A simple HTML templating system - wraps a template file (such as a menu) around a named div containing content.

TemplateTool.py

import os
import sys
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

"""Bogotemplater template engine

Wraps a specified element in every HTML file in target directory with a template file

"""

DIRECTORY = "TargetSite"
TEMPLATE = "template.html"
ELEMENT = "right"
				
				
def main():
	print "BogoTemplater - The crappy HTML template engine"
	print "Now searching " + DIRECTORY
	# Get list of html/htm files in target directory
	matches = []
	for root, dirs, files in os.walk(DIRECTORY):
		for filename in files:
			if filename.endswith(('.htm', '.html')):
				matches.append(os.path.join(root, filename))
			
	print "Found " + str(len(matches)) + " files to play with"	
	
	for filename in matches:
	#filename = matches[1]
	#for i in range(0,1):
		print "\nNow loading " + filename
		contentfile = BeautifulSoup(open(filename))
		
		contentdiv = contentfile.find(id=ELEMENT)
		
		oldtitle = contentfile.title
		
		newfile = BeautifulSoup(open(TEMPLATE))
		
		urltop = os.path.relpath(DIRECTORY, filename).replace('\\', '/').lstrip("..").lstrip("/")
		
		if urltop.startswith(".."):
			urltop = urltop + "/"
		else:
			urltop = ""
		
		try:
			# Replace all relative paths with new tree size
			for urlgroup in newfile.find_all('a'):
				urlgroup['href'] = urltop + urlgroup['href']
				
			for urlgroup in newfile.find_all('link'):
				urlgroup['href'] = urltop + urlgroup['href']
				
			for urlgroup in newfile.find_all(src=True):
				urlgroup['src'] = urltop + urlgroup['src']
				
			# Replace template data bits
			newfile.find(id=ELEMENT).replace_with(contentdiv)
			newfile.title.replace_with(oldtitle)
			
			resultinghtml = newfile.prettify(formatter="html")
			f = open(filename, 'w')
			f.write(resultinghtml)
			f.close()
		except AttributeError:
			print "File " + filename + " doesn't have an " + ELEMENT + " element"
		
	
if __name__ == '__main__':
	main()
	sys.exit(0)