   - tag2
 """)
-        self.file_min = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file_min = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.yaml')
         self.file_path_min = pathlib.Path(self.file_min.name)
         with open(self.file_path_min, "w") as fd:
             fd.write(f"""
@@ -470,13 +431,13 @@ class MessageFromFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         message = Message.from_file(self.file_path)
         self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
         self.assertIsNotNone(message)
-        assert message
-        self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
-        self.assertEqual(message.answer, 'This is an answer.')
-        self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), {Tag('tag1'), Tag('tag2')})
-        self.assertEqual(message.ai, 'ChatGPT')
-        self.assertEqual(message.model, 'gpt-3.5-turbo')
-        self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path)
+        if message:  # mypy bug
+            self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
+            self.assertEqual(message.answer, 'This is an answer.')
+            self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), {Tag('tag1'), Tag('tag2')})
+            self.assertEqual(message.ai, 'ChatGPT')
+            self.assertEqual(message.model, 'gpt-3.5-turbo')
+            self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path)
 
     def test_from_file_yaml_min(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -485,14 +446,14 @@ class MessageFromFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         message = Message.from_file(self.file_path_min)
         self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
         self.assertIsNotNone(message)
-        assert message
-        self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
-        self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), set())
-        self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path_min)
-        self.assertIsNone(message.answer)
+        if message:  # mypy bug
+            self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
+            self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), set())
+            self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path_min)
+            self.assertIsNone(message.answer)
 
     def test_from_file_not_exists(self) -> None:
-        file_not_exists = pathlib.Path(f"example{msg_suffix}")
+        file_not_exists = pathlib.Path("example.yaml")
         with self.assertRaises(MessageError) as cm:
             Message.from_file(file_not_exists)
         self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), f"Message file '{file_not_exists}' does not exist")
@@ -502,11 +463,11 @@ class MessageFromFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                                     MessageFilter(tags_or={Tag('tag1')}))
         self.assertIsNotNone(message)
         self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
-        assert message
-        self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
-        self.assertEqual(message.answer, 'This is an answer.')
-        self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), {Tag('tag1'), Tag('tag2')})
-        self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path)
+        if message:  # mypy bug
+            self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
+            self.assertEqual(message.answer, 'This is an answer.')
+            self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), {Tag('tag1'), Tag('tag2')})
+            self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path)
 
     def test_from_file_yaml_tags_dont_match(self) -> None:
         message = Message.from_file(self.file_path,
@@ -523,10 +484,10 @@ class MessageFromFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                                     MessageFilter(tags_not={Tag('tag1')}))
         self.assertIsNotNone(message)
         self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
-        assert message
-        self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
-        self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), set())
-        self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path_min)
+        if message:  # mypy bug
+            self.assertEqual(message.question, 'This is a question.')
+            self.assertSetEqual(cast(set[Tag], message.tags), set())
+            self.assertEqual(message.file_path, self.file_path_min)
 
     def test_from_file_yaml_question_match(self) -> None:
         message = Message.from_file(self.file_path,
@@ -602,7 +563,7 @@ class MessageFromFileYamlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 class TagsFromFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.file_txt = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file_txt = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.txt')
         self.file_path_txt = pathlib.Path(self.file_txt.name)
         with open(self.file_path_txt, "w") as fd:
             fd.write(f"""{TagLine.prefix} tag1 tag2 ptag3
@@ -611,7 +572,7 @@ This is a question.
 {Answer.txt_header}
 This is an answer.
 """)
-        self.file_txt_no_tags = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file_txt_no_tags = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.txt')
         self.file_path_txt_no_tags = pathlib.Path(self.file_txt_no_tags.name)
         with open(self.file_path_txt_no_tags, "w") as fd:
             fd.write(f"""{Question.txt_header}
@@ -619,7 +580,7 @@ This is a question.
 {Answer.txt_header}
 This is an answer.
 """)
-        self.file_txt_tags_empty = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file_txt_tags_empty = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.txt')
         self.file_path_txt_tags_empty = pathlib.Path(self.file_txt_tags_empty.name)
         with open(self.file_path_txt_tags_empty, "w") as fd:
             fd.write(f"""TAGS:
@@ -628,7 +589,7 @@ This is a question.
 {Answer.txt_header}
 This is an answer.
 """)
-        self.file_yaml = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file_yaml = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.yaml')
         self.file_path_yaml = pathlib.Path(self.file_yaml.name)
         with open(self.file_path_yaml, "w") as fd:
             fd.write(f"""
@@ -641,7 +602,7 @@ This is an answer.
   - tag2
   - ptag3
 """)
-        self.file_yaml_no_tags = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file_yaml_no_tags = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.yaml')
         self.file_path_yaml_no_tags = pathlib.Path(self.file_yaml_no_tags.name)
         with open(self.file_path_yaml_no_tags, "w") as fd:
             fd.write(f"""
@@ -718,25 +679,24 @@ class TagsFromDirTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             {Tag('ctag5'), Tag('ctag6')}
         ]
         self.files = [
-            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir.name, f'file1{msg_suffix}'),
-            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir.name, f'file2{msg_suffix}'),
-            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir.name, f'file3{msg_suffix}')
+            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir.name, 'file1.txt'),
+            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir.name, 'file2.yaml'),
+            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir.name, 'file3.txt')
         ]
         self.files_no_tags = [
-            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir_no_tags.name, f'file4{msg_suffix}'),
-            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir_no_tags.name, f'file5{msg_suffix}'),
-            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir_no_tags.name, f'file6{msg_suffix}')
+            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir_no_tags.name, 'file4.txt'),
+            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir_no_tags.name, 'file5.yaml'),
+            pathlib.Path(self.temp_dir_no_tags.name, 'file6.txt')
         ]
-        mformats = itertools.cycle(message_valid_formats)
         for file, tags in zip(self.files, self.tag_sets):
             message = Message(Question('This is a question.'),
                               Answer('This is an answer.'),
                               tags)
-            message.to_file(file, next(mformats))
+            message.to_file(file)
         for file in self.files_no_tags:
             message = Message(Question('This is a question.'),
                               Answer('This is an answer.'))
-            message.to_file(file, next(mformats))
+            message.to_file(file)
 
     def tearDown(self) -> None:
         self.temp_dir.cleanup()
@@ -759,7 +719,7 @@ class TagsFromDirTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 class MessageIDTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
+        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.txt')
         self.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.file.name)
         self.message = Message(Question('This is a question.'),
                                file_path=self.file_path)
@@ -856,8 +816,6 @@ class MessageToStrTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         self.message = Message(Question('This is a question.'),
                                Answer('This is an answer.'),
-                               ai=('FakeAI'),
-                               model=('FakeModel'),
                                tags={Tag('atag1'), Tag('btag2')},
                                file_path=pathlib.Path('/tmp/foo/bla'))
 
@@ -871,29 +829,8 @@ This is an answer."""
     def test_to_str_with_tags_and_file(self) -> None:
         expected_output = f"""{TagLine.prefix} atag1 btag2
 FILE: /tmp/foo/bla
-AI: FakeAI
-MODEL: FakeModel
 {Question.txt_header}
 This is a question.
 {Answer.txt_header}
 This is an answer."""
-        self.assertEqual(self.message.to_str(with_metadata=True), expected_output)
-
-
-class MessageRmFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=msg_suffix)
-        self.file_path = pathlib.Path(self.file.name)
-        self.message = Message(Question('This is a question.'),
-                               file_path=self.file_path)
-        self.message.to_file()
-
-    def tearDown(self) -> None:
-        self.file.close()
-        self.file_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-
-    def test_rm_file(self) -> None:
-        assert self.message.file_path
-        self.assertTrue(self.message.file_path.exists())
-        self.message.rm_file()
-        self.assertFalse(self.message.file_path.exists())
+        self.assertEqual(self.message.to_str(with_tags=True, with_file=True), expected_output)

tests/test_question_cmd.py

@@ -1,33 +1,25 @@
 import os
+import unittest
 import argparse
 import tempfile
-from copy import copy
 from pathlib import Path
-from unittest import mock
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call
-from chatmastermind.configuration import Config
-from chatmastermind.commands.question import create_message, question_cmd
-from chatmastermind.tags import Tag
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+from chatmastermind.commands.question import create_message
 from chatmastermind.message import Message, Question, Answer
-from chatmastermind.chat import Chat, ChatDB
-from chatmastermind.ai import AIError
-from .test_common import TestWithFakeAI
+from chatmastermind.chat import ChatDB
 
 
-msg_suffix = Message.file_suffix_write
-
-
-class TestMessageCreate(TestWithFakeAI):
+class TestMessageCreate(unittest.TestCase):
     """
     Test if messages created by the 'question' command have
     the correct format.
     """
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         # create ChatDB structure
-        self.db_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        self.cache_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        self.chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path(self.cache_dir.name),
-                                    db_path=Path(self.db_dir.name))
+        self.db_path = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.cache_path = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path(self.cache_path.name),
+                                    db_path=Path(self.db_path.name))
         # create some messages
         self.message_text = Message(Question("What is this?"),
                                     Answer("It is pure text"))
@@ -41,8 +33,6 @@ class TestMessageCreate(TestWithFakeAI):
         self.args.AI = None
         self.args.model = None
         self.args.output_tags = None
-        self.args.ask = None
-        self.args.create = None
         # File 1 : no source code block, only text
         self.source_file1 = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
         self.source_file1_content = """This is just text.
@@ -84,18 +74,17 @@ Aaaand again some text."""
         os.remove(self.source_file1.name)
         os.remove(self.source_file2.name)
         os.remove(self.source_file3.name)
-        os.remove(self.source_file4.name)
 
     def message_list(self, tmp_dir: tempfile.TemporaryDirectory) -> list[Path]:
         # exclude '.next'
-        return list(Path(tmp_dir.name).glob(f'*{msg_suffix}'))
+        return list(Path(tmp_dir.name).glob('*.[ty]*'))
 
     def test_message_file_created(self) -> None:
         self.args.ask = ["What is this?"]
-        cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_dir)
+        cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 0)
         create_message(self.chat, self.args)
-        cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_dir)
+        cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_path)
         self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 1)
         message = Message.from_file(cache_dir_files[0])
         self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
@@ -204,390 +193,3 @@ This is embedded source code.
 It is embedded code
 ```
 """))
-
-
-class TestCreateOption(TestMessageCreate):
-
-    def test_message_file_created(self) -> None:
-        self.args.create = ["How does question --create work?"]
-        self.args.ask = None
-        cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_dir)
-        self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 0)
-        create_message(self.chat, self.args)
-        cache_dir_files = self.message_list(self.cache_dir)
-        self.assertEqual(len(cache_dir_files), 1)
-        message = Message.from_file(cache_dir_files[0])
-        self.assertIsInstance(message, Message)
-        self.assertEqual(message.question, Question("How does question --create work?"))  # type: ignore [union-attr]
-
-
-class TestQuestionCmd(TestWithFakeAI):
-
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        # create DB and cache
-        self.db_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        self.cache_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        # create configuration
-        self.config = Config()
-        self.config.cache = self.cache_dir.name
-        self.config.db = self.db_dir.name
-        # create a mock argparse.Namespace
-        self.args = argparse.Namespace(
-            ask=['What is the meaning of life?'],
-            num_answers=1,
-            output_tags=['science'],
-            AI='FakeAI',
-            model='FakeModel',
-            or_tags=None,
-            and_tags=None,
-            exclude_tags=None,
-            source_text=None,
-            source_code=None,
-            create=None,
-            repeat=None,
-            process=None,
-            overwrite=None
-        )
-
-    def message_list(self, tmp_dir: tempfile.TemporaryDirectory) -> list[Path]:
-        # exclude '.next'
-        return sorted([f for f in Path(tmp_dir.name).glob(f'*{msg_suffix}')])
-
-
-class TestQuestionCmdAsk(TestQuestionCmd):
-
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.create_ai')
-    def test_ask_single_answer(self, mock_create_ai: MagicMock) -> None:
-        """
-        Test single answer with no errors.
-        """
-        mock_create_ai.side_effect = self.mock_create_ai
-        expected_question = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                                    tags=set(self.args.output_tags),
-                                    ai=self.args.AI,
-                                    model=self.args.model,
-                                    file_path=Path('<NOT COMPARED>'))
-        fake_ai = self.mock_create_ai(self.args, self.config)
-        expected_responses = fake_ai.request(expected_question,
-                                             Chat([]),
-                                             self.args.num_answers,
-                                             self.args.output_tags).messages
-
-        # execute the command
-        question_cmd(self.args, self.config)
-
-        # check for the expected message files
-        chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(self.cache_dir.name),
-                               Path(self.db_dir.name))
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.message_list(self.cache_dir)), 1)
-        self.assert_msgs_equal_except_file_path(cached_msg, expected_responses)
-
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.ChatDB.from_dir')
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.create_ai')
-    def test_ask_single_answer_mocked(self, mock_create_ai: MagicMock, mock_from_dir: MagicMock) -> None:
-        """
-        Test single answer with no errors (mocked ChatDB version).
-        """
-        chat = MagicMock(spec=ChatDB)
-        mock_from_dir.return_value = chat
-
-        mock_create_ai.side_effect = self.mock_create_ai
-        expected_question = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                                    tags=set(self.args.output_tags),
-                                    ai=self.args.AI,
-                                    model=self.args.model,
-                                    file_path=Path('<NOT COMPARED>'))
-        fake_ai = self.mock_create_ai(self.args, self.config)
-        expected_responses = fake_ai.request(expected_question,
-                                             Chat([]),
-                                             self.args.num_answers,
-                                             self.args.output_tags).messages
-
-        # execute the command
-        question_cmd(self.args, self.config)
-
-        # check for the correct ChatDB calls:
-        # - initial question has been written (prior to the actual request)
-        # - responses have been written (after the request)
-        chat.cache_write.assert_has_calls([call([expected_question]),
-                                           call(expected_responses)],
-                                          any_order=False)
-
-        # check that the messages have not been added to the internal message list
-        chat.cache_add.assert_not_called()
-
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.create_ai')
-    def test_ask_with_error(self, mock_create_ai: MagicMock) -> None:
-        """
-        Provoke an error during the AI request and verify that the question
-        has been correctly stored in the cache.
-        """
-        mock_create_ai.side_effect = self.mock_create_ai_with_error
-        expected_question = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                                    tags=set(self.args.output_tags),
-                                    ai=self.args.AI,
-                                    model=self.args.model,
-                                    file_path=Path('<NOT COMPARED>'))
-
-        # execute the command
-        with self.assertRaises(AIError):
-            question_cmd(self.args, self.config)
-
-        # check for the expected message files
-        chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(self.cache_dir.name),
-                               Path(self.db_dir.name))
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.message_list(self.cache_dir)), 1)
-        self.assert_msgs_equal_except_file_path(cached_msg, [expected_question])
-
-
-class TestQuestionCmdRepeat(TestQuestionCmd):
-
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.create_ai')
-    def test_repeat_single_question(self, mock_create_ai: MagicMock) -> None:
-        """
-        Repeat a single question.
-        """
-        mock_create_ai.side_effect = self.mock_create_ai
-        chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(self.cache_dir.name),
-                               Path(self.db_dir.name))
-        # create a message
-        message = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                          Answer('Old Answer'),
-                          tags=set(self.args.output_tags),
-                          ai=self.args.AI,
-                          model=self.args.model,
-                          file_path=Path(self.cache_dir.name) / f'0001{msg_suffix}')
-        chat.msg_write([message])
-
-        # repeat the last question (without overwriting)
-        # -> expect two identical messages (except for the file_path)
-        self.args.ask = None
-        self.args.repeat = []
-        self.args.overwrite = False
-        expected_response = Message(Question(message.question),
-                                    Answer('Answer 0'),
-                                    ai=message.ai,
-                                    model=message.model,
-                                    tags=message.tags,
-                                    file_path=Path('<NOT COMPARED>'))
-        # we expect the original message + the one with the new response
-        expected_responses = [message] + [expected_response]
-        question_cmd(self.args, self.config)
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        print(self.message_list(self.cache_dir))
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.message_list(self.cache_dir)), 2)
-        self.assert_msgs_equal_except_file_path(cached_msg, expected_responses)
-
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.create_ai')
-    def test_repeat_single_question_overwrite(self, mock_create_ai: MagicMock) -> None:
-        """
-        Repeat a single question and overwrite the old one.
-        """
-        mock_create_ai.side_effect = self.mock_create_ai
-        chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(self.cache_dir.name),
-                               Path(self.db_dir.name))
-        # create a message
-        message = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                          Answer('Old Answer'),
-                          tags=set(self.args.output_tags),
-                          ai=self.args.AI,
-                          model=self.args.model,
-                          file_path=Path(self.cache_dir.name) / f'0001{msg_suffix}')
-        chat.msg_write([message])
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        assert cached_msg[0].file_path
-        cached_msg_file_id = cached_msg[0].file_path.stem
-
-        # repeat the last question (WITH overwriting)
-        # -> expect a single message afterwards (with a new answer)
-        self.args.ask = None
-        self.args.repeat = []
-        self.args.overwrite = True
-        expected_response = Message(Question(message.question),
-                                    Answer('Answer 0'),
-                                    ai=message.ai,
-                                    model=message.model,
-                                    tags=message.tags,
-                                    file_path=Path('<NOT COMPARED>'))
-        question_cmd(self.args, self.config)
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.message_list(self.cache_dir)), 1)
-        self.assert_msgs_equal_except_file_path(cached_msg, [expected_response])
-        # also check that the file ID has not been changed
-        assert cached_msg[0].file_path
-        self.assertEqual(cached_msg_file_id, cached_msg[0].file_path.stem)
-
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.create_ai')
-    def test_repeat_single_question_after_error(self, mock_create_ai: MagicMock) -> None:
-        """
-        Repeat a single question after an error.
-        """
-        mock_create_ai.side_effect = self.mock_create_ai
-        chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(self.cache_dir.name),
-                               Path(self.db_dir.name))
-        # create a question WITHOUT an answer
-        # -> just like after an error, which is tested above
-        message = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                          tags=set(self.args.output_tags),
-                          ai=self.args.AI,
-                          model=self.args.model,
-                          file_path=Path(self.cache_dir.name) / f'0001{msg_suffix}')
-        chat.msg_write([message])
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        assert cached_msg[0].file_path
-        cached_msg_file_id = cached_msg[0].file_path.stem
-
-        # repeat the last question (without overwriting)
-        # -> expect a single message because if the original has
-        #    no answer, it should be overwritten by default
-        self.args.ask = None
-        self.args.repeat = []
-        self.args.overwrite = False
-        expected_response = Message(Question(message.question),
-                                    Answer('Answer 0'),
-                                    ai=message.ai,
-                                    model=message.model,
-                                    tags=message.tags,
-                                    file_path=Path('<NOT COMPARED>'))
-        question_cmd(self.args, self.config)
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.message_list(self.cache_dir)), 1)
-        self.assert_msgs_equal_except_file_path(cached_msg, [expected_response])
-        # also check that the file ID has not been changed
-        assert cached_msg[0].file_path
-        self.assertEqual(cached_msg_file_id, cached_msg[0].file_path.stem)
-
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.create_ai')
-    def test_repeat_single_question_new_args(self, mock_create_ai: MagicMock) -> None:
-        """
-        Repeat a single question with new arguments.
-        """
-        mock_create_ai.side_effect = self.mock_create_ai
-        chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(self.cache_dir.name),
-                               Path(self.db_dir.name))
-        # create a message
-        message = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                          Answer('Old Answer'),
-                          tags=set(self.args.output_tags),
-                          ai=self.args.AI,
-                          model=self.args.model,
-                          file_path=Path(self.cache_dir.name) / f'0001{msg_suffix}')
-        chat.msg_write([message])
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        assert cached_msg[0].file_path
-
-        # repeat the last question with new arguments (without overwriting)
-        # -> expect two messages with identical question but different metadata and new answer
-        self.args.ask = None
-        self.args.repeat = []
-        self.args.overwrite = False
-        self.args.output_tags = ['newtag']
-        self.args.AI = 'newai'
-        self.args.model = 'newmodel'
-        new_expected_response = Message(Question(message.question),
-                                        Answer('Answer 0'),
-                                        ai='newai',
-                                        model='newmodel',
-                                        tags={Tag('newtag')},
-                                        file_path=Path('<NOT COMPARED>'))
-        question_cmd(self.args, self.config)
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.message_list(self.cache_dir)), 2)
-        self.assert_msgs_equal_except_file_path(cached_msg, [message] + [new_expected_response])
-
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.create_ai')
-    def test_repeat_single_question_new_args_overwrite(self, mock_create_ai: MagicMock) -> None:
-        """
-        Repeat a single question with new arguments, overwriting the old one.
-        """
-        mock_create_ai.side_effect = self.mock_create_ai
-        chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(self.cache_dir.name),
-                               Path(self.db_dir.name))
-        # create a message
-        message = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                          Answer('Old Answer'),
-                          tags=set(self.args.output_tags),
-                          ai=self.args.AI,
-                          model=self.args.model,
-                          file_path=Path(self.cache_dir.name) / f'0001{msg_suffix}')
-        chat.msg_write([message])
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        assert cached_msg[0].file_path
-
-        # repeat the last question with new arguments
-        self.args.ask = None
-        self.args.repeat = []
-        self.args.overwrite = True
-        self.args.output_tags = ['newtag']
-        self.args.AI = 'newai'
-        self.args.model = 'newmodel'
-        new_expected_response = Message(Question(message.question),
-                                        Answer('Answer 0'),
-                                        ai='newai',
-                                        model='newmodel',
-                                        tags={Tag('newtag')},
-                                        file_path=Path('<NOT COMPARED>'))
-        question_cmd(self.args, self.config)
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.message_list(self.cache_dir)), 1)
-        self.assert_msgs_equal_except_file_path(cached_msg, [new_expected_response])
-
-    @mock.patch('chatmastermind.commands.question.create_ai')
-    def test_repeat_multiple_questions(self, mock_create_ai: MagicMock) -> None:
-        """
-        Repeat multiple  questions.
-        """
-        mock_create_ai.side_effect = self.mock_create_ai
-        chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path(self.cache_dir.name),
-                               Path(self.db_dir.name))
-        # 1. === create three questions ===
-        # cached message without an answer
-        message1 = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                           tags=self.args.output_tags,
-                           ai=self.args.AI,
-                           model=self.args.model,
-                           file_path=Path(self.cache_dir.name) / f'0001{msg_suffix}')
-        # cached message with an answer
-        message2 = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                           Answer('Old Answer'),
-                           tags=self.args.output_tags,
-                           ai=self.args.AI,
-                           model=self.args.model,
-                           file_path=Path(self.cache_dir.name) / f'0002{msg_suffix}')
-        # DB message without an answer
-        message3 = Message(Question(self.args.ask[0]),
-                           tags=self.args.output_tags,
-                           ai=self.args.AI,
-                           model=self.args.model,
-                           file_path=Path(self.db_dir.name) / f'0003{msg_suffix}')
-        chat.msg_write([message1, message2, message3])
-        questions = [message1, message2, message3]
-        expected_responses: list[Message] = []
-        fake_ai = self.mock_create_ai(self.args, self.config)
-        for question in questions:
-            # since the  message's answer is modified, we use a copy
-            # -> the original is used for comparison below
-            expected_responses += fake_ai.request(copy(question),
-                                                  Chat([]),
-                                                  self.args.num_answers,
-                                                  set(self.args.output_tags)).messages
-
-        # 2. === repeat all three questions (without overwriting) ===
-        self.args.ask = None
-        self.args.repeat = ['0001', '0002', '0003']
-        self.args.overwrite = False
-        question_cmd(self.args, self.config)
-        # two new files should be in the cache directory
-        # * the repeated cached message with answer
-        # * the repeated DB message
-        # -> the cached message without answer should be overwritten
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.message_list(self.cache_dir)), 4)
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.message_list(self.db_dir)), 1)
-        expected_cache_messages = [expected_responses[0], message2, expected_responses[1], expected_responses[2]]
-        cached_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='cache')
-        self.assert_msgs_equal_except_file_path(cached_msg, expected_cache_messages)
-        # check that the DB message has not been modified at all
-        db_msg = chat.msg_gather(loc='db')
-        self.assert_msgs_all_equal(db_msg, [message3])