allow to select frontend via command-line; add a GUI-less frontend for scripted actions

[lilass.git] / dsl.py

diff --git a/dsl.py b/dsl.py
index d13d0a0f8dc058c008fe2e12dbc7393624cb242b..b4f77bf413391f2bf4b7e01d835c80b76b695299 100755 (executable)
--- a/dsl.py
+++ b/dsl.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 import argparse, sys, os, re, subprocess
-import gui
+from gui import getFrontend
+frontend = getFrontend("cli") # the fallback, until we got a proper frontend. This is guaranteed to be available.
 
 # for auto-config: common names of internal connectors
 commonInternalConnectorNames = ['LVDS', 'LVDS0', 'LVDS1', 'LVDS-0', 'LVDS-1']
@@ -182,11 +183,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
        try:
                # parse command-line arguments
                parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='easy Display Setup for Laptops')
+               parser.add_argument("-f, --frontend",
+                                                       dest="frontend",
+                                                       help="The frontend to be used for user interaction")
                parser.add_argument("-r, --relative-position",
                                                        dest="rel_position", choices=('left', 'right', 'external-only'),
                                                        help="Position of external screen relative to internal one")
                cmdArgs = parser.parse_args()
                
+               # load frontend
+               frontend = getFrontend(cmdArgs.frontend)
+               
                # load connectors and classify them
                connectors = getXrandrInformation()
                (internalConnector, externalConnectors) = classifyConnectors(connectors)
@@ -212,7 +219,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                                setup = ScreenSetup(relPosition, connectors[internalConnector][0], connectors[usedExternalConnector][0]) # use default resolutions
                        else:
                                # use GUI
-                               setup = gui.setup(connectors[internalConnector], connectors[usedExternalConnector])
+                               setup = frontend.setup(connectors[internalConnector], connectors[usedExternalConnector])
                        if setup is None: sys.exit(1) # the user canceled
                        # apply it
                        connectorArgs[internalConnector] = setup.getInternalArgs()
@@ -228,5 +235,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                print "Call that will be made:",call
                subprocess.check_call(call)
        except Exception as e:
-               gui.error(str(e))
+               frontend.error(str(e))
                raise