From 786a7b03c50d9a3be3cdb126fc575298c1b0c464 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pdxlocations <117498748+pdxlocations@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:51:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Configure Filepath for Export Node Config (#213)

* add node config path to settings

* try reload config but failed
---
 contact/ui/control_ui.py     |  8 +++++---
 contact/ui/default_config.py | 13 ++++++++++++-
 contact/ui/user_config.py    |  9 ++++++---
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contact/ui/control_ui.py b/contact/ui/control_ui.py
index e9c584f..45c84c1 100644
--- a/contact/ui/control_ui.py
+++ b/contact/ui/control_ui.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import sys
 from typing import List
 
 from contact.utilities.save_to_radio import save_changes
+import contact.ui.default_config as config
 from contact.utilities.config_io import config_export, config_import
 from contact.utilities.control_utils import parse_ini_file, transform_menu_path
 from contact.utilities.input_handlers import (
@@ -36,16 +37,17 @@ script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 parent_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(script_dir, os.pardir))
 
 # Paths
-locals_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))  # Current script directory
+# locals_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))  # Current script directory
 translation_file = os.path.join(parent_dir, "localisations", "en.ini")
 
-config_folder = os.path.join(locals_dir, "node-configs")
+# config_folder = os.path.join(locals_dir, "node-configs")
+config_folder = os.path.abspath(config.node_configs_file_path)
 
 # Load translations
 field_mapping, help_text = parse_ini_file(translation_file)
 
 
-def display_menu(menu_state: MenuState) -> tuple[object, object]:  # curses.window or pad types
+def display_menu(menu_state: MenuState) -> tuple[object, object]:
 
     min_help_window_height = 6
     num_items = len(menu_state.current_menu) + (1 if menu_state.show_save_option else 0)
diff --git a/contact/ui/default_config.py b/contact/ui/default_config.py
index fd4b61b..b8d2792 100644
--- a/contact/ui/default_config.py
+++ b/contact/ui/default_config.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 from typing import Dict
+from contact.ui.colors import setup_colors
 
 # Get the parent directory of the script
 script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -13,6 +14,12 @@ parent_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(script_dir, os.pardir))
 # parent_dir = "/tmp/test_nonwritable"
 
 
+def reload_config() -> None:
+    loaded_config = initialize_config()
+    assign_config_variables(loaded_config)
+    setup_colors(reinit=True)
+
+
 def _is_writable_dir(path: str) -> bool:
     """
     Return True if we can create & delete a temp file in `path`.
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@ config_root = _get_config_root(parent_dir)
 json_file_path = os.path.join(config_root, "config.json")
 log_file_path = os.path.join(config_root, "client.log")
 db_file_path = os.path.join(config_root, "client.db")
+node_configs_file_path = os.path.join(config_root, "node-configs/")
 
 
 def format_json_single_line_arrays(data: Dict[str, object], indent: int = 4) -> str:
@@ -177,6 +185,7 @@ def initialize_config() -> Dict[str, object]:
         "node_list_16ths": "5",
         "db_file_path": db_file_path,
         "log_file_path": log_file_path,
+        "node_configs_file_path": node_configs_file_path,
         "message_prefix": ">>",
         "sent_message_prefix": ">> Sent",
         "notification_symbol": "*",
@@ -217,7 +226,7 @@ def initialize_config() -> Dict[str, object]:
 def assign_config_variables(loaded_config: Dict[str, object]) -> None:
     # Assign values to local variables
 
-    global db_file_path, log_file_path, message_prefix, sent_message_prefix
+    global db_file_path, log_file_path, node_configs_file_path, message_prefix, sent_message_prefix
     global notification_symbol, ack_implicit_str, ack_str, nak_str, ack_unknown_str
     global node_list_16ths, channel_list_16ths
     global theme, COLOR_CONFIG
@@ -227,6 +236,7 @@ def assign_config_variables(loaded_config: Dict[str, object]) -> None:
     node_list_16ths = loaded_config["node_list_16ths"]
     db_file_path = loaded_config["db_file_path"]
     log_file_path = loaded_config["log_file_path"]
+    node_configs_file_path = loaded_config.get("node_configs_file_path")
     message_prefix = loaded_config["message_prefix"]
     sent_message_prefix = loaded_config["sent_message_prefix"]
     notification_symbol = loaded_config["notification_symbol"]
@@ -258,6 +268,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     print("\nLoaded Configuration:")
     print(f"Database File Path: {db_file_path}")
     print(f"Log File Path: {log_file_path}")
+    print(f"Configs File Path: {node_configs_file_path}")
     print(f"Message Prefix: {message_prefix}")
     print(f"Sent Message Prefix: {sent_message_prefix}")
     print(f"Notification Symbol: {notification_symbol}")
diff --git a/contact/ui/user_config.py b/contact/ui/user_config.py
index cb67072..4a34fc3 100644
--- a/contact/ui/user_config.py
+++ b/contact/ui/user_config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import curses
 from typing import Any, List, Dict
 
 from contact.ui.colors import get_color, setup_colors, COLOR_MAP
-from contact.ui.default_config import format_json_single_line_arrays, loaded_config
+import contact.ui.default_config as config
 from contact.ui.nav_utils import move_highlight, draw_arrows
 from contact.utilities.input_handlers import get_list_input
 
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ def edit_value(key: str, current_value: str) -> str:
     # Handle theme selection dynamically
     if key == "theme":
         # Load theme names dynamically from the JSON
-        theme_options = [k.split("_", 2)[2].lower() for k in loaded_config.keys() if k.startswith("COLOR_CONFIG")]
+        theme_options = [
+            k.split("_", 2)[2].lower() for k in config.loaded_config.keys() if k.startswith("COLOR_CONFIG")
+        ]
         return get_list_input("Select Theme", current_value, theme_options)
 
     elif key == "node_sort":
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ def json_editor(stdscr: curses.window, menu_state: Any) -> None:
                 # Save button selected
                 save_json(file_path, data)
                 stdscr.refresh()
+                # config.reload()  # This isn't refreshing the file paths as expected
                 continue
 
         elif key in (27, curses.KEY_LEFT):  # Escape or Left Arrow
@@ -325,7 +328,7 @@ def json_editor(stdscr: curses.window, menu_state: Any) -> None:
 
 
 def save_json(file_path: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-    formatted_json = format_json_single_line_arrays(data)
+    formatted_json = config.format_json_single_line_arrays(data)
     with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         f.write(formatted_json)
     setup_colors(reinit=True)

From 43d1152074c8f0ac913543e4e7d284ea3b51c4e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pdxlocations <117498748+pdxlocations@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:14:46 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update README.md

---
 README.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c92c1d..83cc38e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,3 +67,9 @@ To quickly connect to localhost, use:
 ```sh
 contact -t
 ```
+## Install in development (editable) mode:
+```bash
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install -e .
+```

From b1252fec6c501470b1c508d3f7c9561a624516cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pdxlocations <117498748+pdxlocations@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:18:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update README.md

---
 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83cc38e..68295a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ contact -t
 ```
 ## Install in development (editable) mode:
 ```bash
+git clone https://github.com/pdxlocations/contact.git
+cd contact
 python3 -m venv .venv
 source .venv/bin/activate
 pip install -e .