added settings file plus auto save path feature

README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,4 @@ Added task bar.
 <ul>
 <li>Detect window title changes</li>
 <li>Set taskbar menu option based on window options.</li>
-<li>Attach copy, cut, and paste signals to the controls menu.</li>
-<li>Add a settings file to store values.</li>
 </ul>

src/Pytop/signal_classes/GridSignals.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class GridSignals:
         selectDirDialog    = self.builder.get_object("selectDirDialog")
         filefilter         = self.builder.get_object("Folders")
 
-        self.currentPath   = self.settings.returnDesktopPath()
+        self.currentPath   = self.settings.returnSettings()[0]
         self.copyCutArry   = []
         self.selectedFiles = []
         self.gridClss      = None
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class GridSignals:
         # Add filter to allow only folders to be selected
         selectDirDialog.add_filter(filefilter)
         selectDirDialog.set_filename(self.currentPath)
+        print(selectDirDialog.get_filename())
         self.setNewDirectory(selectDirDialog)
 
 
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ class GridSignals:
         self.gridClss = Grid(self.gridObj, self.settings)
         self.gridClss.setNewDirectory(newPath)
 
+        if not "~/Desktop/" in newPath:
+            self.settings.saveSettings(newPath)
+
 
     # File control events
     def create(self, wdget):

src/Pytop/utils/Settings.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from gi.repository import Gtk as gtk
 from gi.repository import Gdk as gdk
 
 # Python imports
-import os
+import os, json
 
 # Application imports
 
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ class Settings:
         self.MPV_WH           = " -geometry 50%:50% ";
         self.GTK_ORIENTATION  = 1   # HORIZONTAL (0) VERTICAL (1)
 
+        configFolder    = os.path.expanduser('~') + "/.config/pytop/"
+        self.configFile = configFolder + "settings.ini"
+
+        if os.path.isdir(configFolder) == False:
+            os.mkdir(configFolder)
+
         if os.path.isdir(self.TRASHFOLDER) == False:
             os.mkdir(TRASHFILESFOLDER)
             os.mkdir(TRASHINFOFOLDER)
@@ -62,6 +68,10 @@ class Settings:
         if os.path.isdir(self.TRASHINFOFOLDER) == False:
             os.mkdir(TRASHINFOFOLDER)
 
+        if os.path.isfile(self.configFile) == False:
+            open(self.configFile, 'a').close()
+            self.saveSettings(self.desktopPath)
+
 
     def attachBuilder(self, builder):
         self.builder = builder
@@ -102,6 +112,36 @@ class Settings:
         return monitors
 
 
+    def saveSettings(self, startPath):
+        data = {}
+        data['pytop_settings'] = []
+
+        data['pytop_settings'].append({
+          'startPath' : startPath
+        })
+
+        with open(self.configFile, 'w') as outfile:
+            json.dump(data, outfile)
+
+
+    def returnSettings(self):
+        returnData = []
+
+        with open(self.configFile) as infile:
+            try:
+                data = json.load(infile)
+                for obj in data['pytop_settings']:
+                    returnData = [obj['startPath']]
+            except Exception as e:
+                returnData = ['~/Desktop/']
+
+
+        if returnData[0] == '':
+            returnData[0] = '~/Desktop/'
+
+        return returnData
+
+
     def returnBuilder(self):             return self.builder
     def returnUserHome(self):            return self.usrHome
     def returnDesktopPath(self):         return self.usrHome + "/Desktop"

src/Pytop/widgets/Grid.py

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class Grid:
         self.grid.connect("item-activated", self.iconDblLeftClick)
         self.grid.connect("button_release_event", self.iconSingleClick, (self.grid,))
 
-    # @threaded
     def setNewDirectory(self, path):
         self.store.clear()
         self.currentPath = path
@@ -131,9 +130,11 @@ class Grid:
                 parentDir        = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(dir, os.pardir))
                 self.currentPath = parentDir
                 self.setNewDirectory(parentDir)
+                self.settings.saveSettings(parentDir)
             elif isdir(file):
                 self.currentPath = file
                 self.setNewDirectory(self.currentPath)
+                self.settings.saveSettings(self.currentPath)
             elif isfile(file):
                 self.fileHandler.openFile(file)
         except Exception as e: