def _deployResources(cls):
""" On windows the resource folder data is stored within the application install directory.
However, due to permissions issues, certain file types cannot be accessed from that
directory without causing the program to crash. Therefore, the stored resources must
be expanded into the user's AppData/Local folder. The method checks the currently
deployed resources folder and deploys the stored resources if the existing resources
either don't exist or don't match the currently installed version of the program. """
if not OsUtils.isWindows() or not PyGlassEnvironment.isDeployed:
return False
storagePath = PyGlassEnvironment.getInstallationPath('resource_storage', isDir=True)
storageStampPath = FileUtils.makeFilePath(storagePath, 'install.stamp')
resourcePath = PyGlassEnvironment.getRootResourcePath(isDir=True)
resourceStampPath = FileUtils.makeFilePath(resourcePath, 'install.stamp')
try:
resousrceData = JSON.fromFile(resourceStampPath)
storageData = JSON.fromFile(storageStampPath)
if resousrceData['CTS'] == storageData['CTS']:
return False
except Exception as err:
pass
SystemUtils.remove(resourcePath)
FileUtils.mergeCopy(storagePath, resourcePath)
return True
