xcffib_test.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3.3
import traceback
import time
import xcffib
from xcffib.xproto import *
import xcffib.render

def find_format(screen):
    for d in screen.depths:
        if d.depth == depth:
            for v in d.visuals:
                if v.visual == visual:
                    return v.format

    raise Exception("Failed to find an appropriate Render pictformat!")


def startup():
    white = setup.roots[0].white_pixel

    conn.core.CreateWindow(depth, window, root,
                           0, 0, 800, 600, 0,
                           WindowClass.InputOutput,
                           visual,
                           CW.BackPixel | CW.OverrideRedirect| CW.EventMask,
                           [ white, EventMask.ButtonPress | EventMask.EnterWindow | EventMask.LeaveWindow | EventMask.Exposure ])

    cookie = conn.render.QueryPictFormats()
    reply = cookie.reply()
    format = find_format(reply.screens[0])

    name = 'X Python Binding Demo'
#   conn.core.ChangeProperty(PropMode.Replace, window, xcffib.XA_WM_NAME, xcffib.XA_STRING, 8, len(name), name)
    conn.render.CreatePicture(pid, window, format, 0, [])
    conn.core.MapWindow(window)
    conn.flush()


def paint():
    conn.core.ClearArea(False, window, 0, 0, 0, 0)

    for x in range(0, 7):
        for y in range(0, 5):
            rectangle = ((x + 1) * 24 + x * 64, (y + 1) * 24 + y * 64, 64, 64)
            new_rectangle = RECTANGLE.synthetic(x=int(rectangle[0]), y=int(rectangle[1]), width=int(rectangle[2]), height=int(rectangle[3]))

            color = (x * 65535 / 7, y * 65535 / 5, (x * y) * 65535 / 35, 65535)
            new_color = xcffib.render.COLOR.synthetic(red=int(color[0]), blue=int(color[1]), green=int(color[2]), alpha=int(color[3]))

            conn.render.FillRectangles(xcffib.render.PictOp.Src, pid, new_color, [new_rectangle])

    conn.flush()


def run():
    startup()
    print('Click in window to exit.')

    while True:
        try:
            event = conn.wait_for_event()
            print("event:", event)
        except xcffib.ProtocolException as error:
            print("Protocol error %s received!" % error.__class__.__name__)
            traceback.print_exc()
            break
        except Exception as error:
            print(type(error)) #<class 'xcffib.render.PictureError'>
            print("Unexpected error received: %s" % error) #why is this empty?
            traceback.print_exc()
            break

        if isinstance(event, ExposeEvent):
            paint()

#   time.sleep(1)
    conn.disconnect()


conn = xcffib.connect()
conn.render = conn(xcffib.render.key)

setup = conn.get_setup()
root = setup.roots[0].root
depth = setup.roots[0].root_depth
visual = setup.roots[0].root_visual

window = conn.generate_id()
pid = conn.generate_id()

run()