gistfile1.txt

import re
import json
import argparse

def usfm_to_json(usfm_content):
    # Dictionary to store the parsed content
    parsed_content = {}

    # Regular expression to match USFM markers and their content
    pattern = r'\\(\w+)\s*(.+?)(?=\\|\Z)'

    # Find all matches in the USFM content
    matches = re.findall(pattern, usfm_content, re.DOTALL)

    # Process each match
    for marker, content in matches:
        content = content.strip()
        
        if marker in parsed_content:
            # If the marker already exists, convert to a list or append to existing list
            if isinstance(parsed_content[marker], list):
                parsed_content[marker].append(content)
            else:
                parsed_content[marker] = [parsed_content[marker], content]
        else:
            parsed_content[marker] = content

    return parsed_content

def main():
    # Set up argument parser with a more detailed description
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description="Convert USFM (Unified Standard Format Markers) files to JSON format.",
        epilog="Example usage: python usfm_to_json.py input.usfm output.json",
        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
    )
    
    parser.add_argument("input_file", 
                        help="Path to the input USFM file to be converted.")
    parser.add_argument("output_file", 
                        help="Path where the output JSON file will be saved.")
    
    # Add more detailed help information
    parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', action='version', version='%(prog)s 1.0')
    
    args = parser.parse_args()

    try:
        # Read the USFM content from the input file
        with open(args.input_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
            usfm_content = file.read()

        # Convert USFM to JSON
        json_output = usfm_to_json(usfm_content)
        
        # Write the JSON output to the specified file
        with open(args.output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
            json.dump(json_output, file, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
        
        print(f"Conversion successful. JSON output written to {args.output_file}")

    except FileNotFoundError:
        print(f"Error: The input file '{args.input_file}' was not found.")
    except json.JSONDecodeError:
        print("Error: Failed to encode the data to JSON.")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {str(e)}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()