view engine/python/fife/extensions/fife_utils.py @ 378:64738befdf3b

bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
author vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
date Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:34:52 +0000
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# ####################################################################
#  Copyright (C) 2005-2009 by the FIFE team
#  http://www.fifengine.de
#  This file is part of FIFE.
#
#  FIFE is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
#  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
#  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
#  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
#  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
#  Lesser General Public License for more details.
#
#  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
#  License along with this library; if not, write to the
#  Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
#  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
# ####################################################################
import fife, re, sys, os

__all__ = ['is_fife_exc', 'getUserDataDirectory']

_exc_re = re.compile(r'_\[(\w+)\]_')

""" This file contains some functions that may be useful """

def is_fife_exc(type, original_exc):
	""" Checks if an exception is of given type.
	Example:
		try:
			obj = self.model.createObject(str(id), str(nspace), parent)
		except RuntimeError, e:
			if is_fife_exc(fife.NameClash, e):
				raise NameClash('Tried to create already existing object, ignoring')
			raise
	"""
	ret = False
	m = _exc_re.search(str(original_exc))
	if m:
		if m.group(1) == type('').getTypeStr():
			ret = True
	return ret

def getUserDataDirectory(vendor, appname):
	""" Gets the proper location to save configuration and data files, depending on depending on OS.
	
	Windows: %APPDATA%\vendor\appname
	Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/vendor/appname
	Linux/Unix/Other: ~/.vendor/appname
	
	See:
	Brian Vanderburg II @ http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/660779.html
	"""
	dir = None 

	# WINDOWS
	if os.name == "nt":

		# Try env APPDATA or USERPROFILE or HOMEDRIVE/HOMEPATH
		if "APPDATA" in os.environ:
			dir = os.environ["APPDATA"]

		if ((dir is None) or (not os.path.isdir(dir))) and ("USERPROFILE" in os.environ):
			dir = os.environ["USERPROFILE"]
			if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(dir, "Application Data")):
				dir = os.path.join(dir, "Application Data")

		if ((dir is None) or (not os.path.isdir(dir))) and ("HOMEDRIVE" in os.environ) and ("HOMEPATH" in os.environ):
			dir = os.environ["HOMEDRIVE"] + os.environ["HOMEPATH"]
			if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(dir, "Application Data")):
				dir = os.path.join(dir, "Application Data")

		if (dir is None) or (not os.path.isdir(dir)):
			dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
			
		# On windows, add vendor and app name
		dir = os.path.join(dir, vendor, appname)

	# Mac
	elif os.name == "mac": # ?? may not be entirely correct
		dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
		dir = os.path.join(dir, "Library", "Application Support")
		dir = os.path.join(dir, vendor, appname)

	# Unix/Linux/all others
	if dir is None:
		dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
		dir = os.path.join(dir, "."+vendor, appname)
		
	# Create vendor/appname folder if it doesn't exist
	if not os.path.isdir(dir):
		os.makedirs(dir)
		
	return dir