E5Gui/E5Action.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright (c) 2006 - 2010 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
#

"""
Module implementing an Action class extending QAction.

This extension is necessary in order to support alternate keyboard
shortcuts.
"""

from PyQt4.QtGui import QAction, QActionGroup, QIcon, QKeySequence

class ArgumentsError(RuntimeError):
    """
    Class implementing an exception, which is raised, if the wrong number of arguments
    are given.
    """
    def __init__(self, error):
        """
        Constructor
        """
        self.errorMessage = str(error)
        
    def __repr__(self):
        """
        Private method returning a representation of the exception.
        
        @return string representing the error message
        """
        return str(self.errorMessage)
        
    def __str__(self):
        """
        Private method returning a string representation of the exception.
        
        @return string representing the error message
        """
        return str(self.errorMessage)

class E5Action(QAction):
    """
    Class implementing an Action class extending QAction.
    """
    def __init__(self, *args):
        """
        Constructor
        
        @param args argument list of the constructor. This list is one of
            <ul>
            <li>text (string), icon (QIcon), menu text (string), 
                accelarator (QKeySequence), alternative accelerator (QKeySequence), 
                parent (QObject), name (string), toggle (boolean)</li>
            <li>text (string), icon (QIcon), menu text (string), 
                accelarator (QKeySequence), alternative accelerator (QKeySequence), 
                parent (QObject), name (string)</li>
            <li>text (string), menu text (string), 
                accelarator (QKeySequence), alternative accelerator (QKeySequence), 
                parent (QObject), name (string), toggle (boolean)</li>
            <li>text (string), menu text (string), 
                accelarator (QKeySequence), alternative accelerator (QKeySequence), 
                parent (QObject), name (string)</li>
            </ul>
        """
        if isinstance(args[1], QIcon):
            icon = args[1]
            incr = 1
        else:
            icon = None
            incr = 0
        if len(args) < 6+incr:
            raise ArgumentsError("Not enough arguments, %d expected, got %d" % \
                                 (6+incr, len(args)))
        elif len(args) > 7+incr:
            raise ArgumentsError("Too many arguments, max. %d expected, got %d" % \
                                 (7+incr, len(args)))
            
        parent = args[4+incr]
        QAction.__init__(self, parent)
        name = args[5+incr]
        if name:
            self.setObjectName(name)
        
        if args[1+incr]:
            self.setText(args[1+incr])
        
        if args[0]:
            self.setIconText(args[0])
        if args[2+incr]:
            self.setShortcut(QKeySequence(args[2+incr]))
        
        if args[3+incr]:
            self.setAlternateShortcut(QKeySequence(args[3+incr]))
        
        if icon:
            self.setIcon(icon)
        
        if len(args) == 7+incr:
            self.setCheckable(args[6+incr])
        
    def setAlternateShortcut(self, shortcut):
        """
        Public slot to set the alternative keyboard shortcut.
        
        @param shortcut the alternative accelerator (QKeySequence)
        """
        if not shortcut.isEmpty():
            shortcuts = self.shortcuts()
            if len(shortcuts) > 0:
                if len(shortcuts) == 1:
                    shortcuts.append(shortcut)
                else:
                    shortcuts[1] = shortcut
                self.setShortcuts(shortcuts)
        
    def alternateShortcut(self):
        """
        Public method to retrieve the alternative keyboard shortcut.
        
        @return the alternative accelerator (QKeySequence)
        """
        shortcuts = self.shortcuts()
        if len(shortcuts) < 2:
            return QKeySequence()
        else:
            return shortcuts[1]

def addActions(target, actions):
    """
    Module function to add a list of actions to a widget.
    
    @param target reference to the target widget (QWidget)
    @param actions list of actions to be added to the target. A
        None indicates a separator (list of QActions)
    """
    if target is None:
        return
    
    for action in actions:
        if action is None:
            target.addSeparator()
        else:
            target.addAction(action)

def createActionGroup(parent, name = None, exclusive = False):
    """
    Module function to create an action group.
    
    @param parent parent object of the action group (QObject)
    @param name name of the action group object (string)
    @param exclusive flag indicating an exclusive action group (boolean)
    @return reference to the created action group (QActionGroup)
    """
    actGrp = QActionGroup(parent)
    if name:
        actGrp.setObjectName(name)
    actGrp.setExclusive(exclusive)
    return actGrp