Geografic-Information-System/gui/wxpython/gui_modules/mapdisp_command.py

"""
@package mapdisp.py

@brief Command line useg of GIS map display canvas.view).

Classes:
 - Command

(C) 2006-2009 by the GRASS Development Team
This program is free software under the GNU General Public
License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
for details.

@author Jachym Cepicky
"""

from threading import Thread

class Command(Thread):
    """
    Creates thread which will observe the command file and see, if
    there is new command to be executed
    """
    def __init__ (self, parent, Map):
        Thread.__init__(self)

        global cmdfilename

        self.parent = parent
        self.map = Map
        self.cmdfile = open(cmdfilename, "r")

    def run(self):
        """
        Run this in thread
        """
        dispcmd = []
        while 1:
            self.parent.redraw = False
            line = self.cmdfile.readline().strip()
            if line == "quit":
                break

            if line:
                try:
                    Debug.msg (3, "Command.run(): cmd=%s" % (line))

                    self.map.AddLayer(item=None, type="raster",
                                      name='',
                                      command=line,
                                      l_opacity=1)

                    self.parent.redraw =True

                except Exception, e:
                    print "Command Thread: ",e

            time.sleep(0.1)

        sys.exit()