1. import json
  2. import logging
  4. # Configure logging
  5. logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
  8. def strip_metadata_from_form_fields(form_data):
  9. """
  10. Strips metadata from form fields. Handles potential errors gracefully.
  12. Args:
  13. form_data (dict): A dictionary representing form data.
  15. Returns:
  16. dict: A new dictionary with metadata stripped, or None if an error occurred.
  17. """
  18. try:
  19. stripped_data = {}
  20. for key, value in form_data.items():
  21. if isinstance(value, dict): # Check if the value is a dictionary (metadata)
  22. stripped_value = {}
  23. for metadata_key, metadata_value in value.items():
  24. stripped_value[metadata_key] = None # Set metadata to None
  25. stripped_data[key] = stripped_value
  26. else:
  27. stripped_data[key] = value
  28. return stripped_data
  29. except Exception as e:
  30. logging.error(f"Error stripping metadata: {e}")
  31. return None
  34. if __name__ == '__main__':
  35. # Example Usage
  36. form_data = {
  37. "name": "John Doe",
  38. "email": "john.doe@example.com",
  39. "address": {
  40. "street": "123 Main St",
  41. "city": "Anytown",
  42. "zip": "12345",
  43. "metadata": {
  44. "source": "website",
  45. "timestamp": "2023-10-27T10:00:00Z"
  46. }
  47. },
  48. "phone": "555-123-4567"
  49. }
  51. stripped_form_data = strip_metadata_from_form_fields(form_data)
  53. if stripped_form_data:
  54. print(json.dumps(stripped_form_data, indent=4))
  55. else:
  56. print("Metadata stripping failed.")

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