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1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: _stdpaths.i
3// Purpose: SWIG interface for wxStandardPaths
4//
5// Author: Robin Dunn
6//
7// Created: 10-Nov-2004
8// RCS-ID: $Id$
9// Copyright: (c) 2004 by Total Control Software
10// Licence: wxWindows license
11/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
12
13// Not a %module
14
15
16//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
17
18%{
19#include <wx/stdpaths.h>
20%}
21
22
23//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
24%newgroup
25
26DocStr(wxStandardPaths,
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27"wx.StandardPaths returns standard locations in the file system and
28should be used by programs to find their data files in a portable way.
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29
30In the description of the methods below, the example return values are
31given for the Unix, Windows and Mac OS X systems, however please note
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32that these are just examples and the actual values may differ. For
33example, under Windows the system administrator may change the
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34standard directories locations, i.e. the Windows directory may be
35named W:\Win2003 instead of the default C:\Windows.
36
37The strings appname and username should be replaced with the value
38returned by `wx.App.GetAppName` and the name of the currently logged
39in user, respectively. The string prefix is only used under Unix and
40is /usr/local by default but may be changed using `SetInstallPrefix`.
41
42The directories returned by the methods of this class may or may not
43exist. If they don't exist, it's up to the caller to create them,
b8c4ab9c 44wx.StandardPaths doesn't do it.
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45
46Finally note that these functions only work with standardly packaged
47applications. I.e. under Unix you should follow the standard
48installation conventions and under Mac you should create your
49application bundle according to the Apple guidelines. Again, this
50class doesn't help you to do it.", "");
51
52class wxStandardPaths
53{
54public:
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55 // possible resources categorires
56 enum ResourceCat
57 {
58 // no special category
59 ResourceCat_None,
60
61 // message catalog resources
62 ResourceCat_Messages,
63
64 // end of enum marker
65 ResourceCat_Max
66 };
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67
68 DocStr(
69 Get,
70 "Return the global standard paths singleton", "");
71 %extend {
72 static wxStandardPaths* Get() {
73 return (wxStandardPaths*) &wxStandardPaths::Get();
74 }
75 }
76
77
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78
79 DocDeclStr(
80 virtual wxString , GetConfigDir() const,
81 "Return the directory with system config files: /etc under Unix,
62038e59 82'c:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data' under Windows,
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83/Library/Preferences for Mac", "");
84
85
86 DocDeclStr(
87 virtual wxString , GetUserConfigDir() const,
88 "Return the directory for the user config files: $HOME under Unix,
62038e59 89'c:\\Documents and Settings\\username' under Windows, and
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90~/Library/Preferences under Mac
91
92Only use this if you have a single file to put there, otherwise
93`GetUserDataDir` is more appropriate", "");
94
95
96 DocDeclStr(
97 virtual wxString , GetDataDir() const,
98 "Return the location of the application's global, (i.e. not
99user-specific,) data files: prefix/share/appname under Unix,
62038e59 100'c:\\Program Files\\appname' under Windows,
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101appname.app/Contents/SharedSupport app bundle directory under Mac.", "");
102
103
104 DocDeclStr(
105 virtual wxString , GetLocalDataDir() const,
106 "Return the location for application data files which are
107host-specific. Same as `GetDataDir` except under Unix where it is
108/etc/appname", "");
109
110
111 DocDeclStr(
112 virtual wxString , GetUserDataDir() const,
113 "Return the directory for the user-dependent application data files:
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114$HOME/.appname under Unix, c:\\Documents and
115Settings\\username\\Application Data\\appname under Windows and
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116~/Library/Application Support/appname under Mac", "");
117
118
119 DocDeclStr(
120 virtual wxString , GetUserLocalDataDir() const,
121 "Return the directory for user data files which shouldn't be shared
122with the other machines
123
124Same as `GetUserDataDir` for all platforms except Windows where it is
62038e59 125the 'Local Settings\\Application Data\\appname' directory.", "");
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126
127
128 DocDeclStr(
129 virtual wxString , GetPluginsDir() const,
130 "Return the directory where the loadable modules (plugins) live:
131prefix/lib/appname under Unix, program directory under Windows and
132Contents/Plugins app bundle subdirectory under Mac", "");
133
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135 // get resources directory: resources are auxiliary files used by the
136 // application and include things like image and sound files
137 //
138 // same as GetDataDir() for all platforms except Mac where it returns
139 // Contents/Resources subdirectory of the app bundle
140 DocDeclStr(
141 virtual wxString , GetResourcesDir() const,
142 "Get resources directory. Resources are auxiliary files used by the
143application and include things like image and sound files.
144
145Same as `GetDataDir` for all platforms except Mac where it returns
146Contents/Resources subdirectory of the app bundle.", "");
147
148
149 DocDeclStr(
150 virtual wxString ,
151 GetLocalizedResourcesDir(const wxString& lang,
152 ResourceCat category = ResourceCat_None) const,
153 "Get localized resources directory containing the resource files of the
154specified category for the given language.
155
156In general this is just GetResourcesDir()/lang under Windows and Unix
157and GetResourcesDir()/lang.lproj under Mac but is something quite
158different under Unix for the message catalog category (namely the
159standard prefix/share/locale/lang/LC_MESSAGES.)", "");
160
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161 DocDeclStr(
162 virtual wxString , GetDocumentsDir() const,
163 "Return the Documents directory for the current user.
164
165C:\Documents and Settings\username\Documents under Windows,
166$HOME under Unix and ~/Documents under Mac", "");
167
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170 DocStr(SetInstallPrefix,
171 "Set the program installation directory which is /usr/local by default.
53112743 172This value will be used by other methods such as `GetDataDir` and
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173`GetPluginsDir` as the prefix for what they return. (This function
174only has meaning on Unix systems.)", "");
53112743 175
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176 DocStr(GetInstallPrefix,
177 "Get the program installation prefix. The default is the prefix where
62038e59 178Python is installed. (This function only has meaning on Unix systems.)", "");
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179
180#ifdef __WXGTK__
181 void SetInstallPrefix(const wxString& prefix);
182 wxString GetInstallPrefix() const;
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183#else
184 %extend {
185 void SetInstallPrefix(const wxString& prefix) {}
186 wxString GetInstallPrefix() { return wxEmptyString; }
187 }
188#endif
189};
190
191
192//---------------------------------------------------------------------------