add version folder for config file

Author: chrishalcrow

spikeinterface_gui/main.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from spikeinterface.core.core_tools import is_path_remote
 from .utils_global import get_config_folder
 
+import spikeinterface_gui
 from spikeinterface_gui.controller import Controller
 
 
@@ -103,8 +104,9 @@ def run_mainwindow(
     #   2) Settings in the config folder
     #   3) Default settings of each view 
     if user_settings is None:
-        config_folder = get_config_folder()
-        settings_file = config_folder / "settings.json"
+        sigui_version = spikeinterface_gui.__version__
+        config_version_folder = get_config_folder() / sigui_version
+        settings_file = config_version_folder / "settings.json"
         if settings_file.is_file():
             try:
                 with open(settings_file) as f:

spikeinterface_gui/mainsettingsview.py

@@ -61,14 +61,17 @@ def save_current_settings(self, event=None):
             elif backend == "qt":
                 settings_dict[view_name] = self.qt_make_settings_dict(view)
 
+        sigui_version = spikeinterface_gui.__version__
+
         config_folder = get_config_folder()
         if not config_folder.is_dir():
             config_folder.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
-        settings_dict['_metadata'] = {}
-        settings_dict["_metadata"]["sigui_version"] = spikeinterface_gui.__version__
+        config_version_folder = config_folder / sigui_version
+        if not config_version_folder.is_dir():
+            config_version_folder.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
-        with open(config_folder / 'settings.json', 'w') as f:
+        with open(config_version_folder / 'settings.json', 'w') as f:
             json.dump(settings_dict, f, indent=4)
 
     ## QT zone