3 files changed, 41 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/src/flashcard_cli.py b/src/flashcard_cli.py
index 95da182..7f5da34 100644
--- a/src/flashcard_cli.py
+++ b/src/flashcard_cli.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import click
-from json import load, dump
 from random import shuffle
 
 from card import Card
 from scheduler import getSchedulerClass, SCHEDULERS
 from parser import parseFiles
+from state_json import save, load
 
 @click.group()
 def cli():
@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@ def practice(state_file, card_files, scheduler_name, count, random_flip):
     Run a practice session with the specified scheduler, using the provided state and card files.
     """
     all_cards = parseFiles(card_files)
-
-    try:
-        state = json.load(state_file)
-    except:
-        click.echo(f"Warning: could not load state from {state_file}, starting with clean state")
-        state = {}
+    state = load(state_file)
 
     scheduler = getSchedulerClass(scheduler_name)(all_cards, state)
     
@@ -55,13 +50,7 @@ def test(state_file, card_files, scheduler_name, count, random_flip):
     Run a test session with the specified scheduler, using the provided state and card files.
     """
     all_cards = parseFiles(card_files)
-
-    try:
-        with open(state_file, "r") as f:
-            state = load(f)
-    except:
-        click.echo(f"Warning: could not load state from {state_file}, starting with clean state")
-        state = {}
+    state = load(state_file)
 
     scheduler = getSchedulerClass(scheduler_name)(all_cards, state)
     
@@ -84,9 +73,7 @@ def test(state_file, card_files, scheduler_name, count, random_flip):
         results[id] = int(click.confirm(click.style("Correct?", bold=True)))
 
     scheduler.update(results)
-
-    with open(state_file, "w") as f:
-        dump(scheduler.getState(), f)
+    save(state_file, scheduler.getState())
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     cli()
diff --git a/src/state_json.py b/src/state_json.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0b487e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state_json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""
+Helper functions to store scheduler state as json
+"""
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def save(file: str, state: dict) -> None:
+    """
+    Dump the specified state dictionary in JSON format
+    """
+    with open(file, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(state, f)
+
+def load(file: str) -> dict:
+    """
+    Load the state from the specified file and return
+    an empty dictionary silently if the file doesn't exist.
+    """
+    try:
+        with open(file, "r") as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    except:
+        return {}
diff --git a/src/state_json_unittest.py b/src/state_json_unittest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e784f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state_json_unittest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import pytest
+import state_json
+
+def test_saveAndLoad(tmp_path):
+    file = tmp_path / "test.json"
+    state = {"key": [10, 20, None], "another_key": "value"}
+
+    state_json.save(file, state)
+    
+    assert state_json.load(file) == state
+
+def test_missingFile(tmp_path):
+    assert state_json.load(tmp_path / "missing.json") == {}