[SOLVED]: Accessing self.pluginPrefs __init__() or startup()

Is there a way of accessing self.pluginPrefs[] in either the __init__() or startup() methods?

I've got a checkbox in my PluginConfig.xml for enabling debug mode (self.debug) but I'm struggling to access it before runConcurrentThread() so I can't enable/disable debugging based on the user preferences.

Whilst I'm developing, I've hardcoded self.debug = true inside __init__() but I don't want that there when I release it.

Peter

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def __init__(self, pluginId, pluginDisplayName, pluginVersion, pluginPrefs):
      indigo.PluginBase.__init__(self, pluginId, pluginDisplayName, pluginVersion, pluginPrefs)
      self.debug = pluginPrefs.get(u"showDebugInfo", False)


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<PluginConfig>
   <Field id="showDebugInfo" type="checkbox">
      <Label>Enable debugging:</Label>
      <Description>(not recommended)</Description>
   </Field>
</PluginConfig>


Is there a way of accessing self.pluginPrefs[] in either the __init__() or startup() methods?

To expand on Joe's answer, make sure you make the call to the base class first, before the you attempt to read the configuration values.

Thanks both.

It was the "pluginPrefs.get()" I was missing; I had the rest, including the base call, copied from the 'Example plugin' in the SDK.

Peter

Whenever I can't figure out something like that, I look at the source code for a plugin that does what I need to do....

I looked in a couple - I've got DSC Alarm and Wunderground copied and renamed on my dev machine so I don't confuse myself, but I didn't find this particular answer in those two.


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