org.autoplot.datasource

Class AutoplotSettings

java.lang.Object

org.autoplot.datasource.AutoplotSettings

public final class AutoplotSettings
extends java.lang.Object

Autoplot's settings, stored in Java preferences, include things like the last folder opened. Also this code handles property resolution like ${HOME}/autoplot_data.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected java.lang.String	autoplotData autoplotData is the home where Autoplot's metadata is kept.
static java.lang.String	PREF_LAST_OPEN_FOLDER
static java.lang.String	PREF_LAST_OPEN_VAP_FILE
static java.lang.String	PREF_LAST_OPEN_VAP_FOLDER
static java.lang.String	PREF_RECENTLY_OPENED_FILES
static java.lang.String	PROP_AUTOPLOTDATA autoplotData is the home where Autoplot's metadata is kept.
static java.lang.String	PROP_FSCACHE fscache is where downloaded data is kept.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)
java.lang.String	getAutoplotData() return the location where Autoplot is storing its data.
java.lang.String	getFscache()
java.util.prefs.Preferences	getPreferences(java.lang.Class c) wrapper that will handle legacy (v2016a) prefs, and will allow migration to ~/autoplot_data/config area.
void	loadPreferences() load the preferences, which include the location of the autoplot_data directory and fscache.
void	removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)
java.lang.String	resolveProperty(java.lang.String name) resolve the property, resolving references.
void	setFscache(java.lang.String val)
static AutoplotSettings	settings()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PREF_LAST_OPEN_FOLDER

public static final java.lang.String PREF_LAST_OPEN_FOLDER

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PREF_RECENTLY_OPENED_FILES

public static final java.lang.String PREF_RECENTLY_OPENED_FILES

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PREF_LAST_OPEN_VAP_FOLDER

public static final java.lang.String PREF_LAST_OPEN_VAP_FOLDER

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PREF_LAST_OPEN_VAP_FILE

public static final java.lang.String PREF_LAST_OPEN_VAP_FILE

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Constant Field Values

autoplotData

protected java.lang.String autoplotData

autoplotData is the home where Autoplot's metadata is kept. This includes history (bookmarks), add-on tools, and the secondary vfsCache.

PROP_AUTOPLOTDATA

public static final java.lang.String PROP_AUTOPLOTDATA

autoplotData is the home where Autoplot's metadata is kept. This includes history (bookmarks), add-on tools, and the secondary vfsCache.

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PROP_FSCACHE

public static final java.lang.String PROP_FSCACHE

fscache is where downloaded data is kept. Note there is no automatic code for unloading the cache.

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Method Detail

settings

public static AutoplotSettings settings()

loadPreferences

public void loadPreferences()

load the preferences, which include the location of the autoplot_data directory and fscache. The system property AUTOPLOT_DATA will override the user preference autoplotData which is by default "${HOME}/autoplot_data", and can be set on the command line. The environment variable AUTOPLOT_DATA will also override the default location. AUTOPLOT_FSCACHE is the location of the remote file mirror storing lots of data and can be moved separately.

getPreferences

public java.util.prefs.Preferences getPreferences(java.lang.Class c)

wrapper that will handle legacy (v2016a) prefs, and will allow migration to ~/autoplot_data/config area.

Parameters:

c - the class requesting preferences.

Returns:

the preferences object this class should use.

getAutoplotData

public java.lang.String getAutoplotData()

return the location where Autoplot is storing its data. This includes bookmarks, history, and the file cache, and is typically "${HOME}/autoplot_data"

Returns:

the user's Autoplot data folder.

getFscache

public java.lang.String getFscache()

setFscache

public void setFscache(java.lang.String val)

resolveProperty

public java.lang.String resolveProperty(java.lang.String name)

resolve the property, resolving references. For example, ${HOME} is replaced with System.getProperty("user.home").

Parameters:

name - the name to resolve, such as PROP_AUTOPLOTDATA or PROP_FSCACHE

Returns:

the value with references resolved. TODO: this should always make result end in slash...

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)