ext_open/load_save.py

import json
from build import build, build_ext_list
import time
def full(ext,*starts):
    stime = time.time()
    paths = build(0,*starts)
    names = build_ext_list(ext,paths)
    return {
        "meta" : {
            "ext" : ext,
            "time": stime,
        },
        "data": names
        }

def save(ext_map):
    ext = ext_map["meta"]["ext"]
    with open(f"{ext}-cache.json","w") as file:
        json.dump(ext_map,file)

def load(ext):
    with open(f"{ext}-cache.json") as file:
        return json.load(file)

def update(ext,*starts):
    ext_map = load(ext)
    prev_time = ext_map["meta"]["time"]
    stime = time.time()
    paths = build(prev_time,*starts)
    names = build_ext_list(ext,paths)
    ext_map.update(names)
    ext_map["meta"]["time"] = stime
    save(ext_map)
    return ext_map