--- nfo/projects/netfraggle/bin/fraggleEngine.py	2004/08/31 16:48:19	1.8
+++ nfo/projects/netfraggle/bin/fraggleEngine.py	2004/09/01 21:43:30	1.9
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@
 # Author:      joko
 #
 # Created:     2004/30/08
-# RCS-ID:      $Id: fraggleEngine.py,v 1.8 2004/08/31 16:48:19 joko Exp $
+# RCS-ID:      $Id: fraggleEngine.py,v 1.9 2004/09/01 21:43:30 xabbu Exp $
 # Copyright:   (c) 2004 netfrag.org
 # Licence:     GPL
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # $Log: fraggleEngine.py,v $
+# Revision 1.9  2004/09/01 21:43:30  xabbu
+# +Moved funtion getDefaultDir from FraggleCtlPreferences to FraggleEngine for more convenience
+# +FraggleCtlModules class creation for handling content modules
+#
 # Revision 1.8  2004/08/31 16:48:19  joko
 # + def authenticate
 #
@@ -37,12 +41,14 @@
 from fraggleConstants import *
 import FraggleXMLRPC
 import fraggleCtlPreferences
+import FraggleCtlModules
 
 class FraggleEngine:
     """Back-end doing the work."""
     def __init__(self):
         self.settings = {}
         self.topics = {}
+        self.modules = FraggleCtlModules.create(self)
         self.preferences = fraggleCtlPreferences.create(self)
         self.rpc = FraggleXMLRPC.create(self, self.preferences.getConfig())
 
@@ -170,7 +176,25 @@
         except Error, v:
             print "ERROR", v
         
-                    
+    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
+                   
 class urlOpener(object):
     """Opens urls."""
     def __init__(self):