mid refactor for improved rebustness and readability

src/submissions/tools/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import numpy as np
 import logging
 import getpass
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
+    QMainWindow, QLabel, QToolBar, 
+    QTabWidget, QWidget, QVBoxLayout,
+    QPushButton, QFileDialog,
+    QLineEdit, QMessageBox, QComboBox, QDateEdit, QHBoxLayout,
+    QSpinBox, QScrollArea
+)
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(f"submissions.{__name__}")
 
@@ -26,4 +34,46 @@ def check_is_power_user(ctx:dict) -> bool:
 
 
 def create_reagent_list(in_dict:dict) -> list[str]:
-    return [item.strip("lot_") for item in in_dict.keys()]
+    return [item.strip("lot_") for item in in_dict.keys()]
+
+
+def extract_form_info(object) -> dict:
+    """
+    retrieves object names and values from form
+
+    Args:
+        object (_type_): the form widget
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: dictionary of objectName:text items
+    """        
+    from frontend.custom_widgets import ReagentTypeForm
+    dicto = {}
+    reagents = {}
+    logger.debug(f"Object type: {type(object)}")
+    # grab all widgets in form
+    try:
+        all_children = object.layout.parentWidget().findChildren(QWidget)
+    except AttributeError:
+        all_children = object.layout().parentWidget().findChildren(QWidget)
+    for item in all_children:
+        logger.debug(f"Looking at: {item.objectName()}")
+        match item:
+            case QLineEdit():
+                dicto[item.objectName()] = item.text()
+            case QComboBox():
+                dicto[item.objectName()] = item.currentText()
+            case QDateEdit():
+                dicto[item.objectName()] = item.date().toPyDate()
+            case QSpinBox():
+                dicto[item.objectName()] = item.value()
+            case ReagentTypeForm():
+                reagent = extract_form_info(item) 
+                # reagent = {item[0]:item[1] for item in zip(re_labels, re_values)}
+                logger.debug(reagent)
+                # reagent = {reagent['name:']:{'eol':reagent['extension_of_life_(months):']}}
+                reagents[reagent["name"].strip()] = {'eol_ext':int(reagent['eol'])}
+        # value for ad hoc check above
+    if reagents != {}:
+        return dicto, reagents
+    return dicto