1 files changed, 40 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/eip/checks.py b/src/leap/eip/checks.py
index bb588cf7..1726e73a 100644
--- a/src/leap/eip/checks.py
+++ b/src/leap/eip/checks.py
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(name=__name__)
+import os
+
+from leap.base import config as baseconfig
+from leap.eip import config as eipconfig
+from leap.eip import constants as eipconstants
 
 
 class EIPChecker(object):
     """
-    Executes all tests needed
+    Several tests needed
     to ensure a EIPConnection
     can be sucessful
     """
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
+    #def __init__(self):
+        ## no init needed atm..
+        #pass
 
-    def do_all_checks(self, checker=None):
+    def run_all(self, checker=None):
         """
-        just runs all tests in a row.
-        will raise if some error encounter.
+        runs all checks in a row.
+        will raise if some error encountered.
         catching those exceptions is not
         our responsibility at this moment
         """
@@ -24,20 +30,32 @@ class EIPChecker(object):
         # let's call all tests
         # needed for a sane eip session.
 
-        checker.dump_default_eipconfig()
+        checker.check_default_eipconfig()
         checker.check_is_there_default_provider()
         checker.fetch_definition()
         checker.fetch_eip_config()
         checker.check_complete_eip_config()
         checker.ping_gateway()
 
-    def dump_default_eipconfig(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
+    # public checks
+
+    def check_default_eipconfig(self):
+        """
+        checks if default eipconfig exists,
+        and dumps a default file if not
+        """
+        # it *really* does not make sense to
+        # dump it right now, we can get an in-memory
+        # config object and dump it to disk in a
+        # later moment
+        if not self._is_there_default_eipconfig():
+            self._dump_default_eipconfig()
 
     def check_is_there_default_provider(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def fetch_definition(self):
+        # check_and_get_definition_file
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def fetch_eip_config(self):
@@ -48,3 +66,16 @@ class EIPChecker(object):
 
     def ping_gateway(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
+
+    # private helpers
+
+    def _get_default_eipconfig_path(self):
+        return baseconfig.get_config_file(eipconstants.EIP_CONFIG)
+
+    def _is_there_default_eipconfig(self):
+        return os.path.isfile(
+            self._get_default_eipconfig_path())
+
+    def _dump_default_eipconfig(self):
+        eipconfig.dump_default_eipconfig(
+            self._get_default_eipconfig_path())