wxPython/samples/ide/activegrid/util/appdirs.py

   1 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2 # Name:         appdirs.py
   3 # Purpose:      Utilities for retrieving special application dirs
   4 #
   5 # Author:       Kevin Ollivier
   6 #
   7 # Created:      8/27/05
   8 # CVS-ID:       $Id$
   9 # Copyright:    (c) 2004-2005 ActiveGrid, Inc.
  10 # License:      wxWindows License
  11 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12
  13 # NOTE: This was made a separate file because it depends upon the
  14 # wx.StandardPaths module, and thus, on wxWidgets, unlike other
  15 # utils modules. I wanted to ensure this module is never loaded
  16 # from the web server, etc.
  17
  18 import sys
  19 import os
  20 import string
  21 import wx
  22
  23 def isWindows():
  24     return os.name == 'nt'
  25
  26 def _generateDocumentsDir():
  27     path = ""
  28     if sys.platform == "win32":
  29         from win32com.shell import shell, shellcon
  30         path=shell.SHGetFolderPath(0, shellcon.CSIDL_PERSONAL, None, 0)
  31     elif sys.platform == "darwin":
  32         import macfs, MACFS
  33         fsspec_disk, fsspec_desktop = macfs.FindFolder( MACFS.kOnSystemDisk, MACFS.kDocumentsFolderType, 0)
  34         path = macfs.FSSpec((fsspec_disk, fsspec_desktop, '')).as_pathname()
  35
  36     if path == "":
  37         path = os.path.expanduser("~")
  38
  39     return path
  40
  41 documents_folder = _generateDocumentsDir()
  42
  43 # NOTE: We don't set this at startup because wxStandardPaths needs a running
  44 # application object. This makes sure the wxApp will always be created when
  45 # we get the folder.
  46 def getAppDataFolder():
  47     # wxStandardPaths requires a running app
  48     if wx.GetApp() and wx.Platform != "__WXGTK__":
  49         data_folder = wx.StandardPaths.Get().GetUserDataDir()
  50         if not os.path.exists(data_folder):
  51             os.mkdir(data_folder)
  52         return data_folder
  53     else:
  54         # wxBug: on *nix, it wants to point to ~/.appname, but
  55         # so does wxConfig... For now, redirect this to ~/.appbuilder
  56         # when this is fixed, we'll migrate settings to the correct place
  57         return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".appbuilder")
  58
  59     return ""