From 2c8d86d04c45b291ebd13dcce4dcf558caa07156 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kazephil <kazephil@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:18:06 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Add 'common' module for functions used by more than one
 script.

---
 omegat_tools/common.py | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 omegat_tools/common.py

diff --git a/omegat_tools/common.py b/omegat_tools/common.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64075f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/omegat_tools/common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+'''Module that defines file-related dialogs used across scripts.'''
+
+import tkinter as tk
+from tkinter import filedialog
+from pathlib import Path
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+
+# Constants
+CONFIGFILE = Path('./config/omegat-tools.conf')
+USER_HOME = Path.home()
+DEFAULT_DOCHOME = Path(USER_HOME/'Documents')
+
+def read_config(configfile):
+    '''Load the configuration file'''
+
+    parser = ConfigParser()
+    parser.read(configfile, encoding='utf-8')
+    
+    return parser
+
+
+def set_basepath(candidates):
+    '''Define the default starting path for documents.'''
+
+    # Give priority to path set in config file, if valid.
+    # If not, use the user's 'Documents' folder if it exists,
+    # and the user folder if not, as a default.
+
+    basepath = None
+    
+    while basepath is None:
+        if candidates[0].exists():
+            basepath = candidates[0]
+        else:
+            candidates.pop(0)
+    
+    return basepath
+
+
+def set_root_window():
+    '''Define a root window file dialog.'''
+    
+    rootWin = tk.Tk()
+    rootWin.attributes('-topmost', True)
+    rootWin.withdraw()
+
+
+def select_folder(basepath, title):
+    '''Ask user to choose a folder.'''
+
+    set_root_window()
+    folder = Path(filedialog.askdirectory(initialdir=basepath,
+                                          title=title))
+
+    return folder
+
+
+def get_save_file_name(basepath, filetypes, title):
+    '''Ask for the name of the file to save.'''
+
+    set_root_window()
+    save_file_name = Path(filedialog.asksaveasfilename(initialdir=basepath,
+                          filetypes = filetypes, title=title))
+
+    return save_file_name
+
+
+config = read_config(CONFIGFILE)
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