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commit a5b222edacdc5074a2f6e2d1ca1823131587f94a
parent f2163b3433c19a224202d851d1fddf62cc989146
Author: Dan Stillman <dstillman@zotero.org>
Date:   Mon, 31 Oct 2016 04:05:45 -0400

Convert dataDir pref to string path and remove lastDataDir

.persistentDescriptor now appears to return (and parse) a string path anyway on
macOS, which is the only place where it didn't use a string path to begin with,
so this will only affect earlier users.

Diffstat:
M
chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_advanced.js
 | 
17
+++--------------
M
chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
 | 
54
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
M
defaults/preferences/zotero.js
 | 
1
-

3 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_advanced.js b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_advanced.js
@@ -225,20 +225,9 @@ Zotero_Preferences.Advanced = {
 	
 	
 	getDataDirPath: function () {
-		var desc = Zotero.Prefs.get('dataDir');
-		if (desc == '') {
-			return '';
-		}
-		
-		var file = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"].
-			createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);
-		try {
-			file.persistentDescriptor = desc;
-		}
-		catch (e) {
-			return '';
-		}
-		return file.path;
+		// TEMP: lastDataDir can be removed once old persistent descriptors have been
+		// converted, which they are in getZoteroDirectory() in 5.0
+		return Zotero.Prefs.get('lastDataDir') || Zotero.Prefs.get('dataDir') || '';
 	},
 	
 	
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
@@ -282,11 +282,13 @@ Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/osfile.jsm");
 						var buttonFlags = (ps.BUTTON_POS_0) * (ps.BUTTON_TITLE_OK)
 							+ (ps.BUTTON_POS_1) * (ps.BUTTON_TITLE_IS_STRING)
 							+ (ps.BUTTON_POS_2) * (ps.BUTTON_TITLE_IS_STRING);
+						// TEMP: lastDataDir can be removed once old persistent descriptors have been
+						// converted, which they are in getZoteroDirectory() in 5.0
+						var previousDir = Zotero.Prefs.get('lastDataDir') || Zotero.Prefs.get('dataDir');
 						var index = ps.confirmEx(null,
 							Zotero.getString('general.error'),
 							Zotero.startupError + '\n\n' +
-							Zotero.getString('dataDir.previousDir') + ' '
-								+ Zotero.Prefs.get('lastDataDir'),
+							Zotero.getString('dataDir.previousDir') + ' ' + previousDir,
 							buttonFlags, null,
 							Zotero.getString('dataDir.useProfileDir', Zotero.appName),
 							Zotero.getString('general.locate'),
@@ -922,17 +924,39 @@ Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/osfile.jsm");
 		if (Zotero.Prefs.get('useDataDir')) {
 			var file = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"].
 				createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);
-			try {
-				file.persistentDescriptor = Zotero.Prefs.get('dataDir');
-			}
-			catch (e) {
-				Zotero.debug("Persistent descriptor in extensions.zotero.dataDir did not resolve", 1);
-				e = { name: "NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND" };
-				throw (e);
+			let prefVal = Zotero.Prefs.get('dataDir');
+			// Convert old persistent descriptor pref to string path and clear obsolete lastDataDir pref
+			//
+			// persistentDescriptor now appears to return (and parse) a string path anyway on macOS,
+			// which is the only place where it didn't use a string path to begin with, but be explicit
+			// just in case there's some difference.
+			//
+			// A post-Mozilla prefs migration should do this same check, and then this conditional can
+			// be removed.
+			if (Zotero.Prefs.get('lastDataDir')) {
+				try {
+					file.persistentDescriptor = prefVal;
+				}
+				catch (e) {
+					Zotero.debug("Persistent descriptor in extensions.zotero.dataDir did not resolve", 1);
+					e = { name: "NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND" };
+					throw (e);
+				}
+				this.setDataDirectory(file.path);
+				if (!file.exists()) {
+					var e = { name: "NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND" };
+					throw (e);
+				}
 			}
-			if (!file.exists()) {
-				var e = { name: "NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND" };
-				throw (e);
+			else {
+				try {
+					file = Zotero.File.pathToFile(prefVal);
+				}
+				catch (e) {
+					Zotero.debug(`Invalid path '${prefVal}' in dataDir pref`, 1);
+					e = { name: "NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND" };
+					throw e;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		else {
@@ -1286,9 +1310,9 @@ Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/osfile.jsm");
 	
 	
 	this.setDataDirectory = function (path) {
-		let dir = Zotero.File.pathToFile(path);
-		Zotero.Prefs.set('dataDir', dir.persistentDescriptor);
-		Zotero.Prefs.set('lastDataDir', dir.path);
+		Zotero.Prefs.set('dataDir', path);
+		// Clear legacy pref
+		Zotero.Prefs.clear('lastDataDir');
 		Zotero.Prefs.set('useDataDir', true);
 	};
 	
diff --git a/defaults/preferences/zotero.js b/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pref("extensions.zotero.saveRelativeAttachmentPath", false);
 pref("extensions.zotero.baseAttachmentPath", '');
 pref("extensions.zotero.useDataDir", false);
 pref("extensions.zotero.dataDir", '');
-pref("extensions.zotero.lastDataDir", '');
 pref("extensions.zotero.warnOnUnsafeDataDir", true);
 pref("extensions.zotero.debug.log",false);
 pref("extensions.zotero.debug.stackTrace", false);