--- a/src/eric7/eric7_trpreviewer.py Sat Nov 11 10:13:29 2023 +0100 +++ b/src/eric7/eric7_trpreviewer.py Sat Nov 11 12:44:51 2023 +0100 @@ -12,48 +12,91 @@ of the integrated tr previewer. """ +import argparse import os import sys from PyQt6.QtGui import QGuiApplication -for arg in sys.argv[:]: - if arg.startswith("--config="): - from eric7 import Globals + +def createArgparseNamespace(): + """ + Function to create an argument parser. + + @return created argument parser object + @rtype argparse.ArgumentParser + """ + from eric7.UI.Info import Version + + # 1. create the argument parser + parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( + description="Translations file previewer of the eric tool suite.", + epilog="Copyright (c) 2004 - 2023 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>.", + ) - configDir = arg.replace("--config=", "") - Globals.setConfigDir(configDir) - sys.argv.remove(arg) - elif arg.startswith("--settings="): - from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings + # 2. add the arguments + parser.add_argument( + "-V", + "--version", + action="version", + version="%(prog)s {0}".format(Version), + help="show version information and exit", + ) + parser.add_argument( + "--config", + metavar="config_dir", + help="use the given directory as the one containing the config files", + ) + parser.add_argument( + "--settings", + metavar="settings_dir", + help="use the given directory to store the settings files", + ) + parser.add_argument( + "file", + nargs="*", + help="open a list of translation files for previewing", + ) - 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) + # 3. create the Namespace object by parsing the command line + args = parser.parse_args() + return args + + +args = createArgparseNamespace() +if args.config: + from eric7 import Globals + + Globals.setConfigDir(args.config) +if args.settings: + from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings + + settingsDir = os.path.expanduser(args.settings) + if not os.path.isdir(settingsDir): + os.makedirs(settingsDir) + QSettings.setPath( + QSettings.Format.IniFormat, QSettings.Scope.UserScope, settingsDir + ) from eric7.EricWidgets.EricApplication import EricApplication -from eric7.Globals import AppInfo from eric7.Toolbox import Startup from eric7.Tools.TRSingleApplication import TRSingleApplicationClient app = None -def createMainWidget(argv): +def createMainWidget(args): """ Function to create the main widget. - @param argv list of commandline parameters (list of strings) - @return reference to the main widget (QWidget) + @param args namespace object containing the parsed command line parameters + @type argparse.Namespace + @return reference to the main widget + @rtype QWidget """ from eric7.Tools.TRPreviewer import TRPreviewer - files = argv[1:] if len(argv) > 1 else [] - previewer = TRPreviewer(files, None, "TRPreviewer") + previewer = TRPreviewer(args.file, None, "TRPreviewer") return previewer @@ -66,35 +109,21 @@ QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName("eric7_trpreviewer") - 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 TR Previewer", "file", "TR file previewer", options - ) - # set the library paths for plugins Startup.setLibraryPaths() - app = EricApplication(sys.argv) + app = EricApplication(args) client = TRSingleApplicationClient() res = client.connect() if res > 0: - if len(sys.argv) > 1: - client.processArgs(sys.argv[1:]) + if args.file: + client.processArgs(args) sys.exit(0) elif res < 0: print("eric7_trpreviewer: {0}".format(client.errstr())) sys.exit(res) else: - res = Startup.simpleAppStartup(sys.argv, appinfo, createMainWidget, app=app) + res = Startup.appStartup(args, createMainWidget, app=app) sys.exit(res)