commenting (ready to remove) the handling of output from external pro…

…grams

src/dui/gui_utils.py

@@ -684,6 +684,65 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
         self.setWindowTitle("External Tool")
 
         self.my_process = None
+
+    def run_my_proc(self, command, json_path, pickle_path):
+        """Run a process.
+
+        Args:
+            command (str):      The command to run
+            json_path (str):
+                Path to the JSON file to pass in as first argument
+            pickle_path (Sequence[Optional[str]]):
+                An additional path to a pickle to pass in as an argument.
+                Currently, all except the first argument is ignored.
+        """
+
+        # assert isinstance(json_path, basestring)
+        # # This function previously had strings as default parameters
+        # # but appears to only accept Indexable lists of strings. Make
+        # # sure we never try to use strings
+        # assert not isinstance(pickle_path, basestring)
+        # # Since we ignore everything after [0] assert they are None
+        # assert all(x is None for x in pickle_path[1:])
+        # # Only one process running from each class
+        # assert self.my_process is None
+
+        # Build the command
+        cmd_to_run = [find_executable(command), str(json_path)]
+        logger.debug("Resolving %s as %s", command, cmd_to_run[0])
+
+        first_pikl_path = pickle_path[0]
+        if first_pikl_path is not None:
+            cmd_to_run.append(str(first_pikl_path))
+
+        # Save the working directory
+        self.cwd_path = os.path.join(sys_arg.directory, "dui_files")
+        to_remove = '''
+        self.check_for = check_for or []
+        # Store metadata about the files if they exist, to check if they changed
+        self.check_file_status = {}
+        for check_file in self.check_for:
+            full_path = os.path.join(self.cwd_path, check_file)
+            if os.path.exists(full_path):
+                logger.debug("File %s exists - collecting metadata", full_path)
+                self.check_file_status[check_file] = os.stat(full_path)
+        '''
+
+        logger.debug("\n running Popen>>>\n   " + " ".join(cmd_to_run) + "\n<<<")
+        self.my_process = subprocess.Popen(args=cmd_to_run, cwd=self.cwd_path)
+        logger.debug("Running PID {}".format(self.my_process.pid))
+
+        # Track the process status in a separate thread
+        self.thrd = ViewerThread(self.my_process)
+        self.thrd.finished.connect(self.child_closed)
+        self.thrd.start()
+
+        # Show this dialog
+        self.exec_()
+
+
+
+        to_remove = '''
         self.check_for = []
 
     def run_my_proc(self, command, json_path, pickle_path, check_for=None):
@@ -743,29 +802,37 @@ def run_my_proc(self, command, json_path, pickle_path, check_for=None):
 
         # Show this dialog
         self.exec_()
+        '''
 
     def kill_my_proc(self):
         """Kill the subprocess early"""
         logger.debug("self.kill_my_proc")
         kill_w_child(self.my_process.pid)
         self.my_process = None
+        to_remove = '''
         self._check_for_output_files()
+        '''
         self.done(0)
 
     def child_closed(self):
         """The child process has closed by itself"""
         logger.debug("after ...close()")
         self.my_process = None
+        to_remove = '''
         self._check_for_output_files()
+        '''
         # Just close ourself
         self.done(0)
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         """User has clicked 'close' window decorator on dialog box"""
         logger.debug("from << closeEvent  (QDialog) >>")
+        to_remove = '''
         self._check_for_output_files()
+        '''
         self.kill_my_proc()
 
+        to_remove = '''
     def _check_for_output_files(self):
         """Send out any signals about created or changed output files"""
         found_checks = []
@@ -796,11 +863,14 @@ def _check_for_output_files(self):
 
         if found_checks:
             self.outputFileFound.emit(found_checks)
+        '''
 
 
 class OuterCaller(QWidget):
 
+    to_remove = '''
     pass_parmam_lst = Signal(list)
+    '''
 
     def __init__(self):
         super(OuterCaller, self).__init__()
@@ -816,7 +886,9 @@ def __init__(self):
         v_box.addWidget(img_but)
 
         self.diag = ExternalProcDialog(parent=self.window())
+        to_remove = '''
         self.diag.outputFileFound.connect(self.check_for_phil)
+        '''
         self.setLayout(v_box)
         # self.show()
 
@@ -835,7 +907,8 @@ def run_img_dialg(self):
         self.diag.run_my_proc(
             "dials.image_viewer",
             json_path=self.my_json,
-            pickle_path=self.my_pick,
+            pickle_path=self.my_pick)
+    to_remove = ''' ,
             check_for=["find_spots.phil", "mask.pickle"],
         )
 
@@ -856,6 +929,7 @@ def check_for_phil(self, output_files):
                 self.pass_parmam_lst.emit(phil_parms)
             else:
                 logger.debug("Not sure how to handle %s", filename)
+    '''
 
 
 class CliOutView(QTextEdit):