add async save/read

Author: Kilo59

app/io.py

@@ -1,28 +1,56 @@
 """app.io.py"""
 import json
 import pathlib
-from typing import Dict, Union
+from typing import Dict, List, Union
+
+import aiofiles
 
 HERE = pathlib.Path(__file__)
 DATA = HERE.joinpath("..", "data").resolve()
 
 
 def save(
-    name: str, content: Union[str, Dict], write_mode: str = "w", indent: int = 2, **json_dumps_kwargs
+    name: str, content: Union[str, Dict, List], write_mode: str = "w", indent: int = 2, **json_dumps_kwargs
 ) -> pathlib.Path:
     """Save content to a file. If content is a dictionary, use json.dumps()."""
     path = DATA / name
-    if isinstance(content, dict):
+    if isinstance(content, (dict, list)):
         content = json.dumps(content, indent=indent, **json_dumps_kwargs)
     with open(DATA / name, mode=write_mode) as f_out:
         f_out.write(content)
     return path
 
 
-def load(name: str, **json_kwargs) -> Union[str, Dict]:
+def load(name: str, **json_kwargs) -> Union[str, Dict, List]:
     """Loads content from a file. If file ends with '.json', call json.load() and return a Dictionary."""
     path = DATA / name
     with open(path) as f_in:
         if path.suffix == ".json":
             return json.load(f_in, **json_kwargs)
         return f_in.read()
+
+
+class AIO:
+    """Asynsc compatible file io operations."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def save(
+        cls, name: str, content: Union[str, Dict, List], write_mode: str = "w", indent: int = 2, **json_dumps_kwargs
+    ):
+        """Save content to a file. If content is a dictionary, use json.dumps()."""
+        path = DATA / name
+        if isinstance(content, (dict, list)):
+            content = json.dumps(content, indent=indent, **json_dumps_kwargs)
+        async with aiofiles.open(DATA / name, mode=write_mode) as f_out:
+            await f_out.write(content)
+        return path
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def load(cls, name: str, **json_kwargs) -> Union[str, Dict, List]:
+        """Loads content from a file. If file ends with '.json', call json.load() and return a Dictionary."""
+        path = DATA / name
+        async with aiofiles.open(path) as f_in:
+            content = await f_in.read()
+        if path.suffix == ".json":
+            content = json.loads(content, **json_kwargs)
+        return content