Changeset 3317

Timestamp:

08/21/2007 09:21:40 AM (1 year ago)

Author:

ed

Message:

Added a couple of convenience methods: makeDaboDirectories() and quickStart(). These are for setting up a standard Dabo directory structure, along with a 'main.py' to be used as the startup script for an app.

Files:

• trunk/dabo/__init__.py (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/dabo/__init__.py

@@ -101 +101 @@
-"""
-
+import os
-import sys
-try:
@@ -161 +162 @@
-import dabo.biz
-import dabo.ui
+
+
+# Method to create a standard Dabo directory structure layout
+def makeDaboDirectories(homedir=None):
+    """If homedir is passes, the directories will be created off of that
+    directory. Otherwise, it is assumed that they should be created
+    in the current directory location.
+    """
+    currLoc = os.getcwd()
+    if homedir is not None:
+        os.chdir(homedir)
+    for d in ("biz", "db", "ui", "resources", "reports"):
+        if not os.path.exists(d):
+            os.mkdir(d)
+    os.chdir(currLoc)
+
+
+def quickStart(homedir=None):
+    """This creates a bare-bones application in either the specified 
+    directory, or the current one if none is specified.
+    """
+    currLoc = os.getcwd()
+    if homedir is not None:
+        os.chdir(homedir)
+    makeDaboDirectories()
+    open("main.py", "w").write("""#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import dabo
+
+app = dabo.dApp()
+app.start()
+""")
+    os.chmod("main.py", 0744)
+    os.chdir(currLoc)
+