changeset 1106:e2e1e27a3680

frontends: XMLUI refactoring + dialogs: - there are now XMLUIPanel and XMLUIDialog both inheriting from XMLUIBase - following dialogs are managed: - MessageDialog - NoteDialog - ConfirmDialog - FileDialog - XMLUI creation is now made using xmlui.create(...) instead of instanciating directly XMLUI - classes must be registed in frontends - "parent" attribute renamed to "_xmlui_parent" to avoid name conflicts with frontends toolkits
author Goffi <goffi@goffi.org>
date Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:48:49 +0200
parents 018bdd687747
children 8e15eeb3cfc3
files frontends/src/constants.py frontends/src/primitivus/card_game.py frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus frontends/src/primitivus/status.py frontends/src/primitivus/xmlui.py frontends/src/tools/xmlui.py frontends/src/wix/card_game.py frontends/src/wix/main_window.py frontends/src/wix/profile_manager.py frontends/src/wix/xmlui.py
diffstat 11 files changed, 516 insertions(+), 228 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/frontends/src/constants.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/constants.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
     # XMLUI
     SAT_FORM_PREFIX = "SAT_FORM_"
     SAT_PARAM_SEPARATOR = "_XMLUI_PARAM_"  # used to have unique elements names
+    XMLUI_STATUS_VALIDATED = "validated"
+    XMLUI_STATUS_CANCELLED = constants.Const.XMLUI_DATA_CANCELLED
 
     # MUC
     ALL_OCCUPANTS = 1
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/card_game.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/card_game.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from urwid_satext import sat_widgets
 from sat_frontends.tools.games import TarotCard
 from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.quick_card_game import QuickCardGame
-from sat_frontends.primitivus.xmlui import XMLUI
+from sat_frontends.primitivus import xmlui
 
 
 class CardDisplayer(urwid.Text):
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
     def chooseContrat(self, xml_data):
         """Called when the player has to select his contrat
         @param xml_data: SàT xml representation of the form"""
-        form = XMLUI(self.parent.host, xml_data, title=_('Please choose your contrat'), flags=['NO_CANCEL'])
+        form = xmlui.create(self.parent.host, xml_data, title=_('Please choose your contrat'), flags=['NO_CANCEL'])
         form.show(valign='top')
 
     def showCards(self, game_stage, cards, data):
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
             title = _("Draw game")
         else:
             title = _('You win \o/') if self.player_nick in winners else _('You loose :(')
-        form = XMLUI(self.parent.host, xml_data, title=title, flags=['NO_CANCEL'])
+        form = xmlui.create(self.parent.host, xml_data, title=title, flags=['NO_CANCEL'])
         form.show()
 
     def invalidCards(self, phase, played_cards, invalid_cards):
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.quick_chat import QuickChat
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.card_game import CardGame
 from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.quick_utils import escapePrivate, unescapePrivate
-from sat_frontends.primitivus.xmlui import XMLUI
+from sat_frontends.primitivus import xmlui
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.constants import Const as C
 import time
 from sat.tools.jid  import JID
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@
             self.host.bridge.tarotGameCreate(self.id, list(self.occupants), self.host.profile)
 
     def onConfigureRoom(self, menu):
-        def gotUI(xmlui):
-            self.host.addWindow(XMLUI(self.host, xmlui))
+        def gotUI(xml_ui):
+            self.host.addWindow(xmlui.create(self.host, xml_ui))
         def configureError(failure):
             self.host.showPopUp(sat_widgets.Alert(failure.fullname, failure.message, ok_cb=self.host.removePopUp))
         self.host.bridge.configureRoom(self.id, self.host.profile, callback=gotUI, errback=configureError)
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.profile_manager import ProfileManager
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.contact_list import ContactList
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.chat import Chat
-from sat_frontends.primitivus.xmlui import XMLUI
+from sat_frontends.primitivus import xmlui
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.progress import Progress
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.notify import Notify
 from sat_frontends.tools.misc import InputHistory
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
                 # action was a one shot, nothing to do
                 pass
             elif "xmlui" in data:
-                ui = XMLUI(self, xml_data=data['xmlui'])
+                ui = xmlui.create(self, xml_data=data['xmlui'])
                 ui.show()
             elif "authenticated_profile" in data:
                 assert("caller" in data)
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
                 title = _('Registration')
                 misc['target'] = data['target']
                 misc['action_back'] = self.bridge.gatewayRegister
-            ui = XMLUI(self, title=title, xml_data = data['xml'], misc = misc)
+            ui = xmlui.create(self, title=title, xml_data = data['xml'], misc = misc)
             if data['type'] == 'registration':
                 ui.show('popup')
             else:
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
 
     def onParam(self, menu):
         def success(params):
-            self.addWindow(XMLUI(self, xml_data=params))
+            self.addWindow(xmlui.create(self, xml_data=params))
 
         def failure(error):
             self.showPopUp(sat_widgets.Alert(_("Error"), _("Can't get parameters (%s)") % error, ok_cb=self.removePopUp))
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/status.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/status.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 
 from sat.core.i18n import _
 import urwid
-import copy
 from urwid_satext import sat_widgets
-from sat_frontends.primitivus.xmlui import XMLUI
 from sat_frontends.constants import Const as commonConst
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.constants import Const
 
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/xmlui.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/xmlui.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@
 import urwid
 import copy
 from urwid_satext import sat_widgets
+from urwid_satext import files_management
 from sat.core.log import getLogger
 log = getLogger(__name__)
+from sat_frontends.primitivus.constants import Const as C
 from sat_frontends.tools import xmlui
 
 
 class PrimitivusEvents(object):
     """ Used to manage change event of Primitivus widgets """
 
-    def _event_callback(self, ctrl, *args, **ktkwargs):
+    def _event_callback(self, ctrl, *args, **kwargs):
         """" Call xmlui callback and ignore any extra argument """
         args[-1](ctrl)
 
@@ -40,20 +42,20 @@
 
 class PrimitivusEmptyWidget(xmlui.EmptyWidget, urwid.Text):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
         urwid.Text.__init__(self, '')
 
 
 class PrimitivusTextWidget(xmlui.TextWidget, urwid.Text):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value, read_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value, read_only=False):
         urwid.Text.__init__(self, value)
 
 
 class PrimitivusLabelWidget(xmlui.LabelWidget, PrimitivusTextWidget):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value):
-        super(PrimitivusLabelWidget, self).__init__(parent, value+": ")
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value):
+        super(PrimitivusLabelWidget, self).__init__(_xmlui_parent, value+": ")
 
 
 class PrimitivusJidWidget(xmlui.JidWidget, PrimitivusTextWidget):
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusDividerWidget(xmlui.DividerWidget, urwid.Divider):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, style='line'):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, style='line'):
         if style == 'line':
             div_char = u'─'
         elif style == 'dot':
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusStringWidget(xmlui.StringWidget, sat_widgets.AdvancedEdit, PrimitivusEvents):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value, read_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value, read_only=False):
         sat_widgets.AdvancedEdit.__init__(self, edit_text=value)
         self.read_only = read_only
 
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusPasswordWidget(xmlui.PasswordWidget, sat_widgets.Password, PrimitivusEvents):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value, read_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value, read_only=False):
         sat_widgets.Password.__init__(self, edit_text=value)
         self.read_only = read_only
 
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusTextBoxWidget(xmlui.TextBoxWidget, sat_widgets.AdvancedEdit, PrimitivusEvents):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value, read_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value, read_only=False):
         sat_widgets.AdvancedEdit.__init__(self, edit_text=value, multiline=True)
         self.read_only = read_only
 
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusBoolWidget(xmlui.BoolWidget, urwid.CheckBox, PrimitivusEvents):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, state, read_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, state, read_only=False):
         urwid.CheckBox.__init__(self, '', state=state)
         self.read_only = read_only
 
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusButtonWidget(xmlui.ButtonWidget, sat_widgets.CustomButton, PrimitivusEvents):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value, click_callback):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value, click_callback):
         sat_widgets.CustomButton.__init__(self, value, on_press=click_callback)
 
     def _xmluiOnClick(self, callback):
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusListWidget(xmlui.ListWidget, sat_widgets.List, PrimitivusEvents):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, options, selected, flags):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, options, selected, flags):
         sat_widgets.List.__init__(self, options=options, style=flags)
         self._xmluiSelectValues(selected)
 
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusAdvancedListContainer(xmlui.AdvancedListContainer, sat_widgets.TableContainer, PrimitivusEvents):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, columns, selectable='no'):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, columns, selectable='no'):
         options = {'ADAPT':()}
         if selectable != 'no':
             options['HIGHLIGHT'] = ()
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusPairsContainer(xmlui.PairsContainer, sat_widgets.TableContainer):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
         options = {'ADAPT':(0,), 'HIGHLIGHT':(0,)}
         if self._xmlui_main.type == 'param':
             options['FOCUS_ATTR'] = 'param_selected'
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@
 
 class PrimitivusTabsContainer(xmlui.TabsContainer, sat_widgets.TabsContainer):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
         sat_widgets.TabsContainer.__init__(self)
 
     def _xmluiAppend(self, widget):
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@
 class PrimitivusVerticalContainer(xmlui.VerticalContainer, urwid.ListBox):
     BOX_HEIGHT = 5
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
         urwid.ListBox.__init__(self, urwid.SimpleListWalker([]))
         self._last_size = None
 
@@ -269,24 +271,81 @@
         return super(PrimitivusVerticalContainer, self).render(size, focus)
 
 
-class WidgetFactory(object):
+### Dialogs ###
+
+
+class PrimitivusDialog(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
+        self.host = _xmlui_parent.host
+
+    def _xmluiShow(self):
+        self.host.showPopUp(self)
+
+    def _xmluiClose(self):
+        self.host.removePopUp()
+
+
+class PrimitivusMessageDialog(PrimitivusDialog, xmlui.MessageDialog, sat_widgets.Alert):
+
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, title, message, level):
+        PrimitivusDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
+        xmlui.MessageDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
+        sat_widgets.Alert.__init__(self, title, message, ok_cb=lambda dummy: self._xmluiValidated())
+
+
+class PrimitivusNoteDialog(xmlui.NoteDialog, PrimitivusMessageDialog):
+    # TODO: separate NoteDialog
+    pass
+
+
+class PrimitivusConfirmDialog(PrimitivusDialog, xmlui.ConfirmDialog, sat_widgets.ConfirmDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, title, message, level, buttons_set):
+        PrimitivusDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
+        xmlui.ConfirmDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
+        sat_widgets.ConfirmDialog.__init__(self, title, message, no_cb=lambda dummy: self._xmluiCancelled(), yes_cb=lambda dummy: self._xmluiValidated())
+
+
+class PrimitivusFileDialog(PrimitivusDialog, xmlui.FileDialog, files_management.FileDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, title, message, level, filetype):
+        # TODO: message is not managed yet
+        PrimitivusDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
+        xmlui.FileDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
+        style = []
+        if filetype == C.XMLUI_DATA_FILETYPE_DIR:
+            style.append('dir')
+        files_management.FileDialog.__init__(self, ok_cb=lambda path: self._xmluiValidated({'path': path}), cancel_cb=lambda dummy: self._xmluiCancelled(), title=title)
+
+
+class GenericFactory(object):
 
     def __getattr__(self, attr):
         if attr.startswith("create"):
             cls = globals()["Primitivus" + attr[6:]] # XXX: we prefix with "Primitivus" to work around an Urwid bug, WidgetMeta in Urwid don't manage multiple inheritance with same names
+            return cls
+
+
+class WidgetFactory(GenericFactory):
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):
+        if attr.startswith("create"):
+            cls = GenericFactory.__getattr__(self, attr)
             cls._xmlui_main = self._xmlui_main
             return cls
 
-class XMLUI(xmlui.XMLUI, urwid.WidgetWrap):
+
+class XMLUIPanel(xmlui.XMLUIPanel, urwid.WidgetWrap):
     widget_factory = WidgetFactory()
 
-    def __init__(self, host, xml_data, title = None, flags = None):
+    def __init__(self, host, parsed_xml, title = None, flags = None):
         self.widget_factory._xmlui_main = self
         self._dest = None
-        xmlui.XMLUI.__init__(self, host, xml_data, title, flags)
+        xmlui.XMLUIPanel.__init__(self, host, parsed_xml, title, flags)
         urwid.WidgetWrap.__init__(self, self.main_cont)
 
-    def constructUI(self, xml_data):
+    def constructUI(self, parsed_dom):
         def postTreat():
             assert self.main_cont.body
 
@@ -311,7 +370,7 @@
                 grid_wid = urwid.GridFlow(buttons,max_len,1,0,'center')
                 tabs_cont.addFooter(grid_wid)
 
-        super(XMLUI, self).constructUI(xml_data, postTreat)
+        xmlui.XMLUIPanel.constructUI(self, parsed_dom, postTreat)
         urwid.WidgetWrap.__init__(self, self.main_cont)
 
     def show(self, show_type=None, valign='middle'):
@@ -321,7 +380,7 @@
             - 'popup'
             - 'window'
         @param valign: vertical alignment when show_type is 'popup'.
-                       Ignored when show_type is 'window'.
+            Ignored when show_type is 'window'.
 
         """
         if show_type is None:
@@ -343,9 +402,17 @@
             assert(False)
         self.host.redraw()
 
-
     def _xmluiClose(self):
         if self._dest == 'window':
             self.host.removeWindow()
         else:
             self.host.removePopUp()
+
+
+class XMLUIDialog(xmlui.XMLUIDialog):
+    dialog_factory = GenericFactory()
+
+
+xmlui.registerClass(xmlui.CLASS_PANEL, XMLUIPanel)
+xmlui.registerClass(xmlui.CLASS_DIALOG, XMLUIDialog)
+create = xmlui.create
--- a/frontends/src/tools/xmlui.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/tools/xmlui.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -20,14 +20,21 @@
 from sat.core.i18n import _
 from sat.core.log import getLogger
 log = getLogger(__name__)
-from sat_frontends.constants import Const
+from sat_frontends.constants import Const as C
 from sat.core.exceptions import DataError
 
 
+class_map = {}
+CLASS_PANEL = 'panel'
+CLASS_DIALOG = 'dialog'
+
 class InvalidXMLUI(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class ClassNotRegistedError(Exception):
+    pass
+
 def getText(node):
     """Get child text nodes
     @param node: dom Node
@@ -42,166 +49,179 @@
 
 
 class Widget(object):
-    """ base Widget """
+    """base Widget"""
     pass
 
 
 class EmptyWidget(Widget):
-    """ Just a placeholder widget """
+    """Just a placeholder widget"""
     pass
 
 
 class TextWidget(Widget):
-    """ Non interactive text """
+    """Non interactive text"""
     pass
 
 
 class LabelWidget(Widget):
-    """ Non interactive text """
+    """Non interactive text"""
     pass
 
 
 class JidWidget(Widget):
-    """ Jabber ID """
+    """Jabber ID"""
     pass
 
 
 class DividerWidget(Widget):
-    """ Separator """
+    """Separator"""
     pass
 
 
 class StringWidget(Widget):
-    """ Input widget with require a string
+    """Input widget wich require a string
+
     often called Edit in toolkits
-
     """
 
 
 class PasswordWidget(Widget):
-    """ Input widget with require a masked string
-
-    """
+    """Input widget with require a masked string"""
 
 
 class TextBoxWidget(Widget):
-    """ Input widget with require a long, possibly multilines string
+    """Input widget with require a long, possibly multilines string
     often called TextArea in toolkits
-
     """
 
 
 class BoolWidget(Widget):
-    """ Input widget with require a boolean value
+    """Input widget with require a boolean value
     often called CheckBox in toolkits
-
     """
 
 
 class ButtonWidget(Widget):
-    """ A clickable widget """
+    """A clickable widget"""
 
 
 class ListWidget(Widget):
-    """ A widget able to show/choose one or several strings in a list """
+    """A widget able to show/choose one or several strings in a list"""
 
 
 class Container(Widget):
-    """ Widget which can contain other ones with a specific layout """
+    """Widget which can contain other ones with a specific layout"""
 
     @classmethod
     def _xmluiAdapt(cls, instance):
-        """ Make cls as instance.__class__
+        """Make cls as instance.__class__
+
         cls must inherit from original instance class
         Usefull when you get a class from UI toolkit
-
         """
         assert instance.__class__ in cls.__bases__
         instance.__class__ = type(cls.__name__, cls.__bases__, dict(cls.__dict__))
 
 
 class PairsContainer(Container):
-    """ Widgets are disposed in rows of two (usually label/input) """
-    pass
+    """Widgets are disposed in rows of two (usually label/input) """
 
 
 class TabsContainer(Container):
-    """ A container which several other containers in tabs
+    """A container which several other containers in tabs
+
     Often called Notebook in toolkits
-
     """
 
-
 class VerticalContainer(Container):
-    """ Widgets are disposed vertically """
-    pass
+    """Widgets are disposed vertically"""
 
 
 class AdvancedListContainer(Container):
-    """ Widgets are disposed in rows with advaned features """
-    pass
+    """Widgets are disposed in rows with advaned features"""
+
+
+class Dialog(object):
+    """base dialog"""
+
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
+        self._xmlui_parent = _xmlui_parent
+
+    def _xmluiValidated(self, data=None):
+        if data is None:
+            data = {}
+        self._xmluiSetData(C.XMLUI_STATUS_VALIDATED, data)
+        self._xmluiSubmit(data)
+        self._xmluiClose()
+
+    def _xmluiCancelled(self):
+        data = {C.XMLUI_DATA_CANCELLED: C.BOOL_TRUE}
+        self._xmluiSetData(C.XMLUI_STATUS_CANCELLED, data)
+        self._xmluiSubmit(data)
+        self._xmluiClose()
+
+    def _xmluiSubmit(self, data):
+        self._xmlui_parent.submit(data)
+
+    def _xmluiSetData(self, status, data):
+        pass
 
 
-class XMLUI(object):
-    """ Base class to construct SàT XML User Interface
-    New frontends can inherite this class to easily implement XMLUI
-    @property widget_factory: factory to create frontend-specific widgets
-    @proporety dialog_factory: factory to create frontend-specific dialogs
+class MessageDialog(Dialog):
+    """Dialog with a OK/Cancel type configuration"""
+
+
+class NoteDialog(Dialog):
+    """Dialog with a OK/Cancel type configuration"""
+
+
+class ConfirmDialog(Dialog):
+    """Dialog with a OK/Cancel type configuration"""
 
+    def _xmluiSetData(self, status, data):
+        if status == C.XMLUI_STATUS_VALIDATED:
+            data[C.XMLUI_DATA_ANSWER] = C.BOOL_TRUE
+        elif status == C.XMLUI_STATUS_CANCELLED:
+            data[C.XMLUI_DATA_ANSWER] = C.BOOL_FALSE
+
+
+class FileDialog(Dialog):
+    """Dialog with a OK/Cancel type configuration"""
+
+
+class XMLUIBase(object):
+    """Base class to construct SàT XML User Interface
+
+    This class must not be instancied directly
     """
-    widget_factory = None
-    dialog_factory = None # TODO
 
-    def __init__(self, host, xml_data, title = None, flags = None, dom_parse=None, dom_free=None):
-        """ Initialise the XMLUI instance
+    def __init__(self, host, parsed_dom, title = None, flags = None):
+        """Initialise the XMLUI instance
+
         @param host: %(doc_host)s
-        @param xml_data: the raw XML containing the UI
+        @param parsed_dom: main parsed dom
         @param title: force the title, or use XMLUI one if None
         @param flags: list of string which can be:
             - NO_CANCEL: the UI can't be cancelled
-        @param dom_parse: methode equivalent to minidom.parseString (but which  must manage unicode), or None to use default one
-        @param dom_free: method used to free the parsed DOM
-
         """
-        if dom_parse is None:
-            from xml.dom import minidom
-            self.dom_parse = lambda xml_data: minidom.parseString(xml_data.encode('utf-8'))
-            self.dom_free = lambda cat_dom: cat_dom.unlink()
-        else:
-            self.dom_parse = dom_parse
-            self.dom_free = dom_free or (lambda cat_dom: None)
         self.host = host
-        self.title = title or ""
+        top=parsed_dom.documentElement
+        self.session_id = top.getAttribute("session_id") or None
+        self.submit_id = top.getAttribute("submit") or None
+        self.title = title or top.getAttribute("title") or u""
         if flags is None:
             flags = []
         self.flags = flags
-        self.ctrl_list = {}  # usefull to access ctrl
-        self._main_cont = None
-        self.constructUI(xml_data)
-
-    def escape(self, name):
-        """ return escaped name for forms """
-        return u"%s%s" % (Const.SAT_FORM_PREFIX, name)
-
-    @property
-    def main_cont(self):
-        return self._main_cont
-
-    @main_cont.setter
-    def main_cont(self, value):
-        if self._main_cont is not None:
-            raise ValueError(_("XMLUI can have only one main container"))
-        self._main_cont = value
 
     def _isAttrSet(self, name, node):
         """Returnw widget boolean attribute status
 
         @param name: name of the attribute (e.g. "read_only")
         @param node: Node instance
-        @return (bool): True if widget's attribute is set ("true")
+        @return (bool): True if widget's attribute is set (C.BOOL_TRUE)
         """
-        read_only = node.getAttribute(name) or "false"
-        return read_only.lower().strip() == "true"
+        read_only = node.getAttribute(name) or C.BOOL_FALSE
+        return read_only.lower().strip() == C.BOOL_TRUE
 
     def _getChildNode(self, node, name):
         """Return the first child node with the given name
@@ -216,13 +236,55 @@
                 return child
         return None
 
-    def _parseChilds(self, parent, current_node, wanted = ('container',), data = None):
+    def submit(self, data):
+        if self.submit_id is None:
+            raise ValueError("Can't submit is self.submit_id is not set")
+        if "session_id" in data:
+            raise ValueError("session_id must no be used in data, it is automaticaly filled with self.session_id if present")
+        if self.session_id is not None:
+            data["session_id"] = self.session_id
+        self._xmluiLaunchAction(self.submit_id, data)
+
+    def _xmluiLaunchAction(self, action_id, data):
+        self.host.launchAction(action_id, data, profile_key = self.host.profile)
+
+
+class XMLUIPanel(XMLUIBase):
+    """XMLUI Panel
+
+    New frontends can inherite this class to easily implement XMLUI
+    @property widget_factory: factory to create frontend-specific widgets
+    @proporety dialog_factory: factory to create frontend-specific dialogs
+    """
+    widget_factory = None
+
+    def __init__(self, host, parsed_dom, title = None, flags = None):
+        super(XMLUIPanel, self).__init__(host, parsed_dom, title = None, flags = None)
+        self.ctrl_list = {}  # usefull to access ctrl
+        self._main_cont = None
+        self.constructUI(parsed_dom)
+
+    def escape(self, name):
+        """Return escaped name for forms"""
+        return u"%s%s" % (C.SAT_FORM_PREFIX, name)
+
+    @property
+    def main_cont(self):
+        return self._main_cont
+
+    @main_cont.setter
+    def main_cont(self, value):
+        if self._main_cont is not None:
+            raise ValueError(_("XMLUI can have only one main container"))
+        self._main_cont = value
+
+    def _parseChilds(self, _xmlui_parent, current_node, wanted = ('container',), data = None):
         """Recursively parse childNodes of an elemen
-        @param parent: widget container with '_xmluiAppend' method
+
+        @param _xmlui_parent: widget container with '_xmluiAppend' method
         @param current_node: element from which childs will be parsed
         @param wanted: list of tag names that can be present in the childs to be SàT XMLUI compliant
         @param data: additionnal data which are needed in some cases
-
         """
         for node in current_node.childNodes:
             if wanted and not node.nodeName in wanted:
@@ -230,18 +292,18 @@
 
             if node.nodeName == "container":
                 type_ = node.getAttribute('type')
-                if parent is self and type_ != 'vertical':
+                if _xmlui_parent is self and type_ != 'vertical':
                     # main container is not a VerticalContainer and we want one, so we create one to wrap it
-                    parent = self.widget_factory.createVerticalContainer(self)
-                    self.main_cont = parent
+                    _xmlui_parent = self.widget_factory.createVerticalContainer(self)
+                    self.main_cont = _xmlui_parent
                 if type_ == "tabs":
-                    cont = self.widget_factory.createTabsContainer(parent)
-                    self._parseChilds(parent, node, ('tab',), cont)
+                    cont = self.widget_factory.createTabsContainer(_xmlui_parent)
+                    self._parseChilds(_xmlui_parent, node, ('tab',), cont)
                 elif type_ == "vertical":
-                    cont = self.widget_factory.createVerticalContainer(parent)
+                    cont = self.widget_factory.createVerticalContainer(_xmlui_parent)
                     self._parseChilds(cont, node, ('widget', 'container'))
                 elif type_ == "pairs":
-                    cont = self.widget_factory.createPairsContainer(parent)
+                    cont = self.widget_factory.createPairsContainer(_xmlui_parent)
                     self._parseChilds(cont, node, ('widget', 'container'))
                 elif type_ == "advanced_list":
                     try:
@@ -249,9 +311,9 @@
                     except (TypeError, ValueError):
                         raise DataError("Invalid columns")
                     selectable = node.getAttribute('selectable') or 'no'
-                    auto_index = node.getAttribute('auto_index') == 'true'
+                    auto_index = node.getAttribute('auto_index') == C.BOOL_TRUE
                     data = {'index': 0} if auto_index else None
-                    cont = self.widget_factory.createAdvancedListContainer(parent, columns, selectable)
+                    cont = self.widget_factory.createAdvancedListContainer(_xmlui_parent, columns, selectable)
                     callback_id = node.getAttribute("callback") or None
                     if callback_id is not None:
                         if selectable == 'no':
@@ -262,12 +324,12 @@
                     self._parseChilds(cont, node, ('row',), data)
                 else:
                     log.warning(_("Unknown container [%s], using default one") % type_)
-                    cont = self.widget_factory.createVerticalContainer(parent)
+                    cont = self.widget_factory.createVerticalContainer(_xmlui_parent)
                     self._parseChilds(cont, node, ('widget', 'container'))
                 try:
-                    parent._xmluiAppend(cont)
+                    _xmlui_parent._xmluiAppend(cont)
                 except (AttributeError, TypeError): # XXX: TypeError is here because pyjamas raise a TypeError instead of an AttributeError
-                    if parent is self:
+                    if _xmlui_parent is self:
                         self.main_cont = cont
                     else:
                         raise Exception(_("Internal Error, container has not _xmluiAppend method"))
@@ -289,11 +351,10 @@
                     data['index'] += 1
                 except TypeError:
                     index = node.getAttribute('index') or None
-                parent._xmluiAddRow(index)
-                self._parseChilds(parent, node, ('widget', 'container'))
+                _xmlui_parent._xmluiAddRow(index)
+                self._parseChilds(_xmlui_parent, node, ('widget', 'container'))
 
             elif node.nodeName == "widget":
-                id_ = node.getAttribute("id")
                 name = node.getAttribute("name")
                 type_ = node.getAttribute("type")
                 value_elt = self._getChildNode(node, "value")
@@ -302,37 +363,37 @@
                 else:
                     value = node.getAttribute("value") if node.hasAttribute('value') else u''
                 if type_=="empty":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createEmptyWidget(parent)
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createEmptyWidget(_xmlui_parent)
                 elif type_=="text":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createTextWidget(parent, value)
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createTextWidget(_xmlui_parent, value)
                 elif type_=="label":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createLabelWidget(parent, value)
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createLabelWidget(_xmlui_parent, value)
                 elif type_=="jid":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createJidWidget(parent, value)
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createJidWidget(_xmlui_parent, value)
                 elif type_=="divider":
                     style = node.getAttribute("style") or 'line'
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createDividerWidget(parent, style)
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createDividerWidget(_xmlui_parent, style)
                 elif type_=="string":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createStringWidget(parent, value, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createStringWidget(_xmlui_parent, value, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
                     self.ctrl_list[name] = ({'type':type_, 'control':ctrl})
                 elif type_=="password":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createPasswordWidget(parent, value, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createPasswordWidget(_xmlui_parent, value, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
                     self.ctrl_list[name] = ({'type':type_, 'control':ctrl})
                 elif type_=="textbox":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createTextBoxWidget(parent, value, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createTextBoxWidget(_xmlui_parent, value, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
                     self.ctrl_list[name] = ({'type':type_, 'control':ctrl})
                 elif type_=="bool":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createBoolWidget(parent, value=='true', self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createBoolWidget(_xmlui_parent, value==C.BOOL_TRUE, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
                     self.ctrl_list[name] = ({'type':type_, 'control':ctrl})
                 elif type_ == "list":
                     style = [] if node.getAttribute("multi") == 'yes' else ['single']
                     _options = [(option.getAttribute("value"), option.getAttribute("label")) for option in node.getElementsByTagName("option")]
-                    _selected = [option.getAttribute("value") for option in node.getElementsByTagName("option") if option.getAttribute('selected') == 'true']
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createListWidget(parent, _options, _selected, style)
+                    _selected = [option.getAttribute("value") for option in node.getElementsByTagName("option") if option.getAttribute('selected') == C.BOOL_TRUE]
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createListWidget(_xmlui_parent, _options, _selected, style)
                     self.ctrl_list[name] = ({'type': type_, 'control': ctrl})
                 elif type_=="button":
                     callback_id = node.getAttribute("callback")
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createButtonWidget(parent, value, self.onButtonPress)
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createButtonWidget(_xmlui_parent, value, self.onButtonPress)
                     ctrl._xmlui_param_id = (callback_id, [field.getAttribute('name') for field in node.getElementsByTagName("field_back")])
                 else:
                     log.error(_("FIXME FIXME FIXME: widget type [%s] is not implemented") % type_)
@@ -358,55 +419,47 @@
                             ctrl._xmluiOnChange(self.onChangeInternal)
 
                 ctrl._xmlui_name = name
-                parent._xmluiAppend(ctrl)
+                _xmlui_parent._xmluiAppend(ctrl)
 
             else:
                 raise NotImplementedError(_('Unknown tag [%s]') % node.nodeName)
 
-    def constructUI(self, xml_data, post_treat=None):
-        """ Actually construct the UI
-        @param xml_data: raw XMLUI
+    def constructUI(self, parsed_dom, post_treat=None):
+        """Actually construct the UI
+
+        @param parsed_dom: main parsed dom
         @param post_treat: frontend specific treatments to do once the UI is constructed
         @return: constructed widget
         """
-        cat_dom = self.dom_parse(xml_data)
-        top=cat_dom.documentElement
+        top=parsed_dom.documentElement
         self.type = top.getAttribute("type")
-        self.title = self.title or top.getAttribute("title") or u""
-        self.session_id = top.getAttribute("session_id") or None
-        self.submit_id = top.getAttribute("submit") or None
         if top.nodeName != "sat_xmlui" or not self.type in ['form', 'param', 'window', 'popup']:
             raise InvalidXMLUI
 
         if self.type == 'param':
             self.param_changed = set()
 
-        self._parseChilds(self, cat_dom.documentElement)
+        self._parseChilds(self, parsed_dom.documentElement)
 
         if post_treat is not None:
             post_treat()
 
-        self.dom_free(cat_dom)
+    def _xmluiClose(self):
+        """Close the window/popup/... where the constructeur XMLUI is
 
-    def _xmluiClose(self):
-        """ Close the window/popup/... where the constructeur XMLUI is
         this method must be overrided
-
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def _xmluiLaunchAction(self, action_id, data):
-        self.host.launchAction(action_id, data, profile_key = self.host.profile)
-
     def _xmluiSetParam(self, name, value, category):
         self.host.bridge.setParam(name, value, category, profile_key=self.host.profile)
 
     ##EVENTS##
 
     def onParamChange(self, ctrl):
-        """ Called when type is param and a widget to save is modified
+        """Called when type is param and a widget to save is modified
+
         @param ctrl: widget modified
-
         """
         assert(self.type == "param")
         self.param_changed.add(ctrl)
@@ -431,10 +484,10 @@
         self._xmluiLaunchAction(callback_id, data)
 
     def onButtonPress(self, button):
-        """ Called when an XMLUI button is clicked
+        """Called when an XMLUI button is clicked
+
         Launch the action associated to the button
         @param button: the button clicked
-
         """
         callback_id, fields = button._xmlui_param_id
         if not callback_id:  # the button is probably bound to an internal action
@@ -450,7 +503,7 @@
         self._xmluiLaunchAction(callback_id, data)
 
     def onChangeInternal(self, ctrl):
-        """ Called when a widget that has been bound to an internal callback is changed.
+        """Called when a widget that has been bound to an internal callback is changed.
 
         This is used to perform some UI actions without communicating with the backend.
         See sat.tools.xml_tools.Widget.setInternalCallback for more details.
@@ -507,14 +560,14 @@
     def getInternalCallbackData(self, action, node):
         """Retrieve from node the data needed to perform given action.
 
-        TODO: it would be better to not have a specific way to retrieve
-        data for each action, but instead to have a generic method to
-        extract any kind of data structure from the 'internal_data' element.
-
         @param action (string): a value from the one that can be passed to the
             'callback' parameter of sat.tools.xml_tools.Widget.setInternalCallback
         @param node (DOM Element): the node of the widget that triggers the callback
         """
+        # TODO: it would be better to not have a specific way to retrieve
+        # data for each action, but instead to have a generic method to
+        # extract any kind of data structure from the 'internal_data' element.
+
         try:  # data is stored in the first 'internal_data' element of the node
             data_elts = node.getElementsByTagName('internal_data')[0].childNodes
         except IndexError:
@@ -529,9 +582,9 @@
         return data
 
     def onFormSubmitted(self, ignore=None):
-        """ An XMLUI form has been submited
+        """An XMLUI form has been submited
+
         call the submit action associated with this form
-
         """
         selected_values = []
         for ctrl_name in self.ctrl_list:
@@ -543,23 +596,20 @@
                 selected_values.append((escaped, ctrl['control']._xmluiGetValue()))
         if self.submit_id is not None:
             data = dict(selected_values)
-            if self.session_id is not None:
-                data["session_id"] = self.session_id
-            self._xmluiLaunchAction(self.submit_id, data)
-
+            self.submit(data)
         else:
             log.warning(_("The form data is not sent back, the type is not managed properly"))
         self._xmluiClose()
 
     def onFormCancelled(self, ignore=None):
-        """ Called when a form is cancelled """
+        """Called when a form is cancelled"""
         log.debug(_("Cancelling form"))
         self._xmluiClose()
 
     def onSaveParams(self, ignore=None):
-        """ Params are saved, we send them to backend
+        """Params are saved, we send them to backend
+
         self.type must be param
-
         """
         assert(self.type == 'param')
         for ctrl in self.param_changed:
@@ -567,7 +617,92 @@
                 value = u'\t'.join(ctrl._xmluiGetSelectedValues())
             else:
                 value = ctrl._xmluiGetValue()
-            param_name = ctrl._xmlui_name.split(Const.SAT_PARAM_SEPARATOR)[1]
+            param_name = ctrl._xmlui_name.split(C.SAT_PARAM_SEPARATOR)[1]
             self._xmluiSetParam(param_name, value, ctrl._param_category)
 
         self._xmluiClose()
+
+    def show(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+
+class XMLUIDialog(XMLUIBase):
+    dialog_factory = None
+
+    def __init__(self, host, parsed_dom, title = None, flags = None):
+        super(XMLUIDialog, self).__init__(host, parsed_dom, title = None, flags = None)
+        top=parsed_dom.documentElement
+        dlg_elt =  self._getChildNode(top, "dialog")
+        if dlg_elt is None:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid XMLUI: no Dialog element found !")
+        dlg_type = dlg_elt.getAttribute("type") or C.XMLUI_DIALOG_MESSAGE
+        try:
+            mess_elt = self._getChildNode(dlg_elt, C.XMLUI_DATA_MESS)
+            message = getText(mess_elt)
+        except (TypeError, AttributeError): # XXX: TypeError is here because pyjamas raise a TypeError instead of an AttributeError
+            message = ""
+        level = dlg_elt.getAttribute(C.XMLUI_DATA_LVL) or C.XMLUI_DATA_LVL_INFO
+
+        if dlg_type == C.XMLUI_DIALOG_MESSAGE:
+            self.dlg = self.dialog_factory.createMessageDialog(self, self.title, message, level)
+        elif dlg_type == C.XMLUI_DIALOG_NOTE:
+            self.dlg = self.dialog_factory.createNoteDialog(self, self.title, message, level)
+        elif dlg_type == C.XMLUI_DIALOG_CONFIRM:
+            try:
+                buttons_elt = self._getChildNode(dlg_elt, "buttons")
+                buttons_set = buttons_elt.getAttribute("set") or C.XMLUI_DATA_BTNS_SET_DEFAULT
+            except (TypeError, AttributeError): # XXX: TypeError is here because pyjamas raise a TypeError instead of an AttributeError
+                buttons_set = C.XMLUI_DATA_BTNS_SET_DEFAULT
+            self.dlg = self.dialog_factory.createConfirmDialog(self, self.title, message, level, buttons_set)
+        elif dlg_type == C.XMLUI_DIALOG_FILE:
+            try:
+                file_elt = self._getChildNode(dlg_elt, "file")
+                filetype = file_elt.getAttribute("type") or C.XMLUI_DATA_FILETYPE_DEFAULT
+            except (TypeError, AttributeError): # XXX: TypeError is here because pyjamas raise a TypeError instead of an AttributeError
+                filetype = C.XMLUI_DATA_FILETYPE_DEFAULT
+            self.dlg = self.dialog_factory.createFileDialog(self, self.title, message, level, filetype)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Unknown dialog type [%s]" % dlg_type)
+
+    def show(self):
+        self.dlg._xmluiShow()
+
+
+def registerClass(type_, class_):
+    """Register the class to use with the factory
+
+    @param type_: one of:
+        CLASS_PANEL: classical XMLUI interface
+        CLASS_DIALOG: XMLUI dialog
+    @param class_: the class to use to instanciate given type
+    """
+    assert type_ in (CLASS_PANEL, CLASS_DIALOG)
+    class_map[type_] = class_
+
+
+def create(host, xml_data, title = None, flags = None, dom_parse=None, dom_free=None):
+    """
+        @param dom_parse: methode equivalent to minidom.parseString (but which  must manage unicode), or None to use default one
+        @param dom_free: method used to free the parsed DOM
+    """
+    if dom_parse is None:
+        from xml.dom import minidom
+        dom_parse = lambda xml_data: minidom.parseString(xml_data.encode('utf-8'))
+        dom_free = lambda parsed_dom: parsed_dom.unlink()
+    else:
+        dom_parse = dom_parse
+        dom_free = dom_free or (lambda parsed_dom: None)
+    parsed_dom = dom_parse(xml_data)
+    top=parsed_dom.documentElement
+    ui_type = top.getAttribute("type")
+    try:
+        if ui_type != C.XMLUI_DIALOG:
+            cls = class_map[CLASS_PANEL]
+        else:
+            cls = class_map[CLASS_DIALOG]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise ClassNotRegistedError(_("You must register classes with registerClass before creating a XMLUI"))
+
+    xmlui = cls(host, parsed_dom, title, flags)
+    dom_free(parsed_dom)
+    return xmlui
--- a/frontends/src/wix/card_game.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/wix/card_game.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 log = getLogger(__name__)
 from sat_frontends.tools.games import TarotCard
 from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.quick_card_game import QuickCardGame
-from sat_frontends.wix.xmlui import XMLUI
+from sat_frontends.wix import xmlui
 
 CARD_WIDTH = 74
 CARD_HEIGHT = 136
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     def chooseContrat(self, xml_data):
         """Called when the player has to select his contrat
         @param xml_data: SàT xml representation of the form"""
-        XMLUI(self.parent.host, xml_data, title=_('Please choose your contrat'), flags=['NO_CANCEL'])
+        xmlui.create(self.parent.host, xml_data, title=_('Please choose your contrat'), flags=['NO_CANCEL'])
 
     def showScores(self, xml_data, winners, loosers):
         """Called when the round is over, display the scores
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
             title = _("Draw game")
         else:
             title = _('You win \o/') if self.player_nick in winners else _('You loose :(')
-        XMLUI(self.parent.host, xml_data, title=title, flags=['NO_CANCEL'])
+        xmlui.create(self.parent.host, xml_data, title=title, flags=['NO_CANCEL'])
 
     def cardsPlayed(self, player, cards):
         """A card has been played by player"""
--- a/frontends/src/wix/main_window.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/wix/main_window.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import wx
 from sat_frontends.wix.contact_list import ContactList
 from sat_frontends.wix.chat import Chat
-from sat_frontends.wix.xmlui import XMLUI
+from sat_frontends.wix import xmlui
 from sat_frontends.wix.profile import Profile
 from sat_frontends.wix.profile_manager import ProfileManager
 import os.path
@@ -192,16 +192,16 @@
         popup.Show()
         wx.CallLater(5000,popup.Destroy)
 
-    def showDialog(self, message, title="", type="info", answer_cb = None, answer_data = None):
-        if type == 'info':
+    def showDialog(self, message, title="", type_="info", answer_cb = None, answer_data = None):
+        if type_ == 'info':
             flags = wx.OK | wx.ICON_INFORMATION
-        elif type == 'error':
+        elif type_ == 'error':
             flags = wx.OK | wx.ICON_ERROR
-        elif type == 'yes/no':
+        elif type_ == 'yes/no':
             flags = wx.YES_NO | wx.ICON_QUESTION
         else:
             flags = wx.OK | wx.ICON_INFORMATION
-            log.error(_('unmanaged dialog type: %s'), type)
+            log.error(_('unmanaged dialog type: %s'), type_)
         dlg = wx.MessageDialog(self, message, title, flags)
         answer = dlg.ShowModal()
         dlg.Destroy()
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@
                 pass
             elif "xmlui" in data:
                 log.debug (_("XML user interface received"))
-                XMLUI(self, xml_data = data['xmlui'])
+                ui = xmlui.create(self, xml_data = data['xmlui'])
+                ui.show()
             elif "authenticated_profile" in data:
                 assert("caller" in data)
                 if data["caller"] == "profile_manager":
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@
                 title = _('Registration')
                 misc['target'] = data['target']
                 misc['action_back'] = self.bridge.gatewayRegister
-            XMLUI(self, title=title, xml_data = data['xml'], misc = misc)
+            xmlui.create(self, title=title, xml_data = data['xml'], misc = misc)
         elif type_ == "RESULT":
             self.current_action_ids.remove(id_)
             if self.current_action_ids_cb.has_key(id_):
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@
     def onParam(self, e):
         log.debug(_("Param request"))
         def success(params):
-            XMLUI(self, xml_data=params, title=_("Configuration"))
+            xmlui.create(self, xml_data=params, title=_("Configuration"))
 
         def failure(error):
             dlg = wx.MessageDialog(self, error.message,
--- a/frontends/src/wix/profile_manager.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/wix/profile_manager.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import wx
 from sat.core.log import getLogger
 log = getLogger(__name__)
-from sat.tools.jid  import JID
 
 
 NO_SELECTION_ENTRY = ' '
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@
             return
         if self.selected_profile:
             self.profile_name.SetValue(self.selected_profile)
-        self.host.profile = profile_name  # FIXME: EXTREMELY DIRTY, needed for sat_frontends.tools.xmlui.XMLUI._xmluiLaunchAction
+        self.host.profile = profile_name  # FIXME: EXTREMELY DIRTY, needed for sat_frontends.tools.xmlui.XMLUI.submit
         self.host.launchAction(C.AUTHENTICATE_PROFILE_ID, {'caller': 'profile_manager'}, profile_key=profile_name)
 
     def onConnectButton(self, event):
--- a/frontends/src/wix/xmlui.py	Mon Aug 11 19:10:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/wix/xmlui.py	Wed Aug 13 14:48:49 2014 +0200
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 import wx
 from sat.core.log import getLogger
 log = getLogger(__name__)
-from sat.tools.jid  import JID
 from sat_frontends.tools import xmlui
-from sat_frontends.constants import Const
+from sat_frontends.constants import Const as C
 
 
 class EventWidget(object):
@@ -53,20 +52,20 @@
 
 class EmptyWidget(WixWidget, xmlui.EmptyWidget, wx.Window):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        wx.Window.__init__(self, parent, -1)
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
+        wx.Window.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1)
 
 
 class TextWidget(WixWidget, xmlui.TextWidget, wx.StaticText):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value):
-        wx.StaticText.__init__(self, parent, -1, value)
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value):
+        wx.StaticText.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1, value)
 
 
 class LabelWidget(xmlui.LabelWidget, TextWidget):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value):
-        super(LabelWidget, self).__init__(parent, value+": ")
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value):
+        super(LabelWidget, self).__init__(_xmlui_parent, value+": ")
 
 
 class JidWidget(xmlui.JidWidget, TextWidget):
@@ -75,49 +74,49 @@
 
 class DividerWidget(WixWidget, xmlui.DividerWidget, wx.StaticLine):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, style='line'):
-        wx.StaticLine.__init__(self, parent, -1)
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, style='line'):
+        wx.StaticLine.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1)
 
 
 class StringWidget(EventWidget, ValueWidget, xmlui.StringWidget, wx.TextCtrl):
     _xmlui_change_event = wx.EVT_TEXT
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value, read_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value, read_only=False):
         style = wx.TE_READONLY if read_only else 0
-        wx.TextCtrl.__init__(self, parent, -1, value, style=style)
+        wx.TextCtrl.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1, value, style=style)
         self._xmlui_proportion = 1
 
 
 class PasswordWidget(EventWidget, ValueWidget, xmlui.PasswordWidget, wx.TextCtrl):
     _xmlui_change_event = wx.EVT_TEXT
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value, read_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value, read_only=False):
         style = wx.TE_PASSWORD
         if read_only:
             style |= wx.TE_READONLY
-        wx.TextCtrl.__init__(self, parent, -1, value, style=style)
+        wx.TextCtrl.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1, value, style=style)
         self._xmlui_proportion = 1
 
 
 class TextBoxWidget(EventWidget, ValueWidget, xmlui.TextBoxWidget, wx.TextCtrl):
     _xmlui_change_event = wx.EVT_TEXT
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value, read_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value, read_only=False):
         style = wx.TE_MULTILINE
         if read_only:
             style |= wx.TE_READONLY
-        wx.TextCtrl.__init__(self, parent, -1, value, style=style)
+        wx.TextCtrl.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1, value, style=style)
         self._xmlui_proportion = 1
 
 
 class BoolWidget(EventWidget, ValueWidget, xmlui.BoolWidget, wx.CheckBox):
     _xmlui_change_event = wx.EVT_CHECKBOX
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, state, read_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, state, read_only=False):
         style = wx.CHK_2STATE
         if read_only:
             style |= wx.TE_READONLY
-        wx.CheckBox.__init__(self, parent, -1, "", style=wx.CHK_2STATE)
+        wx.CheckBox.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1, "", style=wx.CHK_2STATE)
         self.SetValue(state)
         self._xmlui_proportion = 1
 
@@ -131,22 +130,22 @@
 class ButtonWidget(EventWidget, WixWidget, xmlui.ButtonWidget, wx.Button):
     _xmlui_change_event = wx.EVT_BUTTON
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, value, click_callback):
-        wx.Button.__init__(self, parent, -1, value)
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, value, click_callback):
+        wx.Button.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1, value)
         self._xmlui_click_callback = click_callback
-        parent.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, lambda evt: click_callback(evt.GetEventObject()), self)
-        self.parent = parent
+        _xmlui_parent.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, lambda evt: click_callback(evt.GetEventObject()), self)
+        self._xmlui_parent = _xmlui_parent
 
     def _xmluiOnClick(self, callback):
-        self.parent.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, lambda evt: callback(evt.GetEventObject()), self)
+        self._xmlui_parent.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, lambda evt: callback(evt.GetEventObject()), self)
 
 
 class ListWidget(EventWidget, WixWidget, xmlui.ListWidget, wx.ListBox):
     _xmlui_change_event = wx.EVT_LISTBOX
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, options, selected, flags):
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, options, selected, flags):
         styles = wx.LB_MULTIPLE if not 'single' in flags else wx.LB_SINGLE
-        wx.ListBox.__init__(self, parent, -1, choices=[option[1] for option in options], style=styles)
+        wx.ListBox.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1, choices=[option[1] for option in options], style=styles)
         self._xmlui_attr_map = {label: value for value, label in options}
         self._xmlui_proportion = 1
         self._xmluiSelectValues(selected)
@@ -192,8 +191,8 @@
 
 class AdvancedListContainer(WixContainer, xmlui.AdvancedListContainer, wx.ScrolledWindow):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, columns, selectable='no'):
-        wx.ScrolledWindow.__init__(self, parent)
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, columns, selectable='no'):
+        wx.ScrolledWindow.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
         self._xmlui_selectable = selectable != 'no'
         if selectable:
             columns += 1
@@ -230,8 +229,8 @@
 
 class PairsContainer(WixContainer, xmlui.PairsContainer, wx.Panel):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent)
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
+        wx.Panel.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
         self.sizer = wx.FlexGridSizer(cols=2)
         self.sizer.AddGrowableCol(1) #The growable column need most of time to be the right one in pairs
         self.SetSizer(self.sizer)
@@ -239,8 +238,8 @@
 
 class TabsContainer(WixContainer, xmlui.TabsContainer, wx.Notebook):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        wx.Notebook.__init__(self, parent, -1, style=wx.NB_LEFT if self._xmlui_main.type=='param' else 0)
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
+        wx.Notebook.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, -1, style=wx.NB_LEFT if self._xmlui_main.type=='param' else 0)
 
     def _xmluiAddTab(self, label):
         tab_panel = wx.Panel(self, -1)
@@ -253,30 +252,109 @@
 
 class VerticalContainer(WixContainer, xmlui.VerticalContainer, wx.Panel):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent)
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent):
+        wx.Panel.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
         self.sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
         self.SetSizer(self.sizer)
 
 
-class WidgetFactory(object):
+## Dialogs ##
+
+
+class WixDialog(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, level):
+        self.host = _xmlui_parent.host
+        self.ok_cb = None
+        self.cancel_cb = None
+        if level == C.XMLUI_DATA_LVL_INFO:
+            self.flags = wx.ICON_INFORMATION
+        elif level == C.XMLUI_DATA_LVL_ERROR:
+            self.flags = wx.ICON_ERROR
+        else:
+            self.flags = wx.ICON_INFORMATION
+            log.warning(_("Unmanaged dialog level: %s") % level)
+
+    def _xmluiShow(self):
+        answer = self.ShowModal()
+        if answer == wx.ID_YES or answer == wx.ID_OK:
+            self._xmluiValidated()
+        else:
+            self._xmluiCancelled()
+
+    def _xmluiClose(self):
+        self.Destroy()
+
+
+class MessageDialog(WixDialog, xmlui.MessageDialog, wx.MessageDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, title, message, level):
+        WixDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, level)
+        xmlui.MessageDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
+        self.flags |= wx.OK
+        wx.MessageDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent.host, message, title, style = self.flags)
+
+
+class NoteDialog(xmlui.NoteDialog, MessageDialog):
+    # TODO: separate NoteDialog
+    pass
+
+
+class ConfirmDialog(WixDialog, xmlui.ConfirmDialog, wx.MessageDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, title, message, level, buttons_set):
+        WixDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, level)
+        xmlui.ConfirmDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
+        if buttons_set == C.XMLUI_DATA_BTNS_SET_YESNO:
+            self.flags |= wx.YES_NO
+        else:
+            self.flags |= wx.OK | wx.CANCEL
+        wx.MessageDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent.host, message, title, style = self.flags)
+
+
+class FileDialog(WixDialog, xmlui.FileDialog, wx.FileDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, _xmlui_parent, title, message, level, filetype):
+        # TODO: message and filetype are not managed yet
+        WixDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent, level)
+        self.flags = wx.FD_SAVE | wx.FD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT # FIXME: use the legacy flags, but must manage cases like dir or open
+        xmlui.FileDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent)
+        wx.FileDialog.__init__(self, _xmlui_parent.host, title, style = self.flags)
+
+    def _xmluiShow(self):
+        answer = self.ShowModal()
+        if answer == wx.ID_OK:
+            self._xmluiValidated({'path': self.GetPath()})
+        else:
+            self._xmluiCancelled()
+
+
+class GenericFactory(object):
 
     def __getattr__(self, attr):
         if attr.startswith("create"):
             cls = globals()[attr[6:]]
+            return cls
+
+
+class WidgetFactory(GenericFactory):
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):
+        if attr.startswith("create"):
+            cls = GenericFactory.__getattr__(self, attr)
             cls._xmlui_main = self._xmlui_main
             return cls
 
 
-class XMLUI(xmlui.XMLUI, wx.Frame):
+class XMLUIPanel(xmlui.XMLUIPanel, wx.Frame):
     """Create an user interface from a SàT XML"""
     widget_factory = WidgetFactory()
 
-    def __init__(self, host, xml_data, title=None, flags = None,):
+    def __init__(self, host, parsed_xml, title=None, flags = None,):
         self.widget_factory._xmlui_main = self
-        xmlui.XMLUI.__init__(self, host, xml_data, title, flags)
+        xmlui.XMLUIPanel.__init__(self, host, parsed_xml, title, flags)
 
-    def constructUI(self, xml_data):
+    def constructUI(self, parsed_dom):
         style = wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE & ~wx.CLOSE_BOX if 'NO_CANCEL' in self.flags else wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE
         wx.Frame.__init__(self, None, style=style)
         self.sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
@@ -302,7 +380,7 @@
             self.sizer.Fit(self)
             self.Show()
 
-        super(XMLUI, self).constructUI(xml_data, postTreat)
+        super(XMLUIPanel, self).constructUI(parsed_dom, postTreat)
         if not 'NO_CANCEL' in self.flags:
             self.Bind(wx.EVT_CLOSE, self.onClose, self)
         self.MakeModal()
@@ -314,12 +392,12 @@
     ###events
 
     def onParamChange(self, ctrl):
-        super(XMLUI, self).onParamChange(ctrl)
+        super(XMLUIPanel, self).onParamChange(ctrl)
 
     def onFormSubmitted(self, event):
         """Called when submit button is clicked"""
         button = event.GetEventObject()
-        super(XMLUI, self).onFormSubmitted(button)
+        super(XMLUIPanel, self).onFormSubmitted(button)
 
     def onClose(self, event):
         """Close event: we have to send the form."""
@@ -330,3 +408,11 @@
             self._xmluiClose()
         event.Skip()
 
+
+class XMLUIDialog(xmlui.XMLUIDialog):
+    dialog_factory = WidgetFactory()
+
+
+xmlui.registerClass(xmlui.CLASS_PANEL, XMLUIPanel)
+xmlui.registerClass(xmlui.CLASS_DIALOG, XMLUIDialog)
+create = xmlui.create