fs-helper

A collection of essential filesystem and logging utilities designed to eliminate daily friction in Python development. fs-helper provides production-grade implementations of fundamental operations that developers need constantly but often implement inconsistently across projects.

This library embodies a philosophy of invisible infrastructure becoming so reliable and predictable that you forget you’re using it. Every function is designed to solve a problem completely on first invocation, with zero-configuration defaults that work in production immediately while providing comprehensive control when needed.

Who benefits from this: - DevOps engineers automating deployment and monitoring workflows - Python developers building command-line tools and scripts - Data scientists managing file-based workflows and logging - Anyone tired of reimplementing the same filesystem and logging patterns across projects

How it fits into your toolchain: fs-helper serves as foundational infrastructure that other tools can depend on. It’s designed to compose naturally with shell scripts, provide REPL-friendly exploration, and integrate seamlessly into existing Python projects without imposing architectural constraints.

Install

pip install fs-helper

QuickStart

import fs_helper as fh

# Production-ready logging in one line
logger = fh.get_logger(__name__)
logger.info("Application started")

# Safe path handling that works everywhere
log_dir = fh.abspath("~/logs")

# Convert any text to a safe filename
safe_name = fh.lazy_filename("User Data: Report (2024)")
# Returns: "User-Data--Report-2024"

# Git-aware path resolution
repo_root = fh.repopath()  # Returns None if not in a git repo
if repo_root:
    print(f"Working in repository: {repo_root}")

# File monitoring for automation workflows
fh.wait_for_write_age("output.log", age=5, verbose=True)
print("Log file has been stable for 5 seconds, proceeding...")

What you gain: Immediate access to bulletproof implementations of common operations with comprehensive error handling, cross-platform compatibility, and zero configuration overhead. Functions gracefully handle edge cases (missing directories, permission issues, invalid paths) so your code can focus on domain logic rather than infrastructure concerns.

API Overview

Core Path Operations

``abspath(filepath)`` - Enhanced path normalization with tilde expansion
- filepath: Path string to normalize
- Returns: Absolute path as string
- Internal calls: None
``strip_extension(filepath)`` - Remove file extension from path
- filepath: Path string
- Returns: Path without extension
- Internal calls: None
``get_extension(filepath)`` - Extract file extension from path
- filepath: Path string
- Returns: Extension without leading dot
- Internal calls: None
``repopath(filepath=’’)`` - Find git repository root for given path
- filepath: Path to check (defaults to current directory)
- Returns: Repository root path or None if not in a git repo
- Internal calls: abspath()

Production Logging

``get_logger(module_name, logdir=DEFAULT_LOG_DIR, file_format=’%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(funcName)s: %(message)s’, stream_format=’%(asctime)s: %(message)s’, file_level=logging.DEBUG, stream_level=logging.INFO)`` - Create production-ready logger with file and console output
- module_name: Logger identifier (typically __name__)
- logdir: Directory for log files (defaults to ~/logs, falls back to /tmp/logs)
- file_format: Log format for file output (set to empty string to disable)
- stream_format: Log format for console output (set to empty string to disable)
- file_level: Logging level for file (accepts strings like ‘info’ or integers)
- stream_level: Logging level for console
- Returns: Configured logger instance with automatic directory creation and fallback strategies
- Internal calls: abspath()
``get_logfile_from_logger(logger)`` - Extract log file path from logger instance
- logger: Logger object
- Returns: Path to log file or None if no file handler
- Internal calls: None
``get_logger_filenames(logger)`` - Get all log file paths from logger
- logger: Logger object
- Returns: List of log file paths
- Internal calls: None

File Utilities

``lazy_filename(text, ext=’’)`` - Convert arbitrary text to safe filenames
- text: Input text to convert (URLs, user input, API responses)
- ext: Optional extension to append
- Returns: Safe filename string with unsafe characters removed
- Internal calls: None
``sha256sum(filepath)`` - Calculate SHA256 checksum of file
- filepath: Path to file
- Returns: Hexadecimal SHA256 digest
- Internal calls: abspath()

Package Analysis

``get_local_package_info(dirpath, exception=True)`` - Extract packaging information from Python project directory
- dirpath: Path to project directory
- exception: If True, raise exception for non-Python projects
- Returns: Dictionary with keys: setup.py_path, setup.py_content, pyproject.toml_path, pyproject.toml_content
- Internal calls: abspath()

Monitoring and Coordination

``wait_for_write_age(filepath, age=10, sleeptime=1, verbose=False)`` - Wait until file hasn’t been modified for specified duration
- filepath: File to monitor
- age: Seconds since last write required
- sleeptime: Polling interval in seconds
- verbose: If True, print status messages
- Returns: True when condition met
- Internal calls: abspath()
``wait_for_empty_directory(dirpath, sleeptime=1, verbose=False)`` - Wait until directory contains no files
- dirpath: Directory to monitor
- sleeptime: Polling interval in seconds
- verbose: If True, print status messages
- Returns: True when directory is empty
- Internal calls: abspath()

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