added handling for FCCS stripping . out of drawer names

fccs_scan.py

@@ -86,11 +86,23 @@ def main():
     # (e.g. the Restore directory) there are also system folders that start with
     # "$" and miscellaneous loose files — skip both. The isdir check drops the
     # files; the "$" prefix check drops the system folders.
-    drawer_ids = sorted(
+    raw_dirs = [
         name for name in os.listdir(backup_dir)
         if not name.startswith("$")
         and os.path.isdir(os.path.join(backup_dir, name))
-    )
+    ]
+
+    # FileCabinet CS ignores "." in drawer IDs: a folder named "A123.TJ" on disk
+    # is searched and displayed in the UI as "A123TJ", so searching the dotted
+    # form returns nothing. Everything downstream uses the UI form — export types
+    # the ID into the search box, and FCCS embeds the same dot-free ID as the
+    # prefix of exported filenames (which manifest names and verify/report keys
+    # are matched against) — so normalize by stripping dots here at the source.
+    normalized = {}
+    for name in raw_dirs:
+        did = name.replace(".", "")
+        normalized.setdefault(did, []).append(name)
+    drawer_ids = sorted(normalized)
 
     with open(output_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         for did in drawer_ids:
@@ -98,6 +110,17 @@ def main():
 
     log(f"Found {len(drawer_ids)} drawers, written to {output_file}")
 
+    # Warn if stripping dots collapsed two distinct folders onto one FCCS ID —
+    # that would silently drop a drawer from the inventory otherwise.
+    collisions = {did: names for did, names in normalized.items() if len(names) > 1}
+    if collisions:
+        log("-" * 60)
+        log(f"WARNING: {len(collisions)} drawer ID(s) collide after removing "
+            "'.' — multiple folders map to a single FCCS ID:")
+        for did, names in sorted(collisions.items()):
+            log(f"  {did}  <-  {', '.join(sorted(names))}")
+        log("-" * 60)
+
     # Flag prefix clashes: FCCS search on the shorter ID pops a selection box.
     clashes = check_for_clashes(drawer_ids)
     if clashes: