welcome message

client_jubs/main.py

@@ -8,10 +8,20 @@ options_switchcase = {
 }
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+	print(
+	'''
+	Welcome to our ECE 356 final project client!
+
+	insert - inserts an entry into the table
+	modify - modifies an entry in a table by primary key
+	delete - deletes a row (or mulitple rows) from the table
+	get    - fetches a set of rows from a table in the DB
+	''')
+
 	while True:
 		command = input("Command: ").split()
 		if len(command) == 0: continue
-		
+
 		if command[0] not in options_switchcase:
 			print(f"Error: command not in options. Options are:\n {list(options_switchcase.keys())}")
 			continue

client_jubs/utils.py

@@ -18,48 +18,48 @@ from parser import *
 # 1. ask the base table
 # 2. 
 
-def handle_collecting_insert_args(attributes, new_column):
+def handle_collecting_insert_args(attributes, new_row):
 	# the first element in attributes is the PK
 	for i in range(len(attributes)):
 		if i == 0:
-			new_column[attributes[i]] = input(f"specify {attributes[i]} (this is a PK - it is required): ")
-			if new_column[attributes[i]] == '': return -1
+			new_row[attributes[i]] = input(f"specify {attributes[i]} (this is a PK - it is required): ")
+			if new_row[attributes[i]] == '': return -1
 			continue
-		new_column[attributes[i]] = input(f"specify {attributes[i]} (blank space for none): ")
+		new_row[attributes[i]] = input(f"specify {attributes[i]} (blank space for none): ")
 	return 0
 
-def handle_collecting_modify_args(attributes, new_column):
+def handle_collecting_modify_args(attributes, new_row):
 	# the first element in attributes is the PK
 	for i in range(len(attributes)):
 		if i == 0:
-			new_column[attributes[i]] = input(f"specify {attributes[i]} (this is a PK - it is required): ")
-			if new_column[attributes[i]] == '': return -1
+			new_row[attributes[i]] = input(f"specify {attributes[i]} (this is a PK - it is required): ")
+			if new_row[attributes[i]] == '': return -1
 			continue
-		new_column[attributes[i]] = input(f"specify {attributes[i]} (blank space for no change): ")
+		new_row[attributes[i]] = input(f"specify {attributes[i]} (blank space for no change): ")
 	return 0
 
 def insert_base_func(command):
 	insert_entry_args = insert_entry_parser.parse_args(command[1:])
-	new_column = dict()
+	new_row = dict()
 
 	# branch based on the table 
 	if handle_collecting_insert_args(
 		attributes=get_attributes_from_tablename[insert_entry_args.table],
-		new_column=new_column
+		new_row=new_row
 	) == -1: return
-	print(f"INSERTING column: \n {new_column} \n into table {insert_entry_args.table}")
+	print(f"INSERTING row: \n {new_row} \n into table {insert_entry_args.table}")
 
 
 def modify_base_func(command):
 	modify_table_args = modify_table_parser.parse_args(command[1:])
-	new_column = dict()
+	new_row = dict()
 
 	# branch based on the table 
 	if handle_collecting_modify_args(
 		attributes=get_attributes_from_tablename[modify_table_args.table],
-		new_column=new_column
+		new_row=new_row
 	) == -1: return
-	print(f"INSERTING column: \n {new_column} \n into table {modify_table_args.table}")
+	print(f"INSERTING row: \n {new_row} \n into table {modify_table_args.table}")
 
 
 def delete_base_func(command):