def preferences():
    """"""

    # save preferences
    if request.method == 'POST':
        resp = make_response(redirect(urljoin(settings['server']['base_url'], url_for('index'))))
        try:
            request.preferences.parse_form(request.form)
        except ValidationException:
            request.errors.append(gettext('Invalid settings, please edit your preferences'))
            return resp
        return request.preferences.save(resp)

    # render preferences
    image_proxy = request.preferences.get_value('image_proxy')
    lang = request.preferences.get_value('language')
    disabled_engines = request.preferences.engines.get_disabled()
    allowed_plugins = request.preferences.plugins.get_enabled()

    # stats for preferences page
    stats = {}

    for c in categories:
        for e in categories[c]:
            stats[e.name] = {'time': None,
                             'warn_timeout': False,
                             'warn_time': False}
            if e.timeout > settings['outgoing']['request_timeout']:
                stats[e.name]['warn_timeout'] = True
            stats[e.name]['supports_selected_language'] = _is_selected_language_supported(e, request.preferences)

    # get first element [0], the engine time,
    # and then the second element [1] : the time (the first one is the label)
    for engine_stat in get_engines_stats()[0][1]:
        stats[engine_stat.get('name')]['time'] = round(engine_stat.get('avg'), 3)
        if engine_stat.get('avg') > settings['outgoing']['request_timeout']:
            stats[engine_stat.get('name')]['warn_time'] = True
    # end of stats

    return render('preferences.html',
                  locales=settings['locales'],
                  current_locale=get_locale(),
                  image_proxy=image_proxy,
                  engines_by_category=categories,
                  stats=stats,
                  answerers=[{'info': a.self_info(), 'keywords': a.keywords} for a in answerers],
                  disabled_engines=disabled_engines,
                  autocomplete_backends=autocomplete_backends,
                  shortcuts={y: x for x, y in engine_shortcuts.items()},
                  themes=themes,
                  plugins=plugins,
                  doi_resolvers=settings['doi_resolvers'],
                  current_doi_resolver=get_doi_resolver(request.args, request.preferences.get_value('doi_resolver')),
                  allowed_plugins=allowed_plugins,
                  theme=get_current_theme_name(),
                  preferences_url_params=request.preferences.get_as_url_params(),
                  base_url=get_base_url(),
                  preferences=True)