Add extractMath function

tools/lib/LaTeX.py

@@ -139,3 +139,19 @@ def tabularToData(table,commands=None):
     return table
   else:
     raise ValueError("Only tabular LaTeX environment is supported")
+  
+def extractMath(TexMath,Soup=False,commands=[]):
+  if not Soup and len(commands)>0:
+    raise ValueError("Commandw are only usable when Soup is True")
+  math=TexMath.find("$")
+  lst=list(math.contents)
+  mystr=str(lst[0])
+  if not Soup:
+    return mystr
+  mathsoup=None
+  try:
+    mathsoup=TexSoup(mystr)
+  except:
+    raise ValueError(f"Error when parsing latex math: {mystr}")
+  newCommand.runAll(mathsoup,commands)
+  return mathsoup

tools/lib/data.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from TexSoup import TexSoup
-from .LaTeX import newCommand
+from .LaTeX import newCommand,extractMath
 from .utils import getValFromCell,checkFloat
 from TexSoup import TexNode,TexEnv
 from enum import IntEnum,auto,unique,IntFlag
@@ -67,17 +67,7 @@ class dataFileBase(object):
   def convertState(StateTablelist,initialState,default=DataType.ABS,commands=[]):
     tmplst=[]
     for TexState in StateTablelist:
-      math=TexState.find("$")
+      st=str(extractMath(TexState,Soup=True,commands=commands))
-      lst=list(math.contents)
-      mystr=str(lst[0])
-      mathsoup=None
-      try:
-        mathsoup=TexSoup(mystr)
-      except:
-        print(f"Error when parsing latex state: {mystr}")
-        exit(-1)
-      newCommand.runAll(mathsoup,commands)
-      st=str(mathsoup)
       m=re.match(r"^\^(?P<multiplicity>\d)(?P<symm>[^\s\[(]*)\s*(?:\[(?:\\mathrm{)?(?P<special>\w)(?:})\])?\s*(:?\((?P<type>[^\)]*)\))?",st)
       seq=m.group("multiplicity","symm")
       mul=int(m.group("multiplicity"))