Cleanup to run AM outside FreeCAD

Author: chennes

addonmanager_cache.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 # ***************************************************************************
 # *                                                                         *
-# *   Copyright (c) 2022-2023 FreeCAD Project Association                   *
+# *   Copyright (c) 2022-2025 The FreeCAD project association AISBL         *
 # *                                                                         *
 # *   This file is part of FreeCAD.                                         *
 # *                                                                         *
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def _days_between_updates() -> int:
 
 
 def _cache_exists() -> bool:
-    cache_path = fci.getUserCachePath()
+    cache_path = fci.DataPaths().cache_dir
     am_path = os.path.join(cache_path, "AddonManager")
     return os.path.exists(am_path)
 
@@ -94,20 +94,20 @@ def _last_update_was_interrupted(reset_status: bool) -> bool:
             )
         )
         return True
+    return False
 
 
 def _custom_repo_list_changed() -> bool:
-    pref = fci.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Addons")
-    stored_hash = pref.GetString("CustomRepoHash", "")
-    custom_repos = pref.GetString("CustomRepositories", "")
+    stored_hash = fci.Preferences().get("CustomRepoHash")
+    custom_repos = fci.Preferences().get("CustomRepositories")
     if custom_repos:
         hasher = hashlib.sha1()
         hasher.update(custom_repos.encode("utf-8"))
         new_hash = hasher.hexdigest()
     else:
         new_hash = ""
     if new_hash != stored_hash:
-        pref.SetString("CustomRepoHash", new_hash)
+        fci.Preferences().set("CustomRepoHash", new_hash)
         fci.Console.PrintMessage(
             translate(
                 "AddonsInstaller",

addonmanager_connection_checker.py

@@ -51,15 +51,13 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def start(self):
         """Start the connection check"""
-        self.connection_checker.start()
         self.connection_checker.success.connect(self._check_succeeded)
         self.connection_checker.failure.connect(self._network_connection_failed)
         self.signals_connected = True
+        self.connection_checker.start()
 
         # If it takes longer than a half second to check the connection, show a message:
-        self.connection_message_timer = QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(
-            500, self._show_connection_check_message
-        )
+        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(500, self._show_connection_check_message)
 
     def _show_connection_check_message(self):
         """Display a message informing the user that the check is in process"""

addonmanager_preferences_defaults.json

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-addons/master/.gitmodules",
     "ProxyUrl": "",
     "RemoteIconCacheURL": "https://addons.freecad.org/icon_cache.zip",
+    "SearchString": "",
     "SelectedAddon": "",
     "ShowBranchSwitcher": false,
     "StatusSelection": 0,

main.py

@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@ def run_addon_manager():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(0, run_addon_manager)
+    app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
     app.exec()
     sys.exit()