On linux, fallback to some standard paths for assets and settings when these folders aren't found next to the executable

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# v2.0.1
+
+## 🚧 Changes 🚧
+- On Linux, if the `assets` and `settings` folders aren't found next to the executable,
+  use fallbacks of `/usr/share/f.e.i.s/` and `~/.config/f.e.i.s/` respectively
+
 # v2.0.0
 ## 🥝🍇🍓🍊🍏 New Stuff 🍏🍊🍓🍇🥝
 - BPM Autodetect

meson.build

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ fftw3_dep = dependency('fftw3')
 deps += [fftw3_dep]
 eigen_dep = dependency('eigen3')
 deps += [eigen_dep]
+platform_folders_dep = dependency('platform_folders', static: true)
+deps += [platform_folders_dep]
 
 # I chose to put the .cpp files of the libs I vendor directly in include/
 # I store the files in a (lib name -> files) dict so that tests can

src/compile_time_info.hpp.in

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 #define FEIS_NAME "@name@"
 #define FEIS_VERSION "@version@"
+#define FEIS_DATA_FOLDER_NAME "@data_folder_name@"

src/folders.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#include <folders.hpp>
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <functional>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <sago/platform_folders.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <whereami++.hpp>
+
+#include "compile_time_info.hpp"
+#include "utf8_strings.hpp"
+
+const std::vector<std::function<std::filesystem::path(void)>> assets_folder_candidates = {
+    [](){ return utf8_encoded_string_to_path(whereami::executable_dir()) / "assets"; },
+#ifdef __linux__
+    [](){ return std::filesystem::path{"/usr/share"} / FEIS_DATA_FOLDER_NAME; },
+#endif
+};
+
+std::filesystem::path choose_assets_folder() {
+    for (const auto& folder_callback : assets_folder_candidates) {
+        const auto& folder_candidate = folder_callback();
+        if (std::filesystem::is_directory(folder_candidate)) {
+            return folder_candidate;
+        }
+    }
+    throw std::runtime_error("No suitable assets folder found");
+}
+
+const std::vector<std::function<std::filesystem::path(void)>> settings_folder_candidates = {
+    [](){ return utf8_encoded_string_to_path(whereami::executable_dir()) / "settings"; },
+#ifdef __linux__
+    [](){ return utf8_encoded_string_to_path(sago::getConfigHome()) / FEIS_DATA_FOLDER_NAME; },
+#endif
+};
+
+std::filesystem::path default_settings_folder() {
+#ifdef __linux__
+    return utf8_encoded_string_to_path(sago::getConfigHome()) / FEIS_DATA_FOLDER_NAME;
+#else
+    return utf8_encoded_string_to_path(whereami::executable_dir()) / "settings";
+#endif
+}
+
+std::filesystem::path choose_settings_folder() {
+    for (const auto& folder_callback : settings_folder_candidates) {
+        const auto& folder_candidate = folder_callback();
+        if (std::filesystem::is_directory(folder_candidate)) {
+            return folder_candidate;
+        }
+    }
+    return default_settings_folder();
+}

src/folders.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+std::filesystem::path choose_assets_folder();
+std::filesystem::path choose_settings_folder();

src/main.cpp

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "editor_state.hpp"
 #include "error_messages.hpp"
 #include "file_dialogs.hpp"
+#include "folders.hpp"
 #include "history_item.hpp"
 #include "imgui_extras.hpp"
 #include "imgui_internal.h"
@@ -46,9 +47,8 @@ int main() {
     // extend SFML to be able to read mp3's
     sf::SoundFileFactory::registerReader<sf::priv::SoundFileReaderMp3>();
 
-    const auto executable_folder = utf8_encoded_string_to_path(whereami::executable_dir());
-    const auto assets_folder = executable_folder / "assets";
-    const auto settings_folder = executable_folder / "settings";
+    const auto assets_folder = choose_assets_folder();
+    const auto settings_folder = choose_settings_folder();
     const auto markers_folder = assets_folder / "textures" / "markers";
 
     config::Config config{settings_folder};

src/meson.build

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ sources += files(
     'editor_state.cpp',
     'error_messages.cpp',
     'file_dialogs.cpp',
+    'folders.cpp',
     'guess_tempo.cpp',
     'history.cpp',
     'history_item.cpp',
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ conf_data = configuration_data()
 
 conf_data.set('name', meson.project_name())
 conf_data.set('version', meson.project_version())
+conf_data.set('data_folder_name', meson.project_name().to_lower())
 
 configure_file(
     input: 'compile_time_info.hpp.in',

subprojects/packagefiles/platform_folders/meson.build

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+project(
+    'platform_folders',
+    'cpp',
+    version: '4.2.0',
+    license: 'MIT',
+    default_options : ['cpp_std=c++11'],
+    meson_version : '>=0.60.3',
+)
+
+sources = files('sago/platform_folders.cpp')
+
+includes = include_directories('.')
+
+platform_folders_lib = library(
+    'platform_folders',
+    sources,
+    include_directories: includes,
+)
+
+platform_folders_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories: includes,
+    link_with: platform_folders_lib,
+)
+
+meson.override_dependency('platform_folders', platform_folders_dep)

subprojects/platform_folders.wrap

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/sago007/PlatformFolders
+revision = 4.2.0
+# Overlays subproject/packagefiles/platform_folders over the fresh git
+# clone of PlatformFolders
+patch_directory = platform_folders