Wyatt's Data Storage Format (WDSF)

What Is It?

WDSF is a data storage format that uses text:key pairs. This is similar to JSON, but unlike JSON it is partially programmatic. WDSF Files are internally converted to Dictionary objects so they can be easily used in a program. Currently, it can be modified by using the official python library.

How to write a WDSF file

A WDSF file is simple enough that it can be written by hand. Heres how to write one: All files must be started with a header:

#WDSF1.0

This is the most simple data structure:

key|value

That is it. But, there is also a list type:

!LIST|LIST_NAME:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
!LIST_END

There is also a programmatic way to use WDSF, similar to Flask's Template Rendering System:

COOL_DATA|!#FUNC:x*y

These arguments will be passed and evaluated at time of reading:

wdsf_file.read(args=[["x", 10], ["y", 20]])

For compatibility reasons, all data types (excluding lists) are treated as strings.

Library Documentation

Reading a WDSF file and convert it to a Dictionary object:

import wdsflib
wdsf_file = wdsflib.WDSFFile(file_name)
wdsf_data = wdsf_file.read() #Returns a dictionary that can be used in wdsf_data.get('key')

Transmutation of a file is a process that converts a WDSF file into a JSON file it can be used like this:

import wdsflib
wdsf_file = wdsflib.WDSFFile(file_name)
wdsf_file.transmute("output.json")

And there is a function that can do the opposite:

import wdsflib
dict_object = {
    "key": "value"
}
#Convert the dictionary to a WDSF file
wdsflib.convert_to_wdsf(dict_object, f"{file_name}.wdsf")

Installation

This project requires no dependencies and can work with defualt python. Python 3.13 (Or Newer) is recommended.

pip install wdsf

Demo

Seeing as this is a python library, it may be difficult to properly demo, however i can provide a demo image of the lib working alongside a WDSF file. Pypi: https://pypi.org/project/wdsf/