# Curses::Application.pm -- Curses Application Framework # # (c) 2001, Arthur Corliss # # $Id: Application.pm,v 0.2 2002/11/14 19:40:42 corliss Exp corliss $ # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # 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 General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. # ##################################################################### =head1 NAME Curses::Application - Curses Application Framework =head1 MODULE VERSION $Id: Application.pm,v 0.2 2002/11/14 19:40:42 corliss Exp corliss $ =head1 SYNOPSIS use Curses::Application; $app = Curses::Application->new({ FOREGROUND => 'white', BACKGROUND => 'blue', TITLEBAR => 1, STATUSBAR => 1, CAPTION => 'My Application', MAINFORM => { name => defname }, MINY => 20, MINX => 60, ALTFBASE => 'MyCompany::Forms', ALTBASE => 'MyCompany::Widgets', }); ($y, $x) = $app->maxyx; $mwh = $app->mwh; $app->titlebar($caption); $app->statusbar($message); $app->draw; $app->redraw; $app->addFormDef('MyForm', { %formopts }); $app->createForm($name, $def); $form = $app->getForm('MainFrm'); $app->delForm('Main'); $app->execForm('Main'); $app->execute; =head1 REQUIREMENTS Curses Curses::Widgets Curses::Forms =head1 DESCRIPTION Curses::Application attempts to relieve the programmer of having to deal directly with Curses at all. Based upon Curses::Widgets and Curses::Forms, all one should have to do is define the application forms and contents in the DATA block of a script. Curses::Application will take care of the rest. =cut ##################################################################### # # Environment definitions # ##################################################################### package Curses::Application; use strict; use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT); use Exporter; use Carp; use Curses; use Curses::Widgets; use Curses::Forms; use Curses::Forms::Dialog; use Curses::Forms::Dialog::Input; use Curses::Forms::Dialog::Logon; ($VERSION) = (q$Revision: 0.2 $ =~ /(\d+(?:\.(\d+))+)/); @ISA = qw(Curses::Widgets); @EXPORT = qw(dialog input logon BTN_OK BTN_YES BTN_NO BTN_CANCEL BTN_HELP scankey); my @events = qw(OnEnter OnExit); my @colitems = qw(FOREGROUND BACKGROUND BORDERCOL CAPTIONCOL); ##################################################################### # # Module code follows # ##################################################################### =head1 INTRODUCTION This module follows many of the conventions established by the Curses::Widgets and Curses::Forms modules, being built upon that framework. One area of special note, however, is the declaration of forms used within the application. B differentiates between forms and form definitions. A form is an instance of any particular form definition. Keeping that line of separation simplifies the development of MDI (Multiple Document Interface) applications. Form definitions can be provided in two ways: as a list of definitions in the main::DATA block, or individually by using the B method. The former would normally be the simplest way to do so. At the end of your script, declare a DATA block using Perl's B<__DATA__> token. In that DATA block place a hash declaration (%forms) which contains a key/value pair for each form definition. The key being the name of the definition, and the value being a hash reference to the form declarations (see the B pod for directives available to that module). The only extra key that should be in each form's hash reference should be a B directive, which would point to a module name relative to the base Curses::Forms class. If you omit this key, then it will be assumed that the form is a Curses::Forms object, or some custom derivative as specified in B. Example: ======== __DATA__ %forms = ( Main => { TYPE => 'Custom', ALTBASE => 'MyCompany::Forms', LINES => 10, COLUMNS => 80, DERIVED => 0, WIDGETS => { ... }, ... }, ); Just as Curses::Forms allows you to use custom derivatives of Curses::Widgets, this module also allows you to use custom derivatives of Curses::Forms using the B directive. Similarly, the OnEnter and OnExit events are also supported on per-form basis. Instead of passing the form reference as an argument to the call it passes the application object reference. B: The main form (as declared with B) will always be a derived form and the size of the screen minus any title or status bars used. This is overridden in the object constructor, so expect those options to be set as such. =head1 FUNCTIONS This module exports the functions and constants provided by Curses::Forms::Dialog and child modules: Functions --------- dialog, input, logon, scankey Constants --------- BTN_OK, BTN_YES, BTN_NO, BTN_CANCEL, BTN_HELP This should provide all of the functionality needed within your main application code. The intent of this module is to prevent you from having to know and/or use the entire Curses family of modules directly. The only thing you will need to be aware of is the appropriate configuration syntax for both forms and widgets. If you need access to the B, etc., functions, you'll need to add: use Curses::Forms; to your main script body, and they'll be imported directly. =head1 METHODS =head2 new $app = Curses::Application->new({ FOREGROUND => 'white', BACKGROUND => 'blue', TITLEBAR => 1, STATUSBAR => 1, CAPTION => 'My Application', MAINFORM => { name => defname }, MINY => 20, MINX => 60, ALTFBASE => 'MyCompany::Forms', ALTBASE => 'MyCompany::Widgets', }); The B class method returns a Curses::Application object. All arguments are optional, provided you're happy with the defaults, with the exception of B. That directive is a key/value pair consisting of the form name and the name of the form definition. Argument Default Description ============================================================ FOREGROUND undef Default foreground colour BACKGROUND undef Default background colour CAPTIONCOL undef Default caption colour TITLEBAR 0 Whether or not to show a title bar STATUSBAR 0 Whether or not to show a status bar CAPTION $0 Default caption to show in the titlebar MINY 24 Minimum lines needed for application MINX 80 Minimum columns needed for application ALTFBASE undef Alternate namespace to search for forms ALTBASE undef Alternate namespace to search for widgets FORMDEFS {} Form definitions INPUTFUNC \&scankey Default input routine B is the form first display by the application when executed. If either B or B is not satisfied, this method will return undef instead of an object reference to Curses::Application. Like Curses::Forms, all colour choices are passed to each form that doesn't explicitly declare their own. Alternate namespaces are also passed. =cut sub _conf { # This method creates the initial curses object and initialises # both the curses and application configurable space. # # Usage: $self->_conf(%conf); my $self = shift; my %conf = ( TITLEBAR => 0, STATUSBAR => 0, FORMDEFS => {}, CAPTION => $0, MINY => 24, MINX => 80, @_ ); my $mwh = new Curses; my @required = qw(MAINFORM); my ($y, $x, %forms, $code); my ($my, $ml) = (0, 0); my $err = 0; my $main; # Set some defaults $self->{CONF} = {%conf}; $self->{FORMS} = {}; $self->{FORMDEFS} = {}; # Check for required arguments foreach (@required) { $err = 1 unless exists $conf{$_} }; unless ($err == 0) { carp ref($self), ": Required fields not passed"; return 0; } # Save the handle to stdscr $self->{MWH} = $mwh; pushwh($mwh); # Get and store the max X and Y $mwh->getmaxyx($y, $x); $self->{MAX} = [$y, $x]; # Return an error if MINY and MINX aren't met unless ($y >= $conf{MINY} && $x >= $conf{MINX}) { carp ref($self), ": Minimum screen size not satisfied!"; return 0; } # Set up the session noecho(); # Turn off input echoing halfdelay(1); # Turn on partial blocking uncooked input curs_set(0); # Turn off visible cursor $mwh->keypad(1); # Turn on keypad support for special keys $mwh->syncok(1); # Sync sub/derwins up to mainwin # Read the forms from main $code = join('', ); close(main::DATA); unless (eval $code) { carp ref($self), ": Eval of main::DATA failed!"; return 0; } # Get geometry for the main form $ml = $y; $my = 0; if ($conf{TITLEBAR}) { --$ml; ++$my; } --$ml if $conf{STATUSBAR}; # Set size of MAINFORM $main = (keys %{$conf{MAINFORM}})[0]; $forms{$conf{MAINFORM}{$main}} = { %{$forms{$conf{MAINFORM}{$main}}}, Y => $my, X => 0, LINES => $ml, COLUMNS => $x, DERIVED => 1, }; # Save the form defs, adjusting the colours, if neccessary foreach (keys %forms) { $self->addFormDef($_, $forms{$_}) }; # Set the window foreground/background colours if specified if ($conf{FOREGROUND} && $conf{BACKGROUND}) { $mwh->bkgdset(COLOR_PAIR( select_colour($conf{FOREGROUND}, $conf{BACKGROUND}))); } # Make sure no errors are returned by the parent method $err = 1 unless $self->SUPER::_conf(%conf); # Initialise window $self->_init($mwh); return $err == 1 ? 0 : 1; } =head2 maxyx ($y, $x) = $app->maxyx; Returns the maximum Y and X coordinates for the screen. =cut sub maxyx { my $self = shift; return @{$self->{MAX}}; } =head2 mwh $mwh = $app->mwh; Returns a handle to the curses window handle. =cut sub mwh { my $self = shift; return $self->{MWH}; } =head2 titlebar $app->titlebar($newcaption); This method updates the application caption used in the titlebar and immediately updates screen with a refresh. If you'd prefer to have it updated at the next application refresh (such as the next B method call) you should use the B method instead, and update the B field. =cut sub titlebar { my $self = shift; my $caption = shift; my $conf = $self->{CONF}; $$conf{CAPTION} = $caption; $self->_titlebar; $self->{MWH}->refresh; } sub _titlebar { my $self = shift; my $mwh = $self->{MWH}; my $enabled = $self->{CONF}->{TITLEBAR}; my $caption = $self->{CONF}->{CAPTION}; if ($enabled) { $mwh->standout; $mwh->addstr(0, 0, $caption . ' ' x ($COLS - length($caption))); $mwh->standend; } } =head2 statusbar $app->statusbar($message); This method updates the statusbar message and immediately updates screen with a refresh. If you'd prefer to have it updated at the next application refresh (such as the next B method call) you should use the B method instead, and update the B field. =cut sub statusbar { my $self = shift; my $message = shift; my $conf = $self->{CONF}; $$conf{MESSAGE} = $message; $self->_statusbar; $self->{MWH}->refresh; } sub _statusbar { my $self = shift; my $mwh = $self->{MWH}; my $enabled = $self->{CONF}->{STATUSBAR}; my $message = $self->{CONF}->{MESSAGE}; my ($y, $x); if ($enabled) { $mwh->getmaxyx($y, $x); $mwh->standout; $mwh->addstr($y - 1, 0, $message . ' ' x ($COLS - length($message))); $mwh->standend; } } =head2 draw $app->draw; Flushes all screen changes to the terminal. =cut sub draw { my $self = shift; my $mwh = $self->{MWH}; my $conf = $self->{CONF}; $self->_titlebar; $self->_statusbar; $mwh->refresh; } =head2 redraw $app->redraw; Redraws the entire screen. =cut sub redraw { my $self = shift; my $mwh = $self->{MWH}; $mwh->touchwin; $mwh->refresh; } =head2 addFormDef $app->addFormDef('MyForm', { %formopts }); Adds another form definition to the current library. Returns a true if successful, and a false if not (such as if the form type requested is provided by an unavailable module). =cut sub addFormDef { my $self = shift; my $name = shift; my $options = shift; my $type = $$options{TYPE} || ''; my $forms = $self->{FORMDEFS}; my @try = ('Curses::Forms'); my $conf = $self->{CONF}; my ($altf, $altw) = @$conf{qw(ALTFBASE ALTBASE)}; my $success = 0; my ($base, $mod); # Get the alt forms base class, if specified if (defined $altf) { if (ref($altf) eq 'ARRAY') { unshift @try, @$altf; } else { unshift @try, $self->{CONF}->{ALTBASE}; } } # Load the applicable module foreach $base (@try) { $mod = $type eq '' ? $base : "${base}::$type"; if (eval "require $mod") { $success = 1; $type = $mod; last; } } unless ($success) { carp ref($self), ": Loading module $type (in @try) failed!"; return 0; } # Avoid name collisions if (exists $$forms{$name}) { carp ref($_), ": A form def named $name is already in the hash!"; return 0; } # Store the form def after updating few options $$options{INPUTFUNC} = $$conf{INPUTFUNC}; $$options{MODULE} = $mod; foreach (@colitems) { $$options{$_} = $$conf{$_} if (exists $$conf{$_} && ! exists $$options{$_}); } $$forms{$name} = { ALTFBASE => $altf, ALTBASE => $altw, %$options }; return 1; } =head2 createForm $app->createForm($name, $def); Creates a form object based on the named definition. Returns a handle to the form if successful, and a false if not. =cut sub createForm { my $self = shift; my $name = shift; my $def = shift; my $forms = $self->{FORMS}; my $defs = $self->{FORMDEFS}; my ($type, $options); # Saftey checks unless (exists $$defs{$def}) { carp ref($self), ": No form def exists by that name ($name)!"; return 0; } if (exists $$forms{$name}) { carp ref($self), ": A form by the name of $name already exists!"; return 0; } # Create and store the form { no strict 'refs'; $type = $$defs{$def}{MODULE}; $options = $$defs{$def}; unless ($$forms{$name} = "$type"->new($options)) { carp ref($self), ": $type creation failed!"; return 0; } # Reference event subs under form space foreach (@events) { $$forms{$name}->{$_} = $$options{$_} if exists $$options{$_}; } } return $$forms{$name}; } =head2 getForm $form = $app->getForm('MainFrm'); Returns a handle to the specified form. If that form does not exist, the object generates a warning and returns undef. =cut sub getForm { my $self = shift; my $name = shift; my $forms = $self->{FORMS}; if (exists $$forms{$name}) { return $$forms{$name}; } else { carp ref($self), ": No form by the name $name exists!"; return undef; } } =head2 delForm $app->delForm('Main'); Deletes the form object by that name. =cut sub delForm { my $self = shift; my $name = shift; my $forms = $self->{FORMS}; unless (exists $$forms{$name}) { carp ref($self), ": No form by that name ($name) exists to be deleted!"; return 0; } delete $$forms{$name}; return 1; } =head2 execForm $app->execForm('Main'); Executes the form specified by name. This form must be created beforehand via the B method. Returns the return value of the form's B method. =cut sub execForm { my $self = shift; my $name = shift; my $forms = $self->{FORMS}; my ($f, $rv); unless (exists $$forms{$name}) { carp ref($self), ": No form ($name) available to execute!"; return 0; } $f = $$forms{$name}; # Call the OnEnter routine if present &{$f->{OnEnter}}($self) if defined $f->{OnEnter}; # Execute the form $rv = $f->execute($self->mwh); # Call the OnExit routine if present &{$f->{OnExit}}($self) if defined $f->{OnExit}; return $rv; } =head2 execute $app->execute; Causes the main form to execute. Once the main form exits, this call will exit as well. =cut sub execute { my $self = shift; my $conf = $self->{CONF}; my $forms = $self->{FORMS}; my $main; # Get the main form name $main = (keys %{$$conf{MAINFORM}})[0]; # Create it if necessary unless (exists $$forms{$main}) { $self->createForm($main, $$conf{MAINFORM}{$main}); } # Execute it $self->execForm($main); } sub DESTROY { # This routines resets the console to the previous sane state # before the application began. # # Internal use only. my $self = shift; popwh(); endwin(); } 1; =head1 HISTORY =over =item 2002/11/12 - Initial release. =back =head1 AUTHOR/COPYRIGHT (c) 2001 Arthur Corliss (corliss@digitalmages.com) =cut