[wxPython-users] Adding GUI to already existing CLI framework

[Andrea Gavana]

Hi Frank,

On 8/3/07, Frank Aune wrote:

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> Possible solutions for 2. I can think of:
> - Let CLI framework communicate with GUI over a UNIX socket, possibly using
> JSON socket API.
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> - Use DBUS for signaling the GUI (the CLI framework deals with hotpluggable
> HW, so I think DBUS usage is a good idea anyway)

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> - Just let the CLI framework send out wx.EVENTS and from CLI framework POW
> don't care if someone is listening. Then make the GUI respond to these
> events. This will make the framework depend on wx (at least it needs to
> import wx into its namespace and send out events), but perhaps this is an
> acceptable approach?

I must admit I am pretty lost with all your acronyms :-D
In any case, I don't see why an MVC/MVP approach wouldn't work in your
case: the MVC/MVP mantra is "separate the model from the GUI". Then,
what you'll do with the model (threads, different processes, sockets,
whatever), is no more relevant to the GUI itself. I am not that expert
in the MVP/MVC approach, but I would suggest you to take a look at:

http://wiki.wxpython.org/ModelViewPresenter
http://wiki.wxpython.org/ModelViewController
http://wiki.wxpython.org/LongRunningTasks


HTH.

Andrea.

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