Event system updates, thread decorator changes

src/__builtins__.py

@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ class EventSystem(IPCServer):
     def __init__(self):
         super(EventSystem, self).__init__()
 
-        # NOTE: The format used is list of [type, target, (data,)] Where:
-        #             type is useful context for control flow,
-        #             target is the method to call,
-        #             data is the method parameters to give
+        # NOTE: The format used is list of ['who', target, (data,)] Where:
+        #             who is the sender or target ID and is used for context and control flow,
+        #             method_target is the method to call,
+        #             data is the method parameters OR message data to give
         #       Where data may be any kind of data
         self._gui_events    = []
         self._module_events = []
 
 
-    # Makeshift fake "events" type system FIFO
+    # Makeshift "events" system FIFO
     def _pop_gui_event(self) -> None:
         if len(self._gui_events) > 0:
             return self._gui_events.pop(0)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class EventSystem(IPCServer):
             self._gui_events.append(event)
             return None
 
-        raise Exception("Invald event format! Please do:  [type, target, (data,)]")
+        raise Exception("Invald event format! Please do:  ['target_id': str, method_target: method, (data,): any]")
 
     def push_module_event(self, event: list) -> None:
         if len(event) == 3:
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ class EventSystem(IPCServer):
 
         raise Exception("Invald event format! Please do:  [type, target, (data,)]")
 
-    def read_gui_event(self) -> None:
-        return self._gui_events[0]
+    def read_gui_event(self) -> list:
+        return self._gui_events[0] if self._gui_events else None
 
-    def read_module_event(self) -> None:
-        return self._module_events[0]
+    def read_module_event(self) -> list:
+        return self._module_events[0] if self._module_events else None
 
     def consume_gui_event(self) -> None:
         return self._pop_gui_event()
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ class EventSystem(IPCServer):
 # __builtins__.update({"event_system": Builtins()})
 builtins.app_name          = "<change_me>"
 builtins.event_system      = EventSystem()
-builtins.event_sleep_time  = 0.2
+builtins.event_sleep_time  = 0.05
 builtins.trace_debug       = False
 builtins.debug             = False

src/context/controller.py

@@ -13,13 +13,20 @@ from .mixins.dummy_mixin import DummyMixin
 from .controller_data import Controller_Data
 
 
-
+# NOTE: Threads will not die with parent's destruction
 def threaded(fn):
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-        threading.Thread(target=fn, args=args, kwargs=kwargs).start()
-
+        threading.Thread(target=fn, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, daemon=False).start()
     return wrapper
 
+# NOTE: Insure threads die with parent's destruction
+def daemon_threaded(fn):
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        threading.Thread(target=fn, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, daemon=True).start()
+    return wrapper
+
+
+
 
 class Controller(DummyMixin, Controller_Data):
     def __init__(self, _settings, args, unknownargs):
@@ -35,19 +42,28 @@ class Controller(DummyMixin, Controller_Data):
         Gtk.main_quit()
 
 
-    @threaded
-    def gui_event_observer(self) -> None:
+    @daemon_threaded
+    def gui_event_observer(self):
         while True:
             time.sleep(event_sleep_time)
             event = event_system.consume_gui_event()
             if event:
                 try:
-                    type, target, data = event
-                    method = getattr(self.__class__, target)
-                    GLib.idle_add(method, *(self, *data,))
+                    sender_id, method_target, parameters = event
+                    if sender_id:
+                        method = getattr(self.__class__, "handle_gui_event_and_return_message")
+                        GLib.idle_add(method, *(self, sender_id, method_target, parameters))
+                    else:
+                        method = getattr(self.__class__, method_target)
+                        GLib.idle_add(method, *(self, *parameters,))
                 except Exception as e:
                     print(repr(e))
 
+    def handle_gui_event_and_return_message(self, sender, method_target, parameters):
+        method = getattr(self.__class__, f"{method_target}")
+        data   = method(*(self, *parameters))
+        event_system.push_module_event([sender, None, data])
+
     def handle_file_from_ipc(self, path: str) -> None:
         print(f"Path From IPC: {path}")