edit_data_form.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from membership_data_model import membership_data_model
 class FormApp(npyscreen.NPSAppManaged):
     def __init__(self, filename):
         super().__init__()
-
+        self.is_new_member = self.is_default_file(filename)
         self.dir_path = pathlib.Path(filename).absolute().parent
         self.member = json.load(open(filename, 'r'))
 
@@ -45,11 +45,16 @@ class FormApp(npyscreen.NPSAppManaged):
 
     def get_filepath(self):
         name = self.base_data.get_form_values_dict()['fullname']
-        date = datetime.datetime.now().replace(microsecond=0).isoformat()
-        fn = '{}_{}.json'.format('_'.join(name.lower().split()), date.replace(':',''))
+        fn = '{}_{}.json'.format('_'.join(name.split()), datetime.datetime.now().replace(microsecond=0).isoformat())
+        if self.is_new_member:
+            print('Enter destination directory for new Member data:')
+            self.dir_path = input()
+
         file_path = pathlib.Path(self.dir_path, fn)
         return file_path
 
+    def is_default_file(self, filename):
+        return pathlib.Path(filename).name == 'example.json'
 
 def main(*_args):
     if len(argv) > 1: