Change no-args to look for gridlabd-editor (#977)

* Change no-args to look for gridlabd-editor

* Add no args popup

* Update cmdarg.cpp

* Update gridlabd-editor.py

* Update gridlabd-editor.py

* Update gridlabd-editor.py

Co-authored-by: Alyona Teyber <Ivanova.alyona5@gmail.com>

gldcore/cmdarg.cpp

@@ -247,42 +247,20 @@ DEPRECATED static int help(void *main, int argc, const char *argv[]);
 
 STATUS GldCmdarg::no_cmdargs(void)
 {
-	char htmlfile[1024];
-	if ( global_autostartgui && find_file("gridlabd.htm",NULL,R_OK,htmlfile,sizeof(htmlfile)-1)!=NULL )
+	char guiname[1024] = "gridlabd-editor.py";
+	char guipath[1024];
+	if ( find_file(guiname,NULL,R_OK,guipath,sizeof(guipath)) )
 	{
-		char cmd[4096];
-
-		/* enter server mode and wait */
-#ifdef WIN32
-		if ( htmlfile[1]!=':' )
-		{
-			snprintf(htmlfile,sizeof(htmlfile)-1,"%s\\gridlabd.htm", global_workdir);
-		}
-		output_message("opening html page '%s'", htmlfile);
-		snprintf(cmd,sizeof(cmd)-1,"start %s file:///%s", global_browser, htmlfile);
-#elif defined(MACOSX)
-		snprintf(cmd,sizeof(cmd)-1,"open -a %s %s", global_browser, htmlfile);
-#else
-		snprintf(cmd,sizeof(cmd)-1,"%s '%s' & ps -p $! >/dev/null", global_browser, htmlfile);
-#endif
-		IN_MYCONTEXT output_verbose("Starting browser using command [%s]", cmd);
-		if (my_instance->subcommand("%s",cmd)!=0)
-		{
-			output_error("unable to start browser");
-			return FAILED;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			IN_MYCONTEXT output_verbose("starting interface");
-		}
-		strcpy(global_environment,"server");
-		global_mainloopstate = MLS_PAUSED;
+		char command[2048];
+		snprintf(command,sizeof(command),"/usr/local/bin/python3 %s &",guipath);
+		system(command);
 		return SUCCESS;
 	}
 	else
-		output_error("default html file '%s' not found (workdir='%s')", "gridlabd.htm",global_workdir);
-
-	return SUCCESS;
+	{
+		output_error("%s not found",guiname);
+		return FAILED;
+	}
 }
 
 DEPRECATED static int copyright(void *main, int argc, const char *argv[])

python_extras/Makefile.mk

@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ dist_pkgdata_DATA += python_extras/example/tstat_init.py
 dist_pkgdata_DATA += python_extras/volt_dump/meter_record.py
 dist_pkgdata_DATA += python_extras/volt_dump/voltdump.py
 dist_pkgdata_DATA += python_extras/metar2glm.py
+dist_pkgdata_DATA += python_extras/gridlabd-editor.py
+dist_pkgdata_DATA += python_extras/gridlabd-editor.png

python_extras/gridlabd-editor.py

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+"""Copyright (C) 2021 Regents of the Leland Stanford Junior University
+
+See https://www.gridlabd.us/ for license, acknowledgments, credits, manuals, documentation, and tutorials.
+"""
+
+#
+# Python modules
+#
+import sys, os
+import json
+import subprocess
+
+#
+# Console output
+#
+def stdout(*msg,file=sys.stdout):
+    print(*msg,file=file)
+
+def stderr(*msg,file=sys.stderr):
+    print(*msg,file=file)
+
+#
+# GridLAB-D link
+#
+result = subprocess.run("/usr/local/bin/gridlabd --version=json".split(),capture_output=True)
+if not result:
+    stderr("ERROR: GridLAB-D is not installed on this system")
+    quit(-1)
+info = json.loads(result.stdout)
+# print(info.keys())
+version = info['version']
+build = info['build_number']
+branch = info['branch']
+system = info['system']
+
+#
+# No GUI on linux yet
+#
+if os.uname().sysname == "Linux":
+    stderr("ERROR: no GUI support on linux systems")
+    quit(1)    
+
+#
+# Tkinter module
+#
+try:
+    import tkinter as tk
+    from tkinter import *
+    from tkinter.font import Font
+    from tkinter import Menu, messagebox, filedialog, simpledialog, ttk
+except Exception as err:
+    if os.uname().sysname == 'Darwin':
+        stderr(f"ERROR: {err}. Did you remember to run 'brew install python-tk'?",file=sys.stderr)
+    else:
+        stderr(f"ERROR: {err}. Did you remember to install tkinter support?",file=sys.stderr)
+    quit(-1)
+
+try:
+    from PIL import Image, ImageTk
+except Exception as err:
+    if os.uname().sysname == 'Darwin':
+        stderr(f"ERROR: {err}. Did you remember to run 'brew install pillow'?",file=sys.stderr)
+    else:
+        stderr(f"ERROR: {err}. Did you remember to install pillow support?",file=sys.stderr)
+    quit(-1)
+
+def TODO(msg="function not implemented yet",context=None):
+    if not context:
+        context = sys._getframe(1).f_code.co_name
+    root.output(f"TODO [{context}]: {msg}")
+
+#
+# Platform specifics
+#
+if sys.platform == "darwin":
+    try:
+        from Foundation import NSBundle
+    except:
+        import pip
+        pip.main(["install","pyobjc"])
+        from Foundation import NSBundle
+    bundle = NSBundle.mainBundle()
+    if bundle:
+        info = bundle.localizedInfoDictionary() or bundle.infoDictionary()
+        if info and info['CFBundleName'] == 'Python':
+            info['CFBundleName'] = "GridLAB-D"
+            info['CFBundleExecutable'] = "GridLAB-D"
+            info['CFBundleShortVersionString'] = f"{version}"
+            info['CFBundleVersion'] = f"{build} {branch}"
+            info['NSHumanReadableCopyright'] = __doc__
+
+#
+# Main app startup
+#
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    root = Tk()
+    root.withdraw()
+    try:
+        ico = Image.open(__file__.replace(".py",".png"))
+        photo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(ico)
+        root.wm_iconphoto(True, photo)
+    except Exception as err:
+        print("EXCEPTION:",err)
+    messagebox.showinfo("Welcome",
+        f"HiPAS GridLAB-D\n{version}-{build} ({branch}) {system}\n\n{__doc__}")