src/eric7/eric7_snap.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright (c) 2012 - 2022 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
#

"""
eric Snap.

This is the main Python script that performs the necessary initialization
of the snapshot module and starts the Qt event loop.
"""

import os
import sys

from PyQt6.QtGui import QGuiApplication

for arg in sys.argv[:]:
    if arg.startswith("--config="):
        from eric7 import Globals

        configDir = arg.replace("--config=", "")
        Globals.setConfigDir(configDir)
        sys.argv.remove(arg)
    elif arg.startswith("--settings="):
        from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings

        settingsDir = os.path.expanduser(arg.replace("--settings=", ""))
        if not os.path.isdir(settingsDir):
            os.makedirs(settingsDir)
        QSettings.setPath(
            QSettings.Format.IniFormat, QSettings.Scope.UserScope, settingsDir
        )
        sys.argv.remove(arg)

from eric7.Globals import AppInfo
from eric7.Toolbox import Startup


def createMainWidget(argv):
    """
    Function to create the main widget.

    @param argv list of commandline parameters (list of strings)
    @return reference to the main widget (QWidget)
    """
    from eric7.Snapshot.SnapWidget import SnapWidget

    return SnapWidget()


def main():
    """
    Main entry point into the application.
    """
    QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName("eric7_snap.desktop")

    options = [
        (
            "--config=configDir",
            "use the given directory as the one containing the config files",
        ),
        (
            "--settings=settingsDir",
            "use the given directory to store the settings files",
        ),
    ]
    appinfo = AppInfo.makeAppInfo(
        sys.argv,
        "eric Snap",
        "",
        "Simple utility to do snapshots of the screen.",
        options,
    )
    res = Startup.simpleAppStartup(sys.argv, appinfo, createMainWidget)
    sys.exit(res)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()