import sqlite3
import os

DB_DIR = "db"
def fetch_db_rows_as_dicts(db_path, table_name):
    conn = None
    try:
        # Connect to the SQLite database
        dbPath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), DB_DIR,db_path))
        conn = sqlite3.connect(dbPath)
        conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row  # This allows us to access columns by name
        cursor = conn.cursor()

        # Get the column names
        cursor.execute(f"PRAGMA table_info({table_name});")
        columns_info = cursor.fetchall()
        column_names = [col[1] for col in columns_info]
        
        # Execute a query to fetch all rows from the table
        cursor.execute(f"SELECT * FROM {table_name};")
        rows = cursor.fetchall()
        assert len(rows) > 1
        return column_names, rows[1:]
            
    except sqlite3.Error as e:
        #print(f"SQLite error: {e}")
        pass
    finally:
        # Close the connection
        if conn:
            conn.close()



# Example usage:
#dbPath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), DB_DIR,'topologies.sqlite'))
#fetch_db_rows_as_dicts(dbPath, 'topologies')