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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# __init__.py
# Copyright (C) 2013 LEAP
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
"""
Common configs
"""
import os
import sys


def _get_xdg_config_home():
    if sys.platform == 'win32':
        from win32com.shell import shell, shellcon
        get_path = lambda name: shell.SHGetFolderPath(
            0, getattr(shellcon, name), None, 0).encode('utf8')
        path = get_path('CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA')
    elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
        user_home = os.path.expanduser('~')
        path = os.path.join(user_home, 'Library', 'Preferences')
    else:
        user_home = os.path.expanduser('~')
        path = os.path.join(user_home, '.config')
    return path


def get_path_prefix(standalone=False):
    """
    Returns the platform dependent path prefix.

    :param standalone: if True it will return the prefix for a standalone
                       application.
                       Otherwise, it will return the system default for
                       configuration storage.
    :type standalone: bool
    """
    if standalone:
        return os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "config")
    return _get_xdg_config_home()