Using asset path helper (includes a debug path atm)

2 files changed, 29 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/ui/gui.go b/ui/gui.go
index 389fe4f68..196d2cd76 100644
--- a/ui/gui.go
+++ b/ui/gui.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/niemeyer/qml"
-	"bitbucket.org/kardianos/osext"
-    "path/filepath"
 	"math/big"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -87,15 +85,12 @@ func (ui *Gui) Start() {
 	// Create a new QML engine
 	ui.engine = qml.NewEngine()
 
-	// Get Binary Directory
-	exedir , _ := osext.ExecutableFolder()
-
 	// Load the main QML interface
-	component, err := ui.engine.LoadFile(filepath.Join(exedir, "wallet.qml"))
+	component, err := ui.engine.LoadFile(AssetPath("wallet.qml"))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	ui.engine.LoadFile(filepath.Join(exedir, "transactions.qml"))
+	ui.engine.LoadFile(AssetPath("transactions.qml"))
 
 	ui.win = component.CreateWindow(nil)
 
diff --git a/ui/ui_lib.go b/ui/ui_lib.go
index c956fd032..2a1abee23 100644
--- a/ui/ui_lib.go
+++ b/ui/ui_lib.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package ethui
 
 import (
+	"bitbucket.org/kardianos/osext"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/niemeyer/qml"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 // UI Library that has some basic functionality exposed
@@ -38,3 +42,26 @@ func (ui *UiLib) Connect(button qml.Object) {
 func (ui *UiLib) ConnectToPeer(addr string) {
 	ui.eth.ConnectToPeer(addr)
 }
+
+func (ui *UiLib) AssetPath(p string) string {
+	return AssetPath(p)
+}
+
+func AssetPath(p string) string {
+	var base string
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
+		// Get Binary Directory
+		exedir, _ := osext.ExecutableFolder()
+		base = filepath.Join(exedir, "../Resources")
+		base = "/Users/jeffrey/go/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
+	case "linux":
+		base = "/usr/share/ethereal"
+	case "window":
+		fallthrough
+	default:
+		base = "."
+	}
+
+	return path.Join(base, p)
+}