""" core/app_settings.py Platform-aware persistence for application settings. Stored independently of profiles so they survive profile switches and reflect per-computer preferences (theme, font, paths, etc.). Locations: Windows : %APPDATA%/labUI/settings.json macOS : ~/Library/Application Support/labUI/settings.json Linux : $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/labUI/settings.json (default ~/.config/labUI/) """ import json import os import sys from pathlib import Path def app_data_dir() -> Path: """Per-user, per-platform base directory for anything this app needs to persist outside the install directory (settings, updater cache, ...) — deliberately outside the install dir since an update can replace/move everything in there.""" if sys.platform == "win32": base = Path(os.environ.get("APPDATA", Path.home())) elif sys.platform == "darwin": base = Path.home() / "Library" / "Application Support" else: base = Path(os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", Path.home() / ".config")) return base / "labUI" def _settings_path() -> Path: return app_data_dir() / "settings.json" SETTINGS_PATH = _settings_path() def load_settings(defaults: dict) -> dict: """Return defaults merged with any saved settings. Never raises.""" cfg = dict(defaults) try: if SETTINGS_PATH.exists(): with open(SETTINGS_PATH) as f: cfg.update(json.load(f)) except Exception: pass return cfg def save_settings(cfg: dict) -> None: """Persist cfg to disk. Never raises.""" try: SETTINGS_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) with open(SETTINGS_PATH, "w") as f: json.dump(cfg, f, indent=2) except Exception: pass # ── Developer mode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── # # In-memory cache so widgets that build device/config UI (Add Device dialog, # per-device config panels, plugin panels) can check this without needing # the full settings dict threaded through their constructors. MainWindow # keeps it in sync with the persisted setting whenever settings are # loaded/applied — see set_developer_mode() calls in ui/main_window.py. _dev_mode = True def is_developer_mode() -> bool: return _dev_mode def set_developer_mode(value: bool) -> None: global _dev_mode _dev_mode = value