view.py
: 启动输入控制台, 将更新打印到流中的常量, 从命名管道获取输入并将其馈送到更新流:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import subprocess
import sys
import tempfile
from Queue import Queue, Empty
from threading import Thread
def launch_entry_console(named_pipe):
if os.name == 'nt': # or use sys.platform for more specific names
console = ['cmd.exe', '/c'] # or something
else:
console = ['xterm', '-e'] # specify your favorite terminal
# emulator here
cmd = ['python', 'entry.py', named_pipe]
return subprocess.Popen(console + cmd)
def print_updates(queue):
value = queue.get() # wait until value is available
msg = ""
while True:
for c in "/-\|":
minwidth = len(msg) # make sure previous output is overwritten
msg = "\r%s %s" % (c, value)
sys.stdout.write(msg.ljust(minwidth))
sys.stdout.flush()
try:
value = queue.get(timeout=.1) # update value
except Empty:
pass
print 'view console'
# launch updates thread
q = Queue(maxsize=1) # use queue to communicate with the thread
t = Thread(target=print_updates, args=(q,))
t.daemon = True # die with the program
t.start()
# create named pipe to communicate with the entry console
dirname = tempfile.mkdtemp()
named_pipe = os.path.join(dirname, 'named_pipe')
os.mkfifo(named_pipe) #note: there should be an analog on Windows
try:
p = launch_entry_console(named_pipe)
# accept input from the entry console
with open(named_pipe) as file:
for line in iter(file.readline, ''):
# pass it to 'print_updates' thread
q.put(line.strip()) # block until the value is retrieved
p.wait()
finally:
os.unlink(named_pipe)
os.rmdir(dirname)