Updated config class to split the initialisation into a function

nw/__init__.py

@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Load the main config as a global object
 CONFIG = Config()
+CONFIG.initConfig()
 
 def main(sysArgs):
-    """
+    """Parses command line, sets up logging, and launches main GUI.
-    Parses command line, sets up logging, and launches main GUI.
     """
 
     # Valid Input Options

nw/config.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  This class reads and store the main preferences of the application
 
  File History:
- Created: 2018-0+-22 [0.0.1]
+ Created: 2018-09-22 [0.0.1]
 
 """
 
@@ -28,25 +28,18 @@ class Config:
     def __init__(self):
 
         # Set Application Variables
-        self.appName    = nw.__package__
+        self.appName   = nw.__package__
-        self.appHandle  = nw.__package__.lower()
+        self.appHandle = nw.__package__.lower()
-        self.showGUI    = True
+        self.showGUI   = True
-        self.debugGUI   = False
+        self.debugGUI  = False
 
         # Set Paths
-        self.confPath   = user_config_dir(self.appHandle)
+        self.confPath  = None
-        self.confFile   = self.appHandle+".conf"
+        self.confFile  = None
-        self.homePath   = path.expanduser("~")
+        self.homePath  = None
-        self.appPath    = path.dirname(__file__)
+        self.appPath   = None
-        self.guiPath    = path.join(self.appPath,"gui")
+        self.guiPath   = None
-        self.themePath  = path.join(self.appPath,"themes")
+        self.themePath = None
-        self.recentList = [""]*10
-
-        # If config folder does not exist, make it.
-        # This assumes that the os config folder itself exists.
-        # TODO: This does not work on Windows
-        if not path.isdir(self.confPath):
-            mkdir(self.confPath)
 
         # Set default values
         self.confChanged  = False
@@ -81,13 +74,8 @@ class Config:
 
         self.spellLanguage   = "en_GB"
 
-        # Check if config file exists
+        # Path
-        if path.isfile(path.join(self.confPath,self.confFile)):
+        self.recentList = [""]*10
-            self.loadConfig()
-
-        # Save a copy of the default config if no file exists
-        if not path.isfile(path.join(self.confPath,self.confFile)):
-            self.saveConfig()
 
         return
 
@@ -95,6 +83,35 @@ class Config:
     #  Actions
     ##
 
+    def initConfig(self, confPath=None):
+
+        if confPath is None:
+            self.confPath = user_config_dir(self.appHandle)
+        else:
+            self.confPath = confPath
+
+        self.confFile  = self.appHandle+".conf"
+        self.homePath  = path.expanduser("~")
+        self.appPath   = path.dirname(__file__)
+        self.guiPath   = path.join(self.appPath,"gui")
+        self.themePath = path.join(self.appPath,"themes")
+
+        # If config folder does not exist, make it.
+        # This assumes that the os config folder itself exists.
+        # TODO: This does not work on Windows
+        if not path.isdir(self.confPath):
+            mkdir(self.confPath)
+
+        # Check if config file exists
+        if path.isfile(path.join(self.confPath,self.confFile)):
+            # If it exists, load it
+            self.loadConfig()
+        else:
+            # If it does not exist, save a copy of the defaults
+            self.saveConfig()
+
+        return
+
     def loadConfig(self):
 
         logger.debug("Loading config file")