def load_cache(self):
""" Loads the cache from the cache file """
previous = load_file(self.cache_directory, self.cache_file, dict())
self.cache = dict()
for key, value in previous.items():
self.put(key, value, False)
def load_preferences(self):
self.preferences = load_file(self.preferences_directory, self.preferences_file, self.preferences)
if self.preferences['Feeds'] is None:
self.preferences['Feeds'] = self.default_feeds_preferences()
else:
# Since we used JSON and not pickling, need to transform the serialized feed information into Feed objects
feed_object_dict = dict()
for feed_name, feed_attributes in self.preferences['Feeds'].items():
feed_object_dict[feed_name] = Feed.from_dict(feed_attributes)
self.preferences['Feeds'] = feed_object_dict
#self.preferences['Categories'] = self.construct_categories()
if self.preferences['Filters'] is None:
self.preferences['Filters'] = self.default_filtration_preferences()
else:
filter_objects = list()
for filt, case_sensitive, hide_matches in self.preferences['Filters']:
filter_objects.append(ItemFilter(filt, case_sensitive, hide_matches))
self.preferences['Filters'] = filter_objects
