gui.model.initial_root

gui.model.initial_root(root, cwd, recent=())

Which repository to open at start.

The order is the --root option, the repository above the current directory and the most recent entry of the recent list.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
root	Path \| str \| None	The `--root` option, or None.	required
cwd	Path \| str	The current directory.	required
recent	Sequence[str]	The recent repositories, newest first. Entries that no longer exist are skipped.	`()`

Returns

Name	Type	Description
	Path \| None	Path \| None: The root to open, or None if there is none.

Examples

from pathlib import Path
from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory

from spotregen import make_sample_repo
from spotregen.gui.model import initial_root

with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
    root = make_sample_repo(Path(tmp) / "demo")
    print(initial_root(None, root / "src").name)
    print(initial_root(None, tmp, ["/old/repo", str(root)]).name)

demo
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