gramps/src/gui/dbguielement.py

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# $Id$

"""
Group common stuff GRAMPS GUI elements must be able to do when tracking a DB:
   * connect to db signals
   * listen to db changes to update themself on relevant changes
   * determine if the GUI has become out of sync with the db
"""

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# GRAMPS modules
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from gen.utils.callman import CallbackManager

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# DbGUIElement class
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class DbGUIElement(object):
    """
    Group common stuff GRAMPS GUI elements must be able to do when tracking 
    a DB:
        * connect to db signals
        * listen to db changes to update themself on relevant changes
        * determine if the GUI has become out of sync with the db
    Most interaction with the DB should be done via the callman attribute.
    On initialization, the method _connect_db_signals is called. Inheriting 
    objects are advised to group the setup of the callman attribute here.
    
    .. attribute callman : a `~gen.utils.callman.CallbackManager` object, to 
            be used to track specific changes in the db and set up callbacks
    """
    def __init__(self, database):
        self.callman = CallbackManager(database)
        self._connect_db_signals()
    
    def _add_db_signal(self, name, callback):
        """
        Convenience function to add a custom db signal. The attributes are just
        passed to the callman object. 
        For primary objects, use the register method of the callman attribute.
        
        :param name: name of the signal to connect to
        :type name: string
        :param callback: function to call when signal is emitted
        :type callback: a funtion or method with the correct signature for the
                signal
        """
        self.callman.add_db_signal(name, callback)
    
    def _connect_db_signals(self):
        """
        Convenience method that is called on initialization of DbGUIElement. 
        Use this to group setup of the callman attribute.
        Also called in _change_db method
        """
        pass
    
    def _cleanup_callbacks(self):
        """
        Remove all db callbacks. 
        This is done automatically on destruction of the object, but is
        normally needed earlier, calling this method does so.
        Use _change_db method if you need to remove the callbacks because the
        database has chaned
        """
        database = self.callman.database
        if database.is_open():
            #a closed database has disconnected all signals
            self.callman.disconnect_all()
        #set a new callback manager
        self.callman = CallbackManager(database)

    def _change_db(self, database):
        """
        Change the database the GUI element works on to database. 
        This removes all callbacks and all registered handles.
        
        :param database: the new database to connect to
        """
        dbold = self.callman.database
        if dbold.is_open():
            #a closed database has disconnected all signals
            self.callman.disconnect_all()
        #set a new callback manager on new database
        self.callman = CallbackManager(database)
        self._connect_db_signals()