old_contents: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  """The base command."""
  
  import os
  from paci.helpers.settings import Settings
  from paci.helpers.pkg_index import PkgIndex
  
  
  class Base(object):
      """A base command."""
  
      def __init__(self, options, *args, **kwargs):
          self.options = options
          self.args = args
          self.kwargs = kwargs
  
          settings_helper = Settings()
  
          if settings_helper.settings_exist() is False:
              settings_helper.write_settings(settings_helper.defaults)
  
          # Define global variables
          self.settings = settings_helper.fetch_settings()
          self.repo_cache = os.path.join(self.settings["paci"]["base"], "cache")
          self.base_pkg_dir = os.path.join(self.settings["paci"]["base"], "apps")
          self.index_file = os.path.join(self.settings["paci"]["base"], "pkgs.json")
          self.index = PkgIndex(self.index_file)
  
          # Ensure the directories are present
          os.makedirs(self.repo_cache, exist_ok=True)
          os.makedirs(self.base_pkg_dir, exist_ok=True)
          os.makedirs(self.settings["paci"]["temp"], exist_ok=True)
  
      def run(self):
          raise NotImplementedError("You must implement the run() method yourself!")
  
new_contents: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  """The base command."""
  
  import os
  from paci.helpers.settings import Settings
  from paci.helpers.pkg_index import PkgIndex
  
  
  class Base(object):
      """A base command."""
  
      def __init__(self, options, *args, **kwargs):
          self.options = options
          self.args = args
          self.kwargs = kwargs
  
          if not options["configure"]:
              settings_helper = Settings()
  
              if settings_helper.settings_exist() is False:
                  settings_helper.write_settings(settings_helper.defaults)
  
              # Define global variables
              self.settings = settings_helper.fetch_settings()
              self.repo_cache = os.path.join(self.settings["paci"]["base"], "cache")
              self.base_pkg_dir = os.path.join(self.settings["paci"]["base"], "apps")
              self.index_file = os.path.join(self.settings["paci"]["base"], "pkgs.json")
              self.index = PkgIndex(self.index_file)
  
              # Ensure the directories are present
              os.makedirs(self.repo_cache, exist_ok=True)
              os.makedirs(self.base_pkg_dir, exist_ok=True)
              os.makedirs(self.settings["paci"]["temp"], exist_ok=True)
  
      def run(self):
          raise NotImplementedError("You must implement the run() method yourself!")
  
subject: add a saver way to fix something if you messed up the settings.yml