NickelDBus - monitor and run actions over d-bus - Page 2

NiLuJe · 08-30-2020, 10:55 PM

Yeah, no

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Elektron · 09-05-2020, 12:20 AM

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compurandom · 10-23-2020, 09:17 AM

This looks like a fun plugin!

Feature requests:

retrieve current book uri & position
rather than yes / no response, a dialog that can get a (one line?) text response

sherman · 10-23-2020, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by compurandom

[*] rather than yes / no response, a dialog that can get a (one line?) text response[/LIST]

This MIGHT be possible. There IS a showTextEditDialog available.

Question is whether I can get the text from it, or if I can create my own version of the dialog like I did for the others.

sherman · 12-15-2020, 05:54 PM

For those who would like an example of how this can be used 'in the real world', there's a fair amount of integration in the newly released Kobo-UNCaGED 0.5.x.

It has examples of both CLI usage with qndb and using the Go bindings.

NiLuJe · 12-15-2020, 06:03 PM

Of particular mention was the catch-22 we hit along the way when attempting to query *and wait for a result* Nickel from *within* Nickel itself (the example being a NM cmd_output launching qndb), c.f., https://github.com/shermp/Kobo-UNCaGED/issues/30

(Plus, you get to see us running around like headless chickens until a Eureka moment hits ;p).

Carmelocotonto · 12-20-2020, 03:28 AM

Hi. Can I use this one into 'reader.lua' when I am going to run koreader?.

This is I have got now into 'reader.lua' while I run a file.sh to backup some database and all is ok

os.execute("./fbink -q -y -29 -pmh 'REALIZANDO COPIA DE SEGURIDAD'")
os.execute("./fbink -q -y -27 -pmh 'DE LAS BASES DE DATOS DE KOBO'")
os.execute("./grabar_fich_kobo.sh")

Could I put something like this?

os.execute("qndb -m mwcToast 4000 "REALIZANDO COPIA DE SEGURIDAD DE LAS BASES DE DATOS DE KOBO")
os.execute("./grabar_fich_kobo.sh")

Could I even make the message stick while the file.sh is running? (not only 4 seconds)?

This is not important, just that I like to learn new things.

sherman · 12-20-2020, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carmelocotonto

Hi. Can I use this one into 'reader.lua' when I am going to run koreader?.

This is I have got now into 'reader.lua' while I run a file.sh to backup some database and all is ok

os.execute("./fbink -q -y -29 -pmh 'REALIZANDO COPIA DE SEGURIDAD'")
os.execute("./fbink -q -y -27 -pmh 'DE LAS BASES DE DATOS DE KOBO'")
os.execute("./grabar_fich_kobo.sh")

Could I put something like this?

os.execute("qndb -m mwcToast 4000 "REALIZANDO COPIA DE SEGURIDAD DE LAS BASES DE DATOS DE KOBO")
os.execute("./grabar_fich_kobo.sh")

Could I even make the message stick while the file.sh is running? (not only 4 seconds)?

This is not important, just that I like to learn new things.

It depends, if you run before koreader launches and Nickel is still running, then yes that should work, otherwise no.

The main thing is that Nickel needs to be running for qndb to work.

Unfortunately, toasts are for a set duration only. I can think of a (really) dirty hack though.

If you call qndb -m dlgConfirmNoBtn <title> <body>, this opens a message dialog. Then 'record' the touch of pressing the 'close' icon using something like cat /dev/input/event1 > touchfile.

Then, you can display the message, and from your shell script you can pipe/redirect the contents of touchfile back into /dev/input/event1 to simulate a touch which should close the message box.

I might see if I can figure out a way of doing something more elegant in NDB itself.

Carmelocotonto · 12-20-2020, 06:54 AM

Ok. Very difficult for my programming level. I only copy code from other files.sh... hahaha. Well I will try my idea.

BTW, your latest version of UNCaGED has got a bigger frontend. Now it is perfect for me. Thanks

EDIT: 8(( Reader.lua is running after nickel is killed

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherman

It depends, if you run before koreader launches and Nickel is still running, then yes that should work, otherwise no.

The main thing is that Nickel needs to be running for qndb to work.

Unfortunately, toasts are for a set duration only. I can think of a (really) dirty hack though.

If you call qndb -m dlgConfirmNoBtn <title> <body>, this opens a message dialog. Then 'record' the touch of pressing the 'close' icon using something like cat /dev/input/event1 > touchfile.

Then, you can display the message, and from your shell script you can pipe/redirect the contents of touchfile back into /dev/input/event1 to simulate a touch which should close the message box.

I might see if I can figure out a way of doing something more elegant in NDB itself.

NiLuJe · 12-20-2020, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carmelocotonto

EDIT: 8(( Reader.lua is running after nickel is killed

koreader.sh isn't.

But, better idea: don't modify KOReader's files, just *wrap* koreader.sh into whatever it is you want to do, and launch that wrapper script instead.

Carmelocotonto · 12-20-2020, 01:15 PM

My idea is backup several files only on sunday (one day a week). I will look for the way to do into a script

. Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

koreader.sh isn't.

But, better idea: don't modify KOReader's files, just *wrap* koreader.sh into whatever it is you want to do, and launch that wrapper script instead.

sherman · 12-23-2020, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carmelocotonto

Could I even make the message stick while the file.sh is running? (not only 4 seconds)?

I don't know if it will help you now, but the next version of NickelDBus will have new methods to do just that. The existing confirmation dialog functionality has been extended.

It will be possible to create a 'modal' style dialog/message box that can be dismissed by the developer when convenient (the user can still close it for safety). The developer can also change the message as well.

Quote:

rather than yes / no response, a dialog that can get a (one line?) text response

I've tried doing something with this request this afternoon, and haven't gotten very far. I think it's going to be in the too-hard basket I'm afraid. For the curious, I can display a text edit box. There's just the wee little snag of hooking up a touch keyboard to it...

compurandom · 12-25-2020, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherman

I've tried doing something with this request this afternoon, and haven't gotten very far. I think it's going to be in the too-hard basket I'm afraid. For the curious, I can display a text edit box. There's just the wee little snag of hooking up a touch keyboard to it...

Sigh. I'm not even sure what I wanted this for. I think I was testing something in a shell script, and wanted to be able to type an input at runtime instead of connecting by USB to edit the shell scirpt and retest.

Being able to directly edit the input the shell script was working on would have been useful. Since I can't remember exactly what I was doing, I'm not sure if an alternative input chooser (number spinner? multiple buttons?) would have worked.

sherman · 12-25-2020, 11:10 PM

So... ummm... about that text input thing?

I may have, er, got a prototype working

See here for my journey to date.

compurandom · 12-26-2020, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherman

I may have, er, got a prototype working

*holds breath*

Seriously, though, no rush. I've got so many projects...

But it would be super handy to have this next time I'm trying to debug something special on my kobo.

10-23-2020, 09:17 AM	#18
compurandom Wizard Posts: 1,026 Karma: 500000 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: Rocketbook, kobo aura h2o, kobo forma, kobo libra color	This looks like a fun plugin! Feature requests: retrieve current book uri & position rather than yes / no response, a dialog that can get a (one line?) text response

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12-15-2020, 05:54 PM	#20
sherman Guru Posts: 877 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	For those who would like an example of how this can be used 'in the real world', there's a fair amount of integration in the newly released Kobo-UNCaGED 0.5.x. It has examples of both CLI usage with qndb and using the Go bindings.

12-15-2020, 06:03 PM	#21
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Of particular mention was the catch-22 we hit along the way when attempting to query and wait for a result Nickel from within Nickel itself (the example being a NM cmd_output launching qndb), c.f., https://github.com/shermp/Kobo-UNCaGED/issues/30 (Plus, you get to see us running around like headless chickens until a Eureka moment hits ;p).

12-20-2020, 03:28 AM	#22
Carmelocotonto Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 12 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Salamanca Device: kobo Clara HD, Onyxboox C67	Hi. Can I use this one into 'reader.lua' when I am going to run koreader?. This is I have got now into 'reader.lua' while I run a file.sh to backup some database and all is ok os.execute("./fbink -q -y -29 -pmh 'REALIZANDO COPIA DE SEGURIDAD'") os.execute("./fbink -q -y -27 -pmh 'DE LAS BASES DE DATOS DE KOBO'") os.execute("./grabar_fich_kobo.sh") Could I put something like this? os.execute("qndb -m mwcToast 4000 "REALIZANDO COPIA DE SEGURIDAD DE LAS BASES DE DATOS DE KOBO") os.execute("./grabar_fich_kobo.sh") Could I even make the message stick while the file.sh is running? (not only 4 seconds)? This is not important, just that I like to learn new things.

12-25-2020, 11:10 PM	#29
sherman Guru Posts: 877 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	So... ummm... about that text input thing? I may have, er, got a prototype working See here for my journey to date.