From 1675f34eeff84d7ec0f43c1676f9107e202dda88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pjotr Prins
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:51:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 027/100] Introduce tools.locate

---
 wqflask/utility/tools.py | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'wqflask/utility/tools.py')

diff --git a/wqflask/utility/tools.py b/wqflask/utility/tools.py
index 5d69e699..624df179 100644
--- a/wqflask/utility/tools.py
+++ b/wqflask/utility/tools.py
@@ -78,11 +78,23 @@ def flat_files(subdir=None):
         return valid_path(base+"/"+subdir)
     return valid_path(base)
 
+def locate(name, subdir=None):
+    base = get_setting("GENENETWORK_FILES")
+    if subdir:
+        base = base+"/"+subdir
+    if valid_path(base):
+        lookfor = base + "/" + name
+        if valid_path(lookfor):
+            return lookfor
+        else:
+            raise IOError("Can not locate "+lookfor)
+    raise IOError("Can not locate "+name)
+     
 def tempdir():
     return valid_path(get_setting("TEMPDIR","/tmp"))
 
+    
 # Cached values
-
 PYLMM_COMMAND = pylmm_command()
 GEMMA_COMMAND = pylmm_command()
 PLINK_COMMAND = pylmm_command()
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