hell_low_level_library.py

The major functionality added in this release includes: - Rootless mode in X11 - Widget Templt

# low-level library version of Hello, World

from PicoGUI import network, requests, responses, events

def test(address='localhost', display=0):
    connection = network.sock(address, display)
    connection.send(requests.mkstring('Greetings'))
    string_id = responses.next(connection)
    connection.send(requests.register(string_id))
    top_id = responses.next(connection)
    # PG_WIDGET_LABEL is 1
    connection.send(requests.createwidget(1))
    label_id = responses.next(connection)
    connection.send(requests.mkstring('Hello, World'))
    string_id = responses.next(connection)
    # PG_WP_TEXT is 7
    connection.send(requests.set(label_id, 7, string_id))
    responses.next(connection)
    # PG_WP_SIDE is 2, PG_S_ALL is 2048 (1<<11)
    connection.send(requests.set(label_id, 2, 2048))
    responses.next(connection)
    # PG_FSTYLE_BOLD is 256 (1<<8)
    connection.send(requests.mkfont('', 256, 24))
    font_id = responses.next(connection)
    # PG_WP_FONT is 8
    connection.send(requests.set(label_id, 8, font_id))
    responses.next(connection)
    # PG_DERIVE_INSIDE is 2
    connection.send(requests.attachwidget(top_id, label_id, 2))
    responses.next(connection)
    connection.send(requests.update())
    responses.next(connection)
    return connection

def event_loop(connection):
    while 1:
        connection.send(requests.wait())
        ev = responses.next(connection)
        if isinstance(ev, events.Event) and ev.name == 'close':
            return

if __name__ == '__main__':
    from sys import argv
    if len(argv) > 2: display = argv[2]
    else: display = 0
    if len(argv) > 1: address = argv[1]
    else: address = 'localhost'
    c = test(address, port)
    event_loop(c)