Create desktop icon

setup.cfg

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.8
 install_requires =
     requests
     requests-futures
+    desktop-file
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src

src/fime/config.py

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ def dequotify(string):
 class Config:
     def __init__(self):
         self._configparser = ConfigParser()
-        config_dir_path = Path(QtCore.QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QtCore.QStandardPaths.ConfigLocation))
+        config_dir_path = Path(QtCore.QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QtCore.QStandardPaths.AppConfigLocation))
-        config_path = config_dir_path / "fime" / "fime.conf"
+        config_path = config_dir_path / "fime.conf"
         if config_path.exists():
             print(f'Reading config file "{config_path}"')
             with open(config_path) as f:

src/fime/data.py

@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from PySide2 import QtCore
 
-data_dir_path = os.path.join(QtCore.QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QtCore.QStandardPaths.AppDataLocation),
-                             "fime")
-
-tasks_path = os.path.join(data_dir_path, "tasks.json")
-
-data_path = os.path.join(data_dir_path, "data_{}.json")
 save_delay = 3 * 60
 max_jira_tasks = 50
 
@@ -84,6 +78,8 @@ class Tasks:
 
 class Data(MutableMapping):
     def __init__(self):
+        data_dir_path = QtCore.QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QtCore.QStandardPaths.AppDataLocation)
+        self.data_path = os.path.join(data_dir_path, "data_{}.json")
         if not os.path.exists(data_dir_path):
             os.mkdir(data_dir_path)
         self._cache = {}
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ class Data(MutableMapping):
         atexit.register(cleanup)
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
-        dpath = data_path.format(key)
+        dpath = self.data_path.format(key)
         if key not in self._cache and os.path.exists(dpath):
             with open(dpath, "r") as f:
                 self._cache[key] = json.loads(f.read())
@@ -128,7 +124,7 @@ class Data(MutableMapping):
         for key in self._hot_keys:
             print(f"... saving dict {key} ...")
             to_write = self._cache[key]  # apparently thread-safe
-            with open(data_path.format(key), "w+") as f:
+            with open(self.data_path.format(key), "w+") as f:
                 f.write(json.dumps(to_write))
         self._hot_keys = set()
         self._saving = False

src/fime/main.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-
 import signal
 import sys
 from functools import partial
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import desktop_file
 
 from fime.config import Config
 
@@ -131,8 +133,39 @@ class App:
         print(f'handling signal "{signal.strsignal(signo)}"')
         self.app.quit()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def write_icon():
+        icon_path = str(Path(__file__).parent / "fime.svg")
+        if "main" not in sys.argv[0]:
+            QtCore.QFile.copy(":/icons/appointment-new.svg", icon_path)
+        return icon_path
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_shortcut(icon_path):
+        shortcut_file = Path(QtCore.QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QtCore.QStandardPaths.AppDataLocation)) \
+                     / "shortcut"
+        print(f"shortcut file: {shortcut_file}")
+        shortcut_file_contents = ""
+        if shortcut_file.exists():
+            with open(shortcut_file, "r") as f:
+                shortcut_file_contents = f.read()
+        if shortcut_file_contents.strip() == __file__:
+            return
+        shortcut = desktop_file.Shortcut(desktop_file.getMenuPath(), "fime", sys.argv[0])
+        shortcut.setTitle("Fime")
+        shortcut.setComment("Simple time tracking app written with Python and Qt")
+        shortcut.setIcon(icon_path)
+        shortcut.save()
+        if "main" not in sys.argv[0]:
+            print("Successfully created menu shortcut")
+            shortcut_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            with open(shortcut_file, "w") as f:
+                f.write(__file__)
+
     def run(self):
-        timer = QtCore.QTimer()
+        icon_path = self.write_icon()
+        self.create_shortcut(icon_path)
+        timer = QtCore.QTimer(None)
         # interrupt event loop regularly for signal handling
         timer.timeout.connect(lambda: None)
         timer.start(500)
@@ -161,6 +194,8 @@ class App:
 
 def main():
     try:
+        # important for QStandardPath to be correct
+        QtCore.QCoreApplication.setApplicationName("fime")
         app = App()
         app.run()
     except FimeException as e: