feat: Create database directory if missing during initialization

Author: plinkr

addon.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<addon id="tools.plocate.search" name="plocate Search" version="0.2.0" provider-name="plinkr">
+<addon id="tools.plocate.search" name="plocate Search" version="0.2.3" provider-name="plinkr">
     <requires>
         <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
     </requires>
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@
             <icon>resources/icon.png</icon>
             <fanart>resources/fanart.png</fanart>
         </assets>
-        <news>- 0.2.0
+        <news>- 0.2.3
+- Create database directory if missing during initialization
+- 0.2.2
+- Update `plocate` to version `1.1.23`
+- 0.2.0
 - Renamed add-on to 'tools.plocate.search' as recommended by 'chewitt'
 - 0.1.0
 - First concept version, still in Beta</news>

default.py

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import os
+
 import xbmc
-import xbmcgui
 import xbmcaddon
-import os
+import xbmcgui
+
+from resources.lib.install import create_udev_rules_if_not_exists, check_and_fix_executable_permission, \
+    create_database_dir_if_not_exists
 from resources.lib.search import search_files, get_file_sizes, format_size
-from resources.lib.install import create_udev_rules_if_not_exists, check_and_fix_executable_permission
 
 # Get the addon's configuration
 addon = xbmcaddon.Addon()
@@ -21,6 +24,8 @@ def main():
     create_udev_rules_if_not_exists()
     # Check and fix the executable permission for the binary files
     check_and_fix_executable_permission()
+    # Create the database directory if it doesn't exist
+    create_database_dir_if_not_exists()
     # Create a dialog for search query input
     dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog()
     search_query = dialog.input("Enter search query")

resources/lib/install.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import stat
-from resources.config import script_path, plocate_path, updatedb_path
+
+from resources.config import script_path, plocate_path, updatedb_path, database_dir
 
 
 def copy_and_modify_udevil_rules(path_to_script):
@@ -66,3 +67,11 @@ def check_and_fix_executable_permission():
         if not os.access(file_path, os.X_OK):
             # If not, make the file executable
             make_binary_file_executable(file_path)
+
+
+def create_database_dir_if_not_exists():
+    """
+    Checks if the database directory exists and creates it if it does not.
+    """
+    if not os.path.exists(database_dir):
+        os.makedirs(database_dir, exist_ok=True)

resources/lib/search.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import subprocess
 import os
+import subprocess
+
 from resources.config import plocate_path, database_dir
 
 

resources/lib/uninstall.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+
 import xbmc