v2.0

utils.py

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+import json
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def load_config():
+    """Loads config.json and ensures directories exist."""
+    try:
+        with open("config.json", "r") as f:
+            config = json.load(f)
+            
+        os.makedirs(config.get("DataDirectory", "./"), exist_ok=True)
+        os.makedirs(config.get("PDFOutputDirectory", "./"), exist_ok=True)
+        return config
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print("Error: config.json is missing. Please create it.")
+        exit(1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error reading config: {e}")
+        exit(1)
+
+def load_json(filepath, default_structure):
+    """Loads a JSON file or creates it with a default structure if missing."""
+    if not os.path.exists(filepath):
+        save_json(filepath, default_structure)
+        return default_structure
+    try:
+        with open(filepath, "r") as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        print(f"Warning: {filepath} is corrupted. Returning default structure.")
+        return default_structure
+
+def save_json(filepath, data):
+    """Saves data to a JSON file."""
+    try:
+        with open(filepath, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"File write failure for {filepath}: {e}")
+
+def get_next_id(prefix, current_records, id_field):
+    """Generates the next sequential ID (e.g., CLT-001)."""
+    if not current_records:
+        return f"{prefix}-001"
+    ids = [int(r[id_field].split("-")[1]) for r in current_records if r[id_field].startswith(prefix)]
+    next_num = max(ids) + 1 if ids else 1
+    return f"{prefix}-{next_num:03d}"