added a bit more flesh to the bones

MyTemplate.lua

@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 MyTemplate = {}
 
-local defaults = {}
+local defaults = {
+
+	"useGlobalSettings" = false,
+
+}
 
 function MyTemplate_Initialize(eventCode, addonName)
 
 	if addonName ~="MyTemplate" then return end
 
 	EVENT_MANAGER:UnregisterForEvent("MyTemplate", EVENT_ADD_ON_LOADED)
 
-	AddOn.settings = ZO_SavedVars:New("MyTemplate_Settings", 0.2, nil, defaults)
-	AddOn.globalSettings = ZO_SavedVars:NewAccountWide("MyTemplate_Globals", 0.2, "MyTemplate_Global", defaults)
+	MyTemplate.settings = ZO_SavedVars:New("MyTemplate_Settings", 0.2, nil, defaults)
+	MyTemplate.globalSettings = ZO_SavedVars:NewAccountWide("MyTemplate_Globals", 0.2, "MyTemplate_Global", defaults)
 
-	--DailyAutoShare.ActivateLocalDaily()
-	MyTemplate.CreateMenu(AddOn.settings, defaults)
+	MyTemplate.CreateMenu(MyTemplate.settings, defaults)
 
 end
 

MyTemplate.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Version: 0.1
 ## APIVersion: 100017 10018
 ## SavedVariables: MyTemplate_Settings MyTemplate_Globals
-## OptionalDependsOn: LibStub LibAddonMenu-2.0
+## DependsOn: LibStub LibAddonMenu-2.0
 
 libs\LibStub\LibStub.lua
 

MyTemplateMenu.lua

@@ -1,22 +1,47 @@
-local MyTemplate = MyTemplate
+local MyTemplate = MyTemplate or {}
 
 function MyTemplate.CreateMenu(savedVars, defaults)
 
 	local LAM = LibStub:GetLibrary("LibAddonMenu-2.0")
+
 	local panelData = {
 		type = "panel",
 		name = MyTemplate.name,
 		displayName = name,
 	 	author = MyTemplate.author,
 		version = MyTemplate.version,
 		registerForRefresh = true,
-		slashCommand = "/MyTemplate",	}
+		registerForDefaults = true,
+		slashCommand = "/MyTemplate",	
+	}
 
 	LAM:RegisterAddonPanel("MyTemplate_OptionsPanel", panelData)
 
 	local optionsData = { -- optionsData 
-
+		{	-- checkbox: use global settings
+			type 	= "checkbox",
+			name 	= "use global settings",
+			getFunc = function() return MyTemplate.settings.useGlobalSettings end,
+			setFunc = function(value) MyTemplate.set("useGlobalSettings", value, true) end,
+		},	
+
+		--[[
+		{	-- button 1
+			type = "button",
+			name = "button1",
+			func = MyTemplate.button1,
+		},
+
+		{	-- checkbox 1
+			type 	= "checkbox",
+			name 	= "checkbox1",
+			getFunc = function() return MyTemplate.get("checkbox1") end,
+			setFunc = function(value) MyTemplate.set("checkbox1", value) end,
+		},
+		]]
+
 	},
+
 	LAM:RegisterOptionControls("MyTemplate_OptionsPanel", optionsData)
 
 end

MyTemplateSettingsAdapter.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+local MyTemplate = MyTemplate or {}
+
+local function getSettings()
+	if MyTemplate.settings.useGlobalSettings then return MyTemplate.globalSettings end
+	return MyTemplate.settings
+end
+
+ function MyTemplate.button1() 
+
+ end
+
+
+ function MyTemplate.get(key)
+ 	if nil == key then return end
+ 	return getSettings()[key]
+ end
+
+ function MyTemplate.set(key, value)
+ 	if nil == key then return end
+ 	getSettings()[key] = value
+ end