GUI Toggle option and Adding config option

src/buskill_gui.py

@@ -1416,9 +1416,7 @@ def build_config(self, config):
 		importlib.reload( kivy.config )
 
 		Config.read( self.bk.CONF_FILE )
-		Config.setdefaults('buskill', {
-		 'buskill_trigger': 'lock-screen',
-		})	
+		Config.setdefaults('buskill', self.bk.DEFAULT_CONF) # For more config option in future, only have to update the DEFAULT_CONF value in __init__.py
 
 		# TODO: don't hard-code this, pull it from kivy/config.py
 		# * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78216476/how-to-get-kivy-to-set-its-defaults-in-the-config-at-runtime

src/packages/buskill/__init__.py

@@ -419,6 +419,12 @@ def __init__(self):
 		# path to buskill's config file
 		self.CONF_FILE = os.path.join( self.DATA_DIR, "config.ini" )
 
+		# Setting up universal default value for both GUI and CLI config options
+		self.DEFAULT_CONF = {
+		 'buskill_trigger': 'lock-screen',
+		 'persistent_log': self.PERSISTENT_LOG
+		}
+
 		# does the config file exist already?
 		if not os.path.exists( self.CONF_FILE ):
 			# the config file doesn't exist yet; create it
@@ -431,6 +437,16 @@ def __init__(self):
 			with open( self.CONF_FILE, 'w' ) as fd:
 				fd.write( contents )
 
+			# For CLI and GUI config option Initialising it when the config.ini file is created 
+			# So when ever any new config option is to be added only have to add it to self.DEFAULT_CONF dict
+			# This will only run once when user either runs CLI or GUI
+			# The users who run the CLI can change the file manually and still the user change persist 
+			config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+			config.read( self.CONF_FILE )
+			config['buskill'] = self.DEFAULT_CONF
+			with open(self.CONF_FILE, 'w') as fd:
+				config.write(fd)
+
 		msg = "DEBUG: CACHE_DIR:|" +str(self.CACHE_DIR)+  "|\n"
 		msg = "DEBUG: CONF_FILE:|" +str(self.CONF_FILE)+  "|\n"
 		print( msg ); logger.debug( msg )

src/packages/buskill/settings_buskill.json

@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@
 		"confirmation": ["", "This selection may cause data loss! Are you sure you want to continue?\n\nThe 'soft-shutdown' trigger will immediately cause your computer to shutdown. This could cause you to lose work if, for example, you're writing an email or typing a text document.\n\nAre you sure you want to select the 'soft-shutdown' trigger, despite the risk of data loss?" ],
 		"options_icons": ["\ue1bf","\ue62a"]
 	},
+	{
+		"icon": "\ue873",
+		"type": "complex-options",
+		"title": "Persistent Logging",
+		"desc": "Do you want to store the log file persistently (keeping the data after your computer reboots)?",
+		"section": "buskill",
+		"key": "persistent_log",
+		"options": ["True","False"],
+		"options_human": ["True","False"],
+		"options_long": ["Log file will be not deleted after your system restarts","Log file will be deleted once you restart the computer"],
+		"confirmation": ["Please restart the app so the changes can be implimented","Please restart the app so the changes can be implimented"],
+		"options_icons": ["\ue161","\ue5cd"]
+	},
 	{
 		"type": "title",
 		"title": "Look & Feel"