added favorites functionality

src/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Python imports
-import subprocess
+import os, subprocess, json
-import os
 
 from os.path import isdir, isfile, join
 from os import listdir
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ class Main(Context):
         paths         = ["/opt/", "/usr/share/applications/", HOME_APPS]
         baseOptions   = ["[  TO MAIN MENU  ]", "Favorites"]
         self.menuData = self.getDesktopFilesInfo(paths)
+        self.faves    =  self.loadFaves()
         query         = ""
 
         while True:
@@ -35,8 +35,15 @@ class Main(Context):
 
                 if "Search..." in group:
                     query = self.call_method("searchMenu")["query"]
-                if "Favorites" in group:
+                if "[ Set Favorites ]" in group:
-                    query = self.call_method("favoritesMenu")["faves"]
+                    progsList      = self.getSubgroup("Search...", "")
+                    fixedProgsList = []
+
+                    for prog in progsList:
+                        fixedProgsList.append({'name': prog})
+
+                    self.faves = self.call_method("setFavoritesMenu", [fixedProgsList])["setFaves"]
+                    self.saveFaves(self.faves)
                     continue
                 if "[ Exit ]" in group:
                     break
@@ -59,6 +66,35 @@ class Main(Context):
         return method(data) if data else method()
 
 
+    def loadFaves(self, data = None):
+        configFolder = os.getenv("HOME") + "/.config/shellmen"
+        configFile   = configFolder + "/favorites.json"
+        self.logger.info("[Opening saved favorites file: {}".format(configFile))
+        faves        = []
+
+        if os.path.isdir(configFolder) == False:
+            os.mkdir(configFolder)
+        if os.path.isfile(configFile) == False:
+            open(configFile, 'a').close()
+
+        with open(configFile) as infile:
+            try:
+                faves = json.load(infile)
+            except Exception as e:
+                pass
+
+            infile.close()
+
+        return faves
+
+
+    def saveFaves(self, data = None):
+        configFolder = os.getenv("HOME") + "/.config/shellmen"
+        configFile   = configFolder + "/favorites.json"
+        with open(configFile, 'w') as outfile:
+            json.dump(data, outfile)
+
+
     def getDesktopFilesInfo(self, paths):
         menuObjs = {
             "Accessories": [],
@@ -143,7 +179,7 @@ class Main(Context):
                     if query.lower() in opt["title"].lower() or query.lower() in opt["fileName"].lower():
                             desktopObjs.append( opt["title"] + " || " + opt["fileName"].replace(".desktop", "") )
         elif "Favorites" in group:
-            pass
+            desktopObjs = self.faves
         else:
             for opt in self.menuData[group]:
                 keys = opt.keys()

src/core/Context.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from .mixins import StylesMixin
 
 GROUPS = [ "Search...", "Favorites", "Accessories", "Multimedia", "Graphics", "Office",
             "Development", "Internet", "Settings", "System", "Game", "Wine",
-            "Other", "[ Exit ]"
+            "Other", "[ Set Favorites ]", "[ Exit ]"
         ]
 
 
@@ -53,13 +53,14 @@ class Context(StylesMixin):
         return prompt(menu, style=self.theme)
 
 
-    def favoritesMenu(self, _grouplist = None):
+    def setFavoritesMenu(self, _grouplist = None):
-        GROUPS = ["[  TO MAIN MENU  ]", "This is a stub method for Favorites..."]
+        GROUPS = [{'name': '[  TO MAIN MENU  ]'}, {'name': 'This is a stub method for Favorites...'}]
-        grouplist = GROUPS if not _grouplist else _grouplist
+        grouplist = GROUPS if not _grouplist[0] else _grouplist[0]
         menu = {
-                'type': 'list',
+            'type': 'checkbox',
-                'name': 'faves',
+            'qmark': '>',
-                'message': '[  Favorites  ]',
+            'message': 'Select Favorites',
+            'name': 'setFaves',
             'choices': grouplist
         }