Improve import natlink

build_natlinkcore.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#powershell to run the tests, then build the python package.
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+pytest --capture=tee-sys 
+flit build --format sdist

pyproject.toml

@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ testpaths= [
 
 [project.scripts]
 natlinkconfig_cli = "natlinkcore.configure.natlinkconfig_cli:main_cli"
+natlink_extensions = "natlinkcore.configure.natlink_extensions:main"
 [project.gui-scripts]
 natlinkconfig_gui = "natlinkcore.configure.natlinkconfig_gui:main_gui"
 
+[project.entry-points.natlink_extensions]
+natlink_sample_macros  = "natlinkcore.SampleMacros:locateme"
+
 [project.urls]
 Home = "https://github.com/dictation-toolbox/natlinkcore/"

src/natlinkcore/SampleMacros/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def locateme():
+    return __path__[0]

src/natlinkcore/SampleMacros/_debug_natlink.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 #pylint:disable=W0611, W0613, C0115, C0116
 
-from natlink import _natlink_core as natlink
+import natlink
 from natlinkcore import natlinkpydebug as pd
 from natlinkcore import natlinkutils
 from natlinkcore import gramparser as gp

src/natlinkcore/SampleMacros/_sample_callback.py

@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@ def post_load_callback(self):
         print('------- post_load_callback')
     def on_mic_on_callback(self):
         print('------- on_mic_on_callback')
+    def on_mic_off_callback(self):
+        print('------- on_mic_off_callback')
     def on_begin_utterance_callback(self):
         print('------- on_begin_utterance_callback')
 
 thisGrammar = ThisGrammar()
 thisGrammar.initialize()
 natlinkmain.set_on_begin_utterance_callback(thisGrammar.on_begin_utterance_callback)
 natlinkmain.set_on_mic_on_callback(thisGrammar.on_mic_on_callback)
+natlinkmain.set_on_mic_off_callback(thisGrammar.on_mic_off_callback)
 natlinkmain.set_pre_load_callback(thisGrammar.pre_load_callback)
 natlinkmain.set_post_load_callback(thisGrammar.post_load_callback)
 
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ def unload():
     if thisGrammar:
         natlinkmain.delete_on_begin_utterance_callback(thisGrammar.on_begin_utterance_callback)
         natlinkmain.delete_on_mic_on_callback(thisGrammar.on_mic_on_callback)
+        natlinkmain.delete_on_mic_off_callback(thisGrammar.on_mic_off_callback)
         natlinkmain.delete_pre_load_callback(thisGrammar.pre_load_callback)
         natlinkmain.delete_post_load_callback(thisGrammar.post_load_callback)
         # extraneous deletes do not harm:

src/natlinkcore/config.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from enum import IntEnum
 from typing import List, Iterable, Dict
 from pathlib import Path
-from natlink import _natlink_core as natlink
+import natlink
 
 class NoGoodConfigFoundException(natlink.NatError):
     pass
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def expand_path(input_path: str) -> str:
 
     Paths can be:
 
-    - the name of a python package, to be found along sys.path (typically in site-packages)
+    - the name of a python package, or a sub directory of a python package
     - natlink_userdir/...: the directory where natlink.ini is is searched for, either %(NATLINK_USERDIR) or ~/.natlink
     - ~/...: the home directory
     - some environment variable: this environment variable is expanded.
@@ -180,15 +180,26 @@ def expand_path(input_path: str) -> str:
         print(f'natlink_userdir does not expand to a valid directory: "{nud}"')
         return normpath(nud)
 
-    if not (input_path.find('/') >= 0 or input_path.find('\\') >= 0):
+
+    # try if package:
+    if input_path.find('/') > 0:
+        package_trunk, rest = input_path.split('/', 1)
+    elif input_path.find('\\') > 0:
+        package_trunk, rest = input_path.split('\\', 1)
+    else:
+        package_trunk, rest = input_path, ''
         # find path for package.  not an alternative way without loading the package is to use importlib.util.findspec.
-        try:
-            pack = __import__(input_path)
-        except ModuleNotFoundError:
-            print(f'expand_path, package name "{input_path}" is not found')
-            return input_path
-        return pack.__path__[0]
-
+    try:
+        pack = __import__(package_trunk)
+        package_path = pack.__path__[-1]
+        if rest:
+            dir_expanded = str(Path(package_path)/rest)
+            return dir_expanded
+        return package_path
+
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        pass
+
     env_expanded = expandvars(input_path)
     # print(f'env_expanded: "{env_expanded}", from envvar: "{input_path}"')
     return normpath(env_expanded)

src/natlinkcore/configure/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from  natlinkcore.configure.natlink_extensions import extensions_and_folders

src/natlinkcore/configure/natlink_extensions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Command Line Program to List Advertised Natlink Exensions."""
+import sys
+from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+import argparse
+
+def extensions_and_folders():
+    discovered_extensions=entry_points(group='natlink_extensions')
+
+    for extension in discovered_extensions:
+        n=extension.name
+        ep=extension.value
+        try:
+            pathfn=extension.load()
+            path=pathfn()
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            path = e
+        yield n,path
+
+
+def main():
+    parser=argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Enumerate natlink extension momdules.")
+    args=parser.parse_args()
+    for n,path in extensions_and_folders():
+        print(f"{n} {path}")
+    return 0
+
+if '__main__' == __name__:
+    main()

src/natlinkcore/configure/natlinkconfig_cli.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import cmd
 import os
 import os.path
+from natlinkcore.configure import extensions_and_folders
 
 from natlinkcore.configure import natlinkconfigfunctions
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ def _main(Options=None):
     """
     cli = CLI()
     cli.Config = natlinkconfigfunctions.NatlinkConfig()
-    shortOptions = "DVNOHKaAiIxXbBuq"
+    shortOptions = "DVNOHKaAiIxXbBuqe"
     shortArgOptions = "d:v:n:o:h:k:"
     if Options:
         if isinstance(Options, str):
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ def usage(self):
 [AutoHotkey]
 h/H     - set/clear the AutoHotkey exe directory.
 k/K     - set/clear the User Directory for AutoHotkey scripts.
+[Extensions]
+e       - give a list of python modules registered as extensions.
 [Other]
 
 u/usage - give this list
@@ -153,6 +156,13 @@ def do_j(self, arg):
 
         self.Config.printPythonPath()
 
+    def do_e(self,arg):
+        print("extensions and folders for registered natlink extensions:")
+        ef=""
+        for n,f in extensions_and_folders():
+            ef+= f"\n{n} {f}" 
+        print(ef)
+
     def help_i(self):
         print('-'*60)
         print("""The command info (i) gives an overview of the settings that are

src/natlinkcore/loader.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import List, Dict, Set, Iterable, Any, Tuple, Callable
 
-from natlink import _natlink_core as natlink
+import natlink
 from natlinkcore.config import LogLevel, NatlinkConfig, expand_path
 from natlinkcore.readwritefile import ReadWriteFile
 from natlinkcore.callbackhandler import CallbackHandler
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def __init__(self, logger: Any=None, config: Any = None):
         self._pre_load_callback =  CallbackHandler('pre_load')
         self._post_load_callback =  CallbackHandler('post_load')
         self._on_mic_on_callback = CallbackHandler('on_mic_on')
+        self._on_mic_off_callback = CallbackHandler('on_mic_off')
         self._on_begin_utterance_callback = CallbackHandler('on_begin_utterance')
         self.seen: Set[Path] = set()     # start empty in trigger_load
         self.bom = self.encoding = self.config_text = ''   # getconfigsetting and writeconfigsetting
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ def set_on_begin_utterance_callback(self, func: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
     def set_on_mic_on_callback(self, func: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
         self._on_mic_on_callback.set(func)
 
+    def set_on_mic_off_callback(self, func: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
+        self._on_mic_off_callback.set(func)
+
     def set_pre_load_callback(self, func: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
         self._pre_load_callback.set(func)
 
@@ -88,6 +92,9 @@ def delete_on_begin_utterance_callback(self, func: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
     def delete_on_mic_on_callback(self, func: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
         self._on_mic_on_callback.delete(func)
 
+    def delete_on_mic_off_callback(self, func: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
+        self._on_mic_off_callback.delete(func)
+
     def delete_pre_load_callback(self, func: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
         self._pre_load_callback.delete(func)
 
@@ -401,6 +408,9 @@ def on_change_callback(self, change_type: str, args: Any) -> None:
 
             if self.config.load_on_mic_on:
                 self.trigger_load()
+        elif change_type == 'mic' and args == 'off':
+            self.logger.debug('on_change_callback called with: "mic", "off"')
+            self._on_mic_off_callback.run()
         else:
             self.logger.debug(f'on_change_callback unhandled: change_type: "{change_type}", args: "{args}"')
 

src/natlinkcore/natlinkstatus.py

@@ -57,15 +57,18 @@
     Also users that have their own custom grammar files can use this user directory
 
 getUnimacroDirectory: get the directory where the Unimacro system is.
-    When git cloned, relative to the Core directory, otherwise somewhere or in the site-packages (if pipped). This grammar will (and should) hold the _control.py grammar
-    and needs to be included in the load directories list of James' natlinkmain
+    This directory is normally in the site-packages area of Python (name "unimacro"), but can be
+    "linked" to your cloned source code when you installed the packages with "pip install -e ."
 
 getUnimacroGrammarsDirectory: get the directory, where the user can put his Unimacro grammars. This directory will be
     located in the `ActiveGrammars` subdirectory of the `~/.unimacro' or `%NATLINK_USERDIR%/.unimacro`).
 
 getUnimacroUserDirectory: get the directory of Unimacro INI files, if not return '' or
       the Unimacro user directory
 
+getUnimacroDataDirectory: get the directory where Unimacro grammars can store data, this should be per computer, and is set 
+      into the natlink_user area
+
 getVocolaDirectory: get the directory where the Vocola system is. When cloned from git, in Vocola, relative to
       the Core directory. Otherwise (when pipped) in some site-packages directory. It holds (and should hold) the
       grammar _vocola_main.py.
@@ -120,7 +123,6 @@
                 "esp": "may\xfas"}
 
 thisDir, thisFile = os.path.split(__file__)
-thisDirSymlink = natlinkcore.getThisDir(__file__)
 
 class NatlinkStatus(metaclass=singleton.Singleton):
     """this class holds the Natlink status functions.
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ class NatlinkStatus(metaclass=singleton.Singleton):
                                'vocoladirectory', 'vocolagrammarsdirectory']
 
     def __init__(self):
-        """initialise all instance variables, in this singleton class, hoeinstance
+        """initialise all instance variables, in this singleton class, (only one instance)
         """
         self.natlinkmain = natlinkmain  # global
         self.DNSVersion = None
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.UnimacroDirectory = None
         self.UnimacroUserDirectory = None
         self.UnimacroGrammarsDirectory = None
+        self.UnimacroDataDirectory = None
         ## Vocola:
         self.VocolaUserDirectory = None
         self.VocolaDirectory = None
@@ -165,10 +168,9 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.symlink_line = ''
 
         if self.NatlinkDirectory is None:
-            self.NatlinkDirectory = natlink.__path__[0]   
-            self.NatlinkcoreDirectory = thisDirSymlink    # equal to thisDir if no symlinking is there.
-            if thisDirSymlink != thisDir:
-                self.symlink_line = f'NatlinkcoreDirectory is symlinked, for developing purposes.\n\tFiles seem to be in "{thisDirSymlink}",\n\tbut they can be edited in "{thisDir}".\n\tWhen debugging files from this directory, open and set breakpoints in files in the first (site-packages) directory!'
+            self.NatlinkDirectory = natlink.__path__[-1]
+            if len(natlinkcore.__path__) > 0:
+                self.symlink_line = 'NatlinkcoreDirectory is editable'
 
     def refresh(self):
         """rerun the __init__, refreshing all variables
@@ -399,10 +401,30 @@ def getUnimacroDirectory(self):
         except ImportError:
             self.UnimacroDirectory = ""
             return ""
-        self.UnimacroDirectory = str(Path(unimacro.__file__).parent)
+        self.UnimacroDirectory = unimacro.__path__[-1]
         return self.UnimacroDirectory
 
 
+    def getUnimacroDataDirectory(self):
+        """return the path to the directory where grammars can store data.
+
+        Expected in "UnimacroData" of the natlink user directory
+        (November 2022)
+
+        """
+        if self.UnimacroDataDirectory is not None:
+            return self.UnimacroDataDirectory
+
+        natlink_user_dir = self.getNatlink_Userdir()
+
+        um_data_dir = Path(natlink_user_dir)/'UnimacroData'
+        if not um_data_dir.is_dir():
+            um_data_dir.mkdir()
+        um_data_dir = str(um_data_dir)
+        self.UnimacroDataDirectory = um_data_dir
+
+        return um_data_dir
+
     def getUnimacroGrammarsDirectory(self):
         """return the path to the directory where the ActiveGrammars of Unimacro are located.
 
@@ -539,7 +561,6 @@ def getVocolaUserDirectory(self):
         return ''
 
     def getVocolaDirectory(self):
-        isdir, isfile, join, abspath = os.path.isdir, os.path.isfile, os.path.join, os.path.abspath
         if self.VocolaDirectory is not None:
             return self.VocolaDirectory
 
@@ -548,7 +569,7 @@ def getVocolaDirectory(self):
         except ImportError:
             self.VocolaDirectory = ''
             return ''
-        self.VocolaDirectory = str(Path(vocola2.__file__).parent)
+        self.VocolaDirectory = vocola2.__path__[-1]
         return self.VocolaDirectory
 
 
@@ -693,7 +714,7 @@ def getNatlinkStatusDict(self):
         for key in ['DNSIniDir', 'WindowsVersion', 'DNSVersion',
                     'PythonVersion',
                     'DNSName', 'NatlinkIni', 'Natlink_Userdir',
-                    'UnimacroDirectory', 'UnimacroUserDirectory', 'UnimacroGrammarsDirectory',
+                    'UnimacroDirectory', 'UnimacroUserDirectory', 'UnimacroGrammarsDirectory', 'UnimacroDataDirectory',
                     'VocolaDirectory', 'VocolaUserDirectory', 'VocolaGrammarsDirectory',
                     'VocolaTakesLanguages', 'VocolaTakesUnimacroActions',
                     'UserDirectory',
@@ -726,7 +747,6 @@ def getNatlinkStatusString(self):
         L = []
         D = self.getNatlinkStatusDict()
         if self.symlink_line:
-            L.append('--- warning:')
             L.append(self.symlink_line)
         L.append('--- properties:')
         self.appendAndRemove(L, D, 'user')
@@ -766,7 +786,7 @@ def getNatlinkStatusString(self):
         ## Unimacro:
         if D['unimacroIsEnabled']:
             self.appendAndRemove(L, D, 'unimacroIsEnabled', "---Unimacro is enabled")
-            for key in ('UnimacroUserDirectory', 'UnimacroDirectory', 'UnimacroGrammarsDirectory'):
+            for key in ('UnimacroUserDirectory', 'UnimacroDirectory', 'UnimacroGrammarsDirectory', 'UnimacroDataDirectory'):
                 self.appendAndRemove(L, D, key)
         else:
             self.appendAndRemove(L, D, 'unimacroIsEnabled', "---Unimacro is disabled")