From c7d32520c41594bdc5a67a85715281ecdd1e5ff5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Interitio <cona@thewisewolf.dev>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 19:39:17 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Add batch edit mode and flag

---
 src/beanify/main.py | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/beanify/main.py b/src/beanify/main.py
index 0b767e1..7f5bf51 100644
--- a/src/beanify/main.py
+++ b/src/beanify/main.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import toml
 from tkinter import ttk
 from platformdirs import PlatformDirs
 
+from beanify.base.converter import SKIP, Converter
+
 from .base.rules import DummyRuleInterface, JSONRuleInterface, RuleSet
 from .gui import MainWindow
 from .converters import converters_available, converter_factory
@@ -96,15 +98,12 @@ parser.add_argument(
     default=None,
     help="'json' or 'dummy'",
 )
-
-"""
-TODO:
-- [ ] Add parser arguments
-- [ ] Find config file, or create and close
-- [ ] Read available converters, read requested converter, make sure requested converter exists
-- [ ] Create rule interface for requested converter, warn if dummy (support using system path)
-- [ ] Load converter with options from config
-"""
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--batch",
+    dest="batch",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Run the ingester in batch mode. The rule file must be complete. The ledger will be output to stdout.",
+)
 
 
 async def main():
@@ -207,10 +206,31 @@ async def main():
         return
     ruleset = RuleSet.load_from(rule_interface)
 
-    window = MainWindow(
-        config, converter, ruleset, initial_files=args.ingest, theme="clam"
-    )
-    window.mainloop()
+    if args.batch:
+        # Batch mode
+        batch_mode_process(config, converter, ruleset, args.ingest)
+    else:
+        # GUI mode
+        window = MainWindow(
+            config, converter, ruleset, initial_files=args.ingest, theme="clam"
+        )
+        window.mainloop()
+
+
+def batch_mode_process(config, converter: Converter, ruleset: RuleSet, input_files):
+    transactions = []
+    for path in input_files:
+        records = converter.ingest_file(path)
+        for record in records:
+            partial = converter.convert(record, ruleset)
+            if partial is SKIP:
+                continue
+            if partial.partial:
+                raise ValueError(f"Insufficient rules to convert {record}")
+            txn = partial.upgrade()
+            transactions.append(txn)
+    for txn in transactions:
+        print(str(txn) + "\n")
 
 
 async def _main():