Make customization more accessible

custom_defaults.yml

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ tex:
   # intermediate_filetype: "xdv"
 universal_import_line: "from manimlib.imports import *"
 style:
+  font: "Consolas"
   background_color: "#333333"
 camera_qualities:
   low:

manimlib/imports.py

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ from manimlib.scene.vector_space_scene import *
 from manimlib.utils.bezier import *
 from manimlib.utils.color import *
 from manimlib.utils.config_ops import *
+from manimlib.utils.customization import *
 from manimlib.utils.debug import *
 from manimlib.utils.directories import *
 from manimlib.utils.images import *

manimlib/mobject/svg/text_mobject.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import cairo
 from manimlib.constants import *
 from manimlib.mobject.svg.svg_mobject import SVGMobject
 from manimlib.utils.config_ops import digest_config
+from manimlib.utils.customization import get_customization
 from manimlib.utils.directories import get_text_dir
 
 
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ class Text(SVGMobject):
         lsh = self.lsh * 10
 
         if self.font == '':
-            print(NOT_SETTING_FONT_MSG)
+            self.font = get_customization()['style']['font']
 
         dir_name = get_text_dir()
         hash_name = self.text2hash()

manimlib/utils/customization.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import os
+import tempfile
+
+from manimlib.config import get_custom_defaults
+from manimlib.config import get_manim_dir
+
+CUSTOMIZATION = {}
+
+
+def get_customization():
+    if not CUSTOMIZATION:
+        CUSTOMIZATION.update(get_custom_defaults())
+        directories = CUSTOMIZATION["directories"]
+        # Unless user has specified otherwise, use the system default temp
+        # directory for storing tex files, mobject_data, etc.
+        if not directories["temporary_storage"]:
+            directories["temporary_storage"] = tempfile.gettempdir()
+
+        # Assumes all shaders are written into manimlib/shaders
+        directories["shaders"] = os.path.join(
+            get_manim_dir(), "manimlib", "shaders"
+        )
+    return CUSTOMIZATION

manimlib/utils/directories.py

@@ -1,28 +1,11 @@
 import os
-import tempfile
 
 from manimlib.utils.file_ops import guarantee_existence
-from manimlib.config import get_custom_defaults
+from manimlib.utils.customization import get_customization
-from manimlib.config import get_manim_dir
-
-PRE_COMPUTED_DIRS = {}
 
 
 def get_directories():
-    if not PRE_COMPUTED_DIRS:
+    return get_customization()["directories"]
-        custom_defaults = get_custom_defaults()
-        PRE_COMPUTED_DIRS.update(custom_defaults["directories"])
-
-        # Unless user has specified otherwise, use the system default temp
-        # directory for storing tex files, mobject_data, etc.
-        if not PRE_COMPUTED_DIRS["temporary_storage"]:
-            PRE_COMPUTED_DIRS["temporary_storage"] = tempfile.gettempdir()
-
-        # Assumes all shaders are written into manimlib/shaders
-        PRE_COMPUTED_DIRS["shaders"] = os.path.join(
-            get_manim_dir(), "manimlib", "shaders"
-        )
-    return PRE_COMPUTED_DIRS
 
 
 def get_temp_dir():