Add error handling and reporting for the Config class, whichs is initialised before the GUI

nw/config.py

@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@ class Config:
         self.debugInfo = False
         self.cmdOpen   = None
 
+        # Config Error Handling
+        self.hasError  = False
+        self.errData   = []
+
         # Set Paths
         self.confPath  = None
         self.confFile  = None
+        self.dataPath  = None
         self.homePath  = None
         self.lastPath  = None
         self.appPath   = None
@@ -172,6 +177,15 @@ class Config:
             logger.info("Setting config from alternative path: %s" % confPath)
             self.confPath = confPath
 
+        if self.verQtValue >= 50400:
+            dataRoot = QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QStandardPaths.AppDataLocation)
+        else:
+            dataRoot = QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QStandardPaths.DataLocation)
+        self.dataPath = path.join(path.abspath(dataRoot), self.appHandle)
+
+        logger.verbose("Config path: %s" % self.confPath)
+        logger.verbose("Data path: %s" % self.dataPath)
+
         self.confFile  = self.appHandle+".conf"
         self.homePath  = path.expanduser("~")
         self.lastPath  = self.homePath
@@ -192,7 +206,10 @@ class Config:
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error("Could not create folder: %s" % self.confPath)
                 logger.error(str(e))
-                return False
+                self.hasError = True
+                self.errData.append("Could not create folder: %s" % self.confPath)
+                self.errData.append(str(e))
+                self.confPath = None
 
         # Check if config file exists
         if path.isfile(path.join(self.confPath,self.confFile)):
@@ -202,6 +219,19 @@ class Config:
             # If it does not exist, save a copy of the default values
             self.saveConfig()
 
+        # If data folder does not exist, make it.
+        # This assumes that the os data folder itself exists.
+        if not path.isdir(self.dataPath):
+            try:
+                mkdir(self.dataPath)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("Could not create folder: %s" % self.dataPath)
+                logger.error(str(e))
+                self.hasError = True
+                self.errData.append("Could not create folder: %s" % self.dataPath)
+                self.errData.append(str(e))
+                self.dataPath = None
+
         # Check the availability of optional packages
         self._checkOptionalPackages()
 
@@ -222,6 +252,10 @@ class Config:
             )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error("Could not load config file")
+            logger.error(str(e))
+            self.hasError = True
+            self.errData.append("Could not load config file")
+            self.errData.append(str(e))
             return False
 
         ## Main
@@ -446,12 +480,16 @@ class Config:
             self.confChanged = False
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error("Could not save config file")
+            logger.error(str(e))
+            self.hasError = True
+            self.errData.append("Could not save config file")
+            self.errData.append(str(e))
             return False
 
         return True
 
     ##
-    #  Setters
+    #  Setters and Getters
     ##
 
     def setRecent(self, recentPath):
@@ -516,6 +554,12 @@ class Config:
         self.confChanged  = True
         return
 
+    def getErrData(self):
+        errMessage = "<br>".join(self.errData)
+        self.hasError = False
+        self.errData = []
+        return errMessage
+
     ##
     #  Internal Functions
     ##

nw/guimain.py

@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         if self.mainConf.showGUI:
             self.show()
 
+        # Check that config loaded fine
+        self.reportConfErr()
+
         self.initMain()
         self.asProjTimer.start()
         self.asDocTimer.start()
@@ -686,6 +689,16 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
 
         return
 
+    def reportConfErr(self):
+        """Checks if the Config module has any errors to report, and let
+        the user know if this is the case. The Config module caches
+        errors since it is initialised before the GUI itself.
+        """
+        if self.mainConf.hasError:
+            self.makeAlert(self.mainConf.getErrData(), nwAlert.ERROR)
+            return True
+        return False
+
     ##
     #  Main Window Actions
     ##
@@ -710,6 +723,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             self.mainConf.setMainPanePos(self.splitMain.sizes())
             self.mainConf.setDocPanePos(self.splitView.sizes())
         self.mainConf.saveConfig()
+        self.reportConfErr()
 
         qApp.quit()