Added input library

caesar.py

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-import sys
+from lib.input import *
 from lib.vars import alphabet
+from lib.vars import listToString
 
-if( len(sys.argv) >= 4 ):
+if( inputHasKeys(["-k", "-i", "-a"]) ):
-    in_key = int(sys.argv[1])
+    in_key = int(getValueOfKey("-k"))
-    in_txt = sys.argv[2]
+    in_txt = getValueOfKey("-i")
-    in_alphabet = sys.argv[3]
+    in_alphabet = getValueOfKey("-a")
 else:
-    print("file.py {int KEY} {string TXT} {string ALPHABET_TYPE}")
+    print("file.py -k {int KEY} -i {string TXT} -a {string ALPHABET_TYPE}")
     exit()
 
 alen = len(alphabet[in_alphabet])
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ decryp_list = [""] * len(in_txt)
 
 for char in txt_list:
     index = alphabet[in_alphabet].index(char)
+    print("Decrypting char-index: " + str(txt_list.index(char)) + " (" + char + ")")
 
     index = index + in_key # shift the alphabet
     while( index >= alen ): #cycle through the alphabet 
@@ -24,4 +26,4 @@ for char in txt_list:
 
     decryp_list[txt_list.index(char)] = alphabet[in_alphabet][index]
 
-print(decryp_list)
+print( "Output: " + listToString(decryp_list) )

lib/input.py

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import sys
+
+def getValueOfKey(key): # get the value of an input key, example: -c {VALUE}
+    for i in sys.argv:
+        if( i == key ):
+            return sys.argv[sys.argv.index(key) + 1]
+    return -1 # if no value was found return -1
+
+def inputHasKeys(keyList):
+    return all(key in sys.argv for key in keyList)

lib/vars.py

@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ alphabet["ENG"] = eng_alphabet
 alphabet["SWE"] = swe_alphabet 
 
 # Functions
+def listToString( l ):
+    returnStr = ""
+
+    for char in l:
+        returnStr += char
+
+    return returnStr