change the default config_file location

it will now look into the home directory first, then in the default file in the module

README.md

@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ Optional arguments:
   --logfile             Write logfile (default)
   --no-logfile          Disable writing logfile
   -c FILE, --config_file FILE
-                        If you want to use non-coded sequences such as WIP or C2P,
+                        If you want to use non-coded sequences such as new Products, WIP or C2P,
                         you can provide a config file.
-                        Default file is located in [niix2bids]/config_file/siemens.py
+                        Default location is ~/niix2bids_config_file/siemens.py
+                        If default location is not present, try to use the template file 
+                        located in [niix2bids]/config_file/siemens.py
   -v, --version         show program's version number and exit
 
-niix2bids_version==0.0.1 + bids_version==1.6.0
+niix2bids_version==v1.2.0 + bids_version==v1.6.0
 ```
 
 ## Limitations

niix2bids/cli.py

@@ -89,11 +89,18 @@ def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
                           help=(
                               "If you want to use non-coded sequences such as new Products, WIP or C2P,\n"
                               "you can provide a config file.\n"
-                              "Default file is located in [niix2bids]/config_file/siemens.py"
+                              "Default location is ~/niix2bids_config_file/siemens.py\n"
+                              "If default location is not present, try to use the template file \n"
+                              "located in [niix2bids]/config_file/siemens.py"
                           ),
                           dest="config_file",
                           metavar='FILE',
-                          default=os.path.join( niix2bids.__path__[0], 'config_file', 'siemens.py'))
+                          # default=os.path.join( niix2bids.__path__[0], 'config_file', 'siemens.py'))
+                          default=[
+                              os.path.join( os.path.expanduser('~'), 'niix2bids_config_file', 'siemens.py'),
+                              os.path.join( niix2bids.__path__[0], 'config_file', 'siemens.py')
+                          ]
+                          )
 
     optional.add_argument("-v", "--version",
                           action="version",

niix2bids/metadata.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = 'v1.0.0'
+__version__ = 'v1.2.0'
 
 
 def get_niix2bids_version() -> str:

niix2bids/utils.py

@@ -94,21 +94,28 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
 def load_config_file(config_file: str) -> list:
     log = get_logger()
 
-    if os.path.exists(config_file):
-        if os.path.isfile(config_file):
-            script_content = runpy.run_path(config_file)
-            if "config" in script_content:
-                config = script_content['config']
-                log.info(f"using config_file : {config_file}")
-                return config
-            else:
-                log.critical(f"config_file incorrect (no 'config' variable inside) : {config_file}")
-                sys.exit(1)
-        else:
-            log.critical(f"config_file is not a file : {config_file}")
-            sys.exit(1)
+    fpath = ''
+    if type(config_file) is list:
+        for idx, file in enumerate(config_file):
+            log.info(f"Trying config_file location : {file}")
+            if os.path.exists(file):
+                fpath = file
+    else:
+        log.info(f"Trying config_file location : {config_file}")
+        if os.path.exists(config_file):
+            fpath = config_file
+
+    if fpath == '':
+        log.critical(f"No config file found")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    script_content = runpy.run_path(fpath)
+    if "config" in script_content:
+        config = script_content['config']
+        log.info(f"Using config_file : {fpath}")
+        return config
     else:
-        log.critical(f"config_file does not exist : {config_file}")
+        log.critical(f"Config_file incorrect (no 'config' variable inside) : {fpath}")
         sys.exit(1)