Index: BaseDirectory.py
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RCS file: /cvs/pyxdg/pyxdg/xdg/BaseDirectory.py,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.8 BaseDirectory.py
--- BaseDirectory.py	2 Mar 2008 13:58:08 -0000	1.8
+++ BaseDirectory.py	23 Aug 2010 22:12:49 -0000
@@ -27,22 +27,75 @@
 
 from __future__ import generators
 import os
+import sys
 
-_home = os.environ.get('HOME', '/')
-xdg_data_home = os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_HOME',
-            os.path.join(_home, '.local', 'share'))
+# we must chech which os we are using to ensure that the correct 
+# paths are set
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+
+    # use the win32 extensions to allow retrieving the appropiate 
+    # path according to the win32 system
+    from win32com.shell import shellcon, shell
+    
+    def get_special_folder_path(special_folder):
+        """Returns the path of the given special folder."""
+        return shell.SHGetFolderPath(0, special_folder, 0, 0)
+        
+    # The virtual folder that represents the My Documents desktop item. 
+    # This is equivalent to CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS.
+    home_path = get_special_folder_path(shellcon.CSIDL_PERSONAL)
+    
+    # The file system directory that serves as a data repository 
+    # for local (nonroaming) applications.
+    app_local_data_path = get_special_folder_path(shellcon.CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA)
+    
+    # The file system directory that contains application data for all users.
+    app_global_data_path = get_special_folder_path(
+        shellcon.CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA)
+    
+    # The file system directory that serves as a common repository for 
+    # application-specific data, usually for roaming data
+    app_roaming_data_path = get_special_folder_path(shellcon.CSIDL_APPDATA)
+    
+    # use the non romain app data 
+    xdg_data_home = os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_HOME',
+        os.path.join(app_local_data_path, 'xdg'))
+    
+    # we will use ; as the spearator because is the char used
+    # in the windows env variables
+    xdg_data_dirs = os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_DIRS', 
+        '{0};{1};{2}'.format(app_local_data_path, 
+        app_global_data_path, app_roaming_data_path)).split(';')
+        
+    # we will return the roaming data wich is as close as we get in windows 
+    # regarding caching.
+    xdg_cache_home = os.environ.get('XDG_CACHE_HOME', 
+        app_roaming_data_path)
+        
+    # point to the not roaming app data for the user
+    xdg_config_home = os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME',
+        app_local_data_path)
+
+    xdg_config_dirs = [xdg_config_home] + \
+        os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_DIRS', 
+        os.path.join(app_global_data_path, 'xdg')).split(':')
+        
+else:
+    _home = os.environ.get('HOME', '/')
+    xdg_data_home = os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_HOME',
+        os.path.join(_home, '.local', 'share'))
+
+    xdg_data_dirs = [xdg_data_home] + \
+        os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_DIRS', '/usr/local/share:/usr/share').split(':')
 
-xdg_data_dirs = [xdg_data_home] + \
-    os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_DIRS', '/usr/local/share:/usr/share').split(':')
+    xdg_config_home = os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME',
+        os.path.join(_home, '.config'))
 
-xdg_config_home = os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME',
-            os.path.join(_home, '.config'))
+    xdg_config_dirs = [xdg_config_home] + \
+        os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_DIRS', '/etc/xdg').split(':')
 
-xdg_config_dirs = [xdg_config_home] + \
-    os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_DIRS', '/etc/xdg').split(':')
-
-xdg_cache_home = os.environ.get('XDG_CACHE_HOME',
-            os.path.join(_home, '.cache'))
+    xdg_cache_home = os.environ.get('XDG_CACHE_HOME',
+        os.path.join(_home, '.cache'))
 
 xdg_data_dirs = filter(lambda x: x, xdg_data_dirs)
 xdg_config_dirs = filter(lambda x: x, xdg_config_dirs)