gramps/src/gen/user.py
Paul Franklin 7c7bdaac9b permit only one argument to user.warn and user.notify_error
since second arguments are optional in both ErrorDialog and
WarningDialog (so some errors and warnings have only one)


svn: r19674
2012-05-27 14:44:37 +00:00

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#
# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
#
# Copyright (C) 2010 Brian G. Matherly
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
#
# $Id$
#
"""
The User class provides basic interaction with the user.
"""
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# User class
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
class User():
"""
This class provides a means to interact with the user in an abstract way.
This class should be overridden by each respective user interface to
provide the appropriate interaction (eg. dialogs for GTK, prompts for CLI).
"""
def begin_progress(self, title, message, steps):
"""
Start showing a progress indicator to the user.
@param title: the title of the progress meter
@type title: str
@param message: the message associated with the progress meter
@type message: str
@param steps: the total number of steps for the progress meter.
a value of 0 indicates that the ending is unknown and the
meter should just show activity.
@type steps: int
@returns: none
"""
pass
def step_progress(self):
"""
Advance the progress meter.
"""
pass
def end_progress(self):
"""
Stop showing the progress indicator to the user.
"""
pass
def prompt(self, title, question):
"""
Ask the user a question. The answer must be "yes" or "no".
The user will be forced to answer the question before proceeding.
@param title: the title of the question
@type title: str
@param question: the question
@type question: str
@returns: the user's answer to the question
@rtype: bool
"""
return False
def warn(self, title, warning=""):
"""
Warn the user.
@param title: the title of the warning
@type title: str
@param warning: the warning
@type warning: str
@returns: none
"""
pass
def notify_error(self, title, error=""):
"""
Notify the user of an error.
@param title: the title of the error
@type title: str
@param error: the error message
@type error: str
@returns: none
"""
pass