SolarFM/plugins/template/plugin.py

# Python imports
import os, threading, subprocess, time

# Lib imports
import gi
gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
from gi.repository import Gtk

# Application imports


# NOTE: Threads WILL NOT die with parent's destruction.
def threaded(fn):
    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
        threading.Thread(target=fn, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, daemon=False).start()
    return wrapper

# NOTE: Threads WILL 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 Plugin:
    def __init__(self):
        self.name               = "Example Plugin"  # NOTE: Need to remove after establishing private bidirectional 1-1 message bus
                                                    #       where self.name should not be needed for message comms
        self._event_system      = None
        self._event_sleep_time  = .5
        self._event_message     = None


    def get_ui_element(self):
        button = Gtk.Button(label=self.name)
        button.connect("button-release-event", self.send_message)
        return button

    def set_fm_event_system(self, fm_event_system):
        self._event_system = fm_event_system

    def run(self):
        self._module_event_observer()


    def send_message(self, widget=None, eve=None):
        message = "Hello, World!"
        self._event_system.push_gui_event([self.name, "display_message", ("warning", message, None)])


    def wait_for_fm_message(self):
        while not self._event_message:
            pass

    @daemon_threaded
    def _module_event_observer(self):
        while True:
            time.sleep(self._event_sleep_time)
            event = self._event_system.read_module_event()
            if event:
                try:
                    if event[0] == self.name:
                        target_id, method_target, data = self._event_system.consume_module_event()

                        if not method_target:
                            self._event_message = data
                        else:
                            method = getattr(self.__class__, f"{method_target}")
                            if data:
                                data = method(*(self, *data))
                            else:
                                method(*(self,))
                except Exception as e:
                    print(repr(e))