update_ewp.py

import os
import glob
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET


def create_group_file_structure(file_list):
    group_structure = {}

    for file_path in file_list:
        # Normalize the file path and split it into directories and the filename
        file_path = os.path.normpath(file_path)
        directories, filename = os.path.split(file_path)

        # Split the directories into individual group names
        groups = directories.split(os.path.sep)

        # Create the nested group structure
        current_group = group_structure
        for group in groups:
            current_group = current_group.setdefault(group, {})

        # Add the file to the final group
        current_group[filename] = file_path

    return group_structure


def update_ewp_file(ewp_file, group_structure):
    # Parse the existing .ewp file
    tree = ET.parse(ewp_file)
    root = tree.getroot()

    # Find the <group> element in the XML tree
    group_element = root.find(".//group")
    if group_element is None:
        group_element = ET.SubElement(root, "group")

    # Recursively add groups and files to the XML tree
    add_groups_to_ewp(group_structure, group_element)

    # Save the updated .ewp file
    tree.write(ewp_file, encoding="UTF-8", xml_declaration=True)


def add_groups_to_ewp(group_structure, parent_element):
    for group_name, files_or_subgroups in group_structure.items():
        # Create a <group> element
        group_element = ET.SubElement(parent_element, "group")
        group_element.set("name", group_name)

        for name, path_or_subgroup in files_or_subgroups.items():
            if isinstance(path_or_subgroup, dict):
                # If the value is a dictionary, it represents a subgroup
                add_groups_to_ewp({name: path_or_subgroup}, group_element)
            else:
                # Otherwise, it represents a file
                file_element = ET.SubElement(group_element, "file")
                file_element.set("name", name)


# Example usage
glob_pattern = "path/to/files/*.c"
file_list = glob.glob(glob_pattern)

group_structure = create_group_file_structure(file_list)

ewp_file_path = "path/to/project.ewp"
update_ewp_file(ewp_file_path, group_structure)