use a config file instead of hard-coding connector names

[lilass.git] / dsl.py

diff --git a/dsl.py b/dsl.py
index d8d88c977dc38be086137a38c6aa7217d5a087b0..47c906ef11bce2aa2edf239fceacaeda00e95aac 100755 (executable)
--- a/dsl.py
+++ b/dsl.py
@@ -1,11 +1,33 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # DSL - easy Display Setup for Laptops
 
-import sys, re, subprocess
+import os, sys, re, subprocess
 from PyQt4 import QtGui
 from selector_window import PositionSelection
 app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
 
+# Load a section-less config file: maps parameter names to space-separated lists of strings (with shell quotation)
+def loadConfigFile(file):
+       import shlex
+       # read config file
+       linenr = 0
+       with open(file) as file:
+               result = {}
+               for line in file:
+                       linenr += 1
+                       line = line.strip()
+                       if not len(line) or line.startswith("#"): continue # skip empty and comment lines
+                       try:
+                               # parse line
+                               pos = line.index("=") # will raise exception when substring is not found
+                               curKey = line[:pos].strip()
+                               value = line[pos+1:]
+                               result[curKey] = shlex.split(value)
+                       except Exception:
+                               raise Exception("Invalid config, line %d: Error parsing line (quoting issue?)" % linenr)
+       # add some convencience get functions
+       return result
+
 def getXrandrInformation():
        p = subprocess.Popen(["xrandr", "-q"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
        connectors = {} # map of connector names to a list of resolutions
@@ -43,48 +65,57 @@ def res2user(res):
                strRatio = '16:%d' % ratio
        return '%dx%d (%s)' %(w, h, strRatio)
 
-# Check screen setup
-internalName = "LVDS1"
-externalNames = ["HDMI1", "DP1", "VGA1"]
+def findAvailableConnector(tryConnectors, availableConnectors):
+       for connector in tryConnectors:
+               if connector in availableConnectors: return connector
+       return None
+
+# load options
+config = loadConfigFile(os.getenv('HOME') + '/.dsl.conf')
+if len(config['internalConnector']) != 1:
+       raise Exception("You must specify exactly one internal connector")
+if len(config['externalConnectors']) < 1:
+       raise Exception("You must specify at least one external connector")
+# use options
+internalConnector = config['internalConnector'][0]
+externalConnectors = config['externalConnectors']
 connectors = getXrandrInformation()
-internalResolutions = connectors[internalName] # there must be a screen assoicated to the internal connector
-externalName = None # *the* external connector which is actually used
-externalResolutions = None # resultions of the external connector
-args = {} # maps connector names to xrand arguments
+usedExternalConnector = findAvailableConnector(externalConnectors, connectors) # *the* external connector which is actually used
 
-# look for enabled external screen, disable all the others
-for name in externalNames:
-       if externalResolutions is None and name in connectors:
-               externalName = name
-               externalResolutions = connectors[name]
-       else:
-               args[name] = ["--off"]
+# default: screen off
+args = {} # maps connector names to xrand arguments
+for c in externalConnectors+[internalConnector]:
+       args[c] = ["--off"]
 
 # Check what to do
-if externalName is not None: # we need to ask what to do
-       extPosition = PositionSelection(externalName, map(res2user, internalResolutions), map(res2user, externalResolutions))
+if usedExternalConnector is not None: # there's an external screen connected, we need to ask what to do
+       internalResolutions = connectors[internalConnector]
+       externalResolutions = connectors[usedExternalConnector]
+       extPosition = PositionSelection(usedExternalConnector, map(res2user, internalResolutions), map(res2user, externalResolutions))
        extPosition.exec_()
        if not extPosition.result(): sys.exit(1) # the user canceled
        extResolution = res2xrandr(externalResolutions[extPosition.extResolutions.currentIndex()])
        intResolution = res2xrandr(internalResolutions[extPosition.intResolutions.currentIndex()])
        # build command-line
-       args[externalName] = ["--mode", extResolution] # we definitely want an external screen
+       args[usedExternalConnector] = ["--mode", extResolution] # set external screen to desired resolution
        if extPosition.extOnly.isChecked():
-               args[internalName] = ["--off"]
-               args[externalName] += ["--primary"]
+               args[usedExternalConnector] += ["--primary"]
        else:
                # there are two screens
-               args[internalName] = ["--mode", intResolution]
+               args[internalConnector] = ["--mode", intResolution] # set internal screen to desired resolution
+               # set position
                if extPosition.posLeft.isChecked():
-                       args[externalName] += ["--left-of", internalName]
+                       args[usedExternalConnector] += ["--left-of", internalConnector]
                else:
-                       args[externalName] += ["--right-of", internalName]
+                       args[usedExternalConnector] += ["--right-of", internalConnector]
+               # set primary screen
                if extPosition.primExt.isChecked():
-                       args[externalName] += ["--primary"]
+                       args[usedExternalConnector] += ["--primary"]
                else:
-                       args[internalName] += ["--primary"]
+                       args[internalConnector] += ["--primary"]
 else:
-       args[internalName] = ["--mode", res2xrandr(internalResolutions[0]), "--primary"]
+       # use first resolution
+       args[internalConnector] = ["--mode", res2xrandr(connectors[internalConnector][0]), "--primary"]
 # and do it
 call = ["xrandr"]
 for name in args: