added config class to validate config entries

config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+{
+    "data_dir": "/home/venus/code/ctf/"
+}

src/ctf/commands.py

@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 # functions for commands needed
 # src/commands.py
 import os
+from ctf.utils import state
+from pathlib import path
 
 def test():
     print("hello from test")
+def Set_Challenge(comp: str, chal: str, setDirectory: bool):
+    # set the current challenge and competition from input
+    if state.current_comp != comp:
+        state.current_comp=comp
+        state.comp_dir=pathlib
+        # TODO archive the old competitions
+
+    if state.current_chal != chal:
+        state.current_chal=chal
+        print("challenge already set")
+    # TODO archive the old challenges
+    # TODO set the directory to challenge directory, with ignore option
 
-# Read variables
 
-# Initialize a challenge
-## Copy files into directory
-## add section to log

src/ctf/main.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import argparse
 from ctf.utils import state
 state.testVal = 123
+state.testVal2 = 123
 def main():
     print("Hello from ctf!")
     print(f"Stored: {state.testVal}")

src/ctf/utils.py

@@ -9,21 +9,34 @@ from platformdirs import user_data_dir
 # Parse config file
 
 
-def load_config():
+class ConfigManager:
     # CONFIG_DIR = Path(user_config_dir("ctf")) #config directory is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ctf/
-    CONFIG_DIR = Path("/home/venus/code/ctf/")
+    def set_defaults(self, key = "all"):
-    CONFIG_FILE = CONFIG_DIR / "config.toml"
+        if key == "data_dir" or key == "all" : self.data_dir = Path("user_data_dir/ctf")
-    if not CONFIG_FILE.exists():
+
-        print("nothing in config, relying on default opts")
+    def __init__(self, file_path = "user_config_dir/ctf.json"):
-        #this is where to declare default vals if not otherwise specified
+        _path =  Path(file_path)
-        return {}
+        if _path.exists():
+            _data = json.loads(_path.read_text())
+            for key, value in _data.items():
+                setattr(self, key, value)
+        else:
+            print("no config file found, loading defaults")
+            self.set_defaults()
+        ## validate config elements
+        self.data_dir = Path(self.data_dir)
+        if not self.data_dir.exists():
+            self.set_defaults("data_dir")
+
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"ConfigManager({self.__dict__})"
 
 class StateManager:
     _state_file : Path
     _data: dict
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, data_dir: Path):
         # DATA_DIR = Path(user_data_dir("ctf")) #config directory is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ctf/
-        data_dir = Path("/home/venus/code/ctf/")
         data_dir.mkdir(parents = True, exist_ok = True)
 
         object.__setattr__(self, "_state_file", data_dir / "state.json") # set self._path to data_dir safely
@@ -45,7 +58,10 @@ class StateManager:
         self._data[name] = value
         with open(self._state_file, "w",) as f:
             json.dump(self._data, f, indent=4)
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"StateManager({self.__dict__})"
 
 
-state = StateManager()
+config = ConfigManager("/home/venus/code/ctf/config.json")
+state = StateManager(config.data_dir)