Give SettingsManager a default directory

backend/helpers.py

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-import certifi
-import ssl
-import uuid
 import re
+import ssl
 import subprocess
-
-from aiohttp.web import middleware, Response
+import uuid
 from subprocess import check_output
 from time import sleep
 
+import certifi
+from aiohttp.web import Response, middleware
 
 REMOTE_DEBUGGER_UNIT = "steam-web-debug-portforward.service"
 
@@ -69,6 +68,21 @@ def get_user_group() -> str:
         raise ValueError("helpers.get_user_group method called before group variable was set. Run helpers.set_user_group first.")
     return group
 
+# Get the default home path unless a user is specified
+def get_home_path(username = None) -> str:
+    if username == None:
+        raise ValueError("Username not defined, no home path can be found.")
+    else:
+        return str("/home/"+username)
+
+# Get the default homebrew path unless a user is specified
+def get_homebrew_path(home_path = None) -> str:
+    if home_path == None:
+        raise ValueError("Home path not defined, homebrew dir cannot be determined.")
+    else:
+        return str(home_path+"/homebrew")
+    # return str(home_path+"/homebrew")
+
 async def is_systemd_unit_active(unit_name: str) -> bool:
     res = subprocess.run(["systemctl", "is-active", unit_name], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
     return res.returncode == 0

backend/main.py

@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
 # Full imports
-import aiohttp_cors
-
-# Partial imports
-from aiohttp import ClientSession
-from aiohttp.web import Application, run_app, static, get, Response
-from aiohttp_jinja2 import setup as jinja_setup
 from asyncio import get_event_loop, sleep
 from json import dumps, loads
 from logging import DEBUG, INFO, basicConfig, getLogger
 from os import getenv, path
 from subprocess import call
 
+import aiohttp_cors
+# Partial imports
+from aiohttp import ClientSession
+from aiohttp.web import Application, Response, get, run_app, static
+from aiohttp_jinja2 import setup as jinja_setup
+
 # local modules
 from browser import PluginBrowser
-from helpers import csrf_middleware, get_csrf_token, get_user, get_user_group, set_user, set_user_group, stop_systemd_unit, REMOTE_DEBUGGER_UNIT
+from helpers import (REMOTE_DEBUGGER_UNIT, csrf_middleware, get_csrf_token,
+                     get_home_path, get_homebrew_path, get_user,
+                     get_user_group, set_user, set_user_group,
+                     stop_systemd_unit)
 from injector import inject_to_tab, tab_has_global_var
 from loader import Loader
+from settings import SettingsManager
 from updater import Updater
 from utilities import Utilities
-from settings import SettingsManager
 
 # Ensure USER and GROUP vars are set first.
 # TODO: This isn't the best way to do this but supports the current

backend/settings.py

@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-from os import path, mkdir
-from json import load, dump
+import imp
+from json import dump, load
+from os import mkdir, path
+
+from helpers import get_home_path, get_homebrew_path, get_user, set_user
+
 
 class SettingsManager:
-    def __init__(self, name, settings_directory) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, name, settings_directory = None) -> None:
+        set_user()
+        USER = get_user()
+        if settings_directory == None:
+            settings_directory = get_homebrew_path(get_home_path(USER))
         self.path = path.join(settings_directory, name + ".json")
 
         if not path.exists(settings_directory):
@@ -33,4 +41,4 @@ class SettingsManager:
 
     def setSetting(self, key, value):
         self.settings[key] = value
-        self.commit()
+        self.commit()