2 files changed, 40 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index e6ec6ac..b45bbf3 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 use cursive::theme::{BaseColor, Color};
 use directories::ProjectDirs;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std;
 use std::fs;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Read;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(default = "default_config")]
 pub struct AppConfig {
     pub true_chr: char,
     pub false_chr: char,
@@ -14,13 +20,33 @@ pub struct AppConfig {
 
     // app dimensions
     pub grid_width: usize,
+}
 
-    pub reached_color: Color,
-    pub todo_color: Color,
-    pub future_color: Color,
+impl AppConfig {
+    // TODO: implement string parsing from config.json
+    pub fn reached_color(&self) -> Color {
+        return Color::Dark(BaseColor::Cyan);
+    }
+    pub fn todo_color(&self) -> Color {
+        return Color::Dark(BaseColor::Magenta);
+    }
+    pub fn future_color(&self) -> Color {
+        return Color::Dark(BaseColor::Magenta);
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn load_configuration_file() -> AppConfig {
+    let config_f = config_file();
+    if let Ok(ref mut f) = File::open(config_f) {
+        let mut j = String::new();
+        f.read_to_string(&mut j);
+        return serde_json::from_str(&j).unwrap();
+    } else {
+        return default_config();
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn default_config() -> AppConfig {
     return AppConfig {
         true_chr: '·',
         false_chr: '·',
@@ -28,9 +54,6 @@ pub fn load_configuration_file() -> AppConfig {
         view_width: 25,
         view_height: 8,
         grid_width: 3,
-        reached_color: Color::Dark(BaseColor::Cyan),
-        todo_color: Color::Dark(BaseColor::Magenta),
-        future_color: Color::Light(BaseColor::Black),
     };
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +62,14 @@ fn project_dirs() -> ProjectDirs {
         .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("Invalid home directory!"))
 }
 
+pub fn config_file() -> PathBuf {
+    let proj_dirs = project_dirs();
+    let mut data_file = PathBuf::from(proj_dirs.data_dir());
+    fs::create_dir_all(&data_file);
+    data_file.push("config.json");
+    return data_file;
+}
+
 pub fn habit_file() -> PathBuf {
     let proj_dirs = project_dirs();
     let mut data_file = PathBuf::from(proj_dirs.data_dir());
diff --git a/src/views.rs b/src/views.rs
index da077ac..7adf8c6 100644
--- a/src/views.rs
+++ b/src/views.rs
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ where
         let year = now.year();
         let month = now.month();
 
-        let goal_reached_style = Style::from(CONFIGURATION.reached_color);
-        let todo_style = Style::from(CONFIGURATION.todo_color);
-        let future_style = Style::from(CONFIGURATION.future_color);
+        let goal_reached_style = Style::from(CONFIGURATION.reached_color());
+        let todo_style = Style::from(CONFIGURATION.todo_color());
+        let future_style = Style::from(CONFIGURATION.future_color());
 
         let strikethrough = Style::from(Effect::Strikethrough);