Closes #2: Custom plugins directories (for module debugging).

config/ws.backbone.laview.core.gschema.xml

@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@
             <description>Microsoft doesn't follow any file hierarchy standarts.</description>
         </key>
 
+        <key name="data-path" type="s">
+            <default>""</default>
+			<summary>Path to user's data plugins.</summary>
+            <description>Need for plugins developing/debugging.</description>
+        </key>
+
+        <key name="object-path" type="s">
+            <default>""</default>
+			<summary>Path to user's object plugins.</summary>
+            <description>Need for plugins developing/debugging.</description>
+        </key>
+
         <key name="greeting" type="s">
             <default l10n="messages">"Hello, earthlings"</default>
             <summary>A greeting</summary>

src/core/Core.vala

@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ namespace LAview.Core {
 
 		AppSettings settings;
 
-		public Gee.HashMap<Type, PluginData> data_plugins = new Gee.HashMap<Type, PluginData>();
-		public Gee.HashMap<Type, PluginObject> object_plugins = new Gee.HashMap<Type, PluginObject>();
-
 		public string lyx_path {
 			get { return settings.lyx_path; }
 			set { settings.lyx_path = value; }
@@ -31,6 +28,19 @@ namespace LAview.Core {
 			set { settings.perl_path = value; }
 		}
 
+		public string data_path {
+			get { return settings.data_path; }
+			set { settings.data_path = value; }
+		}
+
+		public string object_path {
+			get { return settings.object_path; }
+			set { settings.object_path = value; }
+		}
+
+		public Gee.HashMap<Type, PluginData> data_plugins = new Gee.HashMap<Type, PluginData>();
+		public Gee.HashMap<Type, PluginObject> object_plugins = new Gee.HashMap<Type, PluginObject>();
+
 		/**
 		 * Load Data Modules.
 		 */
@@ -75,9 +85,17 @@ namespace LAview.Core {
 
 			/* Initialization */
 			AppDirs.init ();
+			settings = new AppSettings();
+
 			load_data_modules (AppDirs.data_plugins_dir);
 			load_object_modules (AppDirs.object_plugins_dir);
-			settings = new AppSettings();
+
+			if (File.new_for_path (data_path).query_exists())
+				load_data_modules (data_path);
+
+			if (File.new_for_path (object_path).query_exists())
+				load_object_modules (object_path);
+
 			load_templates_list ();
 			clear_cache ();
 		}
@@ -129,7 +147,7 @@ namespace LAview.Core {
 			objects_list = { };
 			composed_objects = { };
 
-			var converter = new Conv.Converter.new_with_paths (settings.lyx_path, settings.latexmk_pl_path, settings.perl_path);
+			var converter = new Conv.Converter.new_with_paths (lyx_path, latexmk_pl_path, perl_path);
 			var t_path = Path.build_path (Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S, AppDirs.cache_dir, "template.tex");
 			var lyx_file_path = templates[template_index].get_path();
 			try {
@@ -188,7 +206,7 @@ namespace LAview.Core {
 				if (c == false)
 					throw new IOError.FAILED (_("Prepare document first."));
 			generate_document_tex ();
-			var converter = new Conv.Converter.new_with_paths (settings.lyx_path, settings.latexmk_pl_path, settings.perl_path);
+			var converter = new Conv.Converter.new_with_paths (lyx_path, latexmk_pl_path, perl_path);
 			return converter.tex2pdf (doc_tex_path(), doc_pdf_path());
 		}
 
@@ -733,7 +751,7 @@ namespace LAview.Core {
 		}
 		string generate_document_lyx () throws Error {
 			generate_document_tex ();
-			var converter = new Conv.Converter.new_with_paths (settings.lyx_path, settings.latexmk_pl_path, settings.perl_path);
+			var converter = new Conv.Converter.new_with_paths (lyx_path, latexmk_pl_path, perl_path);
 			var sp = converter.tex2lyx (doc_tex_path(), doc_lyx_path());
 			if (sp.wait_check() == false) throw new IOError.FAILED(_("Error running tex2lyx subprocess."));
 			if (!File.new_for_path(doc_lyx_path()).query_exists())

src/core/Settings.vala

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace LAview.Core {
 		string _latexmk_pl_path;
 		string _perl_path;
 		string[] _templates_strv;
+		string _data_path;
+		string _object_path;
 
 		public string lyx_path {
 			get { return _lyx_path; }
@@ -43,6 +45,24 @@ namespace LAview.Core {
 			}
 		}
 
+		public string data_path {
+			get { return _data_path; }
+			set {
+				if (settings != null) settings.set_string ("data-path", value);
+				_data_path = value;
+			}
+			default = "data";
+		}
+
+		public string object_path {
+			get { return _object_path; }
+			set {
+				if (settings != null) settings.set_string ("object-path", value);
+				_object_path = value;
+			}
+			default = "object";
+		}
+
 		public AppSettings () throws Error {
 			string schema_file = AppDirs.settings_dir+"/gschemas.compiled";
 			if (!File.new_for_path (schema_file).query_exists ())
@@ -67,7 +87,18 @@ namespace LAview.Core {
 			settings.changed["perl-path"].connect (() => {
 				_perl_path = settings.get_string("perl-path");
 			});
-
+			_templates_strv = settings.get_strv("templates");
+			settings.changed["templates"].connect (() => {
+				_templates_strv = settings.get_strv("templates");
+			});
+			_data_path = settings.get_string("data-path");
+			settings.changed["data-path"].connect (() => {
+				_data_path = settings.get_string("data-path");
+			});
+			_object_path = settings.get_string("object-path");
+			settings.changed["object-path"].connect (() => {
+				_object_path = settings.get_string("object-path");
+			});
 		}
 	}
 }