-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 This is probably something that would be of interest to sugar-devel as well.
On 07/27/2010 03:11 PM, tom-ipp wrote: > Hi, > I wrote a small script in python which lets me "sugarcoat" linux > application for sugar. > In fact, you call the script with the name of an installed program (need > the .desktop file) and it returns an activity directory -> an icon > appears in the home view to launch that program. > The -l option will return you the programs installed > in /usr/share/applications > It looks for an svg icon, if not found the icon of the journal activity > is used. > It is based around the famous library libsugarize.so and the script > found here : > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Running_Linux_Applications_Under_Sugar > Tested with fedora 13, for the application cheese, fedora-abe and > fedora-supertux. > You put the script simpleSugarCoater.py in your home directory, with the > libsugarize.so. > > Morally, the sugar coating is not the best thing to promote the sugar > platform. BUT we can't wait for the supertux developer to sugarize their > application and we all need supertux. So... It's definitely a start, and better than having to leave Sugar entirely for such programs. > Comments welcomed. > Sincerely. > Thomas > > The script: > > #!/usr/bin/env python > # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- > # > # build activity directory for launching linux application from sugar > # GNU General Public License v.3 > # Author : Thomas Jacoviac > # Contact : deve...@tom-ipp.info > # > > import os > import shutil > import sys > import getopt > import xdg.DesktopEntry > import xdg.IconTheme > import xdg.BaseDirectory > import mimetypes > > # == Declarations == > activityPath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Activities") #By > default, the directory will be created in the user's Activities > directory > defaultIcon = > "/usr/share/icons/sugar/scalable/apps/activity-journal.svg" # By > default, this icon will be used for the application > > # == Internal functions == > def sugarCoat(binary): > global activityPath > global defaultIcon > > iconName, execString = parseDesktopFile(binary) #Retrieve icon and > exec from desktop file > iconPath = locateIcon(iconName) > createActivityDir(os.path.join(activityPath, binary + ".activity")) > # Create activity directory tree > createInfoFile(activityPath, binary) # Create info file > shutil.copy(iconPath, os.path.join(activityPath, binary + > ".activity", "activity", "icon.svg")) # Copy icon to activity directory > if createLauncherFile(activityPath, binary, execString): > sys.exit("Error with launcher creation") #Create launcher > # Copy libsugarize.so in activity directory > #TODO: More versatile location for distributing libsugarize.so > shutil.copy("libsugarize.so", os.path.join(activityPath, binary + > ".activity", "lib", "libsugarize.so")) > > def parseDesktopFile(binary): > dirs = xdg.BaseDirectory.xdg_data_dirs > for dir in dirs: > if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(dir + "/applications/" + binary + > ".desktop")): > desktopFileContent = xdg.DesktopEntry.DesktopEntry(filename > = os.path.join(dir + "/applications/" + binary + ".desktop")) > execString = desktopFileContent.getExec() > iconName = desktopFileContent.getIcon() > return iconName, execString > sys.exit("No .desktop file for this application") > > def locateIcon(iconName): > global defaultIcon > iconPath = xdg.IconTheme.getIconPath(iconName, None, None, ["svg"]) > #Get iconPath with xdg > #TODO: Use xdg to magically find type, mimetypes is based on > filename suffix > if mimetypes.guess_type(iconPath)[0] != "image/svg+xml": # Check if > icon is svg file > #From > http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/icon-theme-spec-latest.html > #apps should look in $HOME/.icons, /usr/share/icons > and /usr/share/pixmaps (in that order) > dirs = [os.path.expanduser("~/.icons"), "/usr/share/icons", > "/usr/share/pixmaps"] > for dir in dirs: > for root, ds, files in os.walk(dir): > for file in files: > if mimetypes.guess_type(file)[0] == "image/svg+xml": > if os.path.splitext(file)[0] == iconName: > iconPath = os.path.join(root, file) > return iconPath > return defaultIcon # If no svg icon found, use default icon > > def createLauncherFile(activityPath, binary, execString): > launcherFile = open(os.path.join(activityPath, binary + ".activity", > "bin", "launcher.sh"), "w") > launcherFile.write("#!/bin/sh\n") > launcherFile.write("# from > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Running_Linux_Applications_Under_Sugar\n";) > launcherFile.write("\n") > launcherFile.write("while [ -n \"$2\" ] ; do\n") > launcherFile.write(" case \"$1\" in\n") > launcherFile.write(" -b | --bundle-id) export > SUGAR_BUNDLE_ID=\"$2\" ;;\n") > launcherFile.write(" -a | --activity-id) export > SUGAR_ACTIVITY_ID=\"$2\" ;;\n") > launcherFile.write(" -o | --object-id) export > SUGAR_OBJECT_ID=\"$2\" ;;\n") > launcherFile.write(" -u | --uri) export SUGAR_URI= > \"$2\" ;;\n") > launcherFile.write(" *) echo unknown argument $1 $2 ;;\n") > launcherFile.write(" esac\n") > launcherFile.write(" shift;shift\n") > launcherFile.write("done\n") > launcherFile.write("export LD_PRELOAD= > \"$SUGAR_BUNDLE_PATH/lib/libsugarize.so\"\n") > launcherFile.write("export NET_WM_NAME=\"" + binary + "\"\n") > launcherFile.write("exec " + execString + "\n") > launcherFile.close > launcherFile.flush() #For xo creation we need to ensure that file is > written on disk > os.fsync(launcherFile.fileno()) #idem > os.chmod(os.path.join(activityPath, binary + ".activity", "bin", > "launcher.sh"), 0755) > > def createActivityDir(directory): > if not os.path.isdir(directory) : os.makedirs(directory) > if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(directory, "activity")): > os.mkdir(os.path.join(directory, "activity")) > if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(directory, "bin")): > os.mkdir(os.path.join(directory, "bin")) > if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(directory, "lib")): > os.mkdir(os.path.join(directory, "lib")) > return > > def createInfoFile(activityPath, appName): > infoFile = open(os.path.join(activityPath, appName + ".activity", > "activity", "activity.info"), "w") > infoFile.write("[Activity]\n") > infoFile.write("name = " + appName + "\n") > infoFile.write("activity_version = 1\n") > infoFile.write("service_name = info.tom-ipp.sugar." + appName + > "\n") > infoFile.write("license = GPLv3\n") > infoFile.write("icon = icon\n") > infoFile.write("exec = launcher.sh\n") > infoFile.write("show_launcher = yes\n") > infoFile.close() > return > > # == Man page for the script == > def usage(): > print "----------------- Usage > ----------------------------------------" > print "sugarCoater.py create an activity directory, including > launcher," > print "for a standard linux application" > print "Usage: sugarCoater [options] application" > print "-h --help Prints this" > print "-l --list Lists applications installed" > > # == Main function == > def main(argv): > try: > opts, command = getopt.getopt(argv, "hl", ["help", "list"]) > except getopt.GetoptError: > usage() > sys.exit(2) > > for opt, arg in opts: > if opt in ("-h", "--help"): > usage() > sys.exit() > if opt in ("-l", "--list"): > listApps = [] > for app in sorted(os.listdir("/usr/share/applications/")): > if os.path.splitext(app)[1] == ".desktop": > listApps.append(os.path.splitext(app)[0]) > print os.path.splitext(app)[0] > sys.exit() > > if not command: > print "You need to provide the application you want to > sugarcoat." > print "Use -l or --list option to look in your's > $XDG_DATA_DIRS :" > print xdg.BaseDirectory.xdg_data_dirs > sys.exit(2) > > sugarCoat(command[0]) > > if __name__ == "__main__": > main(sys.argv[1:]) > > _______________________________________________ > SoaS mailing list > SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas - -- Luke Faraone http://luke.faraone.cc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkxPMGEACgkQtrC51grHAgYbWACfQDUo6LsvdHauTUxUJRe8A16L vVAAnitB+KJ0fTTGtu1n8oiwRLHdGQ3r =TqhE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ SoaS mailing list SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas
