feat: Prepare project for first release

- Updated app.py, main.py, and interactive_cli.py for executable building.
- Adjusted dependencies and file structure for release readiness.

Author: ashmod

interactive_cli.py

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import os
+from colorama import init, Fore, Style
+
+# Initialize colorama
+init(autoreset=True)
+
+def resource_path(relative_path):
+    """Get the absolute path to a resource, works for PyInstaller"""
+    if getattr(sys, '_MEIPASS', False):  # If running in a PyInstaller bundle
+        return os.path.join(sys._MEIPASS, relative_path)
+    return os.path.join(os.path.abspath("."), relative_path)
+
+def print_ascii_banner():
+    banner = """
+{}                                                                                                                    
+                                      ::                                                                                
+                                      %%                                                                                
+                                      %%                                                                                
+   #*:*##%#+.    -*###%#=     -*%###+:%%   .=#####+:   .+#%%%#+:    =*%%%%#+.   .=*%%%%#=.   *#+=#%%%#=.    :+#%%%#+:   
+   %%#.   -%#   #%-    :#%.  +%+    -%%%  :%#     *%- .%%%:.-**=  .%%%#)%%%.   -%%%    %%%:  #%%%*==*%%%:  =%%#   *%%=  
+   %%      #%  *%-      .%# :%+      .%%  %%=::::::%%  #%%+-:.    *%%:        .%%%:    .%%#  #%%.    :%%% :%%%=====#%%  
+   %#      *%  %%.       #% =%-       %% .%%=========   -+*#%%%+  #%%         .%%#      *%%  #%*      #%%.-%%. 
+   %#      *%  =%+      -%+ .%#      =%%  *%-      -. .-+:   +%%- =%%+.   =+-. #%%+.  .=%%*  #%%=   .+%%*  %%%:    ==.  
+   %#      *%   :##=--=#%=   :#%+--=#*%%   =%*=--+%#: .*%%%##%%*   =#%%%%%%%+   +%%%%%%%%=   #%%#%%%%%%=   .*%%%#%%%#:  
+   --      :-     :-===:       .===-. --     :===-.     .-===-.      :-===-       :====:     #%# :===-        -===-.    
+                                                                                             #%#                        
+                                                                                             #%#                        
+                                                                                                                       
+                                     Nodescope: an XML Editor and Visualizer                                                                                                                
+{}""".format(Fore.CYAN, Style.RESET_ALL)
+    print(banner)
+
+def interactive_loop():
+    print_ascii_banner()
+    try:
+        from src.cli.cli_handler import main as cli_main  # Import the CLI handler's main function
+    except ImportError as e:
+        print(f"{Fore.RED}Error importing CLI handler: {e}{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    while True:
+        try:
+            command = input(f"{Fore.GREEN}>> {Style.RESET_ALL}").strip()
+            if command.lower() in ["exit", "quit"]:
+                print(f"{Fore.LIGHTRED_EX}Exiting CLI mode. Goodbye!{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+                sys.exit(0)
+            elif not command:
+                continue  # Skip empty commands
+            
+            # Split the command into arguments
+            args = command.split()
+            
+            # Backup original sys.argv
+            original_argv = sys.argv.copy()
+            
+            # Set sys.argv to mimic command-line arguments
+            sys.argv = [sys.executable, *args]
+            
+            try:
+                cli_main()  # Call the CLI handler's main function
+            except SystemExit:
+                # argparse may call sys.exit(), which raises SystemExit
+                pass
+            finally:
+                # Restore original sys.argv
+                sys.argv = original_argv
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            print(f"\n{Fore.LIGHTRED_EX}Exiting CLI mode. Goodbye!{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"{Fore.RED}An unexpected error occurred: {e}{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    interactive_loop()

main.py

@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 import argparse
 import subprocess
-import sys
+import sys, os
 from colorama import init, Fore, Style
+from interactive_cli import interactive_loop
 
 # Initialize colorama
 init(autoreset=True)
 
+def resource_path(relative_path):
+    """ Get the absolute path to a resource, works for PyInstaller """
+    if getattr(sys, '_MEIPASS', False):  # If running in a PyInstaller bundle
+        return os.path.join(sys._MEIPASS, relative_path)
+    return os.path.join(os.path.abspath("."), relative_path)
+
 def launch_gui():
     from src.gui.gui_handler import App
     app = App()
@@ -32,21 +39,7 @@ def print_ascii_banner():
     print(banner)
 
 def launch_cli():
-    print_ascii_banner()
-    while True:
-        try:
-            # Prompt the user for input with styled text
-            command = input(f"{Fore.GREEN}>> {Style.RESET_ALL}")
-            if command.lower() in ["exit", "quit"]:
-                print("Exiting CLI mode.")
-                break
-            # Pass the command to the CLI handler
-            subprocess.run(["python", "src/cli/cli_handler.py"] + command.split(), check=True)
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            print(f"Error: {e}")
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            print("\nExiting CLI mode.")
-            break
+    interactive_loop()
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="nodescope: an XML Editor and Visualizer")

src/gui/gui_handler.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from PIL import Image
 import os
 import sys
+from main import resource_path
 
 # Add the project root to sys.path dynamically
 project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ def center_window(self):
 
     def load_images(self):
         # Placeholder for image loading - replace with actual paths
-        self.light_logo_path = r"src/gui/gui_assets/nodescope_light.png"
-        self.dark_logo_path = r"src/gui/gui_assets/nodescope_dark.png"
+        self.light_logo_path = resource_path("src/gui/gui_assets/nodescope_light.png")
+        self.dark_logo_path = resource_path("src/gui/gui_assets/nodescope_dark.png")
 
         # Load placeholder images (replace with actual images)
         try:

src/modules/xml_to_json.py

@@ -282,4 +282,4 @@ def convert(self, output_path):
 
 #         # Log detailed error information
 #         with open('error_log.txt', 'w') as error_log:
-#             error_log.write(f"Error Details:\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n")
+#             error_log.write(f"Error Details:\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n")

src/postsearch/post_search.py

@@ -109,26 +109,3 @@ def _extract_tag_value(self, content, tag):
             return None
         return content[start:end]
 
-
-
-# Example Usage
-# Ensure the XML file path is correct
-xml_file_path = r"samples/test.xml"  # Use raw string or forward slashes
-
-searcher = PostSearch(xml_file_path)
-
-"""
-# Search for posts containing a specific word (case-insensitive)
-word = "EXercitation "
-word_results = searcher.search_word(word)
-print(f"Posts containing the word '{word}':")
-for post_body in word_results:
-    print(post_body)
-
-# Search for posts with a specific topic (case-insensitive)
-topic = "tOPiC1"
-topic_results = searcher.search_topic(topic)
-print(f"\nPosts with topic '{topic}':")
-for post_body in topic_results:
-    print(post_body)
-"""