worker_thread.py
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00032 
00033 from python_qt_binding.QtCore import QThread
00034 
00035 class WorkerThread(QThread):
00036     
00037     """Convenience wrapper around QThread allowing to easily run code in a separate thread, 
00038     get notified upon completion and kill the thread synchronously."""
00039 
00040     def __init__(self, run_callback, finished_callback=None):
00041         super(WorkerThread, self).__init__()
00042         self.run = run_callback
00043         self._finished_callback = finished_callback
00044 
00045     def start(self):
00046         # reconnect finished signal
00047         self.finished.connect(self._finished_handler)
00048         super(WorkerThread, self).start()
00049         
00050     def _finished_handler(self):
00051         # disconnect finished signal to avoid being called twice
00052         self.finished.disconnect(self._finished_handler)
00053         if self._finished_callback is not None:
00054             self._finished_callback()
00055 
00056     def kill(self):
00057         if self.isRunning():
00058             # clean up
00059             self.finished.disconnect(self._finished_handler)
00060             self.terminate()
00061             self.wait()


qt_gui_py_common
Author(s): Dorian Scholz
autogenerated on Fri Jan 3 2014 11:44:10