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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Terminator by Chris Jones <cmsj@tenshu.net>
+# GPL v2 only
+"""activitywatch.py - Terminator Plugin to watch a terminal for activity"""
+
+import time
+import gtk
+
+import terminatorlib.plugin as plugin
+from terminatorlib.translation import _
+from terminatorlib.util import err
+from terminatorlib.version import APP_NAME
+
+try:
+    import pynotify
+    # Every plugin you want Terminator to load *must* be listed in 'AVAILABLE'
+    # This is inside this try so we only make the plugin available if pynotify
+    #  is present on this computer.
+    AVAILABLE = ['ActivityWatch']
+except ImportError:
+    err(_('ActivityWatch plugin unavailable: please install python-notify'))
+
+class ActivityWatch(plugin.MenuItem):
+    """Add custom commands to the terminal menu"""
+    capabilities = ['terminal_menu']
+    watches = None
+    last_notifies = None
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        plugin.MenuItem.__init__(self)
+        if not self.watches:
+            self.watches = {}
+        if not self.last_notifies:
+            self.last_notifies = {}
+
+        pynotify.init(APP_NAME.capitalize())
+
+    def callback(self, menuitems, menu, terminal):
+        """Add our menu items to the menu"""
+        if not self.watches.has_key(terminal):
+            item = gtk.MenuItem(_('Watch for activity'))
+            item.connect("activate", self.watch, terminal)
+        else:
+            item = gtk.MenuItem(_('Stop watching for activity'))
+            item.connect("activate", self.unwatch, terminal)
+        menuitems.append(item)
+
+    def watch(self, _widget, terminal):
+        """Watch a terminal"""
+        vte = terminal.get_vte()
+        self.watches[terminal] = vte.connect('contents-changed', 
+                                             self.notify, terminal)
+
+    def unwatch(self, _widget, terminal):
+        """Stop watching a terminal"""
+        vte = terminal.get_vte()
+        vte.disconnect(self.watches[terminal])
+        del(self.watches[terminal])
+
+    def notify(self, _vte, terminal):
+        """Notify that a terminal did something"""
+        show_notify = False
+
+        note = pynotify.Notification('Terminator', 'Activity in: %s' % 
+                                  terminal.get_window_title(), 'terminator')
+
+        this_time = time.mktime(time.gmtime())
+        if not self.last_notifies.has_key(terminal):
+            show_notify = True
+        else:
+            last_time = self.last_notifies[terminal]
+            if this_time - last_time > 10:
+                show_notify = True
+
+        if show_notify == True:
+            note.show()
+            self.last_notifies[terminal] = this_time
+
+        return(True)