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+store_folder_state_config.py
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diff --git a/python/markdown_index_generator.py b/python/markdown_index_generator.py
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+"""
+Defines table of contents start: <-- [toc-start] -->
+Defines table of contents end: <-- [toc-end] -->
+Ignore with: <-- [ignore] -->
+"""
+
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+IGNORE_SECTION = "<-- [ignore] -->"
+TABLE_OF_CONTENTS_START = "<-- [toc-start] -->"
+TABLE_OF_CONTENTS_END = "<-- [toc-end] -->"
+
+
+class MarkdownEntry(BaseModel):
+    """Markdown entry details, DAO"""
+    id: int
+    level: int
+    title: str
+    children: Optional["List[MarkdownEntry]"]
+
+
+class MarkdownTableOfContentsOptions(BaseModel):
+    # TODO: implement and actually put it to use
+    """Configuration details for the table of contents generation"""
+    indent_level: int = 0
+    """How much detail is wanted"""
+    ordered_list: bool = True
+    """Will the level indicator be numeric, or symbols"""
+
+
+def get_args() -> dict:
+    """Parses the cli args"""
+    args = {}
+    raise NotImplementedError("get_args")
+    return args
+
+
+def get_file_contents(file: str) -> str:
+    """Retrieves the markdown file content, if any"""
+    contents = ""
+    raise NotImplementedError("get_file_contents")
+    return contents
+
+
+def is_markdown_file_valid(contents: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Checks for the necessary opening and closing region tags
+
+    Defines table of contents start: <-- [toc-start] -->
+    Defines table of contents end: <-- [toc-end] -->
+    Ignore with: <-- [ignore] -->
+    """
+    is_valid = True
+    raise NotImplementedError("is_markdown_file_valid")
+    return is_valid
+
+
+def get_markdown_details(contents: str) -> List[MarkdownEntry]:
+    """Generates a list of markdown entries so that they can be sorted late"""
+    raise NotImplementedError("get_markdown_details")
+
+
+def get_nested_markdown_details(entries: List[MarkdownEntry]) -> List[MarkdownEntry]:
+    """From a list of markdown entries, gets the actually sorted and nested version"""
+    raise NotImplementedError("get_nested_markdown_details")
+
+
+def generate_markdown_table_of_contents(
+    entries: List[MarkdownEntry],
+    options: MarkdownTableOfContentsOptions = None
+) -> str:
+    """From the list of entries, generates the table of contents"""
+    table_of_contents = ""
+    if not options:
+        options = MarkdownTableOfContentsOptions()
+    raise NotImplementedError("generate_markdown_table_of_contents")
+    return table_of_contents
+
+
+def update_markdown_contents(contents: str, table_of_contents: str) -> str:
+    """In-memory operation"""
+    raise NotImplementedError("update_markdown_contents")
+
+
+def write_contents_to_file(file: str, contents: str) -> str:
+    """After the content has been generated, it gets saved"""
+    raise NotImplementedError("write_contents_to_file")
+
+
+def main():
+    """Entrypoint"""
+    # parsing
+    args = get_args()
+    file_path = args['file']
+
+    # validation
+    contents = get_file_contents(file_path)
+    if not is_markdown_file_valid(contents):
+        raise ValueError("Invalid formatting, TODO: add details")
+
+    # generation
+    markdown_details = get_markdown_details(contents)
+    nested_markdown_details = get_nested_markdown_details(markdown_details)
+    table_of_contents = generate_markdown_table_of_contents(
+        nested_markdown_details
+    )
+
+    # saving
+    new_contents = update_markdown_contents(contents, table_of_contents)
+    write_contents_to_file(file_path, new_contents)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()