Improve cinnamon preferences storage & load system

cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog/5.4/preferences/scripts/cinnamon_pref_handler.py

@@ -6,82 +6,32 @@ class Cinnamon_Pref_Handler:
     # Location of the Cinnamon preference file since Cinnamon 5.4
     self.pref_location = os.path.expanduser("~") + \
       "/.config/cinnamon/spices/cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog/cinnamon-dynamic-wallpaper@TobiZog.json"
+    
+    self.prefs = {}
+
+    self.load_preferences()
 
 
-  def write_to_preferences(self, parameter: PrefenceEnums, value: str):
-    """ Write a preference value to the JSON file
-
-    Args:
-        parameter (PrefenceEnums): Name of the parameter
-        value (str): Value to write
-    """
+  def load_preferences(self):
     with open(self.pref_location, "r") as pref_file:
       pref_data = json.load(pref_file)
 
-    if parameter in pref_data:
-      pref_data[parameter]["value"] = value
-    else:
-      pref_data[parameter] = {
-        "type": "entry",
-        "default": "",
-        "description": "",
-        "value": value
-      }
+    for i in pref_data:
+      try:
+        self.prefs[i] = pref_data[i]["value"]
+      except:
+        pass
+
+
+  def store_preferences(self):
+    with open(self.pref_location, "r") as pref_file:
+      pref_data = json.load(pref_file)
+
+    for i in pref_data:
+      try:
+        pref_data[i]["value"] = self.prefs[i]
+      except:
+        pass
 
     with open(self.pref_location, "w") as pref_file:
       json.dump(pref_data, pref_file, separators=(',', ':'), indent=4)
-
-
-  def read_str_from_preferences(self, parameter: PrefenceEnums) -> str:
-    """ Read a value from the JSON file
-
-    Args:
-        parameter (PrefenceEnums): Name of the parameter to get
-
-    Returns:
-        str: Value of the parameter
-    """
-    try:
-      with open(self.pref_location, "r") as pref_file:
-        pref_data = json.load(pref_file)
-    except:
-      return ""
-
-    if parameter in pref_data:
-      return pref_data[parameter]["value"]
-    else:
-      return ""
-    
-
-  def read_int_from_preferences(self, parameter: PrefenceEnums) -> int:
-    """ Read a value from the JSON file
-
-    Args:
-        parameter (PrefenceEnums): Name of the parameter to get
-
-    Returns:
-        str: Value of the parameter
-    """
-    value = self.read_str_from_preferences(parameter)
-
-    if value == "":
-      return 0
-    else:
-      return int(value)
-    
-
-  def read_float_from_preferences(self, parameter: PrefenceEnums) -> float:
-    """ Read a value from the JSON file
-
-    Args:
-        parameter (PrefenceEnums): Name of the parameter to get
-
-    Returns:
-        str: Value of the parameter
-    """
-    value = self.read_str_from_preferences(parameter)
-
-    if value == "":
-      return 0.0
-    else:
-      return float(value)