Added args handler, made IPC singleton

src/app.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class AppLaunchException(Exception):
 
 
 class Application(IPCServer):
-    ''' Create Settings and Controller classes. Bind signal to Builder. Inherit from Builtins to bind global methods and classes.'''
+    """ docstring for Application. """
 
     def __init__(self, args, unknownargs):
         super(Application, self).__init__()
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Application(IPCServer):
 
             if not self.is_ipc_alive:
                 for arg in unknownargs + [args.new_tab,]:
-                    if os.path.isdir(arg):
+                    if os.path.isfile(arg):
                         message = f"FILE|{arg}"
                         self.send_ipc_message(message)
 

src/core/controller.py

@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ class Controller(DummyMixin, SignalsMixins, ControllerData):
 
         self.print_hello_world() # A mixin method from the DummyMixin file
 
+        if args.no_plugins == "false":
+            self.plugins.launch_plugins()
+
+        for arg in unknownargs + [args.new_tab,]:
+            if os.path.isfile(arg):
+                message = f"FILE|{arg}"
+                event_system.emit("post_file_to_ipc", message)
+
+            if os.path.isdir(arg):
+                message = f"DIR|{arg}"
+                event_system.emit("post_file_to_ipc", message)
+
         logger.info(f"Made it past {self.__class__} loading...")
 
 
@@ -40,6 +52,7 @@ class Controller(DummyMixin, SignalsMixins, ControllerData):
 
     def _subscribe_to_events(self):
         event_system.subscribe("handle_file_from_ipc", self.handle_file_from_ipc)
+        event_system.subscribe("handle_dir_from_ipc", self.handle_dir_from_ipc)
         event_system.subscribe("tggl_top_main_menubar", self._tggl_top_main_menubar)
 
     def load_glade_file(self):

src/core/mixins/signals/ipc_signals_mixin.py

@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ class IPCSignalsMixin:
         print(message)
 
     def handle_file_from_ipc(self, path: str) -> None:
-        print(f"Path From IPC: {path}")
+        print(f"File From IPC: {path}")
+
+    def handle_dir_from_ipc(self, path: str) -> None:
+        print(f"Dir From IPC: {path}")

src/utils/ipc_server.py

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ from multiprocessing.connection import Listener
 # Lib imports
 
 # Application imports
+from .singleton import Singleton
 
 
 
-
-class IPCServer:
+class IPCServer(Singleton):
     """ Create a listener so that other {app_name} instances send requests back to existing instance. """
     def __init__(self, ipc_address: str = '127.0.0.1', conn_type: str = "socket"):
         self.is_ipc_alive     = False
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ class IPCServer:
                 if file:
                     event_system.emit("handle_file_from_ipc", file)
 
+            if "DIR|" in msg:
+                file = msg.split("DIR|")[1].strip()
+                if file:
+                    event_system.emit("handle_dir_from_ipc", file)
+
                 conn.close()
                 break
 

src/utils/singleton.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # Application imports
 
 
+
 class SingletonError(Exception):
     pass