# helpers library

## Classes

GlobalVariable
  Global variables for global context access.

## Properties

initialized ↔ bool
  read / write
language ↔ String
  read / write
prefs ↔ SharedPreferences
  read / write

## Functions

distroLabel(String item) → String
  Get distro label from `item`.
getDistroPath() → SafePath
  Return the general distro path. Distros are saved here by default. It will be created if it does not exist.
getInstancePath(String name) → SafePath
  Get the instance path for the `name` instance. It will be created if it does not exist.
getInstanceSize(String name) → String
  Get instance size for `name` instance.
getTmpPath() → SafePath
  Get the tmp folder path. This is used for the download of docker layers. It will be created if it does not exist.
getWslConfigPath() → String
  Get the wslconfig path
initPrefs() → Future
  Initialize shared preferences
replaceSpecialChars(String name) → String
  Replace special characters in `name` with underscores.