def __load(self):
"""
Loads the object state from the cache or regenerate it if necessary
@rtype: None
@returns: Nothing
"""
data = None
try:
data = self.__cache.load()
# cache must be created
except ReloadException:
# get all desktop files found
desktop = DesktopParser()
self.__desktop_files = desktop.getDesktopFiles()
# get the menu list
menu = MenuParser(MENU_FILE)
menu_items = menu.getMenu()
# retrieve only the siblings of the root node child
self.__categories = menu.getSiblings(menu_items.getSubItem())
self.__mapItems()
self.__save()
return
# load categories from cache data
self.__categories = set(data[MENU_BASE_DIR].values()[0])
# load desktop files based on cache
try :
desktop = DesktopParser(data[DESKTOP_DIR].values()[0])
self.__desktop_files = desktop.getDesktopFiles()
# data from cache is not ok, panic
except RuntimeError, e:
return
