Mac/Lib/nsremote.py

   1 """nsremote - Control Netscape from python.
   2
   3 Interface modelled after unix-interface done
   4 by hassan@cs.stanford.edu.
   5
   6 Jack Jansen, CWI, January 1996.
   7 """
   8 #
   9 # Note: this module currently uses the funny SpyGlass AppleEvents, since
  10 # these seem to be the only way to get the info from Netscape. It would
  11 # be nicer to use the more "object oriented" standard OSA stuff, when it
  12 # is implemented in Netscape.
  13 #
  14 import sys
  15
  16 import aetools
  17 import Netscape
  18 import MacOS
  19
  20 Error = 'nsremote.Error'
  21
  22 _talker = None
  23
  24 def _init():
  25         global _talker
  26         if _talker == None:
  27                 _talker = Netscape.Netscape()
  28
  29 def list(dpyinfo=""):
  30         _init()
  31         list = _talker.list_windows()
  32         return map(lambda x: (x, 'version unknown'), list)
  33
  34 def geturl(windowid=0, dpyinfo=""):
  35         _init()
  36         if windowid == 0:
  37                 ids = _talker.list_windows()
  38                 if not ids:
  39                         raise Error, 'No netscape windows open'
  40                 windowid = ids[0]
  41         info = _talker.get_window_info(windowid)
  42         return info
  43
  44 def openurl(url, windowid=0, dpyinfo=""):
  45         _init()
  46         if windowid == 0:
  47                 _talker.OpenURL(url)
  48         else:
  49                 _talker.OpenURL(url, toWindow=windowid)
  50
  51 def _test():
  52         """Test program: Open www.python.org in all windows, then revert"""
  53         import sys
  54         windows_and_versions = list()
  55         windows_and_urls = map(lambda x: (x[0], geturl(x[0])[0]), windows_and_versions)
  56         for id, version in windows_and_versions:
  57                 openurl('http://www.python.org/', windowid=id)
  58         print 'Type return to revert to old contents-'
  59         sys.stdin.readline()
  60         for id, url in windows_and_urls:
  61                 openurl(url, id)
  62
  63 if __name__ == '__main__':
  64         _test()
  65