Method _get_manual_file_path

cli/cli_interface.py:297–364

Get file path through manual input with validation

(self)

            return None

    def _get_manual_file_path(self) -> Optional[str]:
        """Get file path through manual input with validation"""
        self.print_separator("─", 79, Colors.YELLOW)
        print(f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.YELLOW}📁 Manual File Path Input{Colors.ENDC}")
        print(
            f"{Colors.CYAN}Please enter the full path to your research paper file:{Colors.ENDC}"
        )
        print(
            f"{Colors.CYAN}Supported formats: PDF, DOCX, PPTX, HTML, TXT, MD{Colors.ENDC}"
        )
        self.print_separator("─", 79, Colors.YELLOW)

        while True:
            print(f"\n{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.OKCYAN}📂 File path: {Colors.ENDC}", end="")
            file_path = input().strip()

            if not file_path:
                self.print_status(
                    "Empty path entered. Please try again or press Ctrl+C to cancel.",
                    "warning",
                )
                continue

            file_path = os.path.expanduser(file_path)
            file_path = os.path.abspath(file_path)

            if not os.path.exists(file_path):
                self.print_status(f"File not found: {file_path}", "error")
                retry = (
                    input(f"{Colors.YELLOW}Try again? (y/n): {Colors.ENDC}")
                    .strip()
                    .lower()
                )
                if retry != "y":
                    return None
                continue

            if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
                self.print_status(f"Path is not a file: {file_path}", "error")
                continue

            supported_extensions = {
                ".pdf",
                ".docx",
                ".doc",
                ".pptx",
                ".ppt",
                ".html",
                ".htm",
                ".txt",
                ".md",
            }
            file_ext = os.path.splitext(file_path)[1].lower()

            if file_ext not in supported_extensions:
                self.print_status(f"Unsupported file format: {file_ext}", "warning")
                proceed = (
                    input(f"{Colors.YELLOW}Process anyway? (y/n): {Colors.ENDC}")