[feat] download dir can be set by the user and use gsettings for storing the download directory [fix] use inside flatpak the ~/Downloads directory to save files

src/main.c

@@ -5,11 +5,5 @@
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  if (g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD) == NULL) {
-    g_print("Update XDG user dirs\n");
-    g_spawn_command_line_sync("xdg-user-dirs-update", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-  }
-  g_print("Download dir: %s\n", g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD));
-
   return g_application_run (G_APPLICATION (teleport_app_new ()), argc, argv);
 }

src/settings.ui

@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
         <child>
           <object class="GtkEntry" id="settings_download_directory">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="sensitive">False</property>
+            <property name="sensitive">True</property>
             <property name="text">~/Downloads</property>
+            <property name="width_chars">25</property>
           </object>
           <packing>
             <property name="left_attach">0</property>
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
         <child>
           <object class="GtkButton">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="sensitive">False</property>
+            <property name="sensitive">false</property>
             <property name="label">Browse...</property>
             <property name="margin_start">12</property>
           </object>

src/teleport-get.c

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <libsoup/soup.h>
 #include "teleport-app.h"
+#include "teleport-window.h"
 #include "teleport-get.h"
 
 static int saveFile (SoupMessage *, const gchar *, const gchar *);
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ int
 teleport_get_do_downloading (const char *originDevice,
                              const char *url,
                              const char *filename) {
-  const gchar *outputDirectory = g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD);
+  const gchar *outputDirectory = teleport_get_download_directory();
   g_print("Downloading %s to %s\n", url, g_uri_escape_string(filename, NULL, TRUE));
   get (g_strdup(url), originDevice, outputDirectory, filename);
   return 0;

src/teleport-window.c

@@ -36,6 +36,19 @@ teleport_window_init (TeleportWindow *win)
   mainWin = win;
 
   priv = teleport_window_get_instance_private (win);
+  priv->settings = g_settings_new ("com.frac_tion.teleport");
+
+  if (g_settings_get_user_value (priv->settings, "download-dir") == NULL) {
+    g_print ("Download dir set to XDG DOWNLOAD directory\n");
+    if (g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD) != NULL) {
+      g_settings_set_string (priv->settings,
+                             "download-dir",
+                             g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD));
+    }
+    else {
+      g_print ("Error: XDG DOWNLOAD is not set.\n");
+    }
+  }
 
   gtk_widget_init_template (GTK_WIDGET (win));
 
@@ -46,8 +59,10 @@ teleport_window_init (TeleportWindow *win)
   gtk_menu_button_set_popover(GTK_MENU_BUTTON (priv->gears), menu);
 
   gtk_label_set_text (GTK_LABEL (priv->this_device_name_label), g_get_host_name());
-  gtk_entry_set_text (downloadDir, g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD));
-  gtk_entry_set_width_chars(downloadDir, 30);
+
+  g_settings_bind (priv->settings, "download-dir",
+                   downloadDir, "text",
+                   G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
   //g_object_unref (menu);
   //g_object_unref (label);
@@ -176,13 +191,13 @@ find_child(GtkWidget *parent, const gchar *name)
 static void
 teleport_window_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
-  //TeleportWindow *win;
-  //TeleportWindowPrivate *priv;
+  TeleportWindow *win;
+  TeleportWindowPrivate *priv;
 
-  //win = TELEPORT_WINDOW (object);
-  //priv = teleport_window_get_instance_private (win);
+  win = TELEPORT_WINDOW (object);
+  priv = teleport_window_get_instance_private (win);
 
-  //g_clear_object (&priv->settings);
+  g_clear_object (&priv->settings);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (teleport_window_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
@@ -207,6 +222,15 @@ teleport_window_new (TeleportApp *app)
   return g_object_new (TELEPORT_WINDOW_TYPE, "application", app, NULL);
 }
 
+
+gchar * 
+teleport_get_download_directory (void) 
+{
+  TeleportWindowPrivate *priv;
+  priv = teleport_window_get_instance_private (mainWin);
+
+  return g_settings_get_string (priv->settings, "download-dir");
+}
 void
 teleport_window_open (TeleportWindow *win,
                       GFile *file)

src/teleport-window.h

@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ void               update_remote_device_list        (TeleportWindow    *,
 void               update_remote_device_list_remove (TeleportWindow    *,
                                                      Peer              *);
 
+gchar *            teleport_get_download_directory  (void); 
+
 #endif /* __TELEPORT_WINDOW_H */