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<h1><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/ceccopierangiolieugenio/pyTermTk">pyTermTk</a> - Signal &amp; Slots<a class="headerlink" href="#pytermtk-signal-slots" title="Permalink to this heading"></a></h1>
<p>Signals and slots are used for communication between objects.</p>
<section id="intro">
<h2>Intro<a class="headerlink" href="#intro" title="Permalink to this heading"></a></h2>
<div class="line-block">
<div class="line">The <a class="reference external" href="https://ceccopierangiolieugenio.github.io/pyTermTk/autogen.TermTk/TermTk.TTkCore.signal.html">TermTk Signal&amp;Slots</a> is more than heavily inspired by <a class="reference external" href="https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Docs/PyQt5/signals_slots.html">Qt5 Signal&amp;Slots</a></div>
<div class="line"><a class="reference external" href="https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/signalsandslots.html">https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/signalsandslots.html</a></div>
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<div class="line">In GUI programming, when we change one widget, we often want another widget to be notified.</div>
<div class="line">More generally, we want objects of any kind to be able to communicate with one another.</div>
<div class="line">For example, if a user clicks a Close button, we probably want the window’s close() function to be called.</div>
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<section id="signal-and-slots">
<h2>Signal and Slots<a class="headerlink" href="#signal-and-slots" title="Permalink to this heading"></a></h2>
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<div class="line">A signal is emitted when a particular event occurs.</div>
<div class="line">A slot is a function that is called in response to a particular signal.</div>
<div class="line"><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/ceccopierangiolieugenio/pyTermTk">TermTk</a>’s <a class="reference external" href="https://ceccopierangiolieugenio.github.io/pyTermTk/autogen.TermTk/TermTk.TTkWidgets.html">TTkWidgets</a> have many predefined signals/slots, but it is possible to subclass any <a class="reference external" href="https://ceccopierangiolieugenio.github.io/pyTermTk/autogen.TermTk/TermTk.TTkWidgets.html">TTkWidgets</a> and add our own signals/slots to them.</div>
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<h2>Examples<a class="headerlink" href="#examples" title="Permalink to this heading"></a></h2>
<section id="example-1-basic-signal-slots">
<h3>Example 1 - basic signal slots<a class="headerlink" href="#example-1-basic-signal-slots" title="Permalink to this heading"></a></h3>
<p>From <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/ceccopierangiolieugenio/pyTermTk/blob/main/tutorial/signalslots/example1.basic.signalslots.py">example1.basic.signalslots.py</a>
(<a class="reference external" href="https://ceccopierangiolieugenio.github.io/pyTermTk/sandbox/sandbox.html?filePath=tutorial/signalslots/example1.basic.signalslots.py">tryItOnline</a>):</p>
<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">TermTk</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="nn">ttk</span>
<span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkLog</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">use_default_stdout_logging</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="c1"># define 2 signals with different signatures</span>
<span class="n">signal</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">pyTTkSignal</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="n">otherSignal</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">pyTTkSignal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nb">int</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Define a slot with no input as signature</span>
<span class="nd">@ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">pyTTkSlot</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">slot</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkLog</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">debug</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;Received a simple signal&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Define 2 slots with &quot;int&quot; as input signature</span>
<span class="nd">@ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">pyTTkSlot</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nb">int</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">otherSlot</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">val</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkLog</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">debug</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">&quot;[otherSlot] Received a valued signal, val:</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">val</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nd">@ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">pyTTkSlot</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nb">int</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">anotherSlot</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">val</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkLog</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">debug</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">&quot;[anootherSlot] Received a valued signal, val:</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">val</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># connect the signals to the proper slot</span>
<span class="n">signal</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">connect</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">slot</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">otherSignal</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">connect</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">otherSlot</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">otherSignal</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">connect</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">anotherSlot</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Test the signals</span>
<span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkLog</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">debug</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;Emit a simple signal&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">signal</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">emit</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkLog</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">debug</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;Emit a valued signal&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">otherSignal</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">emit</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">123</span><span class="p">)</span>
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<p>The above code produces the following output</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span> $ tutorial/signalslots/example1.basic.signalslots.py
DEBUG:(MainThread) tutorial/signalslots/example1.basic.signalslots.py:54 Emit a simple signal
DEBUG:(MainThread) tutorial/signalslots/example1.basic.signalslots.py:37 Received a simple signal
DEBUG:(MainThread) tutorial/signalslots/example1.basic.signalslots.py:56 Emit a valued signal
DEBUG:(MainThread) tutorial/signalslots/example1.basic.signalslots.py:42 [otherSlot] Received a valued signal, val:123
DEBUG:(MainThread) tutorial/signalslots/example1.basic.signalslots.py:45 [anootherSlot] Received a valued signal, val:123
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<section id="example-2-use-widgets-signals-and-slots">
<h3>Example 2 - Use widgets signals and slots<a class="headerlink" href="#example-2-use-widgets-signals-and-slots" title="Permalink to this heading"></a></h3>
<p>From <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/ceccopierangiolieugenio/pyTermTk/blob/main/tutorial/signalslots/example2.widgets.signalslots.py">example2.widgets.signalslots.py</a>
(<a class="reference external" href="https://ceccopierangiolieugenio.github.io/pyTermTk/sandbox/sandbox.html?filePath=tutorial/signalslots/example2.widgets.signalslots.py">tryItOnline</a>):</p>
<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">TermTk</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="nn">ttk</span>
<span class="n">root</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTk</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="c1"># Create a window with a logviewer</span>
<span class="n">logWin</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkWindow</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">parent</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">root</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="n">pos</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">size</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">80</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="mi">20</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">title</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">&quot;LogViewer Window&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">border</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="kc">True</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">layout</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkVBoxLayout</span><span class="p">())</span>
<span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkLogViewer</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">parent</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">logWin</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Create 2 buttons</span>
<span class="n">btnShow</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkButton</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">parent</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">root</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">text</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">&quot;Show&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">pos</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">size</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">border</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="kc">True</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">btnHide</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ttk</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TTkButton</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">parent</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">root</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">text</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">&quot;Hide&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">pos</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">size</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">border</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="kc">True</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Connect the btnShow&#39;s &quot;clicked&quot; signal with the window&#39;s &quot;show&quot; slot</span>
<span class="n">btnShow</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">clicked</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">connect</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">logWin</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">show</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Connect the btnHide&#39;s &quot;clicked&quot; signal with the window&#39;s &quot;hide&quot; slot</span>
<span class="n">btnHide</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">clicked</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">connect</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">logWin</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">hide</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">root</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">mainloop</span><span class="p">()</span>
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<p>A screenshot is totally useless for this example but for the sack of completemess, the above code produces the following output</p>
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┌────────┐║ LogViewer Window ║
│ Hide │╟──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
╘════════╛║ ║
║DEBUG: _/.venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/TermTk/TTkCore/ttk.py:70 Starting M║
║DEBUG: _/.venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/TermTk/TTkCore/ttk.py:80 Signal Eve║
║DEBUG: _/.venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/TermTk/TTkCore/ttk.py:65 fps: 33 ║
║DEBUG: _/.venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/TermTk/TTkCore/ttk.py:65 fps: 34 ║
║DEBUG: _/.venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/TermTk/TTkCore/ttk.py:65 fps: 34 ║
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