On OS X, store lastConfig.xml and windowState.xml in ~/Library/Application Support/open-ephys

Author: cstawarz

Source/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+static inline File getSavedStateDirectory() {
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    File dir = File::getSpecialLocation(File::userApplicationDataDirectory).getChildFile("Application Support/open-ephys");
+    if (!dir.isDirectory()) {
+        dir.createDirectory();
+    }
+    return std::move(dir);
+#else
+    return File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentExecutableFile).getParentDirectory();
+#endif
+}
+
 	MainWindow::MainWindow()
 : DocumentWindow(JUCEApplication::getInstance()->getApplicationName(),
 		Colour(Colours::black),
@@ -71,10 +83,7 @@
 
 	if (shouldReloadOnStartup)
 	{
-		File executable = File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentExecutableFile);
-		File executableDirectory = executable.getParentDirectory();
-		File file = executableDirectory.getChildFile("lastConfig.xml");
-
+		File file = getSavedStateDirectory().getChildFile("lastConfig.xml");
 		ui->getEditorViewport()->loadState(file);
 	}
 
@@ -97,10 +106,7 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 	UIComponent* ui = (UIComponent*) getContentComponent();
 	ui->disableDataViewport();
 
-	File executable = File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentExecutableFile);
-	File executableDirectory = executable.getParentDirectory();
-	File file = executableDirectory.getChildFile("lastConfig.xml");
-
+	File file = getSavedStateDirectory().getChildFile("lastConfig.xml");
 	ui->getEditorViewport()->saveState(file);
 
 	setMenuBar(0);
@@ -130,9 +136,7 @@ void MainWindow::saveWindowBounds()
 	std::cout << "Saving window bounds." << std::endl;
 	std::cout << std::endl;
 
-	File executable = File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentExecutableFile);
-	File executableDirectory = executable.getParentDirectory();
-	File file = executableDirectory.getChildFile("windowState.xml");
+	File file = getSavedStateDirectory().getChildFile("windowState.xml");
 
 	XmlElement* xml = new XmlElement("MAINWINDOW");
 
@@ -180,9 +184,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadWindowBounds()
 
 	//File file = File::getCurrentWorkingDirectory().getChildFile("windowState.xml");
 
-	File executable = File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentExecutableFile);
-	File executableDirectory = executable.getParentDirectory();
-	File file = executableDirectory.getChildFile("windowState.xml");
+	File file = getSavedStateDirectory().getChildFile("windowState.xml");
 
 	XmlDocument doc(file);
 	XmlElement* xml = doc.getDocumentElement();