textual_wrapper.types

Base classes for the wrapper.

Classes:

MenuOption(label, keypress)	An option in the menubar or the right click menu of the launcher/taskbar icon.
Wrapper(name, arguments[, icon, ...])	A wrapper around a terminal app.

namedtuple MenuOption(label, keypress)

Bases: NamedTuple

An option in the menubar or the right click menu of the launcher/taskbar icon.

Fields

0.  label (str) – Label for the option.

1.  keypress (str) – The keypress(es) to send to the terminal app.

__repr__()

Return a nicely formatted representation string

class Wrapper(name, arguments, icon=None, launcher_options=<factory>, menu_options=<factory>)

Bases: ABC

A wrapper around a terminal app.

Methods:

__eq__(other)	Return self==value.
__repr__()	Return repr(self).
add_launcher_option(option)	Add an option to the launcher/taskbar icon.
add_menu_option(option[, group])	Add an option to the menubar at the top of the window.
run([working_directory])	Launch the wrapper.

Attributes:

arguments	The executable and command line arguments.
icon	Optional icon filename.
launcher_options	List of right click options for the launcher/taskbar icon.
menu_options	Options for the menubar.
name	The name of the application.

__eq__(other)

Return self==value.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

add_launcher_option(option)

Add an option to the launcher/taskbar icon.

Parameters

option (MenuOption)

add_menu_option(option, group='File')

Add an option to the menubar at the top of the window.

Parameters

• option (MenuOption)

• group (str) – The top level button, e.g. File, Edit, Help. Default 'File'.

arguments

Type:    list[str]

The executable and command line arguments.

icon = None

Type:    Optional[str]

Optional icon filename.

launcher_options

Type:    list[MenuOption]

List of right click options for the launcher/taskbar icon.

menu_options

Type:    dict[str, list[MenuOption]]

Options for the menubar.

name

Type:    str

The name of the application.

abstract run(working_directory=None)

Launch the wrapper.

Parameters

working_directory (Union[str, Path, PathLike, None]) – Directory to execute the application in. Default None.