def create_symbolic_links():
"""Create symbolic links for files and dirs, following what's stored on the config file."""
dot_files_dir = read_config(
'dirs', 'dotfiles', os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../dotfiles')))
if not os.path.exists(dot_files_dir):
LOGGER.warning("The directory '%s' does not exist", dot_files_dir)
return
LOGGER.info("Directory with dot files: '%s'", dot_files_dir)
LOGGER.info("Creating links for files in [%s]", SECTION_SYMLINKS_FILES)
links = {}
cut = len(dot_files_dir) + 1
for root, _, files in os.walk(dot_files_dir):
for one_file in files:
source_file = os.path.join(root, one_file)
key = source_file[cut:]
raw_link_name = read_config(SECTION_SYMLINKS_FILES, key, '')
links[key] = (source_file, raw_link_name)
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9001509/how-can-i-sort-a-python-dictionary-sort-by-key/13990710#13990710
for key in sorted(links):
(source_file, raw_link_name) = links[key]
create_link(key, source_file, raw_link_name, False)
LOGGER.info("Creating links for dirs in [%s]", SECTION_SYMLINKS_DIRS)
if CONFIG.has_section(SECTION_SYMLINKS_DIRS):
for key in CONFIG.options(SECTION_SYMLINKS_DIRS):
raw_link_name = read_config(SECTION_SYMLINKS_DIRS, key, '')
create_link(key, key, raw_link_name, True)
save_config()
def video_root_path():
"""Get the video root path from the config file.
:return: Video root path.
:raise ValueError: if the key is empty
"""
path = os.path.join(read_config('dirs', 'video_root', ''), '')
if not path:
raise ValueError("The video_root key is empty in config.ini")
return path
