fix some screwups :(

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/layman/api.py b/layman/api.py
index 360356f..fe754c8 100644
--- a/layman/api.py
+++ b/layman/api.py
@@ -240,19 +240,20 @@ class LaymanAPI(object):
         result = {}
 
         if local:
-            db = self._installed_db
+            db = self._get_installed_db()
         else:
-            db = self._available_db
+            db = self._get_remote_db()
 
         for ovl in repos:
             if not self.is_repo(ovl):
-                self._error(1, UNKNOWN_REPO_ID %ovl)
+                self._error(1, UNKNOWN_REPO_ID % ovl)
                 result[ovl] = ('', False, False)
             try:
                 overlay = db.select(ovl)
                 #print "overlay = ", ovl
                 #print overlay
             except UnknownOverlayException, error:
+                #print "ERRORS", str(error)
                 self._error(2, "Error: %s" %str(error))
                 result[ovl] = ('', False, False)
             else:
@@ -383,14 +384,14 @@ class LaymanAPI(object):
 
     def get_available(self, reload=False):
         """returns the list of available overlays"""
-        if not self._available_db or reload:
+        if self._available_ids is None or reload:
             self._available_ids = sorted(self._get_remote_db(reload).overlays)
-        return self._available_ids[:]
+        return self._available_ids[:] or ['None']
 
 
     def get_installed(self, reload=False):
         """returns the list of installed overlays"""
-        if not self._installed_db or reload:
+        if self._installed_ids is None or reload:
             self._installed_ids = sorted(self._get_installed_db(reload).overlays)
         return self._installed_ids[:]
 
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ class LaymanAPI(object):
 
     def _get_remote_db(self, reload=False):
         """returns the list of installed overlays"""
-        if not self._available_db or reload:
+        if self._available_db is None or reload:
             self._available_db = RemoteDB(self.config)
         return self._available_db