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+++ b/sat_frontends/primitivus/notify.py	Mon Apr 02 19:44:50 2018 +0200
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+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Primitivus: a SAT frontend
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import dbus
+
+class Notify(object):
+    """Used to send notification and detect if we have focus"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+
+        #X11 stuff
+        self.display = None
+        self.X11_id = -1
+
+        try:
+            from Xlib import display as X_display
+            self.display = X_display.Display()
+            self.X11_id = self.getFocus()
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        #Now we try to connect to Freedesktop D-Bus API
+        try:
+            bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+            db_object = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Notifications', '/org/freedesktop/Notifications', follow_name_owner_changes=True)
+            self.freedesktop_int = dbus.Interface(db_object, dbus_interface='org.freedesktop.Notifications')
+        except:
+            self.freedesktop_int = None
+
+    def getFocus(self):
+        if not self.display:
+            return 0
+        return self.display.get_input_focus().focus.id
+
+    def hasFocus(self):
+        return (self.getFocus() == self.X11_id) if self.display else True
+
+    def useX11(self):
+        return bool(self.display)
+
+    def sendNotification(self, summ_mess, body_mess=""):
+        """Send notification to the user if possible"""
+        #TODO: check options before sending notifications
+        if self.freedesktop_int:
+            self.sendFDNotification(summ_mess, body_mess)
+
+    def sendFDNotification(self, summ_mess, body_mess=""):
+        """Send notification with the FreeDesktop D-Bus API"""
+        if self.freedesktop_int:
+            app_name = "Primitivus"
+            replaces_id = 0
+            app_icon = ""
+            summary = summ_mess
+            body = body_mess
+            actions = dbus.Array(signature='s')
+            hints = dbus.Dictionary(signature='sv')
+            expire_timeout = -1
+
+            self.freedesktop_int.Notify(app_name, replaces_id, app_icon,
+                                        summary, body, actions,
+                                        hints, expire_timeout)