First Round Async. Much work left to do, dont trust results of hash categorization presently.

utils/utils.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
 import platform
@@ -99,15 +100,15 @@ def choose_file(initial_directory=None, required_substring=None):
 
 
 
-
-def get_sanitized_input(prompt: str) -> str:
+async def get_sanitized_input(prompt: str) -> str:
     while True:
-        user_input = input(prompt)
+        user_input = await asyncio.to_thread(input, prompt)
         if user_input.strip() == "":
-            return user_input  # Allow blank lines
-        if re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_\- .]+$', user_input.strip()):
+            return user_input
+        if re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_ .-]+$', user_input.strip()):
             return user_input
         else:
+            logger.debug("User entered invalid input")
             print("Invalid input. Only letters, numbers, underscores, spaces, hyphens, and periods are allowed.")
 
 
@@ -695,14 +696,11 @@ def formatHTML(df, output_html_path=None, overwrite=True):
 
 
 
-def open_directory(path):
+async def open_directory(path):
     system = platform.system()
-    
     if system == "Windows":
-        os.startfile(path)
+        await asyncio.to_thread(os.startfile, path)
     elif system == "Linux":
-        subprocess.run(["xdg-open", path])
+        await asyncio.to_thread(subprocess.run, ["xdg-open", path])
     else:
-        raise OSError(f"Unsupported operating system: {system}")
-
-
+        raise OSError(f"Unsupported operating system: {system}")