qtvcp -baseclass: register dialogs for later checks

like if you want to send responses to the current showing dialog

Author: c-morley

lib/python/qtvcp/qt_makegui.py

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def __init__(self, halcomp=None, path=None):
         self.originalCloseEvent_ = self.closeEvent
         self._halWidgetList = []
         self._VCPWindowList = []
+        self._DialogList = []
         self.settings = QtCore.QSettings('QtVcp', path.BASENAME)
         log.info('Qsettings file path: yellow<{}>'.format(self.settings.fileName()))
         # make an instance with embedded variables so they
@@ -107,6 +108,12 @@ def registerHalWidget(self, widget):
     def getRegisteredHalWidgetList(self):
         return self._halWidgetList
 
+    def registerDialog(self, widget):
+        self._DialogList.append(widget)
+
+    def getRegisteredDialogList(self):
+        return self._DialogList
+
     # These catch events if using a plain VCP panel and there is no handler file
     def keyPressEvent(self, e):
         self.keyPressTrap(e)

lib/python/qtvcp/widgets/widget_baseclass.py

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 import hal
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QDialog
+
 from qtvcp import logger
 
 # Instantiate the libraries with global reference
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ def __init__(self,comp=None,path=None,window=None):
         # INSTANCE_NAME is the embedded panel name
     def hal_init(self, HAL_NAME=None,INSTANCE_NAME = None):
         self.__class__.QTVCP_INSTANCE_.registerHalWidget(self)
+
         if INSTANCE_NAME is not None:
             self.__class__.THIS_INSTANCE_ = self.__class__.QTVCP_INSTANCE_[INSTANCE_NAME]
         else:
@@ -67,6 +70,13 @@ def hal_init(self, HAL_NAME=None,INSTANCE_NAME = None):
             self.PREFS_ = self.QTVCP_INSTANCE_.PREFS_
         except:
             self.PREFS_ = None
+
+        # register avaliable dialogs (for external controls)
+        if isinstance(self, QDialog):
+            idname = self.objectName()
+            LOG.verbose('green<Registered Dialog:> {}'.format(idname))
+            self.__class__.QTVCP_INSTANCE_.registerDialog(self)
+
         LOG.verbose("HAL_init: ObjectName:'{}'\n    SELF:{}\n    HAL NAME:{}\n    PREFS:{}\n    INSTANMCE:{}".format(self.objectName(),self,self.HAL_NAME_,self.PREFS_ ,self.__class__.THIS_INSTANCE_))
         self._hal_init()