| """Interfaces for launching and remotely controlling Web browsers.""" |
| |
| import os |
| import sys |
| |
| __all__ = ["Error", "open", "get", "register"] |
| |
| class Error(Exception): |
| pass |
| |
| _browsers = {} # Dictionary of available browser controllers |
| _tryorder = [] # Preference order of available browsers |
| |
| def register(name, klass, instance=None): |
| """Register a browser connector and, optionally, connection.""" |
| _browsers[name.lower()] = [klass, instance] |
| |
| def get(using=None): |
| """Return a browser launcher instance appropriate for the environment.""" |
| if using: |
| alternatives = [using] |
| else: |
| alternatives = _tryorder |
| for browser in alternatives: |
| if browser.find('%s') > -1: |
| # User gave us a command line, don't mess with it. |
| return GenericBrowser(browser) |
| else: |
| # User gave us a browser name. |
| try: |
| command = _browsers[browser.lower()] |
| except KeyError: |
| command = _synthesize(browser) |
| if command[1] is None: |
| return command[0]() |
| else: |
| return command[1] |
| raise Error("could not locate runnable browser") |
| |
| # Please note: the following definition hides a builtin function. |
| |
| def open(url, new=0, autoraise=1): |
| get().open(url, new, autoraise) |
| |
| def open_new(url): |
| get().open(url, 1) |
| |
| |
| def _synthesize(browser): |
| """Attempt to synthesize a controller base on existing controllers. |
| |
| This is useful to create a controller when a user specifies a path to |
| an entry in the BROWSER environment variable -- we can copy a general |
| controller to operate using a specific installation of the desired |
| browser in this way. |
| |
| If we can't create a controller in this way, or if there is no |
| executable for the requested browser, return [None, None]. |
| |
| """ |
| if not os.path.exists(browser): |
| return [None, None] |
| name = os.path.basename(browser) |
| try: |
| command = _browsers[name.lower()] |
| except KeyError: |
| return [None, None] |
| # now attempt to clone to fit the new name: |
| controller = command[1] |
| if controller and name.lower() == controller.basename: |
| import copy |
| controller = copy.copy(controller) |
| controller.name = browser |
| controller.basename = os.path.basename(browser) |
| register(browser, None, controller) |
| return [None, controller] |
| return [None, None] |
| |
| |
| def _iscommand(cmd): |
| """Return true if cmd can be found on the executable search path.""" |
| path = os.environ.get("PATH") |
| if not path: |
| return 0 |
| for d in path.split(os.pathsep): |
| exe = os.path.join(d, cmd) |
| if os.path.isfile(exe): |
| return 1 |
| return 0 |
| |
| |
| PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY = 4 |
| |
| |
| class GenericBrowser: |
| def __init__(self, cmd): |
| self.name, self.args = cmd.split(None, 1) |
| self.basename = os.path.basename(self.name) |
| |
| def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1): |
| assert "'" not in url |
| command = "%s %s" % (self.name, self.args) |
| os.system(command % url) |
| |
| def open_new(self, url): |
| self.open(url) |
| |
| |
| class Netscape: |
| "Launcher class for Netscape browsers." |
| def __init__(self, name): |
| self.name = name |
| self.basename = os.path.basename(name) |
| |
| def _remote(self, action, autoraise): |
| raise_opt = ("-noraise", "-raise")[autoraise] |
| cmd = "%s %s -remote '%s' >/dev/null 2>&1" % (self.name, |
| raise_opt, |
| action) |
| rc = os.system(cmd) |
| if rc: |
| import time |
| os.system("%s &" % self.name) |
| time.sleep(PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY) |
| rc = os.system(cmd) |
| return not rc |
| |
| def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1): |
| if new: |
| self._remote("openURL(%s, new-window)"%url, autoraise) |
| else: |
| self._remote("openURL(%s)" % url, autoraise) |
| |
| def open_new(self, url): |
| self.open(url, 1) |
| |
| |
| class Konqueror: |
| """Controller for the KDE File Manager (kfm, or Konqueror). |
| |
| See http://developer.kde.org/documentation/other/kfmclient.html |
| for more information on the Konqueror remote-control interface. |
| |
| """ |
| def __init__(self): |
| if _iscommand("konqueror"): |
| self.name = self.basename = "konqueror" |
| else: |
| self.name = self.basename = "kfm" |
| |
| def _remote(self, action): |
| assert "'" not in action |
| cmd = "kfmclient '%s' >/dev/null 2>&1" % action |
| rc = os.system(cmd) |
| if rc: |
| import time |
| if self.basename == "konqueror": |
| os.system(self.name + " --silent &") |
| else: |
| os.system(self.name + " -d &") |
| time.sleep(PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY) |
| rc = os.system(cmd) |
| return not rc |
| |
| def open(self, url, new=1, autoraise=1): |
| # XXX Currently I know no way to prevent KFM from |
| # opening a new win. |
| self._remote("openURL '%s'" % url) |
| |
| open_new = open |
| |
| |
| class Grail: |
| # There should be a way to maintain a connection to Grail, but the |
| # Grail remote control protocol doesn't really allow that at this |
| # point. It probably neverwill! |
| def _find_grail_rc(self): |
| import glob |
| import pwd |
| import socket |
| import tempfile |
| tempdir = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), |
| ".grail-unix") |
| user = pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0] |
| filename = os.path.join(tempdir, user + "-*") |
| maybes = glob.glob(filename) |
| if not maybes: |
| return None |
| s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) |
| for fn in maybes: |
| # need to PING each one until we find one that's live |
| try: |
| s.connect(fn) |
| except socket.error: |
| # no good; attempt to clean it out, but don't fail: |
| try: |
| os.unlink(fn) |
| except IOError: |
| pass |
| else: |
| return s |
| |
| def _remote(self, action): |
| s = self._find_grail_rc() |
| if not s: |
| return 0 |
| s.send(action) |
| s.close() |
| return 1 |
| |
| def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1): |
| if new: |
| self._remote("LOADNEW " + url) |
| else: |
| self._remote("LOAD " + url) |
| |
| def open_new(self, url): |
| self.open(url, 1) |
| |
| |
| class WindowsDefault: |
| def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1): |
| os.startfile(url) |
| |
| def open_new(self, url): |
| self.open(url) |
| |
| # |
| # Platform support for Unix |
| # |
| |
| # This is the right test because all these Unix browsers require either |
| # a console terminal of an X display to run. Note that we cannot split |
| # the TERM and DISPLAY cases, because we might be running Python from inside |
| # an xterm. |
| if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"): |
| _tryorder = ["mozilla","netscape","kfm","grail","links","lynx","w3m"] |
| |
| # Easy cases first -- register console browsers if we have them. |
| if os.environ.get("TERM"): |
| # The Links browser <http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mikulas/links/> |
| if _iscommand("links"): |
| register("links", None, GenericBrowser("links '%s'")) |
| # The Lynx browser <http://lynx.browser.org/> |
| if _iscommand("lynx"): |
| register("lynx", None, GenericBrowser("lynx '%s'")) |
| # The w3m browser <http://ei5nazha.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/~aito/w3m/eng/> |
| if _iscommand("w3m"): |
| register("w3m", None, GenericBrowser("w3m '%s'")) |
| |
| # X browsers have more in the way of options |
| if os.environ.get("DISPLAY"): |
| # First, the Netscape series |
| if _iscommand("mozilla"): |
| register("mozilla", None, Netscape("mozilla")) |
| if _iscommand("netscape"): |
| register("netscape", None, Netscape("netscape")) |
| |
| # Next, Mosaic -- old but still in use. |
| if _iscommand("mosaic"): |
| register("mosaic", None, GenericBrowser( |
| "mosaic '%s' >/dev/null &")) |
| |
| # Konqueror/kfm, the KDE browser. |
| if _iscommand("kfm") or _iscommand("konqueror"): |
| register("kfm", Konqueror, Konqueror()) |
| |
| # Grail, the Python browser. |
| if _iscommand("grail"): |
| register("grail", Grail, None) |
| |
| |
| class InternetConfig: |
| def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1): |
| ic.launchurl(url) |
| |
| def open_new(self, url): |
| self.open(url) |
| |
| |
| # |
| # Platform support for Windows |
| # |
| |
| if sys.platform[:3] == "win": |
| _tryorder = ["netscape", "windows-default"] |
| register("windows-default", WindowsDefault) |
| |
| # |
| # Platform support for MacOS |
| # |
| |
| try: |
| import ic |
| except ImportError: |
| pass |
| else: |
| # internet-config is the only supported controller on MacOS, |
| # so don't mess with the default! |
| _tryorder = ["internet-config"] |
| register("internet-config", InternetConfig) |
| |
| # |
| # Platform support for OS/2 |
| # |
| |
| if sys.platform[:3] == "os2" and _iscommand("netscape.exe"): |
| _tryorder = ["os2netscape"] |
| register("os2netscape", None, |
| GenericBrowser("start netscape.exe %s")) |
| |
| # OK, now that we know what the default preference orders for each |
| # platform are, allow user to override them with the BROWSER variable. |
| # |
| if os.environ.has_key("BROWSER"): |
| # It's the user's responsibility to register handlers for any unknown |
| # browser referenced by this value, before calling open(). |
| _tryorder = os.environ["BROWSER"].split(os.pathsep) |
| |
| for cmd in _tryorder: |
| if not _browsers.has_key(cmd.lower()): |
| if _iscommand(cmd.lower()): |
| register(cmd.lower(), None, GenericBrowser( |
| "%s '%%s'" % cmd.lower())) |
| cmd = None # to make del work if _tryorder was empty |
| del cmd |
| |
| _tryorder = filter(lambda x: _browsers.has_key(x.lower()) |
| or x.find("%s") > -1, _tryorder) |
| # what to do if _tryorder is now empty? |