From a3e92996a3e7ab21a5c493a138f9f97e1026cabf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Théo de la Hogue
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:30:33 +0200
Subject: Adding new FileRerader class.

---
 src/argaze/utils/UtilsFeatures.py | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/argaze/utils/UtilsFeatures.py b/src/argaze/utils/UtilsFeatures.py
index c04d20a..3c5be35 100644
--- a/src/argaze/utils/UtilsFeatures.py
+++ b/src/argaze/utils/UtilsFeatures.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ __license__ = "GPLv3"
 import os
 import pathlib
 import time
+import csv
 import types
 import traceback
 
@@ -243,6 +244,63 @@ class FileWriter(DataFeatures.PipelineStepObject):
         # Write into file
         print(data, file=self.__file, flush=True)
 
+class FileReader(DataFeatures.PipelineStepObject):
+    """Read data from a file line by line."""
+
+    # noinspection PyMissingConstructor
+    @DataFeatures.PipelineStepInit
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        
+        # Init private attributes
+        self.__path = None
+        self.__separator = ','
+
+    @property
+    def path(self) -> str:
+        """File path where to read data."""
+        return self.__path
+
+    @path.setter
+    def path(self, path: str):
+
+        self.__path = pathlib.Path(path)
+
+    @property
+    def separator(self) -> str:
+        """String used to separate elements during string to tuple conversion."""
+        return self.__separator
+
+    @separator.setter
+    def separator(self, separator: str):
+
+        self.__separator = separator
+
+    @DataFeatures.PipelineStepEnter
+    def __enter__(self):
+
+        # Open file
+        self.__file = csv.reader(open(self.__path), delimiter= self.__separator)
+
+    @DataFeatures.PipelineStepExit
+    def __exit__(self, exception_type, exception_value, exception_traceback):
+        
+        pass
+
+    def read(self) -> str|tuple:
+        """Read next data from file. 
+
+        !!! note
+            Quoted strings separated by separator string are converted into tuple elements.
+        """
+
+        try:
+
+            return next(self.__file)
+
+        except Exception:
+
+            raise EOFError
+
 class VideoWriter(DataFeatures.PipelineStepObject, DataFeatures.SharedObject):
     """Open ffmpeg application as sub-process.
         FFmpeg input PIPE: RAW images in BGR color format
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