diff -r 058bb3dc685f -r 0b59724cb3f2 cubicweb/misc/cwdesklets/rqlsensor/__init__.py
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+++ b/cubicweb/misc/cwdesklets/rqlsensor/__init__.py	Sat Jan 16 13:48:51 2016 +0100
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+# copyright 2003-2010 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
+# contact http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
+#
+# This file is part of CubicWeb.
+#
+# CubicWeb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# CubicWeb 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 Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+# with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+import webbrowser
+reload(webbrowser)
+
+from sensor.Sensor import Sensor
+from utils import datatypes, i18n
+
+from cubicweb.dbapi import connect
+
+_ = str
+
+class RQLSensor(Sensor):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args):
+        global _; _ = i18n.Translator("rql-desklet")
+        Sensor.__init__(self)
+        # define configuration
+        self._set_config_type("appid", datatypes.TYPE_STRING, "")
+        self._set_config_type("user", datatypes.TYPE_STRING, "")
+        self._set_config_type("passwd", datatypes.TYPE_SECRET_STRING, "")
+        self._set_config_type("rql", datatypes.TYPE_STRING, "")
+        self._set_config_type("url", datatypes.TYPE_STRING, "")
+        self._set_config_type("delay", datatypes.TYPE_STRING, "600")
+        # default timer
+        self._add_timer(20, self.__update)
+
+    def get_configurator(self):
+        configurator = self._new_configurator()
+        configurator.set_name(_("RQL"))
+        configurator.add_title(_("CubicWeb source settings"))
+        configurator.add_entry(_("ID",), "appid", _("The application id of this source"))
+        configurator.add_entry(_("User",), "user", _("The user to connect to this source"))
+        configurator.add_entry(_("Password",), "passwd", _("The user's password to connect to this source"))
+        configurator.add_entry(_("URL",), "url", _("The url of the web interface for this source"))
+        configurator.add_entry(_("RQL",), "rql", _("The rql query"))
+        configurator.add_entry(_("Update interval",), "delay", _("Delay in seconds between updates"))
+        return configurator
+
+
+    def call_action(self, action, path, args=[]):
+        index = path[-1]
+        output = self._new_output()
+        if action=="enter-line":
+            # change background
+            output.set('resultbg[%s]' % index, 'yellow')
+        elif action=="leave-line":
+            # change background
+            output.set('resultbg[%s]' % index, 'black')
+        elif action=="click-line":
+            # open url
+            output.set('resultbg[%s]' % index, 'black')
+            webbrowser.open(self._urls[index])
+        self._send_output(output)
+
+    def __get_connection(self):
+        try:
+            return self._v_cnx
+        except AttributeError:
+            appid, user, passwd = self._get_config("appid"), self._get_config("user"), self._get_config("passwd")
+            cnx = connect(database=appid, login=user, password=passwd)
+            self._v_cnx = cnx
+            return cnx
+
+    def __run_query(self, output):
+        base = self._get_config('url')
+        rql = self._get_config('rql')
+        cnx = self.__get_connection()
+        cursor = cnx.cursor()
+        try:
+            rset = cursor.execute(rql)
+        except Exception:
+            del self._v_cnx
+            raise
+        self._urls = []
+        output.set('layout', 'vertical, 14')
+        output.set('length', rset.rowcount)
+        i = 0
+        for line in rset:
+            output.set('result[%s]' % i, ', '.join([str(v) for v in line[1:]]))
+            output.set('resultbg[%s]' % i, 'black')
+            try:
+                self._urls.append(base % 'Any X WHERE X eid %s' % line[0])
+            except Exception:
+                self._urls.append('')
+            i += 1
+
+    def __update(self):
+        output = self._new_output()
+        try:
+            self.__run_query(output)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            import traceback
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            output.set('layout', 'vertical, 10')
+            output.set('length', 1)
+            output.set('result[0]', str(ex))
+        self._send_output(output)
+        self._add_timer(int(self._get_config('delay'))*1000, self.__update)
+
+
+def new_sensor(args):
+    return RQLSensor(*args)