Created a help function to give brief descriptions of plugins

src/core/cli.py

@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ def close():
 	#cline.loop.quit()
 
 
+def help():
+	return "This is a simple command line interface"
+
+
 
 # Called when the plugin needs to perform some action
 def run(args=None):

src/core/disable.py

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ def close():
 	# Run this to prevent disable from ever being disabled
 	manager.run("enable",("disable"))
 	pass
+
+
+def help():
+	return "This plugin is used to disable plugins"
 	
 
 # Called when the plugin needs to perform some action

src/core/enable.py

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ def close():
 	pass
 
 
+def help():
+	return "This plugin is used to reenable other plugins"
+
+
 # Called when the plugin needs to perform some action
 def run(args=None):
 	if args == None:

src/core/exit.py

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ def close():
 	pass
 
 
+def help():
+	return "This plugin will begin the proper shutdown procedure"
+
+
 # Called when the plugin needs to perform some action
 def run(args=None):
 	manager.shutdown()

src/core/help.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# This is a simple test plugin, to make sure everything is working
+
+__author__="bjschuma"
+__date__ ="$Jan 16, 2010 1:45:27 AM$"
+
+
+global name, app, type, path, opt
+name = "help"
+app = "scion"
+type = "core"
+path = ""
+opt = []
+
+from bt.message import write
+from manager import manager
+
+
+# Called every time the plugin is enabled
+def open():
+	pass
+
+
+# Called every time the plugin is stopped
+def close():
+	pass
+
+
+def help():
+	return "Returns a short description of the plugin"
+
+
+# Called when the plugin needs to perform some action
+def run(args=None):
+	if args == None:
+		plugin = "help"
+	else:
+		plugin = args[0]
+
+	module = None
+	if (plugin in manager.enabled.keys()) == True:
+		module = manager.enabled[plugin]
+	elif (plugin in manager.disabled.keys()) == True:
+		module = manager.disabled[plugin]
+	else:
+		message = "Plugin "+plugin+" does not appear to exist."
+
+	try:
+		if not module == None:
+			message = module.help()
+		write(message)
+		return message
+	except:
+		write("Plugin "+plugin+" has no help message.")
+		return ""

src/core/reload.py

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ def close():
 	pass
 
 
+def help():
+	return "Closes and then reopens a plugin"
+
+
 # Called when the plugin needs to perform some action
 def run(args=None):
 	if args == None:

src/extra/example.py

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ def close():
 	write("Example plugin has been stopped",True)
 
 
+def help():
+	return "Just a simple example plugin"
+
+
 # Called when the plugin needs to perform some action
 def run(args=None):
 	pass

src/extra/guiGTK/label.py

@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ class Label(gtk.Label):
 	def __init__(self,text):
 		gtk.Label.__init__(self,text)
 		self.show()
+
+
+	def change(self,text):
+		self.set_text(text)

src/extra/guiGTK/list.py

@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ import gtk
 class List(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
 	def __init__(self, list, cols):
 		gtk.ScrolledWindow.__init__(self)
-		self.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_NEVER, gtk.POLICY_NEVER)
+		self.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC, gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC)
 		self.show()
 		self.list = list
 		self.tree = gtk.TreeView(list)
-		self.add(self.tree)
 		self.tree.show()
+		self.add(self.tree)
+		
 		self.addcols(cols)
 
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class List(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
 		for index,column in enumerate(cols):
 			col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(column,cell)
 			col.add_attribute(cell,'text',index)
+			col.set_sort_column_id(index)
 			self.tree.append_column(col)
 
 
@@ -39,4 +41,11 @@ class List(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
 
 
 	def selection(self):
-		return self.tree.get_selection().get_selected_rows()
+		return self.tree.get_selection().get_selected_rows()
+
+
+	def connect(self, signal, func, arg=None):
+		if arg == None:
+			self.tree.connect(signal, func)
+		else:
+			self.tree.connect(signal, func, arg)

src/extra/guiGTK/window.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import gtk
 import box
 import list
 import button
+import label
 from bt.message import write
 from manager import manager
 import settings
@@ -51,17 +52,21 @@ class PluginWindow(Window):
 		Window.__init__(self,"Plugin Manager")
 		self.quit(self.hide)
 		manager.run("enable", ["lsmod"])
+		self.vbox = box.VBox()
 		self.hbox = box.HBox()
-		self.add(self.hbox)
+		self.vbox.pack(self.hbox,True,True)
+		self.add(self.vbox)
 		
 		settings.set("write",empty)
 
 		self.enabled = list.List(gtk.ListStore(str), ["Enabled"])
+		self.enabled.connect("cursor-changed", self.changeLabel, "enabled")
 		enabledMods = manager.run("lsmod","enabled")
 		for mod in enabledMods:
 			self.enabled.insert([mod])
 
 		self.disabled = list.List(gtk.ListStore(str), ["Disabled"])
+		self.disabled.connect("cursor-changed", self.changeLabel, "disabled")
 		disabledMods = manager.run("lsmod","disabled")
 		for mod in disabledMods:
 			self.disabled.insert([mod])
@@ -73,13 +78,16 @@ class PluginWindow(Window):
 
 		self.hbox.pack(self.enabled, True, True)
 
-		vbox = box.VBox()
-		self.hbox.pack(vbox)
-		vbox.pack(enable,True,True)
-		vbox.pack(disable,True,True)
+		btnbox = box.VBox()
+		self.hbox.pack(btnbox)
+		btnbox.pack(enable,True,True)
+		btnbox.pack(disable,True,True)
 		
 		self.hbox.pack(self.disabled, True, True)
 
+		self.lbl = label.Label("Test")
+		self.vbox.pack(self.lbl)
+
 
 	def getPlugin(self,pluginList):
 		row = pluginList.selection()
@@ -102,3 +110,14 @@ class PluginWindow(Window):
 		self.enabled.remove(path)
 		self.disabled.insert([plugin])
 
+
+	def changeLabel(self,tree,name):
+		if name == "enabled":
+			list, path, plugin = self.getPlugin(self.enabled)
+		else:
+			list, path, plugin = self.getPlugin(self.disabled)
+
+		settings.set("write", empty)
+		message = manager.run("help",[plugin])
+		self.lbl.change(message)
+		settings.pop("write")

src/extra/lsmod.py

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ def close():
 	pass
 
 
+def help():
+	return "Used to list currently loaded plugins"
+
+
 # Called when the plugin needs to perform some action
 def run(args=None):
 	mods = []

src/extra/lsset.py

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ def close():
 	pass
 
 
+def help():
+	return "Used to show the current state of settings"
+
+
 # Called when the plugin needs to perform some action
 def run(args=None):
 	keys = settings.settings.keys()

src/extra/sgtk.py

@@ -33,30 +33,6 @@ def test(button, name):
 
 def pluginWindow(item):
 	plugins = window.PluginWindow()
-#	write("Creating plugin window!",True)
-#	plugins = window.Window("Plugin Manager")
-#	hbox = box.HBox(True)
-#	plugins.add(hbox)
-#
-#	manager.run("enable","lsmod")
-#
-#	enabled = list.List(gtk.ListStore(str), ["Enabled"])
-#	enabledMods = manager.run("lsmod","enabled")
-#	for mod in enabledMods:
-#		enabled.insert([mod])
-#
-#	disabled = list.List(gtk.ListStore(str), ["Disabled"])
-#	disabledMods = manager.run("lsmod","disabled")
-#	for mod in disabledMods:
-#		disabled.insert([mod])
-#
-#	enable = button.Button("button",test,None,"<<")
-#
-#	hbox.pack(enabled, True, True)
-#	hbox.pack(enable)
-#	hbox.pack(disabled, True, True)
-#
-#	plugins.quit(hide)
 
 
 def loop():
@@ -98,6 +74,10 @@ def close():
 	pass
 
 
+def help():
+	return "Allows the usage of GTK"
+
+
 # Called when the plugin needs to perform some action
 def run(args=None):
 	global win,box