Improved unique name system.

wobuzz/utils.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Utils:
 
     def __init__(self, app):
         self.app = app
-        self.unique_names = {}
+        self.unique_names = []
 
     def format_time(self, ms):
         seconds = int(ms / 1000) % 60
@@ -30,19 +30,26 @@ class Utils:
 
         return output
 
-    def unique_name(self, name: str) -> str:
+    def unique_name(self, name: str, ignore: str = None) -> str:
         """
         Makes a name unique by adding a number to it if the name already exists.
         """
 
-        if name in self.unique_names:
-            num_duplicates = self.unique_names[name]
-            self.unique_names[name] += 1
+        # just return the original name if it is the ignore name
+        # this can be useful when e.g. renaming something bc. u don't want to append a number when the user doesn't
+        # change anything
+        if name == ignore:
+            return name
 
-            name = f"{name} {str(num_duplicates).zfill(2)}"
+        occurrences = 0
 
-        else:
-            self.unique_names[name] = 1
+        unique_name = name
 
-        return name
+        while unique_name in self.unique_names:
+            occurrences += 1
+            unique_name = f"{name} {str(occurrences).zfill(2)}"
+
+        self.unique_names.append(unique_name)
+
+        return unique_name