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+# http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/browser/sandbox/therve/qt4reactor.py
+# with some fixes by drewp
+
+# Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Twisted Matrix Laboratories.
+# See LICENSE for details.
+
+
+"""
+This module provides support for Twisted to interact with the PyQt mainloop.
+
+In order to use this support, simply do the following::
+
+    |  import qt4reactor
+    |  qt4reactor.install()
+
+Then use twisted.internet APIs as usual.  The other methods here are not
+intended to be called directly.
+
+API Stability: stable
+
+Maintainer: U{Itamar Shtull-Trauring<mailto:twisted@itamarst.org>}
+Port to QT4: U{Gabe Rudy<mailto:rudy@goldenhelix.com>}
+"""
+
+__all__ = ['install']
+
+
+import sys
+
+from zope.interface import implements
+
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QSocketNotifier, QObject, SIGNAL, QTimer
+from PyQt4.QtGui import QApplication
+
+from twisted.internet.interfaces import IReactorFDSet
+from twisted.python import log
+from twisted.internet.posixbase import PosixReactorBase
+
+
+
+class TwistedSocketNotifier(QSocketNotifier):
+    """
+    Connection between an fd event and reader/writer callbacks.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, reactor, watcher, type):
+        QSocketNotifier.__init__(self, watcher.fileno(), type)
+        self.reactor = reactor
+        self.watcher = watcher
+        self.fn = None
+        if type == QSocketNotifier.Read:
+            self.fn = self.read
+        elif type == QSocketNotifier.Write:
+            self.fn = self.write
+        QObject.connect(self, SIGNAL("activated(int)"), self.fn)
+
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        QObject.disconnect(self, SIGNAL("activated(int)"), self.fn)
+        self.setEnabled(0)
+        self.fn = self.watcher = None
+
+
+    def read(self, sock):
+        w = self.watcher
+        def _read():
+            why = None
+            try:
+                why = w.doRead()
+            except:
+                log.err()
+                why = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            if why:
+                self.reactor._disconnectSelectable(w, why, True)
+        log.callWithLogger(w, _read)
+        self.reactor.simulate()
+
+
+    def write(self, sock):
+        w = self.watcher
+        def _write():
+            why = None
+            self.setEnabled(0)
+            try:
+                why = w.doWrite()
+            except:
+                log.err()
+                why = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            if why:
+                self.reactor._disconnectSelectable(w, why, False)
+            elif self.watcher:
+                self.setEnabled(1)
+        log.callWithLogger(w, _write)
+        self.reactor.simulate()
+
+
+
+class QTReactor(PosixReactorBase):
+    """
+    Qt based reactor.
+    """
+    implements(IReactorFDSet)
+
+    # Reference to a DelayedCall for self.crash() when the reactor is
+    # entered through .iterate()
+    _crashCall = None
+
+    _timer = None
+
+    def __init__(self, app=None):
+        self._reads = {}
+        self._writes = {}
+        if app is None:
+            app = QApplication([])
+        self.qApp = app
+        PosixReactorBase.__init__(self)
+        self.addSystemEventTrigger('after', 'shutdown', self.cleanup)
+            
+
+
+    def addReader(self, reader):
+        if not reader in self._reads:
+            self._reads[reader] = TwistedSocketNotifier(self, reader,
+                                                       QSocketNotifier.Read)
+
+
+    def addWriter(self, writer):
+        if not writer in self._writes:
+            self._writes[writer] = TwistedSocketNotifier(self, writer,
+                                                        QSocketNotifier.Write)
+
+
+    def removeReader(self, reader):
+        if reader in self._reads:
+            self._reads[reader].shutdown()
+            del self._reads[reader]
+
+
+    def removeWriter(self, writer):
+        if writer in self._writes:
+            self._writes[writer].shutdown()
+            del self._writes[writer]
+
+
+    def removeAll(self):
+        return self._removeAll(self._reads, self._writes)
+
+
+    def getReaders(self):
+        return self._reads.keys()
+
+
+    def getWriters(self):
+        return self._writes.keys()
+
+
+    def simulate(self):
+        self._lastTimer = self._timer # put off the __del__
+        if self._timer is not None:
+            self._timer.stop()
+            self._timer = None
+
+        if not self.running:
+            self.qApp.exit()
+            return
+        self.runUntilCurrent()
+
+        if self._crashCall is not None:
+            self._crashCall.reset(0)
+
+        timeout = self.timeout()
+        if timeout is None:
+            timeout = 1.0
+        timeout = min(timeout, 0.01) * 1010
+
+        if self._timer is None:
+            self._timer = QTimer()
+            self._timer.setObjectName("simulateTimer")
+            QObject.connect(self._timer, SIGNAL("timeout()"), self.simulate)
+        self._timer.start(timeout)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        if self._timer is not None:
+            self._timer.stop()
+            self._timer = None
+
+
+    def iterate(self, delay=0.0):
+        self._crashCall = self.callLater(delay, self._crash)
+        self.run()
+
+
+    def mainLoop(self):
+        self.simulate()
+        self.qApp.exec_()
+
+
+    def _crash(self):
+        if self._crashCall is not None:
+            if self._crashCall.active():
+                self._crashCall.cancel()
+            self._crashCall = None
+        self.running = False
+
+
+
+def install(app=None):
+    """
+    Configure the twisted mainloop to be run inside the qt mainloop.
+    """
+    from twisted.internet import main
+    reactor = QTReactor(app=app)
+    main.installReactor(reactor)