import os
import logging

def create_structure(target_dir, structure):
    if '~' in target_dir:
        target_dir = target_dir.split('~')

        # Join without os.path.join due to possiblity of absolute path
        target_dir = os.path.expanduser('~') + target_dir[1]

    for item in structure:
        itype = item['type']
        fname = item['name']
        sub = item.get('sub', False)

        path = os.path.join(target_dir, fname)

        if itype == 'folder':
            if not os.path.isdir(path):
                os.makedirs(path)

            if sub:
                create_structure(path, sub)

        elif itype == 'file':
            content = item.get('content', False)

            with open(path, 'w+') as f:
                if content:
                    f.write(content)

        else:
            logging.warn('Invalid type: [{}]'.format(itype))





if __name__ == "__main__":
    create_structure('~/Desktop', [
            {
                "type": "folder",
                "name": "scripts",
                "sub": [
                    {
                        "type": "file",
                        "name": "history.json"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "type": "folder",
                "name": "repos"
            },
            {
                "type": "file",
                "name": "history.json",
                "content": '''
                    {
                        'name': 'test'
                    }
                '''
            }
        ]
    )