add eConsoleAppContainer to execute shell scripts or applications from python without blocking the mainloop

2 files changed, 41 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/lib/python/connections.h b/lib/python/connections.h
index 3df7b565..ac5865e5 100644
--- a/lib/python/connections.h
+++ b/lib/python/connections.h
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ public:
 	PyObject *get() { Py_INCREF(m_list); return m_list; }
 };
 
-inline PyObject *PyFrom(int v)
-{
-	return PyInt_FromLong(v);
-}
-
 template <class R>
 class PSignal0: public PSignal, public Signal0<R>
 {
@@ -65,7 +60,21 @@ public:
 	R operator()(V0 a0)
 	{
 		PyObject *pArgs = PyTuple_New(1);
-		PyTuple_SET_ITEM(pArgs, 0, PyFrom(a0));
+		PyTuple_SET_ITEM(pArgs, 0, PyInt_FromLong(a0));
+		callPython(pArgs);
+		Py_DECREF(pArgs);
+		return Signal1<R,V0>::operator()(a0);
+	}
+};
+
+template <class R, class V0>
+class PSignal1Str: public PSignal, public Signal1<R,V0>
+{
+public:
+	R operator()(V0 a0)
+	{
+		PyObject *pArgs = PyTuple_New(1);
+		PyTuple_SET_ITEM(pArgs, 0, PyString_FromString(a0));
 		callPython(pArgs);
 		Py_DECREF(pArgs);
 		return Signal1<R,V0>::operator()(a0);
@@ -79,8 +88,8 @@ public:
 	R operator()(V0 a0, V1 a1)
 	{
 		PyObject *pArgs = PyTuple_New(2);
-		PyTuple_SET_ITEM(pArgs, 0, PyFrom(a0));
-		PyTuple_SET_ITEM(pArgs, 1, PyFrom(a1));
+		PyTuple_SET_ITEM(pArgs, 0, PyInt_FromLong(a0));
+		PyTuple_SET_ITEM(pArgs, 1, PyInt_FromLong(a1));
 		callPython(pArgs);
 		Py_DECREF(pArgs);
 		return Signal2<R,V0,V1>::operator()(a0, a1);
diff --git a/lib/python/enigma_python.i b/lib/python/enigma_python.i
index 8261385d..42315ce7 100644
--- a/lib/python/enigma_python.i
+++ b/lib/python/enigma_python.i
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ is usually caused by not marking PSignals as immutable.
 #include <lib/base/ebase.h>
 #include <lib/base/smartptr.h>
 #include <lib/base/eerror.h>
+#include <lib/base/console.h>
 #include <lib/service/iservice.h>
 #include <lib/service/service.h>
 #include <lib/service/event.h>
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ typedef long time_t;
 
 
 // TODO: embed these...
+%immutable eConsoleAppContainer::appClosed;
+%immutable eConsoleAppContainer::dataAvail;
+%immutable eConsoleAppContainer::dataSent;
 %immutable eButton::selected;
 %immutable eInput::changed;
 %immutable eComponentScan::statusChanged;
@@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ typedef long time_t;
 %immutable pNavigation::m_event;
 %immutable eListbox::selectionChanged;
 
+%include <lib/base/console.h>
 %include <lib/gdi/font.h>
 %include <lib/gdi/gpixmap.h>
 %include <lib/gdi/epoint.h>
@@ -198,13 +203,13 @@ public:
 	PyObject *get();
 };
 
-template<class R, class P0> class PSignal1
-{
-public:
-	PyObject *get();
-};
+%template(PSignal0V) PSignal0<void>;
 
-template<class R, class P0, class P1> class PSignal2
+%typemap(out) PSignal0V {
+	$1 = $input->get();
+}
+
+template<class R, class P0> class PSignal1
 {
 public:
 	PyObject *get();
@@ -216,12 +221,23 @@ public:
 	$1 = $input->get();
 }
 
-%template(PSignal0V) PSignal0<void>;
+template<class R, class P0> class PSignal1Str
+{
+public:
+	PyObject *get();
+};
 
-%typemap(out) PSignal0V {
+%template(PSignal1VS) PSignal1Str<void,const char*>;
+
+%typemap(out) PSignal1VS {
 	$1 = $input->get();
 }
 
+template<class R, class P0, class P1> class PSignal2
+{
+public:
+	PyObject *get();
+};
 
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