tjakway/accregex

accregex's Issues

Check that GnuCash is not running

Python scripts should not run while GnuCash is open. According to the docs:

"Python-scripts should not be executed while GnuCash runs. GnuCash is designed as a single user application with only one program accessing the data at one time. You can force your access but that may corrupt data. Maybe one day that may change but for the moment there is no active development on that."

Document JSON backslash escaping

• write test cases for json files using backslashes in regex patterns (\s+, etc.)
• make it clear in the readme that backslashes in regex patterns have to be escaped as double backslashes (\s+ -> \s+)

separate handling of credits and debits

possibly by allowing a new regex field to match on the amount of a transaction

Handle compression

For reasons unknown java's GZipInputStream can't handle Gnucash's gzipped files. Apache Commons doesn't fare any better but gzip (the unix executable) works fine.
As a temporary workaround manually gunzip then gzip your Gnucash files before and after processing.
If this continues being an issue Accregex could look for the gzip executable and call that.

Check that end date is later than start date

Make start date optional

(Possible feature)
Make the start date flag optional, implying that all Undefined transactions should be reviewed.
Should the user be prompted before continuing? Pros: shouldn't allow the user to shoot themselves in the foot by making huge chances by accident. Cons: we'll make a backup file anyways (unless they pass the flag to edit inplace...)

Print Statistics

Add a --stats flag to print stats on the actions taken (% transactions moved to which account, etc)
Verbose should imply --stats