Add commandline option for specifying config file

terminatorlib/config.py

@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ class ConfigBase(Borg):
         Borg.__init__(self, self.__class__.__name__)
 
         self.prepare_attributes()
+        import optionparse
+        self.command_line_options = optionparse.options
         self.load()
 
     def prepare_attributes(self):
@@ -520,7 +522,10 @@ class ConfigBase(Borg):
             dbg('ConfigBase::load: config already loaded')
             return
 
-        filename = os.path.join(get_config_dir(), 'config')
+        if not self.command_line_options.config:
+            self.command_line_options.config = os.path.join(get_config_dir(), 'config')
+        filename = self.command_line_options.config
+
         dbg('looking for config file: %s' % filename)
         try:
             configfile = open(filename, 'r')
@@ -616,7 +621,7 @@ class ConfigBase(Borg):
         if not os.path.isdir(config_dir):
             os.makedirs(config_dir)
         try:
-            parser.write(open(os.path.join(config_dir, 'config'), 'w'))
+            parser.write(open(self.command_line_options.config, 'w'))
         except Exception, ex:
             err('ConfigBase::save: Unable to save config: %s' % ex)
 

terminatorlib/optionparse.py

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import config
 import version
 from translation import _
 
+options = None
+
 def execute_cb(option, opt, value, lparser):
     """Callback for use in parsing execute options"""
     assert value is None
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ def parse_options():
     """Parse the command line options"""
     usage = "usage: %prog [options]"
 
-    configobj = config.Config()
     parser = OptionParser(usage)
 
     parser.add_option('-v', '--version', action='store_true', dest='version',
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ def parse_options():
             help=_('Hide the window at startup'))
     parser.add_option('-T', '--title', dest='forcedtitle', help=_('Specify a \
 title for the window'))
+    parser.add_option('-c', '--config', dest='config', help=_('Specify a \
+config file'))
     parser.add_option('--geometry', dest='geometry', type='string', help=_('Set \
 the preferred size and position of the window (see X man page)'))
     parser.add_option('-e', '--command', dest='command', help=_('Specify a \
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ different profile as the default'))
         parser.add_option(item, dest='dummy', action='store',
                 help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
 
+    global options
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
     if len(args) != 0:
         parser.error('Additional unexpected arguments found: %s' % args)
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ different profile as the default'))
     if options.layout is None:
         options.layout = 'default'
 
+    configobj = config.Config()
     if options.profile and options.profile not in configobj.list_profiles():
         options.profile = None