--- nfo/projects/netfraggle/bin/fraggleEngine.py	2004/08/25 18:19:31	1.1
+++ nfo/projects/netfraggle/bin/fraggleEngine.py	2004/08/25 22:47:28	1.2
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
 import os
+from fraggleConstants import *
 
 class FraggleEngine:
+    """Back-end doing the work."""
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.settings = {}
 
     def getDefaultDir(self):
         """Gets location of default dir and creates it
@@ -20,3 +26,48 @@
             if not os.path.exists(savedir):
                 os.makedirs(savedir)
         return savedir
+
+    def setSetting(self, settingname, value):
+        """Sets settingname to value in self.settings."""
+        self.settings[settingname] = value
+
+    def getSetting(self, settingname, default=None):
+        """Returns settingname from self.settings. If not found
+           and default!=None, the default value is return *and*
+           saved to the settings."""
+        if self.settings.has_key(settingname):
+            return self.settings[settingname]
+        else:
+            if default!=None:
+                self.setSetting(settingname, default)
+                return default
+            else:
+                return None
+
+
+class urlOpener(object):
+    """Opens urls."""
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+    def open(self, url="", command=None):
+        """Opens the url with the method defined in the settings.
+           If command==None, it is retreived from the settings.
+        """       
+        if command==None:
+            command = FraggleEngine().getSetting(BROWSERCOMMAND, BROWSERDEFAULT)
+        if command==BROWSERDEFAULT.strip():
+            # use default opening method
+            import os
+            if os.environ.has_key("BROWSER") and \
+               os.environ["BROWSER"]=='kfmclient openProfile webbrowsing':
+                print "Invalid browser detected : %s\nResetting to konqueror." % os.environ["BROWSER"]
+                os.environ["BROWSER"] = 'konqueror' # set it to konqueror
+            import webbrowser # MUST be imported only AFTER os.environ has been modified
+            webbrowser.open(url, 1)
+            #webbrowser.open_new(url)
+        else: #otherwise use user-defined command line
+            # replase %URL with actual url
+            command = command.replace("%URL", url)
+            import os
+            os.system(command)
+