terminator/terminatorlib/ipc.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# Terminator by Chris Jones <cmsj@tenshu.net>
# GPL v2 only
"""ipc.py - DBus server and API calls"""

import gtk
import dbus.service
from dbus.exceptions import DBusException
import dbus.glib
from borg import Borg
from terminator import Terminator
from config import Config
from util import dbg

CONFIG = Config()
if not CONFIG['dbus']:
    # The config says we are not to load dbus, so pretend like we can't
    dbg('dbus disabled')
    raise ImportError

BUS_BASE = 'net.tenshu.Terminator'
BUS_PATH = '/net/tenshu/Terminator'
try:
    # Try and include the X11 display name in the dbus bus name
    DISPLAY  = hex(hash(gtk.gdk.get_display())).replace('-', '_')
    BUS_NAME = '%s%s' % (BUS_BASE, DISPLAY)
except:
    BUS_NAME = BUS_BASE

class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
    """DBus Server class. This is implemented as a Borg"""
    bus_name = None
    terminator = None

    def __init__(self):
        """Class initialiser"""
        Borg.__init__(self, self.__class__.__name__)
        self.prepare_attributes()
        dbus.service.Object.__init__(self, self.bus_name, BUS_PATH)

    def prepare_attributes(self):
        """Ensure we are populated"""
        if not self.bus_name:
            dbg('Checking for bus name availability: %s' % BUS_NAME)
            bus = dbus.SessionBus()
            proxy = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.DBus', 
                                   '/org/freedesktop/DBus')
            flags = 1 | 4 # allow replacement | do not queue
            if not proxy.RequestName(BUS_NAME, dbus.UInt32(flags)) in (1, 4):
                dbg('bus name unavailable: %s' % BUS_NAME)
                raise dbus.exceptions.DBusException(
                    "Couldn't get DBus name %s: Name exists" % BUS_NAME)
            self.bus_name = dbus.service.BusName(BUS_NAME, 
                                                 bus=dbus.SessionBus())
        if not self.terminator:
            self.terminator = Terminator()

    @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME)
    def new_window(self):
        """Create a new Window"""
        dbg('dbus method called')
        self.terminator.create_layout('default')
        self.terminator.layout_done()

def with_proxy(func):
    """Decorator function to connect to the session dbus bus"""
    dbg('dbus client call: %s' % func.func_name)
    def _exec(*args, **argd):
        bus = dbus.SessionBus()
        proxy = bus.get_object(BUS_NAME, BUS_PATH)
        func(proxy, *args, **argd)
    return _exec

@with_proxy
def new_window(session):
    """Call the dbus method to open a new window"""
    session.new_window()