--- nfo/projects/netfraggle/bin/fraggleCtlPreferences.py	2004/08/29 22:52:40	1.5
+++ nfo/projects/netfraggle/bin/fraggleCtlPreferences.py	2004/08/30 12:50:47	1.6
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
         self.fraggleXML = fraggleParserXML.create(self)
         
     def __init__(self,parent):
+        self.configList = {}
+        self.prefsfile = os.path.join(self.getDefaultDir(), 'prefs.xml')
         self.__init_fraggle_xml__()
         self.restoreProfiles()
     
@@ -22,29 +24,24 @@
         self.configList = {'username': username,'password': password,'url': url,'retrieval': retrieval}
         
     def getConfig(self):
+        if not self.configList:
+            self.loadConfig(self.prefsfile)
         return self.configList
-    
         
     def loadConfig(self,inputLocation):
         self.configList = self.fraggleXML.unmarshalXML(inputLocation)
         
-        
     def saveConfig(self):
-        engine = FraggleEngine()
-        
-        prefsfile = os.path.join(engine.getDefaultDir(), 'prefs.xml')
-        #self.fraggleXML.marshalXML(self.profileDictionary, prefsfile)
-        self.fraggleXML.marshalXML(self.configList, prefsfile)
+        #self.fraggleXML.marshalXML(self.profileDictionary, self.prefsfile)
+        self.fraggleXML.marshalXML(self.configList, self.prefsfile)
      
     def saveProfiles(self):
-        engine = FraggleEngine() 
-        profilesTemp = os.path.join(engine.getDefaultDir(), 'profiles.xml')
+        profilesTemp = os.path.join(self.getDefaultDir(), 'profiles.xml')
         self.fraggleXML.marshalXML(self.profileDictionary, profilesTemp)
         #print self.profileDictionary
      
     def restoreProfiles(self):
-        engine = FraggleEngine()
-        profiles = os.path.join(engine.getDefaultDir(), 'profiles.xml')
+        profiles = os.path.join(self.getDefaultDir(), 'profiles.xml')
         self.profileDictionary = self.fraggleXML.unmarshalXML(profiles)
         #print self.profileDictionary
      
@@ -94,4 +91,25 @@
             self.profileDictionary.pop(self.profileDictionary.index(profileId))
         except IndexError:
             pass
+
+    # from Pears: http://project5.freezope.org/pears/
+    def getDefaultDir(self):
+        """Gets location of default dir and creates it
+           if necessary. ($HOME/.pears/)"""
+        try:
+            import pearsdebug
+            savedir = pearsdebug.savedir
+        except:
+            dir = '.netfraggle'
+            savedir = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join('~', dir))
+            if len(savedir)<=len("c:\\/" + dir):
+                # problem that might occur on Win2k (no $HOME environment variable)
+                temp = os.path.join(os.path.expandvars('$USERPROFILE'), dir)
+                if temp > len("c:\\/" + dir):
+                    savedir = temp
+            # create dir if it doesn't exist
+            if not os.path.exists(savedir):
+                os.makedirs(savedir)
+        return savedir
+
         
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