GPaste.py

import os
import subprocess
from xml.etree.ElementTree import parse as parseXML
from lib import logger, execGet, findExec, pidOf


name = 'GPaste'
client = 'gpaste-client'
dataFile = '{}/.local/share/GPaste/history.xml'.format(os.path.expanduser('~'))

# Fall back on old lowercased GPaste directory.
if not os.path.isfile(dataFile):
    dataFile = dataFile.lower()

def canStart():
    return bool(findExec(client))

def isRunning():
    return bool(pidOf('gpaste-daemon'))

def isEnabled():
    return canStart() and execGet('gsettings', 'get', 'org.gnome.GPaste', 'track-changes') == 'true'

def start():
    subprocess.call([client, 'start'])

def getHistory():
    history = []
    # Load data from the xml file (using the GPaste CLI would be way too slow)
    for child in parseXML(dataFile).getroot():
        # Ignore non-text entries
        if child.attrib['kind'] == 'Text':
            # Replace > with > since etree fails to do so with GPastes invalid(?) XML 1.0-format
            history.append(child.getchildren()[0].text.replace('>', '>'))
    return history