Make activity launching asynchronous

The ActivityFactory create() method now returns a handler GObject,
which callers may attach signals to to receive success and error
signals from the result of the activity launch request.

shell/model/homemodel.py

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class HomeModel(gobject.GObject):
         del self._activities[act_id]
         
     def _remove_activity(self, xid):
-        activity = self._get_activity_by_xid(window.get_xid())
+        activity = self._get_activity_by_xid(xid)
         if activity:
             self._internal_remove_activity(activity)
         else:

shell/sugar-activity

@@ -18,11 +18,19 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
+import gobject
 
 from sugar.activity import ActivityFactory
 from sugar import env
 from sugar import util
 
+def _success_cb(handler, activity, loop):
+    activity.start(util.unique_id())
+    loop.quit()
+
+def _error_cb(handler, err, loop):
+    loop.quit()
+
 ppath = env.get_profile_path()
 bus_file = os.path.join(ppath, "session_bus_address")
 f = open(bus_file, "r")
@@ -30,5 +38,10 @@ bus_name = f.read()
 f.close()
 os.environ['DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS'] = bus_name
 
-activity = ActivityFactory.create(sys.argv[1])
-activity.start(util.unique_id())
+loop = gobject.MainLoop()
+
+handler = ActivityFactory.create(sys.argv[1])
+handler.connect('success', _success_cb, loop)
+handler.connect('error', _error_cb, loop)
+
+loop.run()

shell/view/Shell.py

@@ -191,35 +191,41 @@ class Shell(gobject.GObject):
     def get_model(self):
         return self._model
 
+    def _join_success_cb(self, handler, activity, activity_ps, activity_id, activity_type):
+        logging.debug("Joining activity %s (%s)" % (activity_id, activity_type))
+        activity.join(activity_ps.object_path())
+
+    def _join_error_cb(self, handler, err, home_model, activity_id, activity_type):
+        logging.error("Couldn't launch activity %s (%s):\n%s" % (activity_id, activity_type, err))
+        home_mode.notify_activity_launch_failed(activity_id)
+
     def join_activity(self, bundle_id, activity_id):
         activity = self.get_activity(activity_id)
         if activity:
             activity.present()
-        else:
-            activity_ps = self._pservice.get_activity(activity_id)
-
-            if activity_ps:
-                # Get the service name for this activity, if
-                # we have a bundle on the system capable of handling
-                # this activity type
-                breg = self._model.get_bundle_registry()
-                bundle = breg.find_by_default_type(bundle_id)
-                if bundle:
-                    act_type = bundle.get_service_name()
-                    home_model = self._model.get_home()
-                    home_model.notify_activity_launch(activity_id, act_type)
-                    try:
-                        activity = ActivityFactory.create(act_type)
-                    except DBusException, e:
-                        logging.error("Couldn't launch activity %s:\n%s" % (act_type, e))
-                        home_mode.notify_activity_launch_failed(activity_id)
-                    else:
-                        logging.debug("Joining activity type %s id %s" % (act_type, activity_id))
-                        activity.join(activity_ps.object_path())
-                else:
-                    logging.error("Couldn't find activity for type %s" % bundle_id)
-            else:
-                logging.error('Cannot start activity.')
+            return
+
+        activity_ps = self._pservice.get_activity(activity_id)
+        if not activity_ps:
+            logging.error("Couldn't find shared activity for %s" % activity_id)
+            return
+
+        # Get the service name for this activity, if
+        # we have a bundle on the system capable of handling
+        # this activity type
+        breg = self._model.get_bundle_registry()
+        bundle = breg.find_by_default_type(bundle_id)
+        if not bundle:
+            logging.error("Couldn't find activity for type %s" % bundle_id)
+            return
+
+        act_type = bundle.get_service_name()
+        home_model = self._model.get_home()
+        home_model.notify_activity_launch(activity_id, act_type)
+
+        handler = ActivityFactory.create(act_type)
+        handler.connect('success', self._join_success_cb, activity_ps, activity_id, act_type)
+        handler.connect('error', self._join_error_cb, home_model, activity_id, act_type)
 
     def _find_unique_activity_id(self):
         # create a new unique activity ID
@@ -251,6 +257,14 @@ class Shell(gobject.GObject):
 
         return act_id
 
+    def _start_success_cb(self, handler, activity, activity_id, activity_type):
+        logging.debug("Started activity %s (%s)" % (activity_id, activity_type))
+        activity.start(activity_id)
+
+    def _start_error_cb(self, handler, err, home_model, activity_id, activity_type):
+        logging.error("Couldn't launch activity %s (%s):\n%s" % (activity_id, activity_type, err))
+        home_mode.notify_activity_launch_failed(activity_id)
+
     def start_activity(self, activity_type):
         logging.debug('Shell.start_activity')
         act_id = self._find_unique_activity_id()
@@ -261,16 +275,10 @@ class Shell(gobject.GObject):
         home_model = self._model.get_home()
         home_model.notify_activity_launch(act_id, activity_type)
 
-        try:
-            logging.debug("Shell.start_activity will start %s:%s" % (activity_type, act_id))
-            activity = ActivityFactory.create(activity_type)
-        except dbus.DBusException, e:
-            logging.debug("Couldn't start activity '%s':\n  %s" % (activity_type, e))
-            home_mode.notify_activity_launch_failed(act_id)
-            return None
-
-        activity.start(act_id)
-        return activity
+        logging.debug("Shell.start_activity will start %s (%s)" % (act_id, activity_type))
+        handler = ActivityFactory.create(activity_type)
+        handler.connect('success', self._start_success_cb, act_id, activity_type)
+        handler.connect('error', self._start_error_cb, home_model, act_id, activity_type)
 
     def set_zoom_level(self, level):
         if level == sugar.ZOOM_ACTIVITY:

shell/view/clipboardicon.py

@@ -40,22 +40,32 @@ class ClipboardIcon(MenuIcon):
         else:
             return None
 
+    def _activity_create_success_cb(self, handler, activity):
+        activity.start(util.unique_id())
+        activity.execute("open_document", [self._object_id])
+
+    def _activity_create_error_cb(self, handler, err):
+        pass
+
     def _icon_activated_cb(self, icon):
-        if self._percent == 100:
-            cb_service = clipboardservice.get_instance()
-            
-            (name, percent, icon, preview, format_types) =  \
-                cb_service.get_object(self._object_id)
+        if self._percent < 100:
+            return
 
-            if format_types:
-                logging.debug("_icon_activated_cb: " + self._object_id)
-    
-                activity_id = self._get_activity_for_mime_type(format_types[0])
-                
-                if activity_id:
-                    activity = ActivityFactory.create(activity_id)
-                    activity.start(util.unique_id())
-                    activity.execute("open_document", [self._object_id])
+        cb_service = clipboardservice.get_instance()        
+        (name, percent, icon, preview, format_types) =  \
+            cb_service.get_object(self._object_id)
+        if not format_types:
+            return
+
+        logging.debug("_icon_activated_cb: " + self._object_id)
+        activity_type = self._get_activity_for_mime_type(format_types[0])        
+        if not activity_type:
+            return
+
+        # Launch the activity to handle this item
+        handler = ActivityFactory.create(activity_type)
+        handler.connect('success', self._activity_create_success_cb)
+        handler.connect('error', self._activity_create_error_cb)
                 
     def _popup_action_cb(self, popup, action):
         self.popdown()

sugar/activity/ActivityFactory.py

@@ -76,24 +76,43 @@ class ActivityFactory(dbus.service.Object):
         if len(self._activities) == 0:
             gtk.main_quit()
 
-def create(activity_name):
-    """Create a new activity from his name."""
-    bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+class ActivityCreationHandler(gobject.GObject):
+
+    __gsignals__ = {
+        'error':       (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                        gobject.TYPE_NONE, 
+                       ([gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT])),
+        'success':     (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                        gobject.TYPE_NONE, 
+                       ([gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT]))
+    }
 
-    factory_name = activity_name
-    factory_path = get_path(factory_name) 
+    def __init__(self, activity_name):
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
 
-    proxy_obj = bus.get_object(factory_name, factory_path)
-    factory = dbus.Interface(proxy_obj, "com.redhat.Sugar.ActivityFactory")
+        bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+        factory_name = activity_name
+        factory_path = get_path(factory_name) 
 
-    xid = factory.create()
+        proxy_obj = bus.get_object(factory_name, factory_path)
+        factory = dbus.Interface(proxy_obj, "com.redhat.Sugar.ActivityFactory")
 
-    bus = dbus.SessionBus()
-    proxy_obj = bus.get_object(Activity.get_service_name(xid),
-                               Activity.get_object_path(xid))
-    activity = dbus.Interface(proxy_obj, Activity.ACTIVITY_INTERFACE)
+        factory.create(reply_handler=self._reply_handler, error_handler=self._error_handler)
 
-    return activity
+    def _reply_handler(self, xid):
+        bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+        proxy_obj = bus.get_object(Activity.get_service_name(xid),
+                                    Activity.get_object_path(xid))
+        activity = dbus.Interface(proxy_obj, Activity.ACTIVITY_INTERFACE)
+        self.emit('success', activity)
+
+    def _error_handler(self, err):
+        logging.debug("Couldn't create activity: %s" % err)
+        self.emit('error', err)
+
+def create(activity_name):
+    """Create a new activity from its name."""
+    return ActivityCreationHandler(activity_name)
 
 def start_factory(activity_class, bundle_path):
     """Start the activity factory."""