Event mechanism working perfectly and very simple and clean

papers/commands/remove_cmd.py

@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ from .. import color
 from .. import configs
 from .helpers import add_references_argument, parse_references
 
+from ..events import Event
+
+class RemoveEvent(Event):
+    def __init__(self, config, ui, citekey):
+        self.config = config
+        self.ui = ui
+        self.citekey = citekey
 
 def parser(subparsers, config):
     parser = subparsers.add_parser('remove', help='removes a paper')
@@ -19,12 +26,8 @@ def command(config, ui, references):
     sure = ui.input_yn(question=are_you_sure, default='n')
     if sure:
         for c in citekeys:
-            # Extend with plugin commands, think about how to create a smart registering system for plugins
-            plugs = configs.get_plugins(config)
-            for plugname in plugs:
-                module_name = 'papers.plugins.' + plugname + '.' + plugname + '_cmd'
-                plug = __import__(module_name, globals(), locals(), ['callback'], -1)
-                plug.callback(config, ui, 'remove', c)
+            rmevent = RemoveEvent(config, ui, c)
+            rmevent.send()
 
             rp.remove(c)
 

papers/events.py

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+msg_list = {}
+
+def listen(EventClass):
+    def wrap(f):
+        if isinstance(EventClass, type) \
+                and issubclass(EventClass, Event) \
+                and EventClass != Event:
+
+            if not EventClass.__name__ in msg_list:
+                msg_list[EventClass.__name__] = []
+            msg_list[EventClass.__name__].append(f)
+            # next step allow us to call the function itself without Event raised
+            def wrapped_f(*args):
+                f(*args)
+            return wrapped_f
+        else:
+            raise IOError('{} is not an Event subclass'.format(EventClass))
+    return wrap
+
+
+class Event(object):
+    def __init__(self, string):
+        """This is an example of simple event that can be raised
+        Inherit from this class and redefine whatever you need,
+        except the send funtion
+        """
+        self.string = string
+
+    def send(self):
+        """ This function send the instance of the class, i.e. the event to be sent,
+        to all function that listen to it
+        """
+        if self.__class__.__name__ in msg_list:
+            for f in msg_list[self.__class__.__name__]:
+                f(self)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    class TestEvent(Event):
+        def print_one(self):
+            print 'one'
+
+    @listen(TestEvent)
+    def Display(TestEventInstance):
+        print TestEventInstance.string
+
+    @listen(TestEvent)
+    def Helloword(TestEventInstance):
+        print 'Helloword'
+
+    @listen(TestEvent)
+    def PrintIt(TestEventInstance):
+        TestEventInstance.print_one()
+
+    class AddEvent(Event):
+        def __init__(self):
+            pass
+
+        def add(self, a, b):
+            return a + b
+
+    @listen(AddEvent)
+    def DoIt(AddEventInstance):
+        print AddEventInstance.add(17, 25)
+
+    # using the callback system
+    myevent = TestEvent('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz')
+    myevent.send()  # this one call three function
+
+    addevent = AddEvent()
+    addevent.send()
+
+    # but also work without the event raising system!
+    Display(myevent)
+    Helloword(myevent)
+    PrintIt(myevent)
+    DoIt(addevent)

papers/papers

@@ -29,18 +29,10 @@ config = configs.read_config()
 ui = UI(config)
 
 # Extend with plugin commands
-plugs = configs.get_plugins(config)
-for plugname in plugs:
-    module_name = 'papers.plugs.' + plugname + '.' + plugname + '_cmd'
-    plug = __import__(module_name, globals(), locals(),
-                      ['parser', 'command'], -1)
-    cmds.update(collections.OrderedDict([(plugname, plug)]))
-
-plugins.load_plugins(config, ui, plugs)
+plugins.load_plugins(config, ui, configs.get_plugins(config))
 for p in plugins.get_plugins().values():
     cmds.update(collections.OrderedDict([(p.name, p)]))
-
-#####
+#
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="research papers repository")
 subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title="valid commands", dest="command")

papers/plugins.py

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class PapersPlugin(object):
     #two options:
     #- create specific cases in script papers/papers
     #- do not store self.config and self.ui and use them if needed when command is called
-    #this may end up a lot of function with config/ui in argument
-    #or just keep it this way...
+    #this may end up with a lot of function with config/ui in argument
+    #or just keep it that way...
     def parser(self, subparsers, config):
         """ Should retrun the parser with plugins specific command.
         This is a basic example
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def load_plugins(config, ui, names):
             except ImportError as exc:
                 # Again, this is hacky:
                 if exc.args[0].endswith(' ' + name):
-                    ui.warning('** plugin %s not found' % name)
+                    ui.warning('plugin {} not found'.format(name))
                 else:
                     raise
             else:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def load_plugins(config, ui, names):
                         _instances[obj] = obj(config, ui)
 
         except:
-            ui.warning('** error loading plugin %s' % name)
+            ui.warning('error loading plugin {}'.format(name))
 
 
 def get_plugins():

papers/plugs/texnote/texnote.py

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ from ... import files
 from ...plugins import PapersPlugin
 from ...commands.helpers import add_references_argument, parse_reference
 
+from ...events import listen
+from ...commands.remove_cmd import RemoveEvent
+
 TEXNOTE_SECTION = 'texnote'
 TEXNOTE_SAMPLE_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'note_sample.tex')
 TEXNOTE_DIR = 'texnote'
@@ -27,19 +30,16 @@ class TexnotePlugin(PapersPlugin):
         open_texnote(config, ui, reference)
 
 
-#  temporary
-
-
-def callback(config, ui, name, ref):
-    if name == 'remove':
-        rp = repo.Repository.from_directory(config)
-        paper = rp.get_paper(parse_reference(ui, rp, ref))
+@listen(RemoveEvent)
+def remove(rmevent):
+    rp = repo.Repository.from_directory(rmevent.config)
+    paper = rp.get_paper(parse_reference(rmevent.ui, rp, rmevent.citekey))
 
-        if 'texnote' in paper.metadata:
-            os.remove(paper.metadata['texnote'])
-            paper.metadata.pop('texnote')
-            metapath = rp.path_to_paper_file(paper.citekey, 'meta')
-            files.save_meta(paper.metadata, metapath)
+    if 'texnote' in paper.metadata:
+        os.remove(paper.metadata['texnote'])
+        paper.metadata.pop('texnote')
+        metapath = rp.path_to_paper_file(paper.citekey, 'meta')
+        files.save_meta(paper.metadata, metapath)
 
 
 def open_texnote(config, ui, ref):
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def autofill_texnote(texnote_path, bibentry):
     text = f.read()
     f.close()
     # modify with bib info
-    print bibentry
+    #print bibentry
     fields = bibentry.fields
     persons = bibentry.persons