Make D-Bus calls async on startup

shell/view/frame/ActivitiesBox.py

@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ class ActivitiesBox(hippo.CanvasBox):
         self._invites = self._shell_model.get_invites()
 
         registry = activity.get_registry()
-        for activity_info in registry.get_activities():
-            if activity_info.show_launcher:
-                self.add_activity(activity_info)
+        registry.get_activities_async(reply_handler=self._get_activities_cb)
 
         registry.connect('activity-added', self._activity_added_cb)
 
@@ -79,6 +77,11 @@ class ActivitiesBox(hippo.CanvasBox):
         self._invites.connect('invite-added', self._invite_added_cb)
         self._invites.connect('invite-removed', self._invite_removed_cb)
 
+    def _get_activities_cb(self, activity_list):
+        for activity_info in activity_list:
+            if activity_info.show_launcher:
+                self.add_activity(activity_info)
+
     def _activity_clicked_cb(self, icon):
         self._shell.start_activity(icon.get_bundle_id())
 

shell/view/frame/FriendsBox.py

@@ -54,13 +54,16 @@ class FriendsBox(hippo.CanvasBox):
                                self.__activity_appeared_cb)
 
         # Add initial activities the PS knows about
-        for activity in self._pservice.get_activities():
-            self.__activity_appeared_cb(self._pservice, activity)
+        self._pservice.get_activities_async(reply_handler=self._get_activities_cb)
 
         home_model = shell.get_model().get_home()
         home_model.connect('active-activity-changed',
                            self._active_activity_changed_cb)
 
+    def _get_activities_cb(self, list):
+        for activity in list:
+            self.__activity_appeared_cb(self._pservice, activity)
+
     def add_buddy(self, buddy):
         if self._buddies.has_key(buddy.props.key):
             return