From 35a68b04a8e0dfad5e96895e6469de8c0aa4b3b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dylan De Faoite <dylanseandefaoite@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:49:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] ADD paths module

To automate the fetching of the state file in a safe, atomic way.
---
 rewind/paths.py | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 rewind/paths.py

diff --git a/rewind/paths.py b/rewind/paths.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e53086a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rewind/paths.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+import os, json
+
+APP_NAME = "rewind"
+
+def state_dir() -> Path:
+    base = os.path.expanduser("~/.local/share")
+    path = Path(base) / APP_NAME
+    path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    return path
+
+def get_state_file_path() -> Path:
+    return state_dir() / "state.json"
+
+def get_state_file() -> dict:
+    path = get_state_file_path()
+    if not path.exists():
+        return {"files": []}
+    with path.open() as f:
+        return json.load(f)
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