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   Module:    pqPythonShell.h

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#ifndef _pqPythonShell_h
#define _pqPythonShell_h

#include "QtPythonExport.h"
#include <QWidget>
/**
  Qt widget that provides an interactive "shell" interface to an embedded Python interpreter.
  You can put an instance of pqPythonShell in a dialog or a window, and the user will be able
  to enter Python commands and see their output, while the UI is still responsive.
  
  \sa pqConsoleWidget, pqPythonDialog
*/  
  
class vtkObject;
class QTPYTHON_EXPORT pqPythonShell :
  public QWidget
{
  Q_OBJECT
  
public:
  pqPythonShell(QWidget* Parent);
  ~pqPythonShell();


  /// Initializes the interpretor. If an interpretor is already setup (by an
  /// earlier call to this method), it will be destroyed.
  void initializeInterpretor(int argc, char* argv[]);
  void initializeInterpretor();

  /// Prints some text on the shell.
  void printMessage(const QString&);

  /// Calls MakeCurrent in the internal vtkPVPythonInteractiveInterpretor instance
  void makeCurrent();

  /// Calls ReleaseControl in the internal vtkPVPythonInteractiveInterpretor instance
  void releaseControl();

  /// Given a python variable name, lookup its attributes and return them in a
  /// string list.
  QStringList getPythonAttributes(const QString& name);

signals:
  void executing(bool);
  void getInputLine(QString& input);

public slots:
  void clear();
  void executeScript(const QString&);

private slots:
  void printStderr(vtkObject*, unsigned long, void*, void*);
  void printStdout(vtkObject*, unsigned long, void*, void*);

  void readInputLine(vtkObject*, unsigned long, void*, void*);

  void onExecuteCommand(const QString&);

private:
  pqPythonShell(const pqPythonShell&);
  pqPythonShell& operator=(const pqPythonShell&);

  void promptForInput();
  void internalExecuteCommand(const QString&);

  struct pqImplementation;
  pqImplementation* const Implementation;

  void printStderr(const QString&);
  void printStdout(const QString&);

};

#endif // !_pqPythonShell_h

