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+"""
+Base class for all wrapper modules
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
+from fs_uae_wrapper import utils
+
+
+class Base(object):
+    """
+    Base class for wrapper modules
+    """
+    def __init__(self, conf_file, fsuae_options, configuration):
+        """
+        Params:
+            conf_file:      a relative path to provided configuration file
+            fsuae_options:  is an CmdOption object created out of command line
+                            parameters
+            configuration:  is config dictionary created out of config file
+        """
+        self.conf_file = conf_file
+        self.fsuae_config = configuration
+        self.fsuae_options = fsuae_options
+        self.all_options = utils.merge_all_options(configuration,
+                                                   fsuae_options)
+        self.dir = None
+        self.save_filename = None
+        self.arch_filepath = None
+
+    def run(self):
+        """
+        Main function which accepts configuration file for FS-UAE
+        It will do as follows:
+            - set needed full path for asset files
+            - extract archive file
+            - copy configuration
+            - [copy save if exists]
+            - run the emulation
+            - archive save state
+        """
+        if not self._validate_options():
+            return False
+
+        self.dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+        return True
+
+    def clean(self):
+        """Remove temporary file"""
+        if self.dir:
+            shutil.rmtree(self.dir)
+        return
+
+    def _kickstart_option(self):
+        """
+        This is kind of hack - since we potentially can have a relative path
+        to kickstart directory, there is a need for getting this option from
+        configuration files (which unfortunately can be spanned all over the
+        different places, see https://fs-uae.net/configuration-files) and
+        check whether or not one of 'kickstarts_dir', 'kickstart_file' or
+        'kickstart_ext_file' options are set. In either case if one of those
+        options are set and are relative, they should be set to absolute path,
+        so that kickstart files can be found by relocated configuration file.
+        """
+
+        conf = utils.get_config(self.conf_file)
+
+        kick = {}
+
+        for key in ('kickstart_file', 'kickstart_ext_file', 'kickstarts_dir'):
+            val = conf.get(key)
+            if val:
+                if not os.path.isabs(val):
+                    val = utils.interpolate_variables(val, self.conf_file)
+                    kick[key] = os.path.abspath(val)
+                else:
+                    kick[key] = val
+
+        return kick
+
+    def _set_assets_paths(self):
+        """
+        Set full paths for archive file (without extension) and for save state
+        archive file
+        """
+        conf_abs_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(self.conf_file))
+        conf_base = os.path.basename(self.conf_file)
+        conf_base = os.path.splitext(conf_base)[0]
+
+        arch = self.all_options['wrapper_archive']
+        if os.path.isabs(arch):
+            self.arch_filepath = arch
+        else:
+            self.arch_filepath = os.path.join(conf_abs_dir, arch)
+        # set optional save_state
+        self.save_filename = os.path.join(conf_abs_dir, conf_base + '_save.7z')
+
+    def _copy_conf(self):
+        """copy provided configuration as Config.fs-uae"""
+        shutil.copy(self.conf_file, self.dir)
+        os.rename(os.path.join(self.dir, os.path.basename(self.conf_file)),
+                  os.path.join(self.dir, 'Config.fs-uae'))
+        return True
+
+    def _extract(self):
+        """Extract archive to temp dir"""
+
+        item = ''
+        gui_msg = self.all_options.get('wrapper_gui_msg', '0')
+        if gui_msg == '1':
+            item = self.all_options.get('title')
+            if not item:
+                item = self.all_options['wrapper_archive']
+
+        curdir = os.path.abspath('.')
+        os.chdir(self.dir)
+        result = utils.extract_archive(self.arch_filepath, item)
+        os.chdir(curdir)
+        return result
+
+    def _run_emulator(self, fsuae_options):
+        """execute fs-uae in provided directory"""
+        curdir = os.path.abspath('.')
+        os.chdir(self.dir)
+        utils.run_command(['fs-uae'] + fsuae_options)
+        os.chdir(curdir)
+        return True
+
+    def _save_save(self):
+        """
+        Get the saves from emulator and store it where configuration is placed
+        """
+        save_path = self._get_saves_dir()
+        if not save_path:
+            return True
+
+        if os.path.exists(self.save_filename):
+            os.unlink(self.save_filename)
+
+        if not utils.run_command(['7z', 'a', self.save_filename, save_path]):
+            sys.stderr.write('Error: archiving save state failed\n')
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
+    def _load_save(self):
+        """
+        Put the saves (if exists) to the temp directory.
+        """
+        if not os.path.exists(self.save_filename):
+            return True
+
+        curdir = os.path.abspath('.')
+        os.chdir(self.dir)
+        utils.run_command(['7z', 'x', self.save_filename])
+        os.chdir(curdir)
+        return True
+
+    def _get_saves_dir(self):
+        """
+        Return full path to save state directory or None in cases:
+            - there is no save state dir set relative to config file
+            - save state dir is set globally
+            - save state dir is set relative to the config file
+            - save state dir doesn't exists
+        """
+        if not self.all_options.get('save_states_dir'):
+            return None
+
+        if self.all_options['save_states_dir'].startswith('$CONFIG') and \
+           '..' not in self.all_options['save_states_dir']:
+            save = self.all_options['save_states_dir'].replace('$CONFIG/', '')
+        else:
+            return None
+
+        save_path = os.path.join(self.dir, save)
+        if not os.path.exists(save_path):
+            return None
+
+        return save_path
+
+    def _validate_options(self):
+        """Validate mandatory options"""
+        if 'wrapper' not in self.all_options:
+            sys.stderr.write("Configuration lacks of required "
+                             "`wrapper' option.\n")
+            return False