settings.py

import json
import os

settings_file = os.path.expanduser("~/.cli_inbox_settings.json")

default_settings = {
    "emails_per_page": 20,
    "download_folder": os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Downloads"),
    "signature": "",
    "auto_mark_read": True,
    "default_label": "INBOX",
    "aliases": {}
}


def load_settings():
    if not os.path.exists(settings_file):
        save_settings(default_settings)
        with open(settings_file, "r") as file:
            return dict(json.load(file))
        
    with open(settings_file, "r") as file:
        loaded = json.load(file)
    
    merged = dict(default_settings)
    merged.update(loaded)
    if not isinstance(merged.get("aliases"), dict):
        merged["aliases"] = {}
        
    return merged


def save_settings(settings):
    with open(settings_file, "w") as file:
        json.dump(settings, file, indent=4)