"""Remote-control interfaces to some browsers.""" import os import sys PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY = 4 class Error(Exception): pass _browsers = {} def register(name, klass, instance=None): """Register a browser connector and, optionally, connection.""" _browsers[name.lower()] = [klass, instance] def get(name=None): """Retrieve a connection to a browser by type name, or the default browser.""" name = name or DEFAULT_BROWSER try: L = _browsers[name.lower()] except KeyError: raise ValueError, "unknown browser type: " + `name` if L[1] is None: L[1] = L[0]() return L[1] # Please note: the following definition hides a builtin function. def open(url, new=0): get().open(url, new) def open_new(url): get().open_new(url) def _iscommand(cmd): """Return true if cmd can be found on the executable search path.""" path = os.environ.get("PATH") if not path: return 0 for d in path.split(os.pathsep): exe = os.path.join(d, cmd) if os.path.isfile(exe): return 1 return 0 class CommandLineBrowser: _browsers = [] if os.environ.get("DISPLAY"): _browsers.extend([ ("netscape", "netscape %s >/dev/null &"), ("mosaic", "mosaic %s >/dev/null &"), ]) _browsers.extend([ ("lynx", "lynx %s"), ("w3m", "w3m %s"), ]) def open(self, url, new=0): for exe, cmd in self._browsers: if _iscommand(exe): os.system(cmd % url) return raise Error("could not locate runnable browser") def open_new(self, url): self.open(url) register("command-line", CommandLineBrowser) class Netscape: autoRaise = 1 def _remote(self, action): raise_opt = ("-noraise", "-raise")[self.autoRaise] cmd = "netscape %s -remote '%s' >/dev/null 2>&1" % (raise_opt, action) rc = os.system(cmd) if rc: import time os.system("netscape -no-about-splash &") time.sleep(PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY) rc = os.system(cmd) return not rc def open(self, url, new=0): if new: self.open_new(url) else: self._remote("openURL(%s)" % url) def open_new(self, url): self._remote("openURL(%s, new-window)" % url) register("netscape", Netscape) class Konquerer: """Controller for the KDE File Manager (kfm, or Konquerer). See http://developer.kde.org/documentation/other/kfmclient.html for more information on the Konquerer remote-control interface. """ def _remote(self, action): cmd = "kfmclient %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % action rc = os.system(cmd) if rc: import time os.system("kfm -d &") time.sleep(PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY) rc = os.system(cmd) return not rc def open(self, url, new=1): # XXX currently I know no way to prevent KFM from opening a new win. self.open_new(url) def open_new(self, url): self._remote("openURL %s" % url) register("kfm", Konquerer) class Grail: # There should be a way to maintain a connection to Grail, but the # Grail remote control protocol doesn't really allow that at this # point. It probably never will! def _find_grail_rc(self): import glob import pwd import socket import tempfile tempdir = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), ".grail-unix") user = pwd.getpwuid(_os.getuid())[0] filename = os.path.join(tempdir, user + "-*") maybes = glob.glob(filename) if not maybes: return None s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) for fn in maybes: # need to PING each one until we find one that's live try: s.connect(fn) except socket.error: # no good; attempt to clean it out, but don't fail: try: os.unlink(fn) except IOError: pass else: return s def _remote(self, action): s = self._find_grail_rc() if not s: return 0 s.send(action) s.close() return 1 def open(self, url, new=0): if new: self.open_new(url) else: self._remote("LOAD " + url) def open_new(self, url): self._remote("LOADNEW " + url) register("grail", Grail) class WindowsDefault: def open(self, url, new=0): os.startfile(url) def open_new(self, url): self.open(url) DEFAULT_BROWSER = "command-line" if sys.platform[:3] == "win": del _browsers["kfm"] register("windows-default", WindowsDefault) DEFAULT_BROWSER = "windows-default" elif os.environ.get("DISPLAY"): if _iscommand("netscape"): DEFAULT_BROWSER = "netscape" # If the $BROWSER environment variable is set and true, let that be # the name of the browser to use: # DEFAULT_BROWSER = os.environ.get("BROWSER") or DEFAULT_BROWSER # Now try to support the MacOS world. This is the only supported # controller on that platform, so don't mess with the default! try: import ic except ImportError: pass else: class InternetConfig: def open(self, url, new=0): ic.launchurl(url) def open_new(self, url): self.open(url) _browsers.clear() register("internet-config", InternetConfig) DEFAULT_BROWSER = "internet-config"