OOP: Dotfile Creation

dotfiles_install.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from util import Path, Print, Install
+from util import Path, Print, Install, Input
 from datetime import datetime
 
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class InstallationChecks:
     @staticmethod
     def get_installation_path(standard_paths):
         dir_exists, path = Path.check_dir_exists(standard_paths)
+        if dir_exists:
             path = path.replace('~', '$HOME')
 
         return dir_exists, path
@@ -84,8 +85,36 @@ class Dotfiles:
         self.dotfiles_location = Path.join(Path.WORKING_FLODER, 'files')
 
     def start(self):
+        Print.action('Installing dotfiles')
+
+        # Check for necessary packages
         self.initial_checks()
 
+        # Check backup
+        if Input.yes_no(
+                'Do you wish to create backup of your current dotfiles?'):
+            self.make_backup()
+        else:
+            Print.warning(
+                'Proceeding without backup, you will loose your current dotfiles settings'
+            )
+
+        # Symlinks or Files
+        create_dotfiles = Input.multiple('Do you wish to create dotfiles?', [
+            'symlinks (dotfiles/ dir will be required)',
+            'files (dotfiles/ dir can be removed afterwards)'
+        ])
+
+        if create_dotfiles == 'symlinks':
+            self.use_symlinks = True
+        elif create_dotfiles == 'files':
+            self.use_symlinks = False
+        else:
+            Print.err('Symlink creation aborted (canceled by user.)')
+            return False
+
+        self.create_dotfiles()
+
     def initial_checks(self):
         if not InstallationChecks.check_zsh():
             InstallationChecks.installation_error('zsh')
@@ -124,6 +153,20 @@ class Dotfiles:
     def personalized_changes(self, file):
         pass
 
+    def create_dotfiles(self):
+        file_list = Path.get_all_files(self.dotfiles_location)
+        for target_file in file_list:  # Loop through every file in dotfiles
+            self.personalized_changes(target_file)
+
+            # Remove dotfiles_location from file path
+            file_blank = target_file.replace(f'{self.dotfiles_location}/', '')
+            destination = Path.join(Path.get_home(), file_blank)
+
+            if self.use_symlinks:
+                Path.create_symlink(target_file, destination)
+            else:
+                Path.copy(target_file, destination)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     dotfiles = Dotfiles()

util/Input.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/python3
 from util import Print
+import re
 
 
 def yes_no(question):
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ def multiple(question, options):
         options {list} -- list of possible options (strings)
 
     Returns:
-        str -- one of options
+        str -- one of options (without content in brackets in the end)
     '''
     def get_input_range(max):
         while True:
@@ -55,7 +56,14 @@ def multiple(question, options):
 
     answer = get_input_range(len(options))
     if answer != 0:
-        return options[answer - 1]
+        result = options[answer - 1]
+        result = re.sub(r'\(.*\)$', '',
+                        result)  # remove bracket content in the end
+        if result[
+                -1] == ' ':  # remove remaining space (might happen after removing brackets)
+            result = result[:-1]
+        return result
+
     else:
         return False
 

util/Path.py

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import pathlib
 
 from util import Command, Print
 
-WORKING_FLODER = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-
 
 def check_dir_exists(paths):
     '''Check for directory/ies existence
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ def ensure_dirs(path, file_end=False, absolute_path=True):
     if check_file_exists(path) or file_end:
         path = get_parent(path)
 
-    if not check_dir_exists(path):
+    if not check_dir_exists(path)[0]:
         Command.execute(f'mkdir -p {path}')
         Print.comment(f'Creating directory {path}')
 
@@ -156,4 +154,7 @@ def join(*paths):
     Returns:
         str -- Joined paths
     '''
-    return os.path.join(paths)
+    return os.path.join(*paths)
+
+
+WORKING_FLODER = get_parent(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))