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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

def first_index_lt(data_list, value):
    '''return the first index less than value from a given list like object'''
    try:
        index = next(data[0] for data in enumerate(data_list) if data[1] < value)
        return index
    except StopIteration: return - 1
    
class excel_index_counter(object):
    '''can keep track of incrementing an excel notated number.
    can also be used to increment pre-existing excel notation'''
    def __init__(self):
        self.count = 0
        self.letters = [0]
        
    def increment(self, position = -1):
        if position == -1:
            self.count += 1
        if self.letters[position] > 24:
            self.letters[position] = 0
            try:
                return self.increment(position -1)
            except IndexError:
                # roll over all letters
                self.letters.insert(0, 0)
                self.letters = [0 for n in self.letters]
        else:
            self.letters[position] += 1
    
    def get_excel_counter(self):
        return ''.join([chr(ord('A') + n) for n in self.letters])
    
    def get_count(self):
        return self.count
        
def stdindex_to_strindex(stdindex):
    '''stdindex is just a simple (row, col) index NOT generators'''
    row, col = stdindex
    row += 1
    num_list = []
    col2 = col
    
    while col2 > 0:
        col = col2
        num_list.insert(0, (col-1) % 26 )
        col2 = (col - 1) // 26
    ec = excel_index_counter()
    ec.letters = num_list
    
    if num_list == []:
        return 'A', row
    else:
        ec.increment()
        return ec.get_excel_counter(), row

def strindex_to_tuples(strindex):
        '''conviencience function for converting from a string index
        i.e. "A2:B20" into a tuple form ('A', 2), ('B', 20)'''
        start, end = strindex.split(':')
        i = first_index_lt(start, 'A')
        start = start[:i], int(start[i:])
        i = first_index_lt(end, 'A')
        end = end[:i], int(end[i:])
        return start, end

def strindex_to_stdindex(strindex):
        '''converts from standard spreadsheet string index into stdindex'''
        # log = easy_log.getLogger(level = LOGGING_LEVEL)
        strindex = strindex.upper().replace(' ', '')
        
        # strindex will be, say 'AA100'.  Find the break point
        n = first_index_lt(strindex, 'A')
        row = int(strindex[n:]) - 1
        
        col_list = list(strindex[:n])
        col_list.reverse()
        col = 0
        for n, c in enumerate(col_list):
            col += (ord(c) - ord('A') + 1) * (26 ** n)
        col -= 1
        return row, col
        
if __name__ == '__main__':
    e = excel_index_counter()
    num = int(1000)
    for n in xrange(num, num+100000):
        e_count = e.get_excel_counter()
        a = strindex_to_stdindex(e_count + '0')[1]
        if a != e.count:
            print 'ERROR1: ', e.count, e_count, a
        b = stdindex_to_strindex((0, e.count))[0]
        if b != e_count:
            print 'ERROR2: ', e.count, e_count, b
        e.increment()

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